The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-10
WlND-BLOWIN
RICHMOND.
HoWllng March Day Jammed
in October Calendar.
MUCH DAMAGE is DONE
Trees Tumbled Over, Signs Taken
Down, Wires Set to Swinging, a
Lady's Hat Robbed Of Trim
ming-Other Incidents.
MUCH DAMAGE is DONE

According to the weather prognostica-
tor, the wind storm which swept the
streets of Richmond yesterday. removing
the sand therefrom to the eyes ana oars
of pedestrians, covered a comparatively
small area. The thing had Its Inception
somewhere up near the Great Lakes
and came tumbling down through west
Virginia, into the Old Dominion, splash
ing up everything with rain. A thousand
throated wind followed close behond it.
The weather man, who works the bel
lows in a high wind, said last night that
the storm centered over Virginia on
Thursday, and that yesterday II was
hurling itself through the pines or the
Old North State out over the ocean.
He said that the wind was getting out
of Richmond yesterday at the rate OF
about thirty miles an hour.
Picturesque Richmond.
One lady had half of the trimming
torn from her hat. and she Will probably
never lay eyes on 1t again. 1t was
stuffed bird. and the last time seen the
thing had apparently come TO lie ana
was sailing away once more In the free
air, borne on the wings OF happy memo
ries of other days. In the afternoon and
at night very few ladies' ventured out
hardly any who did not have to go. Last
night it was positively dangerous to go
on the street, as limbs were falling about,
and live wires breaking and tripping UP
with them
The streets were desolate and queer look
ing.
The wind played all manner OF tricks
during the day. some amusing. others
expensive and annoying. One gentleman
was going down Marshall. At Eighth
tree fell at his feet. soaring him SO he
found his senses and himself almost
square above when he stopped running
Tho breeze came along and dumped over
the street show case in front OF Con-
stable Brothers. store at Ninth and
Main Full-dress ties, gray gloves and
socks exchanged compliments as they
hurried down the street. each taking
different orbit for his girations'
Blew Dow GospeI Tent
The tent at Twenty-eghth and N
Streets, in which Episcopal clergymen
have been holding meetings during the
week was quite badly damaged, so hadly
rent and torn that the meeting that was
to have been held last night had to be
postponed. Modern st, Pauls were busy
during much Of the day afterwards IN
mending the tent. 1t Will be ready Tor
the service to be held Tomorrow night
A dozen newsboys were playing on the
street The wind stole the cap OF one
OF them and carried 1t down the street
al a Wild pace. All took after It, and
ono youngster had all Of his papers taken
from him by tho wind, and this same
inn scattered them In all directions, CIV
ing the paper a really wide circulauon,
The sign of the 3. i. johnson PUBLISH
ing Company was torn from their pullu-
ing at Ninth and Main Streets last n'sht
and set up conspcuously In the street
The telegraph wires were playing a tune
all day. Early Yesterday morning lhe
two companies found themselves III an
awkward situation, with scarcely WIRE
out of Richmond, The Postal SAID Nhey
did not have one even to Manchester' but
by night both companies had found
nearly all the cities on the map thoush q
the wires were still swinging at merry
rate,
A treo came crashing at Twenty-lhlrd
and Broad Streets last night Many hro-
ken limbs were scattered about the CAP
itol Square, and one might reasonably
exuect also to lose a limb VINO attempted
TO pass through the park. The wind IN
tbe trees sounded like the swish OF the
sea upon the sanded shore NO one was
hurt, so far as learned. AT mldnlSht
the winds were still bowling and the sky
cloud,