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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-31
Five Saved From Drowning
in Two Accidents on River

MaSliniiian p Bergeron, a clerk i'm the
war college. and Dr. T.. Dolphus Hays
mer' son OF clergyman of the Seventh
Day Adventist faith, saved the lives OF
two missionaries Of this denomination.
Young Haysmer was in a boat with Will
liam Ciun and Charles Robinson, the two
missionaries. all Of whom were about to
go In swimming. The young doctor swan
ashore after the boat overturned, in
spite OF great difficulties, and alarmed the
War College authorities. Volunteers were
called for. and Bergeron RESPONDED. div
ing into the storm-swept river and res
cuing the exhausted pair.
Another thrilling rescue from probable
drowning was made by JAMES Stoddard.
q private In Company, Engineer Corps.
u. 8. A., stationed at the washington
barracks. Stoddard saw three men cling
ing to the bottom of an overturned row
boat 200 yards from shore. and. mar
TALLY removing his clothes. made three
trips to the boat. bringing q man back
with him each time. He was nearIv
exhausted after rescuing the men. WIN
said they were physicians. but did NOT
give their names.
The top moor was occupied by the con-
fdenttal exchange and the finance de-
partnent, and contains most OF the So
ciety's valuable records The chs ritv
workers and the janitor moved the rac.
ords and attempted to cover those that
were too heavy to be moved. A arm IN
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DETAILS OF THE STORM.

Number Of killed, 2. Walter Z.
Hilton, vice PRESIDENT b. r. Saul
Realty Company, and Thomas
Fealy, timers employe.
Number Of injured reported. -.
Many others slightly injured not
reported.
Total damage to private prop
erty, 10 far estimated BY police,
9152,165.
Shade trees demolished, esti-
mated, 5000.
Scores Of houses unr0Ofed.
Only two h0uses demOlished.
Several government buildings,
including pension ONCE, post Of
Zee aad Public Library injured,
and many government records
damaged.
Several school buildings ua-
rooted and otherwtse damaged.
storm due to intense heat, and
wind attained velocity Of sixty
six miles an hour, according to
weather bureau.
Hail ranging I'm size from moth
halls to eggs fell.
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lance. / told Father Wade l was going
to get into the ambulance and go with
him.
Accompanied Ambulance.

Il Immediately jumped in" Father
Bischon continued, "and we started for
the hospital. The man was SO badly
crushed and covered with blood and SAND
that it was possible to tell he was white
man only by the palms of his hands.
which were clean. I'm sure he was not
quite dead when we started. and, not
even knowing who il was l administered
the last rites of absolution. Soon after
this, before reaching the hospital. think
the man died.
II discovered later that the victim Of
the falling building whom l had accom-
panied to the hospital was Thomas B..
Fealey, the father of dear friend of
mine, Rev. Ignatius Fealey OF st. Jo-
seph's Church"
II returned to the scene of the catas-
trophe in the ambulance" Father Bischoh
said. and. with Father Wade and
Fathers Connolly and Mcnamara. who
had arrived during my absence. did what
l could to alleviate the sufferings of the
injured and administered provisional alb
solution. The police permitted us to go
beyond the lines they had established.
and we remained at the building until 1t
was assured that every one had been ac-
counted for who was I'm the building
when it fell"
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Repairs to Aqueduct Bridge
Being Made Without Delay

Temporary repairs to the Aaueduct
bridge, which was badly damaged 10y
the storm yesterday, are now Ia prog
ress and probably will be completed
today, according to reports from the
office OF the superintendent of bridges.
Supt David Z. McComb made a per-
sonal inspection OF the bridge immcdi-
ately after the storm yesterday.
1t is said that the bridge is not struc-
turally damaged. and that extensive
repairs will not be needed. Further in
spections Of the bridge viii be made,
and ii is possible that the long dis
cussed project of laying a double track
across the bridge for the electric rail-
way line will be revived I'm connection
with repairing the structure.
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and with their tangled mass OF charged
wires fell directly across Water street.
completely blocking 1t and making 1t
dangerous to move about. The wreckage
was cleared away within an hour after
the storm subsidized and street car trafiic
was resumed. The poles were both rotted
on close to the ground and fell In the
early part of the storm, before the wind
had begun to blow very hard.
Phones Out of Service.
The fall of the poles put out Of COM
mission most of the phones along Water
street between sth and 18th streets. and
the fire alarm signal apparatus at No.
II engine house was cut off from COM
munication with headquarters for several
hours.
A wagon with two horses attached was
blown into the river at the foot Of 14th
street. The horses fell in shoal water
and were later rescued with the aid OF
the District fireboat.
Several Of the river excursion steamers
and freight boats were caught in the
gale, but they weathered it and arrived
here all right. though the passengers
aboard were badly scared. The sinking
of the tug Winship gave rise to re-
port an exclusion steamer had sunk
and that number of persons were
drowned Throuehout the entire south
down, and for several hours after the
storm the streets were so filled with
broken tree limbs and other debris as to
be almost impossible.
Across the river in Alexandria county
number of buildings were damaged In
the gale. A row of small brick houses
near Arlington junction, east OF the
Washin gton-Alexandrfa pike. were un-
rooted and considerable damage was
done to the buildings at the Washington
brickyards and other brickmaking plants
nearby. The roof was blown off a new
building recently erected at Addison sta
ton on the Washington Utilities Com
pany's line. and was carried a hundred
feet or more. and dropped alongside the
county road. The building was to have
been used. it is stated, for the manufac-
ture of copper tanks for fire extinguishers
and for the making of other copper
forms.
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the hubs. II WAS necessary to unload
the wagon before he was able TO pro-
coed on his journey.
At Remington much damage was done
Co dwellings and everywhere trees were
blown down and shrubbery was ruined
Real estate signs In various places were
blown down and telephone communica-
ton interrupted. Between Chevy Chase
Lake and Chevy Chase. Md. awnings
and shutters were torn from private resi-
dences and much property damage was
done Roofs were taken off and homes
otherwise damaged.
Motorists Have Marrow Escape.
party of Washington motorists who
were en- route to Washington from Rock-
Vile were caught In the storm just south
of Norbeck and narrowly escaped death
| from large tree which fell across the
road just second before they reached
| the spot
| The car was being driven by r. Bruce
| Emerson. who WAS accompanied nv
| Harry Ward and Howard $ Fisk Tho
4 car and It's occupants remained in tho
! open road throughout the storm while
1 the lightning played all about them. Il
/ was not until the fury OF the storm had
| Abateo that any member I'm the party
| attempted To get out of the car Then it
was To go 10 the neartst farmhouse 20
/ borrow an AK. I'm order tn cut their way
| through tho trees which blocked THEM
! path for n conslde rabie distance \
| Fording q badly swollen stream he
tween Norbcck and Wheaton. the mem
| bers os the party were compelled 10 ha 4
| their car and clear tho road from tar
| trees and debris. The motorists had been
| Ia Rockville and were on their way home
via the eth street road, when thty v cra
! overtaken hy the storm.
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Bathing Beach the Scene
of Near-Panic During Storm

