Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-04-03
RICHMOND STRUCK
BY TROPICAL STORM
Trains Delayed by Trees on
Tracks-Roofs Are Stripped OF
Tin-Wazons Upset IN Streets
Plate Glass Windows ana
Showcases Shattered

pf~hmuna THURSDAY had q torciSle - /
,,,rser 81 thc tcrrurs thrOugh which
~, noopie 81 ths stricken storm ots-
.-,-ts az the Middle WEST are pass-aS-
-, a immature tornado. accoWpA- /
- hx an emOyro1ic Si0odoars'-
ro.k ffe rlAy Ca is grasp short
tore oclccS tf.s NIX tli'@. -, /
-.rss4.t...l 81 several tnQCS-isi4 oet-~.S 4
80 threw thousands 81 reSi1etss 49, ~. i
. raantc Which YES ailee 80 80 -
me ctaSinE 81 the storm Ni't~@
- sssolen IS SIS ocEinninS- -
-relruhoue and seicgrafn Nires ~
ht,rlea 10 tae Eroun1 AAe $50 -,
useless 1--we wires were 49, -
-. ss~esrs al many points Anl 49,
= --..-,-,- ,,--r-rcr 10 tne lite 81 f>lch-
-,,,a.-rS who were scam i,cI-Iie an 80
face OF the CGrricloDs Ntno - -
- safety. Trees were uEroote~s 49,
s-.nh and tclcphcne potc3 49,
- 49,, roofs were carried trosh
~ tons o. houses piate $50 49,.
aovrs were crunpled I'D. Az -. -
~s.rx we're torn lron their lA7-t--.--
- thousands q urn nrcl-as NcEe - +
iuxisz OF and redoce@ 70
- onty tor the ash barrel
A Fishth and Main
re-hrrs thF most spectacular So
al me sudden storm n As ne -
81 me plate glass wlE1oNs % ~ Srs5o
- ft.srk a. &C. az Eishtn an1 49,
-. The winG. moNiDE AZ e
r-.s-, speed. Whlrlea INTO me
- 81 1ne big store, ans -
- 'front.' window glass on "a" 80 -
re- earnare Is cSt-uiAtc- AZ S-sN---
$780, 81 tre pans nas>ll4 4~S--
= mo ne breach made ~ ire W
- -rsrsea several hundred oo-.eEs
-.orth O. merchandise NLl-H
f.,ar displayed IN tho Wln1.N. -
torfirr~ Il g. A"EOp A-te- 80
,.,.r.lIar policeman. on cuSy II Eo--ct
Court resolved hurry L-e@s-s -
the co8rt room tn-s r. ans -
go ffe reef q his house az ~.
Ss--.-is- street hEG been tcrn On -
80 wind tie imme4i3te-y lt-N -
49, rftrr the welfare q lis stricAe-
family -. - ~
z----s--l, Ernu-ay and Power Com IAns
zee rr~enched from thc.r potes -
Fourth AvE-uc. AID ll--l me- 49,
removed rcsicents CT 80 -.
-. rrrt rhurouErfare o. VICE Der "a
- s4-i~es carried sufficient eleSlrll
ertf 10 snuH out the lives OF tAose
Who might have toucne1 theH--
Many Accidents
A. F-irrt and Cay streets three A.
-idertx directly attributable % tnt
rsc~-r. occurred carTi1Ee orlNtl
~ william Isaac johnson we y =
blindcd hy the shees 81 49, - go a..
a CO. q the NirElzlE Runway AS
ra,-.-r- s-r--ruarr. me uaccenef
49, cn~C-ned from the slce 81 m
car and d2rtee % FIRST stree -. -,
uosliced again with q wagon % -
Virginia Launtry Company No on
Fri~- c7ramth. q 1oz East Thir'
street. wEs str71rE ~ nglls - !,
FIRST and Clzy and Was attellor4 q
Dr. Bullock. who responded Win n
CITY Hospital arroul1nce- -.
Al chimney Was toFrled over ~ 110
Foor Earoas turned turtle iu Mint
See Between Main Ant Cary Stree
whe- the wino struck then
A tree and q telegraph poe -.
hfo~r down a. Tenth ano AarrIl-
Errecfs nn6 the police signal box ~
uut out cf commission because y
ulros were carried 70 The Erouno
them-
Cn-r street between Robinson 90
Nufberry Streets A wire Was 70
frorr Ets ucle on Smith Street betW e
E-oat and A1arns S-reetA
General Havoc Wright
ne rag awning ana sign q The "
rIuia Auction Company. AZ tAe r
Broad Street. W1a Erercneo AN-s
the company VS. .oIes- -
tlrcr ard hniu fcdayrB sale next CO
a tAn pizts-glass window II
bulltszg occupied ~ 1on1 l.
Hams 4 Son, AZ ElEntn .na -
rrreetn was smashed 70 Ernlrher@e
The fence on the cid oasei
grounds. On West Broad Street
lad PROSTATE
a show case q n Rohra- o. Br'
Street. between Second anc II
Ezreeta was smashed
TIE rkylrht % the Ebel build
as Fast Main Street wAs wrec
and the railing SURROUNDING par
ne reef was carried away y
sind and deposited Sn the alley n
rear
IN the Capitol Square scores
heavy trer-fr4nsd bencnes Ne-e 2
turned zn1 innbs C trees were :
tered abUut the Ero1nca
Blew Hex Tp bteps-
Al rrfrrh and Cay E1reezs ne =
fnrfostnE the yar1 o. 9 evening ~
urae earned lEto the street
woman. who va rounctng
s~rre~ q the City Hal Al Eles
- caustof Streets. Wa picked
fodnv BY the wl1c and cepoSire'
ffe Eieverth Street steps CO the .
tux Detective Atkilson. who -
70 he- assistance. found ner u
lie ASSISTED her ~ the steps arc
the h.-slcIax- she refused 70 give
name The force 81 the rrlrd q
fuGre6 ~ TIE fac1 that me ~
xresrhed atout 1e9 pounds Her
h<elia sEzF tern 20 -tkoczE
Gereers were blown from the
dours q TIE high GoorE q the
Tnonc Ho4el and fell clatteFlu8
rsrece Ard Niuth Streets and 4nt
roorrverds 81 ghe hogtelry-
TN efrrs were blown Gown
szs~eer from ~heir faEtentEEs q
rev LvrIc Iheafer building
A. F-lffh ar1 Broad Streets.
Tariey had = hard tine asslst