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turned by the heavy wind and automo-
biles were blown alons the streets. Store
windows along Pennsylvania avenue, F
and streets were shattered and house.
of the wind.
Probably the worst scene of desolation
in this section was at 9th and + streets,
where the old Masonic Temple was un-
rooted and mass Of tin. splintered tim
bers and iron awning posts was left on
the street. The huge pile Of debris was
last night protected by danger signals.
A tin roof blown from building in the
business section landed on the market
square at 18th and B streets. The police
were unable to determine from what
building it was blown. but 1t was in such
a bad condition that it probably will not
tnd a claimant.
At w. b. Moses store. nth and F
streets, two large plate glass windows
were blown out, while at Brentanos, one
square west. one big window was demol-
ished Similar damage was done at the
agency of Red Star Steamship Company.
1906 + street. Droop's music store at
18th and G streets suffered the loss of a
large plate glass window.
Windows were broken at Jacobson's
tailoring establishment. 1915 Z street,
and a 1909 and 1911 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. windows were smashed. and many
section were broken by the hail A
vacant store in the Southern building
was left without a window.
small section of the roof of the Ma
tional Theater and part of the roof of
Garfinkle's at 18th and F streets were
blown off. In the latter building the
stock of the Glove Wernicke Company
was damaged. The roof of the building
on G street. adjoining the Colorado
building. was left on the street. Roofs
were also blown from buildings SIG
18th street. 903 H street, 1918 F street
and SIG h street
Harry L. Green. twenty-seven years
old. 1246 W street northwest. working a
the Palais Royal. was cut by pieces of
broken glass blown from a window.
Cuts TO his face and hands were dress
ed at Emergency Hospital. Henry
Clayton, cOlored. tried to prevent a
runaway at Louisiana avenue and 9th
street and was kicked by a horse He
was treated at Emergency Hospital for
an injury to his abdomen.
An automobile belonging to Morris
Hacker. building inspector. was blown
across the street from in front of the
District building. landing against a
similar vehicle belonging to George c.
Heider. 1900 Brentwood road Both
We're slightly damaged.
At police headquarters Maj Sylvester
was about to hold his regular weekly
meeting of his captains when the storm
broke. One of the large windows on
the 14th street side of the building was
blown with force enough to shatter it,
Capt Hollinberger. who was standing
next to the window at the time the
window was smashed, sustained slight
cuts to his hand.
While the police of the first precinct
were trying to learn if assistance were
needed throughout the precinct. the
wind carried away the skylight of the
building. Search was later made for
the missing skylight, but it was not
found.
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Clerk in District Building
Narrowly Escapes Death

W G. McNuity. a clerk in the Office of
chief Clerk Daniel +. Garges of the
engineer department of the District gov
eminent. narrowly escaped death while
working in Commissioner Hardings Office
during the storm. A huge plate glass
window was blown in a few yards from
the desk at which he was seated, and
crashed to the floor at his feet
One OF the hands on the post office
clock was struck by lightning, and one
OF the revolving doors facing Pennsyl-
vania avenue was also struck, sending
spIintered glass through the corridors on
the main floor of the building.
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DETAILS OF THE DAMAGE.
FIRST PRECINCT.

fIerritory from eth street northwest 10
Cast side OF 18th street northwest. from
= street southwest, north TO X street
eorthwest.)
In the first police precinct. which COM
prses much of the business section of
the city. many thrilling scenes were wit
messed during the storm and much dam
aSs was done. Many teams were over
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DIED.

