Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-30
knocked out by the debris from the

ry, had the entire southern end blown
out. The stage Was crushed into kind
ling wood by the falling bricks. The
roof was torn of and in its flight struck
and demolished the chimney on the
residence of Mr.. j. Rector Smoot, op-
posite.
The southern portion of the Pioneer
Mills collapsed from the wind, IS did
also that of the cooper shop on the op-
posite side of the Strand. The east end
of the Vulcanizing works, at the foot of
Wolfe street, was demolished, and the
frame buildings at Agnew's shipyard,
except the Office, were crushed. The
roof of Capt. Herbert Bryan's store
house, on Duke street, running from
Union to the Strand, was badly dam
aged.
The roof of Mr.. John Heisley's resi-
dence on the east side of Fairfax street,
between King and Prince, was blown
ell and the entire third story demol-
ished. Mr.. Heislsy's family had thrill.
ling experience, and three of them at
least had narrow escapes from being
crushed TO death. When the storm be-
gan to assume dangerous nature, Mr..
Heislely went to an upper room and
compelled three of his children to come
to the second story until the danger
should be over. He had barely gotten
them to the head of the stair case when
there was a terrible crash. A large
chimney had fallen and broken in the
roof and the beds on which his children
but few seconds previously had &C.
cupied were buried beneath tons of
brick and mortar.
The southern portion Of the gas
works was demolished, and bricks and
mortar were strewn in every direction.
The roof OF the office of the Silrer-
Knight DVatchman, on the north side Of
Cameron street, between Royal and
Pitt, was carried away.
The two three. story brick houses on
Prince street, between Alfred and Pat
rick, belonging to MIR. |. G. O'Neal and
MIR. 5. H. Lunt, were unroofed, as was
also the residence of the late j. A.
Dixon, on north Washington street.
Mr.. F. A. Pollard, corner OF King and
Henry streets, the ice factory, store
room Of VIM. Rogers, at the intersection
Of Fayette, Commerce and King streets,
and the residences of Mr.. An.
drew Cheshire, on Fayette street,
James Lash, on north Columbus street,
Capt. Richard Remington, On Duke
street, Mr.. Arthur Gorham, corner
Duke and Fayette streets, MIR. Harry
Foultz, on .north Pitt street, Mr..
Andrew Sullivan, on north Royal
street, and the old City Hotel
building, on north Royal street,
and Mr.. j. II. d. Shoots Office,
on Union street, suffered likewise. The
residences of Mrs. Virginia Mimi
gerode, on Prince street, Mr.. Richard
Burnett, near the Stone Bridge, and
Mr.. T. S. Leadbeater, on south Pitt
street, were also unroofed. The roof
of Mr.. VIM. Hammersly's saloon and
residence, northeast corner of Cameron
and Henry streets, was blown off. Part
of the tin was lodged in tree half q
square away and the remainder fell in
the street nearly square to the north
The business houses of Messrs. C..
w. Wattles and w. A. Moore, on the
Strand, were unrooted, as was also q
house on Union street, belonging to Mr.
Frank Hill The house on the north.
west corner of King street and the
Strand was seriously damaged.
What YVES at one time Capt. Eli Pet
ty's Eagle Hotel" on Union street,
between King AID Prince, was partly
demolished.
A barn on the premises of Mr.. Bepja-
min Baggett, on upper King street, was
completely destroyed.
Great damage was done in the grave
yards by falling trees, and in many in
stances headstones were blown down,
as were also all the fences. In the old
Presbyterian cemetery the following
monuments were thrown down: Those
to Mrs. Louis Cazenove, Adolph Diedel,
George E. French, Judge Stuart, Mrs.
Samuel Johnston and David Agnew;
also twenty of the largest trees.
The National cemetery suffered con-
siderably, and it will take some time to
repair the damage.
The frame engine house at the W.
& o. depot was blown down and the
southwest corner of the brick ware.
house there was blown in.
The roof of the old pickle works, on
south Union street, was blown off and
carried square northwest where it
struck the building occupied by Mr..
Corsa, a boat builder, and carried of
the top.
Peabody school building was partial
ly unroofed and the partitions inside
damaged. In consequence no schools
were held there to-day. The Wash
ington building was also partially TN.
rooted, but the two colored school
buildings sustained but little damage.
The buildings at the gas works,
which are to be rebuilt, were partially
blown down.
Among the other buildings unroofed
we're the Braddock House and the Elk.
change and Ballard.
1t is estimated that fully 200 build
ing in the city were either wrecked or
damaged and the loss is estimated at
100000.
The planning mill of J. H. D. Smoot
was considerably damaged.
Mr., Chaa. Adam and his family met
with narrow escape. & chimney Of
the adjoining house on upper Duke
street was blown down and crashed
through the roof of his house, falling
upon the bed from which he, his wife
and baby had just arisen. They were
in the room, however, and both MIR
and Mrs. Adam received scratches.
The residence Of Mrs, Marye, corner