Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-17
Considerable Damage Done by the
Storm Yesterday.
ELECTRICITY PLAYED SERIOUS FRANKS
Many Motor Cars Burned Out and
One Line Totally Disabled.
B r L ATED PAS ENG Err S


section last evening about $50 o'clock, and
for more than an hour there was an almost
continuous downpour, which at times was
remarkable for the quantity of water that
fell. The wind was not quite so severe
otherwise the record of damages done
would have been much greater. AS twas,
a good deal of destruction of property re-
suited, and owing to the disabling of the
Brightwood, the Tenleytown, the Glen
Echo and Great Falls street railroads, a
good many people who had gone out along
these lines were obliged to make the best
of their way into the city or wait until
about midnight.
BrightwOOd Line Disabled.
The service on the Brightwood electric
road was badly crippled. number of the
motors on the cars beyond the District
line burned out, and it was impossible to
move the cars. When the storm broke
there was but one of these cars at the ter
minus of 9TH apd Florida avenue. 1t was
delayed for over an hour, and finally reach
ed the Soldiers Home junction about 9
O'Clock, iwhere it burned out and remain
ed for the night. The only other car be-
tween Takoma and Washington met with
the same difficulty a short distance below
the junction at Soldiers Home, and was
hauling about seventy-five passengers at
the time. They were all compelled to walk
to the city.
The large smokestack of the power house
of the road near Brightwood was struck
by lightning during the storm, toppled over
and crashed into the roof. The dynamoi
were unable to run owing to the wrecked
condition of the roof and the plant was
dark the remainder of the night. Men
were put to work as soon as possible, and
with the aid of the large headlights which
are used on the cars, the progress was very
ra pid.
The crowds at Glen Sligo. with few excep-
TONS were unable to reach the city until
midnight. The larger portion of the merry
makers walked to Takoma and came in
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
About $50 people came in on the 9:i3 local,
reaching the city shortly after 10 O'Clock.
In the neighborhood of 100 people were still
left out in TakOma. Through the courtesy
of Mr.. Milton Dickerson, the agent for the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at this point,
they reached the city on later train He
telegraphed to the dispatcher's office to
stop the Pittsburg express, which was due
at Takomd at ] G, to pick up the remain
ing ones. The train did not reach there I'M
til 12:30 and by that time the town was
wide awake, everybody anxious to see his
friends off safely on the train. Mr.. Dick
erson received an expression of thanks
from all of the passengers before boarding
the trains.
Just before midnight converted bus
reached Takoma containing residents who
had been delayed in Washington and were
unable to reach their homes by any other
means.
The outbuiIdings at Glen Sligo, it is I'M
derstood, Were quite badly damaged by the
storm. a number of new buildings are in
the course of construction and will have to
be partly rebuilt.
Today the work of hauling the "burrt
out cars on the Brishtwood road was COM
menced. Most Of the cars Were found up
beyond the District line. They will be sup
piled with new motors and traffic will prob
..I ha nod
Sand scows sunk
The rush of water into the James Creek
canal was of such volume that several
sCows loaded with sand, the property of
Richards G Lord, broke from their fasten-
ings and drifted down Below the NJ street
bridge the scOws ran against a tug and
there was a jam. Two of the scows sank
ard the others were piled upon them. the
water was damned up and overfiowed the
banks, carrying off a quantity of cord
wood that was piled there.
lexington school Damaged.
The lexington public school building. at
1st and Quincy streets northeast, was part
ly unroofed. Lightning struck the north
side of the roof near the flagstaff and tore
off a quantity of slate. The damage
amounted to about $50.
]. c. Saulter, 1881 Wiltberger street
northwest, suffered serious inconvenience
during the storm. Part of the roof of his
house was blown off and water poured in.
The occupants of the house We're forced to
go to the lower floor to keep out of the
rain. Damage to the extent of about $500
was done.
Other Damages.
A telephone pole on Ridge street, belong
ing to the District. was blown down and
it fell in two pieces. One piece crashed
through the second-story window of the
house of George Carter, No. 1910 18th street,
and did considerable damage. Foreman
Nicholson of truck D company and Police
man Van Horn removed the obstruction.
Reports were received at police head
quarters from every precinct giving lists
of broken trees. From the county precincts
a number of reports of washouts ON the
roads were received.
lightning Strikes "a Dynamo.
Lightning struck the big dynamo in the
frame power house of the Capital Railway
Company at Anacostia last evening about
7:15 o'clock. when the generator was not
in use, burned out all the lights in the
building destroyed an underground wire
and burned out two fuses in the dynamo
which caused fire by falling upon some
oily rags and waste. John H. King, the
engineer in charge of the power house,
turned in alarm of fire from box 81 at
the COintI Oi hOllIOe anu Harrison streets,
AnacOstia, bringing engine companies and
Is to the scene. Before their arrival the
engineer had extinguished the blaze which
did but slight damage.
Working on the BrightwOod.
The damage by the storm last night on
the Tenleytown railroad was caused prin-
cipally by the wind blowing down a num-
Der of the poles. AS that road and the
Great Falls are electrically one road. the
stOppage of the Tenleytown cars inter-
rupted travel on the other. Cars are be-
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