The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-01
THE STORM AT WASHINGTON.
Seven People Reported Killed Near the
National Capital.

National Capital.
WASHINGTON, Oct l.-Roports from the
suburhan towns about Washington show
that great damage was done by the storm
throughout tho surrounding country. At
the Catholic university, just outside tho
sity, the new dormitory In process of con-
struct:on was demolished, At Brook
land II few miles out, the town hall was
partially destroyed and many other build
lngs unroofed and otherwise damaged.
The train sheds at Alexandria were blown
F,wn, and the debris is across the tracks
In this city the papal legation was nn-
rooted and the Chinese legation was dam
kAged about 81 500
Reports from Rockville, Md, and other.
small places along tho Metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road show that the storm did great deal
Of damage, but no loss Of life was re-
ported. The Episcopal church in Rock
yillo was demolished and tree fell upon
the Episcopal parsonage, wrecking por-
ZION of it. Houses were unrOofed and
trees blown down in all the smaller towns
outside Of Washington. Great damage is
reported In the farming districts, where all
! grains in stack or shocks have been
rtrewea over the land. Many barns have
teen blown down. All reports indicate
that, the storm was very severe in every
erection outside Of Washington.
The White House was slightly injured
by the storm, portion OF the copper roof
Ing being stripped of and other damage
done. The most notable loss 10 the build
Ing was that of the tall flagstaff from
which the signal was given to the city that
the president was in town. In the bcauti-
ful grounds surrounding the house the
damage sustained was narrowing to the
Eeelings of the lovers of nature No less
than twenty-hv of the splendid trees were
completely leveled, while fully City of the
other trees are permanently defaccd There
Is reason to fear that the beauty of the
lawn Is permanently injured. Fully 5000
Of the 10, 600 trees in the city are destroyed.
Intelligence of the death of seven per-
cons as the result of the storm has reached
this city DIR. H. G. Sherman Of this city,
cousin uf Senator John Sherman, of Ohio,
iiied of fright at his country residence at
Olney, Md. Three colored mon, names
unknown, were burned to death in cabin
nj Washington groove, about twenty
miles from Washington. A tree blow
over, demolishing the cabin and over
turning the lamp, which set fire to tho
place. Captain Robert Chelsinding, with
his schooner Capital, having a crew of
Mstte md colored man, was caught by
blow at Sandy Point thirty-tive miles
from Washington. The boat was over
turned and all threc were drowned
At Alexandria, Va the STERN was rela-
lively more severe than in Washington.
There were four fatalities and three per-
eons were more or less injured. The dead
are: w. d. Stewart killed in bed by fall
lng walls; Mrs Holt, visitor from North
Carolina killed in bed; Thlmnn Diles,
=, colored, and an unknown cO!ored woman.
The loss in and around Alexandria is es-
hmated ut t400,0O0
"a special bulletin issued by the weather
bureau states that for one minute the wind
rpsched tho fearful velocity Of eighty miles
mn hour.