BUTTZ. ,,. ray, ,rc,oS
OF THE UNITED STATES
Commsndery Of the District of tolnmbia:
City Of Washington. july II. lgl.i
Tn. death OF Companion CHARLES WILSON
Ritz Brevet Major 4. y. Volunteers. at LIS
hon North Dakota, on the 10Th instant. - an
nounced TO the Commandery.
Funeral services and interment al Lisbon, North
Dakota.
Rrig.dierDe;enersl GREEN CLAY GooDLoE.
L.. y. Marine Corps
Commander.
THOMAS II. MCKEE.
Recorder.
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With the exception of the collapse of
the Saul building, at eth and l. streets,
damage in the second police precinct con-
sisted of fallen trees. houses unroofed
and windows broken. There was not a
have one or more fallen trees lying in the
street and Automobiles and others rid
ing about to see the damage had to wind
their way through the streets and as
cautiously as il the streets were winding
country roads.
blocked by large trees falling completely
across the roadway. Broken window
panes will run almost into the millions
There were very few houses with north
ern exposure which did not ssuffer Sc
verely from broken window panes which
permitted the rain to fairly pour through
and damage furniture inside.
Tin roofs could be found almost any
where and street gas lamps were demol-
ished in many instances.
The wind also broke many window
panes in the north side of the Pension
building. the glass falling among the
clerks who were working in the building,
but fortunately none was hurt. Business
was suspended for the day and soon
after the storm abated the clerks were
permitted to go to their homes. por-
tion OF the slate roof on the uppermost
part of the building and part of the cop
per roof on a ridge around the building
were blown off. letting the water in on
some of the government records, but not
destroying them.
Part of the roof on the building occu-
pied by the forest service also was blown
OF during the storm, and the rain coming
In did about $1,000 damage in the drafting
room, which Is on the eighth floor of the
building. number of window panes
were broken
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Ruin Portion of Sugar Men
When Tariff Is Removed,
Thornton Tells the Senate

"oh, the pity of it; oh. the shame of
it.'
With this exclamation Senator Thorn
ton, democrat, Louisiana, who will
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vote against the tariff bill because of
the sugar schedule. brought to ell
max in the Senate today an impas-
stoned denunciation of his party's de-
termination TO put sugar upon the free
list i'm 1916.
II do not say the southern senator
asserted. his voice shaking with emo
ton. after he had pictured devastation
that free sugar would cause in Louisi-
ana, that the People of Louisiana who
are directly or indirectly dependent
on the sugar industry for their liveli-
hood will never recover from this cruel
and needless blow, for such is not my
belief.
but they must tread the paths OF ad-
yersity for long years to come while
struggling to adapt themselves to the
new situation and many who have lived
in comfort will die in poverty.
Courageous and Resourceful.
But in all this land there are no more
devoted or self-sacrificing women, than
those of my own dear native state of
Louisiana.
"They may be stricken to the earth for
a time by this blow dealt in utter disre-
gard Of their rights, but they will rise
again through the inherent virtues Of
their proud and self-reliant natures.
II owe to these people of my state a
far higher measure of devotion than l
owe to the democratic party. l told them
after my election that they who had
placed their trust in my word would
never be able to say that their trust had
been misplaced.
Honor and duty alike demand that I
vote against this bill while it embOdies
the provision denounced by the state
democratic convention of Louisiana, that
met in June OF 1912, as "a heavy and cruel
blow against Louisiana.
And l repeat here and now what l
said to the legislature of Louisiana on
the 5th day of December. 1910: II my
mother must be stabbed some other hand
than mine must be found to WELD the
knife God helping me, l will stand by
my word and by my people to the end"
Dependent Upon the Tariff.
Senator Thornton analysed the sugar
situation at great length and submitted
intricate details tending to show that the
sugar industry of his state was absolutely
dependent upon adequate tariff rates and
quoted from the platform Of his party in
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10 the DlStrlct line ana from East Cap
itol street to the District line.)
Wires out of commission in the ninth
precinct delayed reports of storm dam
age from the county. People residing
i'm and about Langdon had hardly re-
covered from the excitement incident
to Tuesday afternoons storm when
yesterdays storm broke and did addi-
tional damage. Three houses were
struck by lightning during Tuesday s
storm doing considerably more damage
than was done yesterday.
1t is probable that reports of the
damage done in the ninth precinct Will
not be complete for several days In
addition to the damaged condition or
was necessary to send details to other
sections and to afford ample prOtec-
ton to damaged property in cases IN
which occupants of houses were unable
to remain and protect them.
On ID street northeast between Ten
nessee avenue and 14th street the roof
Of the middle of three houses was blown
Off the roof dropping upon the roof OF
one of the other houses. Lightning
struck the cupola on Ninth Street
Christian Church and did some dam
age. and the cupola on Brown Memorial
Church. at 14th and B streets north
east, was similarly damaged.
At $40 c street northeast the entlre
the rafters with it. and was left hanging
over the front Of the structure. The ROOF
of 3C1 f street northeast was blown OH.
three chimneys being carried away with
It. Several houses near Sth and + streets
northeast were more or less damageu
and several fences in the northeast sec
ton were blown away. A shutter blown
from house 1907 ] street northeast was
sent through the air with the speed of an
airship and smashed. On street north
east between Sd and 4th streets run
away team straddled fallen tree and
was brought to a sudden stop.
In the county to the east and north of
the city the small streams were greatly
swollen and traffic was interrupted. The
stream to the north of the Benning race
track was beyond it's banks and damage
to the roadbed and railway tracks was
threatened. but as soon as the storm was
over the water quickly subsidized and traf-
f1c was resumed.
Among the houses in the northeast sec
ton that were unroofed are five houses
in the 800 block on 14th street. Dol Ten
nessee avenue. 1889 l street, house near
I'd and A streets, 3OS & street. BIZ East
Capitol street and 112O East Capitol
street A billboard on II street north
east between 9Th and 9th streets was
blown across the sidewalk.
Vacant house 1910 Maryland avenue
northeast was unroofed and the tin and
splintered timbers were dropped on the
street. At the Wonderland. an MAR
picture park at 18th and Fl streets north
east, much of the fencing gave way from
the force Of the wind and boards were
scattered in every direction
The roof was blown off house 327 l
street northeast and part of the roof and
rear porch Of the Roosevelt apartments
18th and f streets northeast, were blown
away.
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FIFTH PRECINCT.

