Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-01

an cEg-shcll, and the western tower wa
badly injured. All along tho building eVi-
dences Of the force Of the Storm are to be
seen In large. bare places on the rooi'
where tin has been stripped on. Inc
stables. all one-story apartments, seem
10 have caught the full force OF the gaze
and tho twenty OF more stalls that 'front.'
ed south wero crushed Ia and blown some
distance over the fence. Mr. EngeikinE
horse IinluciIy and Mr.. w. a. Aliens
horses Hollywood and Miss Carter were
caught IN the debris and badly hurI
Holly wood was seriously injured inter-
nally. and II Is not thought that ne VIII
survive These three horses are goo1
runners and are wen known on tracks IN
Virginia.
The swltchback. which was constructed
on thc Exposition Grounds In 1889, was
blown completely down. and all OF the
out-buildlngs. Including the presidents
Office. were unroOfcd.
The Soldiers Home did not escape the
blow. though it faxed much better than
would ordinarily have been expected. A
number OF ;he magnificent shade trees
which adorned the lawn were blown down
and the tin on the roof OF the hospital
WAS sorely torn and ripped.
THE Y. Al. c. \. BADLY DAMAGED.
The demago sustained by the Young
Men's Christian Association building
turns out to be mucn more serious than
was al first thought A section Of the
Second Baptist church steeple about
twenty-five feet in length, crashed
through the Young Mems Christian Ass0-
citation roof into the room set apart for
The board meetings and lies there on tie
floor Of that room, almost intact anl
still surmountod by the bah that formed
tne crowning point OF the steeple when it
stood in all its glory upon the top Of the
church. The hole in the roof Of this
building is probably twenty-five or thirty
feet square and the front wall is con-
slGerably dishgured about five or six rows
OF brick having been torn Off at the gable.
The damage TO the building Is estimated
10 be about I.5o0. and already a subacrip-
ton list TO be-. repair IL has been
started and has received many sigma
lures.
A force Of hands were engaged all day
Yesterday clearing away the debris In
front Of the Second church, and the
timbers. which completely blocked the
streets, are now piled W on either siGe-
walk, leaving sufficient room IN tie centre
OF the street for street-caTs and vehicles
TO pass. The greater portion Of this work
expense Of the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company. whose men worked
diligently ON the timbers until o'clock
yesterday morning making a passageway
for the cars. which were enables TO start
running an hour later. after having stood
ON the tracks ali night with their crews
IN charge.
ST. JOHNS STEEPLE BROKEN.
one Of the feats Of the storm which
smackod most of vandalism was The
destructive work done on ST. John
church. the quaint old edihCe which siis
on the brow Of Church Hill, ana around
which so many historic memories linger
The wind, coming as IL did from the
southeast, lad direct and uninterrupted
sweep at his old sanctuary, and the
steople Whieh sufmounted the structure
was rot spared. The top section Of II,
about thirty feet in height, was torn on
and after being Whirled about ~ the ar
for awhile was dropped 10 she tartn so
that il struck the front doors ana pat
tered them up quite badly quite a num-
ber of trees in the old churchyard were
felled and one OF them. striking a sec
ton Of the cOrnice on the northeast cor
ner OF the church edihce. did considerable
damage. The other trees did more or less
damage to the tombstoncs which cover the
Graves In the haliOwed spot and the
erstwhile lovely churchyard presented
Yesterday before the debris was removed
a most desolate appearance.
ST. Johns church was not the only
structure which suffered in the East End.
Buildings all over that portion of the
city were damaged. some badly, and
many only slightly. Aimgsf an or the
tobacco factories whi+t n-.le beneath
the brow OF Church ,itl V-'s clmaged.
while the Injuries - tacer 'uLiinss lie
principaag with te O.. 'n' lama se
will agcreEale thcHs I'D Jat -fs.