The Washington times., 1913-08-01
STORM VICTIMS TO
SURVIVE INJURIES
Weeks of Work Ahead in Effort
to Restore City to Its
Normal Cleanliness.

Washington today began taking on a
normal appearance again, workmen hav-
ing made substantial progress in the
removal Of trees. parts of roofs, and
other debris which lined the streets as
a result of Wednesdays terrific storm.
While funeral arrangements are being
completed today for the storms VIC
Tins. reports from the different hos
pitfalls were that all the injured are now
we'll on the road to recovery. Complete
recovery of all the persons injured by
the collapse of the Saul building. sew
eBth and l. streets, is expected by at
tending physicians.
Miss Catherine Breen, cashier OF the
real estate company which occupied the
building. is still in Casualty Hospital;
She is rallring we'll from the shock ana
the physicians said her condltlon is re-
g6 rded as most satisfactory.
Injured People Recovering.
Thomas E. Allen, secretary of the
company, who was badly hurt by the
collapse of the building, will be oohgeo
10 remain in Emergency Hospital tor
ture of the lower leg. Mrs. Ida cap
alan and her daughter, Sadie. VINO
had taken refuge from the storm IN
the Saul building and were caught by
the falling walls, are also still in Emer-
gency Hospital. but will be able 20
Miss Catherine Mcmahon, an en-
ploye of the real estate company, VINO
was thought at first to have Deen IA,
tally hurt, is steadily improving, ana
at her home, I'LL Rhode lSlano aVehue nue.
northwest. it was said today that her
condition was no longer regarded as Sc
rious. ]. c. Rhodes, who was on the
critical list in Providence Hospital, was
also reported as improved today.
The funeral arrangements for waiter
r Hilton, vice president of the real es-
tate company, who sacrificed his life IN
an effort to save the women employees,
are being completed today. The ser
vices will be held late tomorrow after
noon and burial Will De MADE IN Glen-
wood Cemetery.
The Rev. Ignatius Fealy will celebrate
solemn high requiem mass at 81
Aloysius' Church tomorrow for his fath-
er. Thomas J. Fealy, the other victim OF
the Saul building collapse. The funeral
services will be held at the family resi-
dence 81 New York avenue northwest,
a. s 80 o'clock tomorrow morning
Weeks of Work Ahead.
District officials and others estimated
today that it would be several weeks
before the storm damage would be en-
tirelv repaired The District is hurry
ing as fast as possible with the work
Of clearing the streets, and the broken
trees will all have been removed from
dangerous places within the next few
days.
Glazers. timers, and carpenters are
swamped with work, and it will be some
time before they can complete repairs
10 ;he large number of buildings that
were unroofed, had windows blown out
and damaged in other ways by the ele-
mcntS
1t is not likely that any definite esti-
mate of the actual damage done by the
storm can ever be made. Reports which
keep coming in to the police show that
practically no section OF the District es-
CsDed. Damage to the extent of thous-
arIds Of dollars which will never be re-
ported was done to private residences.
In many homes where windows were
broken the water beat in, running walls.
ceilings, and furniture. In several of
the larger apartment houses of the
northwest the loss in this manner was
heavy.
In Potomac Park and also in Rock
Creek Park the damage to valuable
trees was tremendous.
Great Damage Along River.
Along the river front the storm caused
great damage and loss of property.
Hardly a boat anchored in the Wash
ington or Georgetown channels escaped.
Several were blown from their moOrings
and wrecked against the shore or over
turned. Small launches were blown
around like egg shells.