Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-30
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TERRIBLE STORM
STRIKES THIS CITY
High Wind, Hail, Rain and
Thunder and Light
ming.
THRILLING sc E. MES.
THRILLING MES.
Houses Unroofed, Trees Frustrated,
and Electrical and Telephone Wires
Thrown Down.
Thrown Down,
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Shortly after three o'clock this at
ternoon a black cloud settled over thL
city, and subsequently high north
east wind set in, followed by rain
thunder and lightning the rain fel
IN torrents, and within few minute:
il was mingled with hail which rat
fled against windows and caused con
siderable alarm.
1t was impossible to discern object:
across the street, and the roar of the
hail and the wind, the smash of win
lows, the flying boughs from tree:
and the occasional sailing through the
air af parts of roofs caused no lit,
tie terCor.
1t was too late for the Gazette tc
make an inventory of the damage in
the wake of the convulsion, but it Is
feared that great devastation has
resulted in this section.
The roof Of E. Goltlsmith's store
southeast corner of King and Lee
streets, was lifted and hurled almost
across the street
Trees were blow ndown on every
street in the city. The telephone ser
vice was put out of service. while
oower from the electric plant was
also cut off. After the storm had
somewhat subsided it was seen thai
shc damage was greater than ha;
been supposed. The west wall OF the
INNER story of the house occupied
by Thomas C.. Rawlett, on kine
street, between Fairfax and Royal
was found to have been blown out
the residence of Benz. Posey, on Lee
street, near King, had the north wal
demolished, which falling inward,
smashed al 1.-The furniture in the room
The roof of fertilizer Warehause OF
Lee street. near Princess, was blown
off and landed on the house occupied
nv Fannie Kimball on the opposite
side of the street. The second an'
.hird stories were smashed by the i'm
| pact The old Kell house, on the
southeast corner of Fairfax ant
Queen streets was blown in and TIN
brick house on the northwest corne
Of Cameron and Pitt streets, occupied
bv Mrs. Mullin had one end blown
ont This house, it will be remember
cd. was seriously damaged by the cy
clone in 1896
The house Occupied by G. VIM. Ram
sew. northeast corner of st. Asap
and Cameron streets, was unrootc
and all the trees in front Of the hous
Frustrated. The residence of Harr.
Hammond, 225 north Columbus street
was partially demolished.
Several other houses in tn
immediate neighborhood were consld
erably damaged by falling chimney
land trees.
While the wind was at its height tn
Irhimncys of the residence of Robert I
Knight, on the north side Of Prime
street, near Lee, were blown Over
They fell on the adjoining residence
occupied by William Wattles, fan
| crashed through the roof an
into third story room, causing cor
siderable damange.
Part of the east end of the resldenc
iiof Mrs. John w. Burke, on Wl'ke
street, between Fairfax and Lee. wa
blown in, and the south end of tn
residence of Officer Scott, on Lee stree
) between Wilkes and Gibbon, was ais
demolished.
The western gable of the electr
plant at the foot of Wolf street We
Ialso blown in.
The tughoat Edith Winship We
sunk on the Virginia side of the rive
nearly opposite Shepherds.
The steamtr, Charles Macalcstc
: with large crowd of excursions
5 aboard. was caught in the storm O
Broad Creek. 1t was impossible to s.
1 what became of her owing to ii
|. darkness and the thick rain, and =
: port was circulated to the effect tn
= she had overturned. To the great r
lief of all having friends and relativ
: aboard, she passed up the river abo
disix O'clock.
A party of excursionsts who we
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