Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-29
Hundreds of Trees Uprooted.

Hundreds of trees at Chesapeake Beach
and throughout Calvert county were up
rooted or had large limbs torn from
them At North Beach. Md. several cot
tages narrowly escaped being crushed by
falling trees The fiat ground to the
south of this beach appeared to be vast
take.
Farms in the county suffered heavily,
young vegetables being torn from the
ground or carried away by the torrents
of water. HailstoneS of large size beat
down plants in hundreds of places and
tore into shreds the leaves of many shade
trees.
Along the Potomac river several small
boats were sunk and large numbers were
torn from their moorings. Many boating
parties out on the water had to hurry to
the land. Others which ran in to shoal
water and anchored were blown across
the river. dragging their anchors.
A cabin cruiser went down off Fort
Foote when the storm was at its height.
4 party Of four men who We're aboard
We're saved by soldiers from the fort.
The launch Augusta, belonging to
Daniel Loughran. jr., had to be towed to
Alexandra by the launch Mary of that
city. when it broke down about four miles
south of the city. Mr.. Loughran and a
party of friends were on the Augusta
when the misnap to the engine occurred
Two Homes Struck by Lightning.
lightning, 1O1 sth street northeast and
- sth street southeast.
1t was about $40 o'clock when light
ming struck the cupola on the house at
1O1 Sth street northeast. the home of w.
Scott Herman. The dwelling was dam
aged to the amount of about 500. Mrs.
Herman was badly frightened, but no
one was hurt. although Mr.. Herman felt
the force of the shock.
A heavy cable used for conducting cleo
tricity into the establishment of Vincent
Marno 20 Sth street southeast, at
tracted fash of lightning, and a blue
fame in the place drew the attention of
a man in the street, who thought Ma
rino's effects We're burning. An alarm
summoned several companies of firemen
TO the scene. An examination of the
premises was made, but failed to dis
close evidence of fire.
Rain Extinguishes Blaze.
The home of f. NJ. Duncan at Alta
Vista Md. was struck by lightning The
fire that resulted was extinguished by
the heavy rain before much damage was
done. The chimney was knocked from
the house. Fairfax county. Va. suffered
heavily from the storm. Wheat and
fruit trees Were damaged b. tn terrific
wind. At Burke, a town of ABOUT 100
houses, all communication was cut off
from the outside a lumber yard be-
longing to Fleet Dyer was damaged to
the extent of abou' $4,000. The home of
c. L. White. agent there for the Southern
railway. had its roof torn off: a barn be-
longing to b. NJ. Merchant was complete
ly destroyed and three box cars a sid
ing were blown off the tracks.
Two cases of heat prostration occurred.
Miss Mary Hunter. twenty-three years
old. of Baltimore, was overcome while at
luncheon in downtown cafe. She was
taken to Emergency Hospital and last
night was able to return home. William
Gross, thirty-four years old. colored. of
Congress Heights, was overcome at 18th
and w streets He was removed to
Freedmens Hospital.
According to reports brought in by To-
cal fishermen. the storm did not hit the
| vicinity of Harpers Ferry. Scores of an
glers who went to points in the noun
tains near there knew nothing of the big
storm until they reached home last
night.
Almost of Hurricane Force.
The commotion on the river is described
| by those who were out in it as having
| been unusual in violence and of long
duration, one storm following another in
rapid succession and the wind reaching
almost hurricane force. While the blows
were severe on the Virginia side Of the
river the worst of it was felt in Mary
land, and reports received state that at
various points from Fort Foote to the
mouth OF the Potomac. buildings were
blown down. trees uprooted and other
damage done.
The path of one of the heaviest storms
swept across River View, the old ex-
cursion resort in Maryland. just above
Fort Washington, and the damage there
done will put 1t out of service for
time The big 'shoot the chutes. which
by the late Capt E. S. Randall. when
River View was in the fullness of its
popularity as an excursion resort. col
lapsed. and in falling crushed the engine
house containing the power plant and
other machinery
Engineer Robb had been in the en-
CINE room only a minute or two before
the building under it. In addition,
one end of the dining room was de-
molished by the wind. the dancing
pavilion was unroofed and many trees
were blown down. River View this season
is being used as d colored excursion
resort. and when the storm broke sew
eral hundred excursionists from this
city were at the resort. While they
were greatly terrified, no one was hurt
Little Damage at Marshall Hall.
At Marshall Hall the storm was
severe, but beyond blowing down a