Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-31

tho storm. end it was stated that several
DAYS will be required to clean up the lit
ter of twigs and limbs. to say nothing OF
entire trees. that strewed the streets
Most of the trees destroyed were silver
NAPLES and poplars and there Will De re-
placed with oaks and sycamores.
The White House lawn was piied WIN
heaps of fallen limbs and uprooteo trees
Twenty trees were down.
OF the many historic trees there. the
giant elm planted by President raves
form from it's roots. lay across the presi-
KinIev caK and the Harrison sweetgum
Weathered the storm, as did the SleNe-
land elm.
Many Cords of Wood.
1t was estimated that fully 1000
cords of wood were obtainabie from the
damaged trees, and the White House
gardener was instructed TO offer the
wood TO the poor.
The section included between 9Th and
18th streets and G and X streets north
west appeared to have suffered the
greatest damage. as far as trees are con-
cerned The roadways and sidewalks on
9Th 10th and 11th streets. II and streets
New York avenue and X street reSembled
jungles after the wind died down, and
on New York avenue between sth ana
10th streets 1T was Impossible TO traVei
except in the street car tracks.
A huge elm at the northeast corner OF
LAFAYETTE Park, directly across the street
from the Cosmos Club. was spiintered
and wrecked. one of the main limbs being
torn of: while other trees in the same
park were stripped of limbs and branches.
The trees In the White House grounds
suffered severely. the ground being COW
cred with debris while many OF the great
trees were leveled to the earth
Freakish Nature of Hurricane.
Along the north and south streets the
injury TO trees was not as severe as on
the streets running east and west: and
the freakish nature of the hurricane was
apparent in the debris-strewn pavements
of one square. while block farther on
but little damage was done. Instances OF
this kind we're repeated all over the city.
the wind seeming to strike certain spots
with its full force, while other small
areas ESCAPED.
r. f. Doyle, acting superintendent OF
| the street cleaning department, looked
about the city last night to get an idea
of the amount of work his department
would have to do. He was on the job
| early this morning with his entire
| force of $50 men and fifty teams.
| Because OF the numerous fallen trees
| and branches on the streets throughout
| the city the horse-drawn sweepers
| were unable to make the Roadway they
| ordinarily make. Drivers were instruct
/ ed to do the best they could, however
| and the white wings" also were in
| structed to lose no time clearing the
| streets Of the debris.
| Joint Service In Cleaning Up.
| Drivers in charge of wagons were
given explicit instructions to work In
CONJUNCTION with the employees of the
parking commission in the matter OF
hauling branches of trees
They were told to exert themselves
to "clean up'' and not to draw any line
between their work and that of the park.
Ing commission.
Just how long il will take to remove
| the FALLEN trees and branches from tn,
| streets could not be told. In some sec
uons or the city residents were taking
advantage of the situation and were lay
Ing In supplies of fire wood. They were
not Interrupted in their work. the Dis
trlct employees realizing that all the wooe
taken would be that much help TO them
Assistant Supt. Doyle stated that he had
Teams and men on the streets at o'clock
tnis morning. He thinks the streets OF
the entire city will be in condition to b.
swept tomorrow morning.
| Big Force Cleaning Up Debris.
Great havoc was created by yester
days tornado in all the public park
and reservations of this city. and tn
entire force OF the Office of public build
ings and grounds, numbering over 25
men. is today engaged in cleaning vi
the debris and repairing the damag
as far as possible.
According to f. +. Gillen. superin
Itendent of the parks who made a hast,
Examination OF the situation this morn
ing. the storm totally destroyed abou
$50 trees in the various parks. an,
about 500 more were so badly damages
that expert treatment will be necessar
to save them. even If that is possible.
While more or less damage was don
in all the parks of the District, he said
the damage was comparatively slight i
those parks east of the Capitol. the onl
park in that section where many tree
were injured being Lincoln Park. TIL
greatest damage to trees was done in tn
Smithsonian grounds. Judiciary Park an
the White House grounds. where tn
l storm apparently had greatest leewal
Lafayette Park also suffered severely.
The Cleveland elm In the White Hous