Crerritory embraces all of the south
east section OF the city proper
The entire second story and roof of
Calvary Baptist Church. colored, was
demolished by the high wind, being
blown almost across the street. Fortu-
nately no one was near the structure
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Conductor Battles Wind
to Guard Little Children

Occupants Of street car bound for
Glen Echo. which was stranded on +
street between 18th and 14th streets
northwest while the storm was at its
height. are today eudeavoring to ascer-
tain the name of conductor who proved
himself hero. Pieces of roofs. broken
signs and cornices were falling about
the car endangering the lives of Its pas
sengerS. The car was standing just In
front of the interstate commerce building,
and the conductor advised every one to
leave the car and get into the building as
soon as possible. The majority of the
passengers We're mothers with famiiles
of children numbering from two to six.
With two children in his arms the con-
ductor made a dash for the building. He
then returned for others. and Kept this
up until all the children had been re-
moved 10 place OF safety. He then as
sisted number of woman passengers
across the street. At times the wind
swept him from his feet. but he kept
right on with his heroic work.
Panic on Street Car.
After the storm had scattered wet and
slippery leaves upon car tracks and
streets yesterday afternoon, the failure of
crew to carry sand in the box of
Wisconsin avenue car very nearly caused
a collision which might have added
score of injuries and perhaps deaths to
the list left by the storm. The crowded
car had assembled the Wisconsin avenue
grade as far as street northwest. There
the power failed, the brakes refused to
grip or the air was out of commission,
and the car slid backward down hill. 1t
gathered momentum as IL went. until
women inside the shrieked men
climbed over each other in an effort to
1rrrVa off hoy c1tI InyI n
one woman tainted. One man. with re-
markable heroism shouted. Don't worry.
It's all right" and then disappeared over
the end of the car. The load of fright
ened passengers Whizzed downhill in the
wrong direction for about two blocks and
then a strong man succeeded in winding
up the mandrake hard enough to bring
the car to a stop.
Some time later the car company sent
out a sand car TO roughen the tracks
Violates Jim Grow Law.
An electric car left Alexandria for
this city just before the storm started
and when short distance from the
starting place the motorman stopped
the car as a matter of precaution.
The rocking of the car did not have
the effect Of disturbing the slumbers
or an elderly colored Virginian who was
seated in the section set apart for
or tree crashed through the window
and brushed his face he suddenly
jumped from his seat and made for the
other end of the car.
IT'S jim crow place is no place for
me. he shouted, and I'm going to the
white mans car.
Water poured in before all the
car was delayed some time before the
motorman deemed it advisable to pro-
ceed
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FOURTH PRECINCT.

