The morning times., 1896-05-29
CHESAPEAKE ( POfOaAG STEAMBOAT co.

The rain beat IN under a portion Cf the
raised part aud drenched the haIl-
Between Firth anG seventh three trees
were uDrooted. At this peint the pavement
was being replaced, ana several Cc!Ored
IaborerS had narrow escape fry N serious
injury. They were struck by tie sIenuer
imDs and forced down under The lighter
bra nCheS.
The leather and harness store Of Will
lam Brackha gen, No SC5 Seventh street
northwest, was unrouIed and twisted
feaTfully- a Number OF bricks were EnOcaeG
out OF the Chimney ana feI through the
skylight OF GauiS restaurant next door.
coming within few feet nf striking sew
e-ai men wnu were on the inside
The Eleventh street SIDE Cr the herGiC
stables. corner Eleventh and = streets
southeast, was entirely uuruJfed and the
interior OF the building Thoroughly sat
uratei with water. Some of the COM
pdny'S employees were at work under the
section when was unrUGfSt. anu fearing
that the building was about 10 collapse
tney leape,t uvec Uhe banls5eF and Ian,sed
OH the floor below, without any one Of
them being seriously hurt.
\ number OF houses were UnrCO Ofed in tie
eastern section or the city, Which viii
cost considerable to repair. An entire row
OF brick houses on Fourth street northeast
running from 70. i0i u i13, were Un-
rooted, aud the rain, which poured Into
the dwellings, ruined the interiors. Ne.
4O3 is the home Oi ". u RurkEdFt, CeS n
sergeant at No. 9 IOliCe station.
His chimney was struck by The roof and
Il pile of ~ out twenty-five bricks were
preCipitated thTOUghthe skyligh hraud Ia Hded
upon the platform of tie stairway.
Mr.. Burkhart and his eldest daughter
had Il narrow escape from the crashing
debris. He was lying upon the bed in his
room, reading or the terrible calamity
OF the -. Louis cyclone, and had lust arisen
10 go downstairs. As he JTened the dCOT
leading from his room 10 the stairway,
the skylgh crashed in with Il roar and
the bricks heaped up IN a big pile at
his feet.
The home of Mr. Hardy on Twelfth street
between B and North Carolina avenue
southeast, was unroofed and badly dam
aged. .ffr
Nos. III and 119 northeast, f23 and l25
Twelfth street southeast, thefStab!eS in the
rear of No. 1872 and 434 TweIst d street. Were
also unrOOTed but no one harTi sta bieInthe
| rear of No. 445 Twelfth street uncovered
and biowndown: No. $40 OEaStCapitOlstreet.
102 Second street nOrtlIeAStSEOS. S25 and
| 626 Seventh street. 903 TO aD9 Ninth street,
all completely unroofed aRSl1 sections of
| the tin and tiulberS blown AWAY; Eleventh
street. between B and East f'apitol, is lined
corners OF B and Tennessee avenue north
| east and Seventh and A southeast. The
| Washington Brick Company. Fourteenth
and Florida avenue northeast had a number
| of frame buildings wrecked the flying
| timbers being carried long distance.
| The heavy wind stain completed thf
| work or demolition in iuibe burned out GiS
| tFict along street and louisiana avenue
| which was in progress at the hands Ol
| several gangs OF vreckeTs. A number o!
| the walls OF the buildings burned out GurinG
| the big cOnfla CATION were leveled to- Uht
| earth by the gale. There We're seyeT;s
| narrow escapes. but no casualties.