Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-13
STORMS SPREAD OVER
AN EXTENSIVE AREA.
MANY Deaths From Disturbances
Thousands of Dollars Worth
of Property Destroyed by
.Hail and Lightning.

New York, june ia number OF
lives early reports place :he tignreat %
were lost. and enormous property
damage was caused by 4 terrific eet :
tricai storm which swept the coast
from Norfolk to New England late last
night. 1t was The fourth storm for
New York since Saturday night.
RichMond, Va, June l".-Learlng
death and destruction in It's awake A
storm which attained cyclonic porpor-
tions, swept the lover end Of theNIrglnla
peninsula late Yesterday Afternoon.
Early estimates this morning place the
number Of dead al from II TO IS.
None Of the bodies. however. have been
recovered, and nothing is known OF the
ident Is Of the missing.
Newport News, Va. June l.. After
spending the night in total darkness,
thousands gazed for the first time this
morning on the havoc wrought by yes
tcrday's storm which swept over this
city and vicinity about / O'Clock. up
roofing trees, unrooiing houses. smash
ing glass windows, capSizing or beach
ing small vessels. and carrying death
and destruction in it's wake.
Following the first storm. which was
typical West Indian hurricane. lh"
CITY was visited in quick SurcrsSio:7 by
two OF the worst electrical storms IN
wears. and the streets "'tre mass "i
fallen Telephone and electric wires flag
poles, tree tops and limbs.
City Electrician Goodwin and Mayor
Jones immediately ordered all electric
current cut nff 10 prevent loss OF life,
but hrforr this could he done. several
valuable horses were killed
The only kEoan casually III this city
from the storm was that of Il deck
hand from the barge Lancaster. who
vas drowned The ma: started off 10
the vessel in the teeth Of lie approach
ing storm after declaring he was not
afraid. The overturned boat was
washed ashore after the storm but the
body vas not recovered.
The wind lifted the ruofs from the
Colonial apartments, the Wholesale
houses OF P. Whidden, S. ". Holt X
Company, and probably score OF
smaller buildings.
But the most remarkable freak was
at the Tidcwatcr baseball park. The
roof OF the grandsland was lifted off
and carried over hig three fifty feet
high and deposited l5G lret away.
The building, Of the state colnrcd
deaf and !lind school we're badly dam
aged A number Of seaeoing vrsSrls III
tie stream dragged anchor and were IN
collision and it is expected tins damage
alone will reach 500. 900.
Many thrilling escapes from The fury
ni the storm NE reported.
Cape Charles, Va, 1lnr IL. Dur
ing the heavy electric and wlndSt"rn
which paSSc,! over this section late YES
lrrday altrrluunn. several ears ah"arsi
barge OF the \. V T. l. :. Railroad.
eli route from, Norfolk to Cape CIarlr.
in the chesapeake BAY, We're unroofrd
hy the terrific force Of the wind.
Woodstock, VA. June .".-Dnrine
the severe storm here yesterday. Il ten
year.oId daughter Of Joseph Walker, =
farmer, was almost killeG by slO being
blown down AS che was passing. Light
ming, hail and rain accompanied the
storm, doing mnch damage.
Henderson. n. c., June IA storm
Of terrific violence, accompanied by
wind, torrents nf raiu. hail and light.
ming, struck Henderson last night,
upruoting trees and damaging crops.
Hailstones Of unusual Size lay upon the
sidewalks, and vegetables suffered.