The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-11
STORM
CARRIES DEATH
AND DESOLATI0N
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stones. everything fraii or weak fell
| IN its path.
The worst accident reported was In
Fairmount Park. where band pavilion
near Georges Hall collapsed, catching
at least 200 persons in the ruins They
nau taken refuge from the storm in
tho pavilion. A baby Is dead. and nf-
teen injured persons are In the local
hospitals.
More than 100 injured managed to
drag themselves to their homes. Only
| tho fact that the pavilion was Of light
construction. without any real heavy
1oists. prevented terrible catastrophe.
Agnes Murphy, twenty-five years old.
was killed at City Line by falling
tree, under which she took refuge.
James McNamee. eleven months old.
was killed by n falling trco at Forty
eighth Street and Lancaster Avenue.
Patrick McNamee, the baby's father,
was injured.
Several other deaths are reported. but
not verified.
Automobile Wrecked.
| At tho height of the storm n largo
sightseeing automobile. carrying
crowd OF picnickcrs. was being pushed
TO It's utmost TO get the gay merry
makers under cover The wind blew
the flowing tie OF the driver into his
face. He lost control for an instant.
tree. Seven of the merrymakers
were injured
Matte L. Merner was drowned at
Port Richmond. Her male companions
were endeavoring to get ashore when
the gust seemed to lift the woman
bodily from the boat. Her body has
not been recovered. Her companions
are under arrest
The entire length OF Market Street
is laid waste. Tremendous trees that
have withstood the storms OF years are
stretched across the streets In all
parts Of the city trolley service is
either tied up absolutely or delayed
for hours Telephone and telegraph
poles are down on all sides
| Large plate glass windows in the
downtown stores wers smashed like so
much tissue paper. The wind tore the
roof from the building OF the Frank
lin Trust Company building at Fiji
teenth and Market Streets.
Roofs OF eleven houses in the neigh
borhood of Forty-seventh and Forty
! ninth Streets and Woodland and Pas
chall Avenues were carried away bod
| lily.
| A tower on the Broad and Fllbert
Street side of the Pennsylvania Station
was Jared from it's support, and two
blocks of granite were hurled into the
street. Fortunately. no person was hit
All the parks of the city are de-
vastated Gigantic trees were broken
like pipestems The entire reserve
force OF the Police Department has
| been called out.
| The telephone exchanges are almost
ut standstill. To so per cent of calls
made. the answer is. wire out of
order"
Country Laid Waste.
! Reports from the outlying districts
| show that the storm was even worse
than i'll Philadelphia. These reports
are meagre, and are being obtained
chiefly from passengers on belaIed
trains Early reports show that nu-
| nerous OF the magnificent homes in
| the suburbs and along the main lines
are wrecks All OF the fine green
houses are reported to have been laid
waste by the hail. and the handsome
properties are reported to have been
unroofed. Later reports may show
these earlier calamities to have been
| exaggerated.
Atlantic CITY. up to late hour. was
cut off absolutely from Philadelphia.
| Prior to the storm, Philadelphia was
sweltering. with the mercury ranging
around 81 degrees. and the humidity
| almost deserted. the entire population
| apparently remaining indoors in ncgll-
gee. Two deaths from heat have been
reported. and the prostrations are nu-
| merous.
Just before o'clock. day was turned
into night. There was a shril whistle
and the gust struck the city. This
/ was followed by the hail and rain
For half hour it continued later
! to let up for about half an hour. and
/ then to be renewed with fresh vigor
/ The second storm lasted until S
o'clock. when the city began to take
count of its losses of life and prop
| erty. The latter, based on a conserva-
! tive estimate. will reach more than
$1.0o0,000 in Philadelphia and its near
suburbs.