The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-02

clearing AWAY the Wreck an"
upthe Losses

Up the bors''
nrxANDRlA, oct. l-speo'"'
damage by Tuesday nights storm mas pI'
orery unemployed man III inns
r.,r,norhood at work, and VIII c"0u
,,onsands Of dollars that wou'u 0
-. have not been eNpeAueu' ~ hu,
as stated IN Inc 1An'9' D"S
49, ners.ns were crushed 10 uea'"' az"
,nc los j. largely from the uh'oo'"s -
ro,,s.s and the destruction Vi 80
trees. il Will foot UP over SlOV'VV0 !"
alone. boen threat
er,ng off and on since last nisht' no i"4'
has fallen. and those with roohess hoN"cs
are concentrating themselves nat -
might have been worse. Many slia"s'
stories and many more narrow escdIe9
are told. In many Instances "hoie lam
ues escaped but by a han bredth. a
vouue lady in Captain Graham's big brick
house. on Prince street, says she simply
opcned a window 90 pull a blind back,
when the win entered. blowing her across
the room and the whole upper floor west
wall out. including a chimney. These
crashed through the rear Of DR.. Faw-
cett's. but the family were together In a
front room.
Mr.. John Helshly has upwards of ten
daughters. and three have rooms In the
third story Of his big brick house. lie
went up and called them down. pulling a
little boy along. and when they reached
tho first floor. the whole roof cayed in.
coming through to the third story.
Mr.. William Dunlop stewart lived In
a little frame house adjoining the old
lannon residence. corner Pitt and Cam
erCn. occupied by Mr.. j.. r.. Henderson.
Inc great chimney of the Lannon house
wc4t over. and then the west wall above
tho Stewsrt house fell out on Mr. Stew
arts house. just above where he sat in
a chair near his sister. Tons Of brick and
debris came Through. crushing all ike an
ceg-shell. Noichbors get into the house
and found Miss Stewart nearly out OF the
debris. but Mr.. Stewart was found on
MS knees dead. The chair was splin-
tered.
Old Mrs. Holt. a North Carolina lady.
who lived In one OF Wheat & Suffers row.
was found under a Pile of debris dead.
The colored Baptist church. out on Pat
rick and Princess. was simply spiintered.
1t was more completely demolished than
the train shed and paint shop and car
sheds at the railroad yards. while Rob
ert's chapel. also colored. a large church.
recently rebuilt. was made untenantable.
The south walls CT Schuler's large hall.
on upper King street. were driven In and
wrecked the stage. and crushed through
INTO the stores below.
The Dies furniture factory, In New
Alexandria. Is a mass OF ruins. az Is the
spoke works, while some houses over
there were rolled around like n football.
Young Fitz Lee Minnegerode had a
dozen bricks to strike close TO his head.
The west wall of his house went in for
n portion when the roof went eff.
Warwick" Frank Hume's fine place.
was badly wrecked. The house was ire
rarab,v damaged. The buildings at the
Driving Park. like the fences. are either
nrostrate or broken up. as are things at
me b-ick-ysrds generally.
All the country wind-mills are broken
down. Sfmc barns are Frustrated. and
many horses and cattle were killed.
rwenty-odd vessels were driven ashore
on the river. Several were wrecked. but
no lives are reported lost up TO this hour.
Several had narrow escapes. and had TO
swim for a long distance to reach the
shore.
Among one Of The cleverest acts during