DIR. W. b. Hudson. superintendent OF
the bathing beach. and his six life
guards were barely able to avert q
panic at the beach during the storm.
There were $50 women and girls at
the beach when the storm started. and
Or. Hudson kept them in the pools az
long as he could. fearing the frame
structures would be unable to stand
the wind, and that a wholesale fatality
would follow.
There came a time. however. when
the bathers could no longer be per-
n,itted ito remain in the water, and
shelter in the houses. One woman
tainted while in the water and came
near being drowned
Hfeguards standing about the pools
watched every bather as closely as pos
sible, and when the one bather tainted
and went beneath the surface a guard
was on hand to rescue her. She was in a
dazed condition when taken from the
water
The bather was hurried to the house
and the pulmotor applied. She quickly
revived and soon was able to go home.
Her name was not recorded. Another
woman was blown against the fence
while hurrying from pool to the house.
Her knee was slightly injured. and her
injury was dressed by DIR. Hudson.
1t is said that 1t was due to the efforts
of the superintendent and guards that
panic was averted and injury and posi-
BILE loss OF life avoided.
When the $50 bathers had reached the
building many Of the women knelt in
prayer. while some OF the more frightened
children started crying.
There's no use crying" the guards told
the children and nervous women. The
storm will soon abate and you will be able
to go I'm swimming"
Interest aroused by the guards had the
effect of restoring confidence OF their lis
teners and soon indications Of nervousness
disappeared. During the progress Of the
storm the guards gathered the children in
groups and told them stories. thus attract
ing their attention from the storm. and
soon the storm was over and the batherS
mera able tn Leave for their homes.
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ASTONISHING AAluS IL 0IOAm'
AN astonishing thing about the storm
to me was the uprooting OF several blrch
trees. 1t is the first instance of that
character in my experience. such trees
being of a construction which apparent
Iy makes them able to withstand the
severest windstorms. Oak trees gener-
ally withstood the high wind. not more
than ten trees of that class in the park
being damaged beyond repair. Many
sturdy eims in perfect condition were
pulled out of the ground by the roots
while their upper branches remained In
tact.
The we'll known elm tree in front OF
the Kosciusko statue, at the northeast
corner Of Lafayette Park. was split IN
fell into the street. This is one of the
historical trees of Washington. being of
large size, erea: age and heavy foliage
and has been watched and protected for
many years by the members OF the
Cosmos Club across the street.
President Roosevelt took personal in
terest in the preservation of the tree and
directed that 1t should not be disturbed
I'm the location of the statue Of Kosci-
usko. 1t broke in two in spite of the
fact that IL had been secured with a
heavy iron bolt many years ago. An Ell
fort will be made to repair the damage.
but / have my doubts as to the POSSIBLE
ity Of saving it. We will do all we can.
however. to that end.
Another historical tree that was de-
stroyed was an elm in the south grounds
of the White House. which had been
planted by President Hayes.
About thirty poplars and several willow
trees in Potomac Park were destroyed,
according to reports mace to Mr.. Giilen.
but most Of the younger trees withstood
the gale and the damage to the park
was comparatively slight.
About 5000 panes of glass in the green
houses at the propagating garden, near
| the Washington Monument. were shat
| tered by the hail. MIR. Gillen said that
| il is impossible at this time to make even
anything like an approximate estimate OF
| the money loss to the parks and reserva-
| tions by the ravages OF the storm.
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Howard University Damaged,
Barber Estate Trees Suffer

The buildings and grounds of Howard
University were badly damaged by tn.
storm. More than BOO panes Of glass
were broken. l32 being broken in one
building alone. Part of the roof Of Clark
Hall was torn of and the basement Of
Minor Hall was completely flooded.
Scores of big trees were either blown
over or broken OF. The buildings sus-
tanned a damage OF about 81 600
Several OF the stately trees In Belmont.
the beautiful Barber estate, were blown
down. After the storm scores OF birds
which had sought shelter in their
branches were found dead on the ground.
The squirrels. for which the place IL
noted. scampered around like lot of
lost children seeking their homes.
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Fully 10000 Trees in
City Parks and Parkinqs
Are Uprooted or DAMAGED

Truman Lanham. superintendent of
parks and parking. stated today that fully
1000 trees in the city parks and park
fnss were uprooted or damaged by the
terrific hurricane.
A force Of seventy-hve men and twenty
five teams was put to work early this
morning clearing away the debris left BY
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the neighborhood sent large waterproof
cloths. with which to cover some of the
most valuable material.
The building had recently been repaper-
ed and repainted throughout through the
gift Of the Homemakers' Society. Charity
workers remained in the building. trying
to protect the property up to a late hour
last night. Rev. John Van Schaick. jr..
one Of the executive committee. scurried
around the city in his automobile trying
to find some one who would at least put
tar paper over the roof but it was i'm
possible to find any workman who was
unemployed. The board OF managers OF
the society has not been able to estimate
the loss
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Suburbs of Northwest
Escape Serious Damage;
But North Is Hard Hit

