The Washington times., 1913-07-31
ALEXANDRIA LOSS ~.
! IS ABOUT 100000
Manufacturing Plants, Stores,
and Houses Suffer in Worst
/ Gale Since 1896.

About 10000 damage was done by the
rtorm in Alexandra, according to latest
estimates today. Manufacturing plants,
rtores. and houses were shattered.
Shade trees more than 100 years old
were twisted and broken. Wires, tin
roofs. and other debris litter the streets
Today as testimony to the force OF this
The worst storm since the cyclone of
1885,
Lightning hit the barn on the Walter
Roberts farm, in Duke street extended,
l. mile west OF the city, destroying the
barn with its contents, hay and grain,
some agricultural implements, four
hogs, and six horses.
The wind swept away the roof. one
end. and one side of the main building
pf the Old Dominion Glass Company,
n the northeastern part OF the city. At
the new wharf OF W. A Smoot & Co.
the wind ripped the big pile driver out
CT its moorings and toppled ii into the
siver. Only a short distance from this
soot the storm slashed away the roof
Of the Alexandria Fertilizer and Chsmi-
sal Company and hurled il against the
upper part of the house occupied by
Fannie Kimball
Roof Is Ripped Of.
The old KeIl residence front was
torn away by the wind. the metal roof
was stripped from the Colonial apart
ment house and carried to the top of
the residence of the Misses Whiting on
the opposite side Of the street
Historic Christ Episcopal Church felt
the force of the tornado. The ancient
bell tower was blown in, and the trees
in the nearby graveyard were stripped
Of limbs.
The roof of Roberts colored chapel in
South Washington, was carried away.
Three roofs on the houses at IA, 716,
and us Queen street were torn off and
hurled against the upper part OF the
residence of Harry Hamond, tearing
cut a large hole.
a part Of the roof Of the residence Of
R. E knight, 207 Prince street, was
blown through the roof Of the home Of
c. w. Wattles, next door
Other houses unroofed were those of
Mrs. George Harlow. Al Prince street;
NJ. A. Quinn. 511 Oronoco street; DR.. S.
B. Moore, s11 Prince street, and William
Ramsay, corner Of Cameron and st.
Asaph streets.
The east gable end of the three-story
5riok house at the corner OF Cameron
and Pitt streets was blown out, recall
ing a similar accident to the west end
m 1896, when W. D. Stuart lost his life.
The gable end of the house of R. Z.
Knight, in Prince street, was also torn
out.
Traffic on the river front was para
iyzed. The storm played a freak trick
with the Old Dominion boat club on the
river front, shifting ii out of position.
A two-masted schooner at the Smoot
wharf sank. The roof of the warehouse
of Henry K. Field & Co. was blown
away and the wall of its engine room
was destroyed
Reports filterfng into Alexandria grad
aally today indicate that the storm
caused considerable damage in Alexan-
aria and Fairfax counties. At Fort
Washington a sentry house was blown
down, and there was a slight fire at the
Forty-fourth barracks. Jerry Gensmer
brought ashore party of men and
women stranded on the fats near the
city.
In the police court today Thomas
Holland. colored. charged with forgery.
was acquitted. The charge was brought
by a man named Webb, who claimed
that Holland had signed his name to a
Southern railroad pay check for SR.
and had cashed the same. 1t appeared
from the evidence that the two men
were RESIDENTS OF the same nome anu
that Holland had frequently handled
the others business affairs and In this
case had used the money to the others
advsntage.
The Rev. W. F. Watson, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, left yesterday
TO Join his wife at Orkney Springs, for
a months vacation
The Washington Utilities Company
announces a change in the freight
schedules in operation August ], as fol-
lows:
Leave Washington for Alexandra
10 and 10 a. m. and 5 .. m: Leave
Alexandria for Washington $50 a. m.
and II noon; leave Alexandria for Mt.
Vernon 6:56 a. m and p. m; leave
Mt Vernon for Alexandria 7:25 a m.
and s p. m. On Sundays the following
schedule viii be in effect:
Leave Mt. Vernon for Alexandria
a. m. Leave Alexandria for Mt Yer
nOu 7:45 a. m. Leave Alexandra for
Washington $50 a. m. It is announced
that freight offices will not be open
on Sundays and legal holidays
SJzs Baltimore and Return. .3altimor.
and Ohio. Every Saturday and Sunday.
Good to return until 3 90 A. NJ. train
Monday All trains h0fb irclD6-