The Washington herald., 1917-06-15
STORM DOES DAMAGE
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iorses. also apparently dead. The tree
under which he had taken shelter,
was blasted clear TO the roots
The dead man. who lived near Twen-
ty-SiXth street and Massachusetts, ave-
nue. northwest. Is believed to have
relatives in Johnstown, Pa. The po-
lice were trying to locate them last
night.
4 bolt that District Building en-
ployes believed had torn their build
ing asunder, struck wagon shop
near Fourteenth and d streets north
west. shattering the nag pole. All
over the city. police bulletins came
flashing into headquarters last night
of trees uprooted BY the wind One
blew across the tracks OF the George
town car line at Potomac streets,
blocking traffic for several hours.
Trolley Traffic HnIted.
On top OF this, the storm flooded
the underground Counduits Of the two
local railway systems and traffic was
sands Of flags were torn down. and
during the progress OF the storm the
city was plunged in semi-dsTkness.'
The backyard gardens of the city
suffered terrible from the slashing hail
that suddenly pounded the entire Dis
~ ~ Hui lHS hile lltlSnl OF lHe tempest.
The wind attained velocity of forty
two miles an hour and added further
to the uproar.
The sudden machine-gun clatter Of
hailstones upon the skylights of the
Capitol made 1t impossible for sneak
cff 10 be heard in either branch of
e. 'ress and a short recess had to
te ordered.
To add further to the inconvenience
caused by the storm. thousands of
government clerks who had marshalled
at government buildings throughout
the. city to attend the flag day ex-
erctses on the Monument Lot, where
President Wilson delivered a Tnomen-
tous address. were forced to abandon
the journey.
ton was overfiowing and in some
places, the water in the cutters was
from twelve to fifteen inches deep.
Inc sudden singing downpour Of
hail started wagon runaways in
various parts of the city. There were
Eleventh and Fourteenth streets
within an hour.
At North Capitol street and Rhode
Island avenue. the streets were flood
Cd SO deeply that automobiles at
tempting to ford the miniature tor
rents were stalled. Hurry up calls
lows"
Rookie Officers DeIuGed.
Out at Fort Myer. the Ofcers Re-
serve Camp seriously suffered from
the effects Of the deluse. The entire
place was turned into a sea of mud,
and while the young students kept
dry in the wooden buildings, one
needed a lifc-preseFver and hip-boots
10 Ta!k out afterward. 1t was almost
as bad a storm as the 1913 tornado
tfat swept the city.
Old Glory, wherever it flew, had the
worst lashing in years yesterday.
Flags were ripped down in many
places. and the colors flung into the
mud A ten-foot wall at the old
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
. building was loosencd by the food and
CSEed IN No one was hurt.
Ire storm was freakish in every re-
srcct. A Connecticut avenue car left
columbia and Quarry roads with the
sun shining. BY the time 1t reached
Dupont Circle the sky had overclouded
and as the car passed about the circle
the storm suddenly leaped from the
skies. almost without warning.
The bolt that shattered the flag
stan on the wagon shop near the Dis
trict BuiluinE, almost blinded persons
In the vicinity. At Seventeenth and
II streets northwest pedestrians were
certain the wireless aerials on the
state, War and Navy Buildings had
been struck.
In its mad attack the storm seemed
TO observe no specific direction but
swung from east to west, to south
and back to east again.