lnterurban street car service between
Georgetown and Rockville was cut of for
three hours after the storm, and tele-
phone communication was also broken
and was not restored until today. The
Rockville car, due to leave Georgetown at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon left 32d
and NJ streets at 8 o'clock. Trolley and
feed wires, as we'll as the telephone lines.
were broken In a dozen places between
the District line and Rockville, and half
a dozen repair gangs were sent out in
automobiles to locate and patch up the
breaks. A bad break in the wires oc-
Cured when giant sycamore tree
crashed across the lines at Wisconsin
avenue and Belt road. Tenleytown, while
the tin roof of Forrest Hall. BID and N
streets, Georgetown. short-circuited the
feed wires, and a broken trolley wire at
32d and p streets added TO the tangle of
confusion.
Strangely enough. the storm did little
or no damage from the District line
north to Rockville the most serious be-
ing the breaking OF trolley and telephone
wires by falling trees. Growing crops
were not injured in the least. as no hail
fell in the entire section AS far north as
Rockville, while the rain. which fell for
almost an hour. and was follo~e by an
other heavy shower about O'Clock this
growing things. No buildings were re-
ported damaged, and no reports have been
received OF personal injuries or fatalities.
Crops Are Much Damaged.
But farther to the east damage was
done to property. Trees are down, crops
much damaged and telephone wires all
along the old 9Th street pike are strewn
in the adjoining fields.
The tall corn on nearly every farm
along the pike was leveled to the earth.
Fruit trees were blown down. and in
some instances pulled up by the roots
and hurled considerable distance
away. Signs and fences were blown
down, and the telephone wires and
poles near Wheaton, Nd, were put en-
tirely out Of commission. Large
branches from trees were blown over
on the telephone wires and weighed
them down, while the velocity OF the
wind, which was about seventy miles
an hour. aided in bringing the poles
down to the ground. A large farm
wagon, loaded with feed. was ditched
near the toll gate at Wheaton on the
road to kensington. Md. The driver
was unable to see through the blind
ing storm and drove into the soft earth
on the side Of the new macadamfzed
highway and sunk into the mire UP to
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George Washington Hospital
Nurses Are Made HySteriCal

A dozen nurses at the George WASH
ington University Hospital. who We're
asleep when the storm broke. became
hysterieal and were cared for in nearby
homes until the fury Of the storm
abated. Part OF the glass roofing OF
the medical school OF the university
VAS blown I'm, twenty students saw
ing themselves from death or serious
injury by fleeing to the lower floors OF
the building.
Windows in the library OF the hos
rftal building were demolished, and
books. papers and furniture Were car
ried out of the windows into the
street by the wind. Cellars in the hos
pital were flooded.
Picture Park Destroyed.
An open-air motion picture park, on the
site of the famous Schuetzen Park. on
Georgia avenue. was DESTROYED. while
CONTINUED on Tenth Pase.)
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years old. cashier of the firm. 1ll1 Rhode
Island avenue northwest; at Casualty
Hospital; injured internally and in seri-
GUS condition. may die.
Miss Katherine Breen, twenty-five years
old. cashier of the firm, 43o 9TH street
northwest: in Casualty Hospital with
bruises Commissions and internal injuries,
condition serious.
Miss Nellie T. Desmond, bookkeeper.
twenty-five years old. sunerlns from
shock and bruises; condition not serious
Thomas Il. Allen, secretary OF the COM
pany, thirty-five years old. at Emergency
Hospital with internal injuries, both legs
broken: will probably die.
w Jacobs twenty eight years OLD,
clerk in the office. pinned under debris
and painfully, but not seriously hurt'
taken To his home
Misses Hilda and Emma Schutrumpf,
t5l M street northwest. bruised and suf-
fering from shock; taken 70 Casualty
Hospital for treatment and later re-
moved 10 their home.
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Storm Worst in Fifty Years
Along the Potomac River,
Much Damage Resulting

