Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Considerable Damage Results
From Severe Windstorm.
ESCAPE A FALLING WALL
Mrs. Addison Deahl and Her Grand
son Close to Death in Their
Apartment.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. March =. 1914.
Considerable damage was done by the
storm in. this city. A number of build
ings were unroofed last night and this
morning, while many chimneys. fences,
signs and sheds went down during the
fury of the gale.
Traffic was tied up on the Washington
Virginia railway and hundreds of Alex
arririans employed in Washington were
unable to get to their places of employ
ment this morning.
Ihe local damage TO the telephone and
telegraph wires was comparatively small.
according to reports of officials of these
companies here, although the Western
Union company reports extensive dana ge
to its wires south of Alexandria
Pedestrians on the streets las; night
and this morning report narrow ESCAPES
from falling window blinds, glass slate
signs and awnings. In many instances
these Were hurled considerable distances
by the terrific wind. The few church
goers returning from service at the
churches last night took to the middle of
the streets to keep from being struck by
flying glass and missiles.
nave Marrow Escape.
Mrs. addison Deahl and her grandson,
Philip Peytoh. living in an apartment
on the third flood of $50 King street, had
:; narrow escane from hoino. kijla1 az go,
o.c1ocl uhen the h;,- r,r;II, ot,;,,,r,
- IN Niiiii','e ~
set'er "'th part OF the hre wall OF inc
east end of the old Washington Hall
building, now used by the Virginia Mo
ton Picture Company, on the south side
of King street between Washington and
ST. Asaph streets caved in. Several
tons of brick crashed into the roof Mrs.
Dcahl and her grandson had lust moved
from their position where the cave-in
occurred only Il minute before the crash
came. The roof was badIv damaged
The wind unroofed the. back part of
Armory Hall throwing the tin on the
roof of the residence of Frank Hamilton
The gable end of the three-storv brick
building IFS South Fairfax street DC
cupied by Eugene &. TAYLOR. attorney.
together with the big O d chtnnev. was
blown down and considers hIv damaged
the north end of the building.
Big nokeStack Falls.
AT the plant OF the Virginia Glass Com
pany, Duke street extended the big iron
smokestack siyty feet higb wont down
.,,,, 49, "'' w" H.
'' 'oi
o.hui''s was also oe'hoilshed' Inc ROOF
OF the StorehouSe Of the plant Of the
western section Of the city. also was
The store at 12a6 King street. con-
Quoted by Rothwell & Goods. was par
ua4s, I pnn oou i,oI larse CHIMNEY AT the
down.
Elks' Hal. southeast corner of King.
nnialee anu royal streets was Partially
Fencing in the rear of tba r.s;d.,,o.
of r. f. Downham was badIv danagod
The roof of the house of ImciIus cams
531 South St Asaph street. was blown
Off
The Alexandria County Lighting Com
pany was compelled to cut off its power
thlS morning owing to its inability to get
suiieieht water from the river, the high
Nus having plo"h the water from this
SUI IL, VI me rEer.
,,,ttars . ~ ,iouses III .his CITY mao
roofS s,.ebtI,- -, " ,,iuo m, oiiius ano
sidewalks and straats ,bis ,,,or;,. .ho.
were not Uttered with either glass slate
or some other signs of the havoc wroIeht
by the big windstorm.
A large glass case in front of tho store
of Joseph Hayynan. North ROYAL street
was demolished nv the storm carly IN The
night. "
In the northeastern section Of tho o;+v
many sheds fences and outh,,ildipos ware
destrovad N "@'e
In Fear of Fires.
Firemen of the city were apprehensive
last night for fear of a serious fire and
wow, ,,.,,,,..,.
iehiaiheo a' TIE various
engine houses. According to reports there
were fully twenty chimney fires. ONLY in
two INSTANCES .,a ,ho, .,,. :, w.
~ 'ie' eiS =" 'iie
iiiSht, dld the nre department go out. In
the other cases the fires were eXtlnguished
without turning in alarms.
Owing to its inability to get current the
first car for Washington over the Wash
enandira this morning until until SHORTY att
u, iiui.oi Gus VI AieAaiiui la no no
rasi,lt M,nv n,a1t hor.a,-ar ~ +h;s
train and reported for work This after