Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
HURRICANE In HARBOR
BIG STEAMERS DRAG ANCHORS
AND CRASH AGAINST PIERS.

BALTIMORE, January 5-After the rain
fall that accompanied the easterly storm
yesterday morning the wind veered around
to the northwest with such violence that
vessels danced at their moorngs
The British steamer Sandhurst. Captain
Robertson. which arrived from New York.
dragged her anchors and drifted against
Northern Central Elevator No. 8, off Clin-
ton street She then swung around and.
closing up the pier between the elevators.
she brought up astern al No. pier. where
she lay safely while the gale blew. Late in
the afternoon the wind moderated enough
for the Baker WI itney tugs to release and
take her to an anchorage.
At the Northern Central iron ore pier,
near Thompson's Sea Girt House, the Brit
ish steamer Valdivia parted her steel lines.
was blown across the dock and brought UP
against Northern Central Elevator No. 3.
but not before she had impaled one Of the
Baker & Whitney Coal Company's steam
holsters on ridge Of piing extending few
feet above the water, which was low at the
time. lighter from which the ship was
being coaled by the holster was carried
against the elevator, but was not dam
aged. 81.
AS the tugs could not safely perform the
work of towing the British steamer Gafsa
from anchorage off the Sea Girt House
to Sparrows Point the task was given up.
The Norwegian steamer Universe. which
arrived from New York to load coal,
dragged her anchors from position in the
channel. At one time it looked as If she
would be beached near Dundalk.
The Johnston line steamer Vedamore,
Captain Henry. arrived from Liverpool,
but had to be anchored outside the harbor,
it being dangerous to undertake to dock
her at Pier "a. Locust Point. In the after
noon she was placed in berth
Several SchoonerS arrived to load or dis
charge but all had remain at anchor
and will not be able to get to their berths
before this morning.
Three Houses Unroofed.
The steamer Parklands to come up
from Sparrows Point to load if the wind
permitted her being handled with safety.
A violent gust of wind blew down an
awning frame in front of the furniture
store of II. Guhsman, 232 South Broadway,
and in falling it broke plate glass window.
The damage amounted to $780,
Three houses were unroofed and a Chin
ney blown down by the wind The damage
was as follows:
Linton Jones, colored, 113s Russell street;
roof blown off.
Nathan Edward, coored, lao Russell
street; roof blown off.
Joseph Snowden. colored, 1142 Russell
chimney blown down.
John Parent colored, 1144 Russell street;
chimney blown off.
For several hours the street III front ol
the houses was impossible due to the pile
of debris. The noise Of the falling tin
created excitement in the neighborhood.
Part of the day of almost summer
temperature and was the climax of the
warm spell that has lowered over the city
for several days. Ere morning, however,
the weather forecaSter said the mercury
will have dropped to the freezing point.
1t is not thought that the change will
be anything akin to cold wave but will
simply afford a day or two of delight. A
sudden wind that reached SO miles an hour,
and accompanied by a shower that cleaned
the streets, came along in the forenoon.
The downpour, though very heavy, lasted
but a few minutes, the total precipitation
having been little more than one-third Of
an inch. The warm weather at this season
is attributed to the course the western
storms have been taking. All have passed
along the great lakes and to the valley of
the st. Lawrence river. thus drawing north
ward the winds from south and the At
lantic coast.
Another warm wave is travelling east
ward, having reached Montana yesterday.
This will probably pass along the same
route as the recent one and cause more
warm and wet weather in this section