Rivermen say that the storm OF yes
terday afternoon was one Of the most
severe that has been experienced ON the
Potomac in a half century. and while
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the weather bureau puts the WIND We
| locity at about seventy miles an hour
vessel masters say they think 1t was
much harder along the wharves for
| few minutes. Fortunately the storm gave
ample warning of it's approach and the
masters of vessels in the harbor pre-
pared for it. AS consequence damage
| to vessels is small, compared with that
| done uptown.
The tug Edith Goddard Winship was
on her way UP from Alexandria with a
light coal boat and was just below the
| steel plant wharf when the gale struck.
The wind parted the lines and the tug
and canal boat drifted apart. The tug
| was blown against the channel bank,
falling over under the force of the
/ wind until the water came in her engine
| crew succeeded in getting to a small
boat which had drifted off the vessel and
| with it's aid reached the canal boat, which
! had blown the fats and was un-
1 harmed. The engineer of the tug was
caught in the engine room by the rush
of water and was nearly exhausted when
| he succeeded in fighting his way out from
the sinking boat. The Winship belongs
to the Consolidation Coal Company. and
| will be raised as soon possible.
| The steamer Charles Werner was about
| to land at the wharf at River View when
the storm struck her. The boat swung
down stream from the wharf and seeing
that the craft was unmanageable the
captain put her bow on the shore. There
were about 800 eXcursionsts aboard and
! considerable excitement resulted. The
boats officers assured the passengers that
there was no danger and soon order was
| restored.
About 400 of the excursonists were
taken off by the steamer Manchester and
| brought to this city shortly after the
storm was over. The remainder were
4 r1.A xlxo s.f1
At high tide early this morning no diff
Guilty was experienced in getting the
| Werner off and she proceeded to her
| dock in this city. The boat sustained no
damage
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Masts Are Broken OFF.

The two-masted schooner Bertha Nav
belonging to Capt kendrick, was on the
marine railway at Benefits having some
repair work done. The rigging and stays
holding the masts had been slackened
and in the heavy part of the gale both
masts were broken off short at the deck
and, falling across the vessel, crushed
in cabin and stern.
Parting heavy haWsers that held heI
fast to the wharf foot of 9th street, the
Dig 1umber-laden schooner Orland "
Wootten was swinging against the steam
ers lying at the Sth street wharf when
the men aboard her dropped both anchors
overheard, and they held her. She was
not damaged, and, after the storm, was
with the aid of tugs, placed back at her
dock.
Many Of the pleasure craft lying al
anchor in the hai Dor and at Georgetown
and the Eastern branch dragged anchors
and were more or less damaged by
striking other craft or against the sea
wall The power yacht DacOta. belonging
to r. L. Gait, had one of her masts
blown out and was stripped Of her avn
ings. The steam yacht Cloelia, belong
ing to G. w. Forsberg. was somewhat
damaged by being blown against the sea-
wall opposite the foot of 9th street south
west.
the o street wharf and went adrift in
the ha rbor. IT was picked up after the
storm by tugboat and taken back to
it's berth.
Other Vessels Hard Hit.
Vessels lying at Alexandria were
hard hit by the gale. The schooner
Margaret and F. Moore, lying at
Shoots dock. had q hole punched in
her bottom by hitting q pile, and to
keen her from sinking her deckload of
culn wood had to be pitched over
board. The schooner Grape Shot, lying
at the Cameron street wharf, had her
nower yawl crushed between the YES
Sci and the wharf, and pile driver be-
longing to the Clarke q winston Com
nany IF this city was partially wreck
, The freight shed Of the Norfolk and
wasbinrfon Steamboat Company and
that On Roberts wharf were damaged
nv Tho wind tearing OF parts of the
roof considerable damage was done
huiidings along the river front at this
CITY but no one was injured.
The schooner Mary, Francis. which was
living at the ship yard at Alexandria, had
both masts blown out. The boat then
Worreii was driven ashore near Mar
shau Hall. but got off at high tide and
snstainad no damage. Capt. WorreIl
Srnurht word to this city that the schoon-
ors Relmont and Earl Biscoe. which
were renorted to have met with misfor-
time weathered the storm In fine shape.
pole: loaded with telephone wires were
blown down at the corner or 10th and
water streets and 9th and Water streets.