Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-01
TUEsD5T NIGHTS STORM.

81 Dc TDssdss nights sto@ I torcs
o. |oodenoppsE has bsso steadily e.
pioyed II cutting up talan uea snd
removing tsn iron Ias sl1asi5, wa-is
oioer laoo-srz aavs b5sa kspI bnsy
gathering up -olls q IN which had
ossn TON ron roots. In several places
Il sae city innan5s Eassls s-s lodged
II tres=. Bricks sod no-ts-, 100, srs
sui ssso o. osny iaoroug otsrss- L
XII tans 3 wesk 0, 5ao days % gather
Up -Ee rubbish and probably ponta
o. Oore 10 repair II damages % o0lIo-
ings- The Bspiis. church. L :. corner
d Patrick and Princess streets vii.
Of course. hsve 70 e -=o0ili. i having
oesu destroyed L ihe hurried de-
Sc-TptioD given otine sro-n II ye5tsr-
days GAZETTE sone Incidents ware
nsossss-ly ouitt5d and uunos- u
houses injured Uy :oe wind 9ere no,
alluded 70. Nearly evsry one il ths
CITY ms sous thrilling experience %
nsrrste. and i would take z volume q
10 small dimensions 70 desc-ioe
tnen eli. Th= rolling Up o.
liz roof. from buildings alone would
finnish food ior vivid descriptions. II
i said oy toos4 X no witnessed io.se
scenes inst Inc huge sheets 0: In sailed
through the gir IL usunsr suggestive
Of gigantic vampires. The! would d
apparently about 70 alignt Oh one slot
Of street when they would sail up
rec;ion. TIE clstter Of toe iii II part
Ing from the roof and liz fall into the
streets win TIE ros, OF the wind pro-
duced q pandenoniun long % DE- re-
membered. The occasional topple OF {
chimney and the rolling Of Thousands
Of bricks on roof made an appalling
noise
While tie storn was at lis height sn
unoccupied frame nouse on Greene
street, facipg Fairfax, WIS demolished.
L mad been occupied z fen days pre-
viously by .he widow OF George Siason
and Der children.
The south IRE wall OF Mr.. Z J. DE-
vidsou'g residence On TIE east SIDE Of
Royal street, between Prince and Duke.
was badly damaged.
The number OF chinDeys blown down
is legion. and fences are down I'll over
the city. On every street t.ees were
proEtrated, maSsive oDez which had
withstood the Storms Of years having
succumbed 10 the wind at last.
Tia cornice OF the residence Of Mr..
| J. ?. Clarke. On Duke street, between
Fairfax and Lee. wss carried away. and
Mrs. Clarke, who was il the act Of
closing shutter 81 the tine, narrowly
escaped serious injury.
Part OF the roof Of Mr.. F. u. Hills
residence. On south Lee street. was
blown off
Major ". :. GreeDe's residence. on
north Washington street. was badly
damaged. The chimney and roof were
demolished and the rubbish fell into
the second story. Fortunately 10 ole
was hurt.
The residence Of Mrs. Gregory, in the
came neighborhood, was also damaged
By falling chimneyE.
The glass in the windows Of Warheld
& Halls drug store was broken and
a metal sign demolished.
The brick coping and portion Of the
roof were blown from the residence OF
Mr. Joseph Broderz on north Washing
ton street.
Dir. James Patterson'z residence, on
Cameron street. suffered considerable
damage by part Of the roof being car
RED away.
Mr.. Samuel Milla's bakery, on Oro-
noco atreet, was badly damaged.
The rear Of the building on Union
street, between King and Prince, be-
longing to the Brooks estate, was
blown in.
The wall surrounding the premises
Of Mr.. Richard Windsor, on Cameron
street, was struck by a falling tree and
badly damaged.
The roof was blown from the resi-
dence of Mr.. Geo. 2. Carlin, on south
st. Asaph street, and deposited in the
ward of Mrs. c. G. Smoot'E house, half
sbuare away.
The turret was blown from the In
Urinary building.
The roofs were blown from the resi-
dence Of Mr. w. F. Vincent on Prince
street, and from two houses on Duke
street owned by Mr.. J. T. Ealls.
The roof of Mrs. Wenzel's bakery
and residence on King street was car
ried away.
Four houses in a row, belonging to
Mr.. John A. Marshall, on the north
side of Duke street, between Henry
and Fayette, had their roofs carried
away.
The residence Of the Misses Draw
ner, on upper King street, suffered the
loss of its roof.
The damage at Mr.. Ben. Baggetts, on
upper King street, is estimated at be-
tween 900 and 5000.
Two sheds were blown down on Mr..
Frank Church's property on Shutters
Hill. His dayton was completely
wrecked, and dozens Of chickens were
killed.
The residence of Mr.. Gotlieb Grill
borizer, on the Hunting creek road, is
damaged to the extent Of about 5000,
the roof having been blown from his
house, and all his fences are down.
The new Baptist Chapel, in the ex
IRENE northwestern portion Of the city,
was blown three feet out of plumb.
Mr.W 2. Wooll's store.and dwelling,
corner Of Royal and Wolfe streets, was
unroofed.
Mrs. r. C. Acton's residence, on upper
King street, was unroofed.
Mr., Jacob Brill's saloon. at the foot
of King street, lost the roof Of the
back building.
Mr.. Henry Bissen's residence, on