fTerritory embraces all of the south
western section Of the city,
The flag pole of the fourth precinct
station house. on Il street between ~
and 9th streets southwest, was blown
down. Roofs were taken off of five
houses i'm Atkins court, between Maryland
avenue and T. street, AZ and 9th streets.
Not only the tin roof. but the wooden
rafters, we're carried away by the wind
from the dry goods store on the corner
of Az and d streets southwest. The
store occupies two buildings and the roofs
of both were completely carried away,
falling into the middle Of D street beside
the buildings.
The roof was also torn off Of the real
estate office on the corner of Az and +
streets southwest. as was the roof on
the dwelling house at 465 + street south
west Part Of the roof of St Dominica
parochial school at 9th and streets
southwest was blown off the building, but
the church next door was entirely un-
harmed.
Roofs were blown off the row of houses
extending from 9O6 to 9lS Virginia ave-
nue. southwest Failing trees and limbs
broke in part of the fronts of the houses
at 1223 and 122o ID street southwest. and
the roofs were blown down. The show
window of q store at 3O4 7th street south
west and the large plate window Of a
barber shop at 81 7th street southwest
were demolished. A house at the corner
OF 18th and d streets southwest lost its
roof.
Houses extending from IL to 20 NJ street
southwest were unroofed, and a falling
tree broke I'm the front of the house at
$50 NJ street southwest.
A telegraph pole fell diagonally across
the street at the corner of Half and n
streets southwest. and traffic was blocked
for hours. Practically every window
was blown out of the houses on the south
side of NJ street between 3rd and ~
streets southwest.
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EIGHTH PRECINCT.

tTerritory bounded by 22d street and
Florida avenue on the west, Florida ave-
nue.. College street and r street north
east on the north. I'd street northeast on
the east, and O street on the south)
The eighth precinct sustained less dam
age than either the tenth precinct, Wnicn
TANKS it ON the north, or the second pre-
cinct. on the south, where the damage
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This precinct embraces the northern
portion of Mount Pleasant, Columbia
Heights. Petworth, Saufs Addition.
Brightwood, Soldiers Home and Takoma
Park.
The record of the storm damage COM
piled by the police tells of roofs entirely
blown off at the following places: 429 to
A.: Irving street, 1910 Georgia avenue,
746, 7iS and 756 Lamont street, 745 and
747 Kenyon street, 1213-l5 and 1911 Euclid
street, 300 Champlan street. $50 Hol-
mead street, 721. 723. 40 and 743 Park
road.
Roofs were partly blown off and dam
aged at the Bruce School, 500, 500. b07,
511, 5l3 732 and 752 Morton street, Isl
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OF the trees were damaged, but only
slightly.
Glass was broken in the greenhouse at
St Mayr's, few tombstones received
slight damage and some of the trees were
cut and torn.
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NINTH PRECINCT.

(Territory from I'd street northeast
to the District line and from East Cap
itol street to the District line)
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SECOND PRECINCT.

(Territory from K street northwest to
Q street northwest. and from 18th street
northwest to 1st street northeast)
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Creek to the District line and from
the Potomac river front to the District
line)
The storm played several freakish
FRANKS in Georgetown. one of the
strangest occurring on SD street just
north of NJ. The roof of the c. & c.
Towel Company was torn Off and two
two by four timbers were blown across
SD street, penetrating the front of a
real estate Office, much as two spears
might be driven into mudbank. No
one was injured.
The roof was blown off Forrest
Hail and a part of the rear wall was
blown out. The tin roof was carried
into 32d street, where 1t hung from the
trolley WIRES carrying down some OF
the wires Forrest Hall was used as
n studio by Frank Millet. the Wash
ington painter. who was drowned In
the sinking Of the Titanic. and some of
his paintings still remain In the hall.
What injury was done TO them. II any,
could not be learned this morning.
One wall and the chimney on the resi-
ner of 33d and M streets. were blown
down by the high wind. while the root
was lifted off the home or theodore
Barnes, at 9th street ana ROCK court.
The roof of the residence or ). y. Suin-
van, 9th and o streets, was badly
damaged.
A large section of the tin roof on the
main building of the Industrial Home
School was blown off. landing In a
field 800 feet from the building. and
the school was badly damaged, while
thousands of panes of glass in
the greenhouses of the school were
smashed.
Policemen Of the seventh preclnct
said that several thousand trees along
the streets and in yards in Georgetown
were blown down or seriously dam
aged.
No damage. aside from the blowing
down of a number of signs ana INJURY
To trees. was reported at the Tenley
town substation of the seventh pre-
cinct
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TENTH PRECINCT.

(Territory from Florida avenue to the
northern District line. and from there to
the District line at Rock creek.)
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THIRD PRECINCT.

