The Irish standard., 1920-03-06

Descriptive Particulars Of the Dread
full Tempest Which Wrought Havoc
Over the Midlands and the Irish
Capital-Great Destruction Of Build
tngs and Damage to Shipping.
A storm of unusual violence swept
over Dublin early in the morning Of
January 81 and did not subside until
the afternoon. There was consider
able damage done to house property.
Damage to property is also reported
from the country.
Cross-Channel shipping was consid.
erably impeded, and the postal author
tiles state that there was not single
telegraph wire working that evening
between Dublin and London
Clanwilliam House, vacant build
ing, which was occupied during the
rising, was demolished by the gale
and the outer walls of a tenement
house in Railway street collapsed.
A considerable number of persons
were treated for injuries in the city
hospitals. the most serious case being
that OF a boy named Moran, who had
his skull fractured at Artane Village
by the falling of a tree, and who died
few nights later.
The Havoc in Dublin.
Shortly before dawn there was
strong northeasterly wind which soon
developed into fierce gale in Dublin.
Residents in Clontarf and Dolly
mount received the full force of the
storm, and tramway traffic was much
impeded. Many persons were deferred
from venturing out of doors and there
was considerable number of minor
accidents caused by falls. Many old
people in North Strand were dashed
to the ground and several children,
who attempted to go to school, were
obliged to return home. On Charlie
vile Mall wires were blown down and
tho canal overflowed its banks.
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Clanwilliam House, at the corner Of
Mount street and Clanwilliam place,
which figured prominently in the in
surrecton, when it was occupied by
the insurgent forces, collapsed during
the gale and is now heap of ruins
1t was vacant at the time of the insur.
rection and during the struggle 1t was
reduced to crippled condition by the
bombs and frequent volleys. A large
plateglass window in the premises at
IS Henry street was smashed. A
plateglass window in the grocery
premises Of Mr.. Connolly, Ranelagh,
was blown In. Portion of wall in
Jervis Street Hospital, running from
the main portion of the building to
Jervis street, collapsed.
At 10 a. m. the outer walls of the
tenement house at IS Railway street
collapsed. Five families in the house
had escaped injury by having left the
building short time before the col.
lapse occurred. Firemen promptly
erected barriers around the building.
The plight Of the poor people affected
was pitiful.
Church Ruins Suffer.
Further damage was caused to the
ruins OF the Church Of Our Lady of
Refuge. Rathmines. Two stained
glass windows. valued at $1,000 at
least, which had escaped the ravages
Of the IRE. we're blown in and
smashed.
This we'll known and very beautiful
structure was destroyed by fire sew.
eral days previous to the hurricane,
and its destruction was keenly felt
not only in Rathmines but through
the entire city.
Nothing has yet been settled with
regard to the building Of the church.
Arrangements have been made for
clearing away the debris and the work
was begun. 1t is possible that TEN.
porary roof may be put up shortly.
Through the kindness Of the Fathers
of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost