The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-31

Photo by Fred A. Schultz.
greeted President Wilson.
in the storm were killed. Police reported
many cats drowned.
+. hundred red lanterns were or
dered by Mai. Sylvester. to supplement,
the thousands already on hand. to b,
used to show where trees have beer
blown across streets. Automobiles have
been warned TO drive slowly. In many
streets traffic is impossible.
Revived with Haflstones.
Hailstones were used to revive women
who tainted during the storm in a street
car at Florida Avenue / Fourth
Streets Northwest. The current of the
car failed 1t was very dark, and the
women were frightened SO that six OF
them tainted. An unidentified man held
his hands out the windows CT the car,
filled them with hailstoaes. melted the
giant stones and used the water to revive
the women.
A rumor that Camp Butt OF the Boy
Scouts at chesapeake Beach was de-
stroyed was denied late last night The
storm did not hit the camp.
Damage estimated at several thousands
Of dollars was done to Fairgrounds in
the city. it was reported by officials of
the association. Two of the Fairgrounds,
New York Avenue Fairgrounds and How
ard Fairgrounds were destroyed.
Roofs Of houses at 306. 30S, and 80 C
Street Northeast. 3I9 and 81 + Street
Northeast, and rs Z Street were blown
of. The last-named building, occupied
by the Washington Brewing Company.
was damaged N,0oo when its skylight
blew in.
Part OF the roof OF the Mount Vernon
Eleventh and NJ Streets North
west, was blown off,
When a skylight of the Warder Build
ing, Ninth and F Straets, was blown
on. 1t was carried to the roof Of the
Gayety Theater, where It landed directly
above the stage. The scenery was dam
aged to the extent of $50. The gallery
and balcony were flooded and the new
fresco work of the theater was damaged
Ss01
Old Masonic Temple Unroofed.
The tin roof of the old Masonic Temple
Ninth and + Streets Northwest, was
blown of.
Lightning that struck the Frederick
apartments, Ninth Street and New York
Avenue Northwest threw the chimney en-
10 the gable roof.
.,
tour stories IN height. lost its roof.
The roof Of the building occupied b.
he Becker Paint Company, at 1es7 Wis
'onsin Avenue, was blown into the
street Rafters from the structure were
blown through the building occupied by
:. Irving Wood. at Wisconsin Avenue
Ind Prospect Avenue. Five of the raft |
rs embedded themselves in the 'front.'
IF the building I
Ill parts Of Georgetown. Police OF the |
seventh precinct reported live electric |
wires down in several streets Residents |
we're warned to avoid the wires. Roofs |
we're blown from several buildings.
Windows Hit Hard.
-Four plate glass windows in a store
[ ai Seventh Street Southwest were
mashed.
A portion of the roof Of st. Donfnic's
chool. Sixth and + Streets Southwest
'as blown off. being carried more than
. feet. landing in an adjoining lot.
The grocery store of Adam Luber, of
'61 c treet Southwest, was struck by
ghtning and damaged to the extent of
,e.
The automobile Of Morris Hacher.
landing in front of the District Building,
as blown seventy-five feet, collidine |
18th an automobile owned and operated
George c. Heider, OF 1900 Brentwood |
Dad Northwest. which was on the other
de Of the street. The stearing gear of
'eiders machine was broke in the crash.
Cut by Flying Slate.
Slate shingles. blown into the street,
rom the roof of Temple Baptist Church, Ii
Tenth and N Streets Northwest, mar
OWL missed pedestrians. Clothing of ;
eVeral persons was cut by flying states
a Ford automobile standing at Tenth I
nd n Streets Northwest was thrown
pom the sidewalk and overturned by a II
inaway horse, which struck the auto 3
Iobile during its flight
There was small rainstorm of yege- 7
Ibles and soups when canned goods was ,
own from truck into the street near (
enth and n Streets Northwest Cases
the tnned goods were blown of. the '
'xes broken and the cans split open. IL
Occupants Of residence at Twelfth !
nd / Streets Northwest were forced IN g
Ike refuge in another house when the Id
'of blew from the building and water r
'oded the entire house.
MIX covered part of Thirteenth Street
Franklin Square when a horse attached
a milk wagon was frightened by a |.
iing tree and ran. Several cases of :
Xix bottles were spilled.
Windows Broken, 5000. L.
A conservative estimate made by the
'ice last night fixes the number Of
nall window panes broken by the hail
ones which fell during the storm at q,
,U0
The business district, especially the a
wer part Of Pennsylvania Avenue. be- d
'een Fourteenth Street and. the Peace
onument. suffered the greatest DAMAGE
this respect
some Of the hailstones were the size of
geon eggs. and smashed window panesI
TN the certainty and swiftness of a
stol ball.
Chinatown" along the Avenue, be-
zen Sixth Street and John Marshall
ace. was hit hard by the bombard-
mt Of hailstones. More than 100
hicks, frightened almost to death at
storm, gathered in the rear of their
UNITS. While the storm passed over.
ey scrambled to the street and seemed
take their anger our on the weather
IN by shouting terms in their native
ngue, evidencing their displeasure at
damage done their homes and busi-
IS places.
Church Tower Smashed. -
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