CTerritory from X street northwest to
. street northwest and from 18th street
northwest to Rock creek
Destruction of trees constitutes the
principal damage in the section Of the
city included in police precinct No. 8.
although number of roofs We're blown
off, The house at Oil I'D street was
damaged in this manner row Of six
flats on the north side of N street be-
tween I'D and I'D streets also had their
roofs blown or
Several electric light and telephone
wires were blown down. as well as an
electric light pole on the west Side of
nth street south of Il street.
Workmen began to clear away the tree
debris in Dupont Circle as early as II
o'clock last night. The wind played
havoc with many handsome shade trees
in Connecticut avenue. New Hampshire
avenue, Massachusetts avenue and the
Avenue OF the Presidents, as well as in
Mcpherson Square, Farragut Square, La
fayette Park and Dupont Circle
Many dwellings whose owners and &C.
cupants are away for the summer are
damaged by water which the wind forced
into the Easements, cellars and lower
floors. Among these were the residences
of Mrs. r. w. Harper. 1515 Avenue of
the Presidents: Mrs. I. T. Mann. 1881
Avenue Of the Presidents. and houses at
1926 18th street and 1900 Massachusetts
avenue
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CAPITALS STORM
LOSSES HIGH IN
THE THOUSANDS

CONTINUED from Tenth Page)
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SEVENTH PRECINCT.

tTerritory from west side of Rock
Creek to the District line and from
the Potomac river front to the District
line.)
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CTerritory from 1st street northeast to
18th street northwest, and from the center
of the Capitol grounds to X street north
west).
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BALTIMORE WHOLESALE MARKET

Baltimore, Md. NAV )
sTRAw-No, l strash. rye ls.N; No 2
sIed rye straw. rocale.co; No. . tangled rye
straw. lO.ocalloo No. wheat straw. 500; wheat
straw. No. 2. 75oasW; No / cat straw. 9 ooa
1000; No. oat straw. sooas.0.
pies, New York per bbI assorted :ooa
SO: do. No. .. per Dbl. I5esI15; asparss gus,
South Carolina, Per bunch l5a26; do. clis. loai2s
bcets. Florida per bunch. 2a3; beans Florida.
cabbage, new. Norfolk. per crate 2.ooa25o: do.
Charleston, per crate. 50; celery, Florida per
crate, l.50a30 do, native. per bunch. las; cucum-
bers Florida Ter bushel basket. 35oai0o; cagplans,
Florida per crate 2oea20; grapefruit Florida, pcr
box, 2ooa5.50; horseradish, nearby. per bus. box,
25al 80; kale. native per box, loal2s; lettuce
tive. per ls;s. hox. Ma3a; onions. New York and
Western bus 4oa45; do, Western. 1oolb. sack. ia
90 peppers. Florida, crate. 90; oranges.
box as to size 3oOa4Jo peas. Southern per basket,
l. 56al IS: rineappes Florida and Havana Per crate.
onions per 100 soa7o; strawberries. North Carolina.
per quart, Sails tomatoes Florida per carrier 3ooa
$50; do. fair to good, l.5oa2.5
POTAToEs-white. old. near by. Eime, Per bur.
-: do Eastern Shore Of MARYLAND, bus. No. !,
45a5o; do Western Maryland and Pennsylvania. Per
bus No. I, 55a60; do. seconds. per bus. 3a4o; do.
New York. per bus 35ato; do. New York, per bus,
crime 60a65 sweets. Eastern Shore. rer Dbl, Elsa
35: do choice yellow per bas, l20al.35; do. Della
ware and jersey per Dbl, 3ooa35o; vans. North
Carolina, yer Dbl, 2ooa2e do. Virginia. per bbl.
2Ooa225.
large per h. lOaI2 carp per h., 4a5; coclis. bbl,
so0a7. 90; founders. per h. 3a4: gray trout, h..
large Gas: do. h., small to medium, 3aS; herring,
per 100. 3oa46 salmon trout, per To-. oaZ snad pay
roc each, 10: do. buck, each. 20; do, North Caro-
lima roe EACH 10; do. buck, each. 70; rock boil
ing per Id, loal2; do, medium. salo; PAN h.. salo
white perch large h., salo; do. small to medium,
do. small to medium 2a4; mackerel per h.. South
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