The times., 1899-08-03

refuge from the rain after it and the house
were deposited in the soft earth of a fresh
ly titled portion OF the farm.
The home of Mrs Annie Ammon, in Ana
costa Road. about midway between Ben
ming and Twining City. was leveled dur
ing the storm. The house was a frame
structure and was literally torn TO pieces.
Mrs. Ammcn and her two little children
were at home at the time and by almost
a miracle escaped without injury of any
kind They were taken TO the home OF
a neighbor and cared for. A new frame
house in course Of erection at Twining
City was torn from its foundation and
carried a distance of several feet. The
house is owned by John Hearth. The
home of d. Shanahan. at Anacostia, was
unrccfed and otherwise damaged.
At the HaII Park.
At National Park and in the adjacent
squares the storm was particularly disas-
trous. The fences at National Park in left.
centre. and right field were badly damaged
and in places were leyeled TO the ground.
Two houses on the south of the park had
their tin roofs blown OFF. which lodged on
to the top Of an adjoining house.
A ball game was in progress when the
storm began and several ladies who were
present took refuge in Mr. Wagners pri-
yate Office. For few moments the situa-
tion seemed critical as fears were enter
tained that the tin roof of the grand stand
could not resist the great force of the
storm. Several ladies were panic-stricken
and 1t required many assurances from Mr..
Wagner and his associates that there was
no danger to be apprehended in order to
allay their fears. On Florida Avenue and
along Ninth Street several houses were un-
rooted and trees blown down. The same
conditions prevailed out the Brightwood
Railroad.
The diamond and field at the ball park
was a veritable lake. Mr.. Wagner will put
a large force of men at work today remov-
ing the debris and repairing the damages.
1t will be some time before the full extent
Of the damage can be definitely known.
Five Persons Injured.
Ernest Ducket. belated colored man,
thirty-four years old, who was attempting
to get to his home at 123 4 Street south
east, during the storm. was struck by a
portion of the roof which was blown from
house at the corner Of Fifteenth and G
Streets southeast The heavy tin and wood
work struck the man on the head and,
knocking him TO the ground, buried him
under the mass He was picked up in an
! unconscious condition and carried to the
Eastern Dispensary, where it was seen
that in addition to cuts about the face and
head he was probably internally injured.
His condition is thought TO be serious.
During the storm a double team of
horses attached to a road trap owned by
Mrs. James p. Ryan, of Forestville, Nd,
and driven by Henry jenkins, colored, wa5
upset on Branch Avenue, near the Bowen
| Road, and the occupants thrown 10 the
! ground. The horses attached to the trap
| became frightened and running away got
beyond the control of the driver. The o.
cupants of the trap in addition to the
driver were Miss Bertha Ryan and Miss
Belle Fowler, of Forestville. and Mrs. NJ
C. Rockwell. of 230 New Jersey Avenue
southeast. All were more or less serious
ly cut and bruised about the face and
body and were cared for at the home of
/ George Haas, in Bowen Road, until the
arrival Of carriages which had been tele-
phnned for to convey them to their homes.
The breaking of a live electric ligh(
wire at the corner of Tenth and f Streets
northwest during the storm frightened the
horse of George p. Killain. attached to a
| buggy. which was standing at the corner.
I The animal ran away and dashing down
I Tenth Street, collided with a letter box
1 at the corner of Z Street. Policeman
1 Cochran. of the First precinct. captured
/ the horse and quieted it until Mr.. Killian
arrived and took charge of it. The letter
! box was demolished. but the horse and
! buggy escaped without injury