The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-13
VIOLENT STORM
SWEEPS ' [: |: / { }. j
The Rain Fell in Sheets and n
Many Trees Are
Broken.
VAL ABLE WINDOW SHlvEREDI
Plate Glass in New Mutual iBuild.
ing Total Loss-Tllrcc s5835
Feet Of Water. d

The storm of wind and rain that dee
seconded ;apSon this city and section abor. Il
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon was ono
OF unusual violence, but SO far ms can be
gathered no great damgae was done In "
this vicinity. 81 The wind came from tho
south-southenst, and blew q gale forii
fifteen or twenty minutes. The trees ~
were swayed and swirled with a. 5vio-
lence that threatened to- uproot them,
and In many cases limbs and branches
were swept to the ground. This was
true especially OF Capitol Square, where.
by reason Of the topography the wind
had a fair sweep at tho trees on the IN
terraces. 3 n 81 III \ 5ag
The coming OF the wind was followed IL
down in considerable volume for some
minutes; then gradually decreased. The 81
wind sent gusts OF dust sweeping into
open windows and Uttered the floors Of ii
business houes facing toward the dlrec-%
ton Of the blow. q. s8a ssg5j3t
The most serious piece OF damage rec
sulting from the wind, SO far as could NJ
large plate glass window In tile front a
OF the banking house soon to be occu-
pied by the Proyident Savings and Trust i
Company, in the big Mutual Assurance Il
Society building, Mt the southeast corner
Of Ninth and Main Streets. The window.
was swinging open at right giles NJ to III
the street line, when the wind struck 1T
fairly, and slammed the window to gethers3
With such force as to shatter the glass
to fragments, creating quite commotiorls
III the vicinity, where for some moments Is
Fit was not known wha t i had happened.
The glass was q large and expensive one
"A new gla IS was put In later In the day. Il
Had the window boon closed no damage If
would have occurred. al 5f55
Three Feet of Water. VI
8 The rainfall a ppears AZ to M have been Il
heavier to the westward OF the; city than N
In tho city itself. e IN the hollow where
the Westhnmptont car track passes under D
tho belt line, the rush II OF waters from
the slope approach4n g the depression
was such as to flood the track with three
feet OF water, thereby blocking trolley
traffic for some time. Cars 1872 and 81s4 a
had to stand until the water subsidized Il
sufficiently to enable them TO cross ~ Pas
fsengers to and from Nesthampton were
transferred 4 from one ca r to y the other89
after q brief wait. @ t}8& n
Inc storm cam up SO unexpectedlynn ana
SO overwhelmingly that here WINS, a. rusi, e
to shelter, a violent thundersHo rn1 U was n
anticipated, but n Il turned out to bo a.
wind cloud Inst ead. S3 Manysw caught
out by, the rainfall which followed. q and Il
had to await the passing OF The shower.
u In other sections OF he State even U
heavier rainfall is reported, nota bly, in d
the southwest. The storm here appears
to have been q local one, the ralwa " and q
n fr,y In no
age was done to their lines or wires
and no interruption ostrarflc or to- COM
gmunlcations caused thereby, Very few
trees In the city were blown down or 81
seriously damaged /, and the telephone SER
Vice was materially affected blythe wing. 8Sa