Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-03

10 st 1907. hlSn WHICH At o. ins
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,.,rHgR fRoBABILITIKs.-For this
Generally fair tonight and Friday I;
'e ,a ramperalurc Friday; fresh northel y
l n.sj becoming variable
FIERCE sroRM.-The s.oim which
a en-, ABOUT live O'Clock yes
VS. VS. aysnia., though short Lived,
~ss one OF the dercest seen hereabouts
E ga7 lonp time. A deluge of rain fell
io' " s iW time, while good sized hail
IL 1o " Melted window panes and roared
''o" I'm roofs. In a little while most
W ,ba streets were flooded from curb to
VI Onr .n ;be sewers baving choked, while
t ~ many eases the water rose above
II. ,be curbuc and ran upon pavements
'no ;n,o lars. The cloud was black
on thick from which vivid lightning
s,.bed Heavy crashes of thunder
-.@5er4d the scene still more appalling,
.nd 6iiodjng rain, fierce wind and pelt-
o. o. bsi wed in weird manifestation
,I ~ the movers Of the elements. TIE
~ of the clouds had por-
t-nded storm for an hour before it ar
: cd Heavy black clouds, with threat
ann. s,reamers sped across the sky,
ons stratum being carried from the
sont beasr and another (nigher up) was
,r,irling from the northwest. No par
rcnlar notice was taken OF it, however,
mil rolling thuuder began to be heard
in me north. The heavens in thai d.
rsc.iop mad assumed the color OF sla.e,
and before the storm broke the clouds
in some places were rolling over and
over As huge balls Il finally became
necessary to light gas and lamps in
bonses and when the precipitation set
in the fierce wind, flashing lightning,
heavy thunder, pelting hail, snsppiGg
OF limbs Of trees, an occasional smash
nj glass. the roaring of water and every
uther accompaniment of things element
81 produced thrilling and exciting
scene.
The damage wrought by the storm 10
the civ WIS not serious. but the sur
rounding country did not escape SO east
lv The roof was blown from Constant
Fonnels residence in West Eod, and
several other buildings in that section
were badly damaged. The team Of
James McCuen was caught by the wind
in Duke street extended aud was upset.
The team went over an embsnkmeny,
.o,d tho vahicle WAS hadlv damaged.
The coIored driver was painfully iDlur
ell. TIE On wind blew Car from the
lacks at TIE Southern Railway depot
and the pail broke the glass in sky
isat there. People at ST. Asaph wnrn
the storm broke had thrilling expert
euce. Most of the sheds there were
either blown down or damaged while
fencing in every direction was laid low
aud trees uprooled. Those engaged at
that place had been informed by a
tel, gram that q severe storm was
approaching from the northeast,
but no particular attantion was paid
to the warning until the rolling masses
Of black clouds anu the heavy wind
produced realizing sensation of the
dangers resulting from the angry ele-
meuls. 1t was at first supposed the
grand stand was doomed aud grea
CONSERVATION prevailed among the sew
eral hundred persons in the pool room
underneath it. Most all ran out pa SIC
stricken 10 the southern SIDE OF the
structure, and had their fears been
realized The demolition of the building
wouli have buried them all under a
mass OF plank aud splinters. The
structure was, however, considerably
damaged, especially the tin roof which
was 30 numerically pelted with hail
stones that it will probably hays TO be
renewed. Lightning struck the resi-
Deuce OF Fred Pryor, colored, at the
brick yards near the Virginia end Of
the Long Bridge, setting it on fire. The
building was burned to the ground
and all OF Pryo;'s earthly pos
sessions were consumed. Several mem
beers Of his family were considerably
shocked by the bolt. His loss will
amount to several hundred dollars.
The excursion and other boats on
their way up the river during the storm
had exciting experiences. Women aud
children huddled together and endured
terrible apprehension while the tempest
ragged. People who were in carriages
IN The rural districts adjoining Alexan
dra had thrilling adventures to relate
when they reached home. 10 some in
STAGES trees were blown across the
row IS aud it became necessary to re-
me- EN- before teams could pass
A few miles south of this city there WAS
comparatively little rain and no hail.
IN Washington the storm wss very severe
Most OF lis damage WAS along the Eastern
Branch snd throughout the extreme north
eastern section of the city, although tree!
were blown down and minor damage caused
~ over the city. In the neighborhood of thu
locality OF Ninth and Fifteenth streets
northeast between Band N streets, hOuG
Eefe uu-ooted, large trees were snapped and
space WIS filled with flying debris. The til
1901 on the Msury school, 3 street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth northeast, WAS partly
Torn OIL. 4 piece of scsntling was hurled
though the air and struck the roof of the ca.
barn OF the metropolitan Railroad. 1t crush
co through the roof aud fell into the office o
tue company, narrowly missing General Man
sser Hart who sat st his desk. house 5
ming CiSy Was completely demolished sns
mother and two children narrowly ESCAPED
injury Before the storm reached Washing
Ion the wind had obstructed the tracks o
Ine Washington, Alexsndris and Mt, Vernon
hisiIwsy IN many places with broken trees s.
maj the mOtormen had in many cases I
i leave their cars and move away the debri:
mere WAS, however, no serious delay TO tn
'ompany's service.
4 STRANGE DIsCovERY.-Some sen
SsIlon has been caused in electric rsil
road circles from the discovery las
night that the wires of the Washington
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