Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-04

Throughout the city trees were
aprooted and blown down Not a
street escaped. On Conduit street At
the corner Of Main one large tree on
/ the corner blew down and rested on the
/ alec ric and telephone wires, all Of
which were put out Of commission.
Tner was no current at the Capital
office until 1916 .. N. and this paper
up TO that time had 70 be set by
hand. 1t is lucky 60 get out any issue
# this paper today.
a tree IN the yard # Mr Quinn.
1 Duke Of Gloucester street blew down
/ ard rested against the house occupied
4 by Mr.. Fra els o. White, Jr. Il was
/ necessary for the family TO chop its
\ way out this morning.
Trees around St. Annes were broken
Jy the force Of the wind, and 1t the
Governors Mansion. where the storm
did damage as we'll az at SC. Johns
College. Ii is said from felled trees
in the cemetery at least 100 cords Of
wood can be cut. not whole tree is
left standing and the damage 20 the
city cemetery is estimated at $4,000,
q great loss to the ladies's association
which has just beautifed the city Of
The dead
A tree on West street IN front Of Mrs.
8uhlmeister's residence blew down
cutting off the gas and electric light
sGppy. Tie whole city was in dark
ness for time during the storm.
Plate glass windows were broken
At Goodmsns stores, Market Space.
A tree in front Of the Ridout House
on Gloucester street was uprooted
At the garage on West street tree
blew dawn and tore in pOrtion-of the
roof damaging an automobile
At Eastport some OF the streets are
ike Venice. People were obliged
This morning to 20 about IN bathing
suits and in boats, on Chester Ave.
and other streets near Back creek.
! At Arundel-on-the-Bay every pier is
washed away, and the bridge between
Highland Beach and Arundel Is gone.
Every motor boat is swamped and
\ canoes were beaten to splnters.
a new pier owned by the Messrs'
/ William and Charles Linkins. valued
at 5000 IS swept away. Bulkheads
were beaten TO pieces, and the bank
above the beach was badly washed
away The place is covered with
! broken tree limbs and feIled trees. and
the repairs at this summer colony
Will estimate thousands Of dollars.
IT Is said Annapolis has suffered at
least s250,00O damage by the storm
People coming IN town from South
River and Arundel were able to make
electric cars to Washington and Balti-
more only through the kindness and
efforts Of Mr.. Charles Corning. who at
dsybreak took number Of workmen
and cleared the road from South River
i TO Eastport of fallen trees.
Motor boats Of Mr. Mallory and
Corning were washed from their moor
ings. also row boats during the storm.
There were several freaks Of the
storm, boards blown from fences on
Northwest and Calvert streets were
hurled with such fury into the ceme-
terry that they were buried in the earth
end for end to . distance Of . and 9
feet
One-thiid Of st. Anne's cemetery
wall was beaten down by the storm.
and damage unspeakable was done.
A party OF campers some IS men
Of the Rockhill Hunting and Fishing
Club, in camp on Bembe's Point. Back
creek suffered the loss Of some $500.
more than half Of this sum was wash.
ed or blow away, some Of it il the
pockets Of clothes blown or washed
away. All the camp tents blew dowr
and the campers suffered the loss ol
clothing bedding and their persona
effects.
Their new pier was washed away
and barrel Of oil from the pier. The
commissary suffered greatly. Break
fast this morning consisted Of coffee
ham and wet crackers.
Coiored people who we're driven from
home BY the storm that tore the roo
of their homes were given shelter Il
the county Jail on Calvert street bl
Warden Weldon Some 20 coioreC
people spent the nightin Jail glad oi
the privilege.
One man 3 said to have become de
stracted from fear, and attempted (,
do away with himself. He was late
sent to hospital
SO frightened BY the storm was lad
on Conduit street that she tainted iyl
times, and her life was despaired oil.
At ,Arundel-on-the-B Bay, the wate
rose above the flag pole in front Of thl
cottage Of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Med
ford, and flooded the second stor,
room. Mrs. Medford became 80 fright
ened she put on life preserver.