Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-01
The Damage at Washlnetnn


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 The Damage at Washington. Washington, Sept. 30.-The West Indies tornado, which struck Washington be- tween il D. m. and midnight last night respected neither official nor diplomatic properties. It ripped off some of the coping of the White House and laid low most of the historic trees in the White House grounds, including the elm tree which Lincoln planted land this gave the relic fanatics a fruitful field for their operations). It carried away part of the roof of the state department. where the official documents are stored, but fer tunately left them uninjured. 'The costly roof of the patent office was picked up and distributed all around the neighbor- hood, and skylights half an inch thick were remorsely beaten in. The naval ob- servatory, and in fact every other public building, was more or less damaged.
 Churches and theaters suffered alike. The slate roof of the Church of the Cove nant, where President Harrison used to worship, was blown down, and each square slate by a curious freak planted itself upright in the grass parking which surrounds the edifice. Still more disas- trous was the fate of the New York Ave nue Presbyterian church, which MT. Bry- an recently attended, sitting in Lincoln'S pew. The whole tower of the edifice was reduced to match wood and persons in search of souvenirs had no difficulty in obtaining them.
 Nearly every other church in the city suffered more or less, and their antipodes the theaters were equally visited. The total destruction of property in Washington City by the storm is esti- mated at nearly $500000 Brunswick Was Wrecked by the hurricane. The property loss is estimated at between $S50,o00 and S5O0,- 900. The loss of life is four, so far as known. The victims are all colored: John Jefferson and baby. A. Davis.
 William Daniels.
 The injured so far as known are: Mrs. M. Wiggins and child and Mrs. Richard Purcell.
 In shipping circles the damage is ter rifle. A detailed loss up to date is as fol- lows:
 The Spanish bark Encarnation, loaded for sea and anchored across the shoals, drifted in and went aground, badly listed and rigging nearly destroyed.
 On the marsh side of Turtle river is a three masted schooner aground between quarantine and South Brunswick 1t is the Lizzie F. Dennison from quaran- tine.
 The Norwegian bark Longfellow lost her jibboom, and is ashore across from the Plant System dock.
 The American bark Fl. l.. Routh had her windlass broken and is lying easy
  quarantine.
 The brig, Jennie Hubert loaded and down the river, was blown over to Bran dy Point, and is aground.
 The schooner Sarah Fuller broke her haWser, and is ashore off the Brunswick and Western docks.
 The schooner Harold was dismantled and sunk with 5000 pounds of dynamite, off the Brunswick and Western docks.
 The home boats are all safe and none of them badly damaged, so far as known.
 At Sterling station several houses are down, and one lady, Mrs. Clark, badly injured by falling timber.
 At St. Simon's mills, the Hilton and Dodge Lumber company suffered severe loss. The Episcopal church was wrecked. and much damage done to stores and residences.
 In the railroad yards in Brunswick almost every Uncovered freight car is unroofed.
 All the telephone, telegraph and electric light wires are down and the damage can not be well estimated
 At the quarantine station, several of the buildings, including the officers quar- ters are down, but Surgeon Burford is safe. At the new docks of the Southern railroads, the eastern warehouse is down, and much other damage done. Hanover park, the pride of Brunswick, is wrecked. Every street is strewn with debris
 At Fofkston, Ca, Tom Wright, negro barber was killed in the ruins of his house as it collapsed beneath the awful fury of the wind. Many other houses there were demolished or partly wrecked and the small loss of lie is looked upon as surprising. The Methodist church in the northeastern part of the town is blown to atoms The graded school building, constructed of heavy timbers and thought to be the strongest in town, is in ruins. The teacher and thirty-eight students were in the building when 1t collapsed, and all escaped unhurt, ex- cept Miss Kathleen Roddenberry, who received a slight wound on the head
 Reports from Boulogne, across the river from Folkston, say that several peo- pie were killed and others injured, but no verifcation of these reports has reached the Morning News yet
 In the Lake Region.
 Chicago, H.. Sept. 3O-One of the most severe wind storms known for years ragged over the lake region last night and part of today. The loss of life so far reported Is small-four men having been drowned by the sinking of the steam barge Sumatra at Milwaukee. Much minor damage was done to shipping in Milwa ukee, Grand Haven, Chicago and other harbors, and the masters of such steamers as were out in the lakes during the night report one of the toughest pas sages they have ever experienced
 Dispatches from many of the lake points tell substantially the same story. On Lake Superior the storm does not ap- pear to have been so severe. although at Duluth a thirty-six mile gale was re-
 Heavy Loss in Alexandria.
 Washington. Sept. 20.-in Alexandria just across the Potomac. the damage done by the storm is estima1~a at not less than s1oo,oO0 and at least two lives