Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-03

some damage was done about the vicinity
of the power house of the Columbia road.
The current of this line was shut off for q
few minutes during the storm, and many
department clerks who were in the cars
experienced some difficulty keeping out of
the water. Several streets between the
Capitol and Lincoln Park were obstructed
by broken trees and many window panes
| were shattered. South of East Capitol
street. all the way to the river, the trees
suffered, and many cords of wood were cut
today The stables of the herdic company
at 10th and c streets were damaged, part
of the roof being blown away.
In addition to Inc blowing down of several
telephone poles in this section, the storm
injured one man. He is Ernest Duckett,
colored, thirty-four years old. He was
working in a building at 18th and streets
that was unroofed. and was struck by a
piece of timber, iniuring him internally.
The police removed him to the Washington
Asylum Hospital for treatment
In the Southwest.
In the southwest section the damage was
not great The trees in the Smithsonian
grounds were not even badly treated Many
branches were broken. but very few of the
trees were uprooted. The damage in the
Agricultural grounds was greater than in
the adjoining park While considerable
damage was done in the northern part of
the city the northwest section was more
fortunate than the northeast. In addition
to the damage done about the base ball
park. the roof of the cadets armory on o
street was taken off, and Felix A. Heley's
drug store at 9th and streets was SINH
larry treated. Part of the boardwalk on
Irant avenue was carried away and the
trees In Howard University grounds suf
Tered from the effects of the high wind j.
L. Hoge, a letter carrier, was near the
university grounds with his horse and bug
gy during the storm. Trees fell about him,
q nod in i,1r-xr
attached to buggy belonging to George P
kfllian Of 12I It'll street northwest ran
away from the corner of 10th and F streets
curing the storm. At 10th and e streets
the horse was caught by Policeman Coch-
ran after the buggy had been injured and
a letter box had been demolished.
Today the police making written re-
ports of the damage done by the storm, and
when these are all finished estimate of
the amount of damage done may be made.
Damage at the Asylum
Mr. w. H. Stoutenburgh, the intendent
of the Washington Asylum, reported to
the District Commissioners today that the
storm which struck the city about 4:3o YES
terday afternoon inflicted damage amount
ing from $3.50 to $1,000 to the institution
In response to his request, the Commits
sioners have authorized him to make the
repairs made necessary by the storm at
once.
According to Mr.. Stoutenburgh's report
the east side of the nurses home was mar
italy unroofed, and the building and fur
niture We're damaged bv wafer The tin
roof. rafters and sheetinp on the north end
of the cow barn were blown away AND
about the Same danape inflicted ,,non tho
horse stables The covered gateway con-
meeting with the carpenter shop de-
StrOysd, and the roof of the shop blown off
The roof of the boiler house was taken
ma tlnly.a .lclyhl Il
One side ard end of the brick work were
blown down, end the steam boiler damaged
70 such an tA'ent mat II cannot be used
was also blown off and its chimney de-
strCyed, and repairs must be made before
Inc oNen cal be Used. The hail and wind
W " Qhe very many paneS OF glass IN the
o, .l' i 81 nuiltIilss On me asylum GROUNDS
az III tiiS Greenhouses. bhhdsr WlhdoW
TWO old wagons by failing timbers The
majority Of the shade and fruit trees were
49, az an Vi, .! ne ROOFS OF broken. Inc
vavs hIt 20 enrio,Is a,I ~.
suffered except by one man. a tempors.ry
cmploye, who was engaged in painting the
sn cS, STACK IN me hospital; He took
cIt 9baII+ be,d Va 49, iiT IN, "an Di1.y
physician rendered him medical assistance
One horse rar away and was injured in the
breast.
All Via
The famous old landmarks tho "DoTIv
Barber tree. a poplar, reunited ia he ooo
Years old blew dn,i,r H., ~ 49, :" pe ~, ~
,io,b+ IT. M r -. e -, to' III Vi last
s e DoHS haiper had great cir
culhierehce or trunk She was hollow and
four men could stand upright within her
The Dolly Barber was used extensively
bv SURVEYORS as = startin., roirt for al 49,
lines run in her section Sbt u noi az oiiS
after the famous beantv ..Do11v Rarha,' u
who attained a notorietv roanv ,nars 'o Co.,
through her physical charms ard ari 80
escapades mo
h"o Il narrow Escape.
Jacob Diemer and Henry Berens were
caught in the suuall "Wednesday afternoon
while ou+ fsbins, IN otIta. M
,,1.,,e,, 49,, -..I,, ne "iho
r,t;;roi,, roC win me salls' tearing them
80 - away anu me poat nearly cap
st-ou IN VI lour tHes.
The Storm at Kensinptou
L-rNc1n-cro>- A.,
- i' o+>' Nhu'' august D. 1879
len minutes violent storm wrought havoc
in kensington and vicinity Yesterday af
ternoon. Hundreds of trees wore nnro,taa
ar s,,,+ ,na s..irros - 1900.
p ~ ppeu VI piahches ana
iedNeS. lefuS OF growing crops were fiat