The Washington herald., 1911-06-28

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F streets northwest, was rooted from
its stays, and sailed in the air and
along the ground for fifty feet, land
ing near Twenty-third street and Vir-
ginia avenue.
Hailstones, large and heavy, were one
of the phenomena OF the storm. Meteor
ologists OF the Weather Bureau regard II
as the most interesting feature Of the
disturbance. The stones ripped through
the tops Of automobiles and smashed
windows. They danced along the pave
ments before the wind, and made a curl
Gus sight on q sultry day Of midsum-
mer. r..
Northeast Damage Heavy.
Throughout the northeast the damage
to trees was heavy. At Twelfth and
wylie streets one tree was uprooted; at
Second ond H streets northeast, Ninth
and streets northeast, and all along H
and streets northeast limbs were torn
from trees and scattered along the
streets.
A large plate glass in the drug store
at Second and e streets northeast was
shattered. At New York avenue and
Twelfth street a tree was uprooted, and
all the parks show the disastrous effects
of the storm. Hundreds of gardens were
ruined by water and the flowers beaten
to earth.
According to the Weather Bureau, the
rainfall from to AS was about 90
of an inch, and the humidity, at the
beginning Of the gale. was so. When 1t
was all over, the temperature had not
dropped many degrees. but the air was
cool from the rain.
There has rarely been so heavy rain
fall In SO short a spaece of time. AL
though the Weather Bureau had fore
casted the storm, there was no warn
ing of the hurricane-like wind that was
to accompany it. 1t could not have been
more Of a surprise had 1t been dropped
direct from Medicine Hat.
Horses Driven wild.
In the twenty minutes during which
the storm was at its height, horses. left
standing on the pavements. were driven
wild with fear. A number Of automo-
biles were badly damaged. Scores of
points where repairs to street railway
tracks are progressing were filed with
water, with great rivulets from the
pavements pouring into them.
In the greater portion OF the northwest
section of the city but little rain fell
Mount Pleasant was scarcely touched by
1t. In some sections, persons stood out
in the middle Of avenues, entirely dry.
and watched the furious wind uprooting
trees q mile or so in the distance.
Several accidents resulting from the
storm were reported to the police. Mail
wagon No. 20. driven by Harry williams,
l05 Eighth street southeast, was blown
over at First and California streets
northeast by the wind as the driver was
returning from the Union Station. The
horse was thrown to the ground and
John Frazer. OF &c II street northeast.
also in the wagon. was thrown out and
received bruises on his face ana head
Ills injuries were so serious that he was
taken to Casualty Hospital
Several runaways were reported to the
police from the northwest section ana
along the river front. where many teams
are used to haul sand. gravel, and other
building materials.
Three negroes standing under tree IN
front Of z11o L street northwest had a
narrow escape when the tree was up
rooted and landed on the opposite side of
the street George Woody. OF Hughes
court northwest. ore Of the men. was
scratched on the face By the roots as
lhey left the eroun1-