The Washington herald., 1922-06-12
FIVE ARE REPORTED
INJURED In STORM
SWEEPING THE CITY
Gale Blowing Thirty-Five
Miles an Hour, Up
roots Trees.
WIRES CRIPPLED
Federal Trade Commission
Attorney Has Marrow Es-
cape From Death.

Five persons are reported injured
as a result of the thirty i've mile
gale that swept Washington early
last night.
Severe damage was caused to
property with the storm area from
the wind and the driving rain that
accompanied II. Telephone and tel
egraph service was temporarily
crippled; electric service was i'm
peded; trees were blown down; au-
tomobiles wrecked: buildings dam
aged and residents Of Washington
generally were inconvenienced.
The storm continued its destruc-
tive work for approximately fifteen
minutes. during which time a quar-
ter Of an inch of rain fell.
Two Canoeists Rescued.
A daring rescue OF two canoeists
whose boat had capsiIed. and who
were clinging to q cable of the new
Key Bridge. was made by A. P.
Allwine, manager Of the Portner
Apartments, and P. NJ. Rsnsome dur
ing the storm.
A father and two daughters were
run down and badly injured by an
automobile at Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest
They were Isaac Gerstin, ~ years
old, and Sarah and Milly Gerstin.
and 8 years old, respectively, all OF
2sos NJ street northwest. They were
treated at the Emergency Hospital
The colliding auto was operated by
Eugene P. Cacoahill, 20 years old
2l32 Bancroft road northwest
Limb Falls on Car.
Franklin c. Bagserly, attorney oi
the Federal Trades Commission. and
his wife, OF 1921 NJ street northwest
were motoring along the speedway
when a heavy tree limb. broken from
the trunk by the storm. crashed dowr
on their machine With the ex.
ception OF slight bruises to Mrs. Bag.
gerly's head, the pair escaped in
jury.
Vincent Matter. 20 years old, so.
New Jersey avenue northwest. wa.
run down and slightly hurt at New
Jersey and Massachusetts avenues
by an automobile driven by Arthur
Swain. $50 G street northwest. H,
was treated at Casualty Hospital.
A tin roof on the two-story brick
structure at lis Howard road south.
east, occupied by Edgar Chinn, was
lifted from the building by the wind
and carried down the road. The oc.
cupsnts escaped injury.
A government freight boat which
had been moored at the Alexandria
wharf since the war, broke loose
from its nooring and went on a
wild chase. unattended. down the
river. The Districts frebost over
took IL after two miles and brought
il back.
Residents in the vicinity of Nine
teenth and NJ streets northwest were
thrown into a state Of excitement
when loud explosions occurred.
caused by the short-circuiting of a
dynamo at the American Ice Com
pany plant.
Considerable<dama was caused
by the storm at the Benning plant
of the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany when lightning caused an oil
circuit breaker to explode. No one
was hurt. Pepco property was also
damaged by q falling wire at Tuck
er street and Wheeler rbsd.
Fair and Cool Predicted.
The heat wave, which has gripped
Washington for several DAYS, is over
for at least 3e hours. Monday will
be fair and eool. is the prediction
of the Weather Bureau. A maxi
mum Of about so degrees is fore
casted.
Mrs. Lille @. billings was pros
trated near Thirteenth and F
streets northwest. Richard Jones
50 years old, l74s Pennsylvania
avenue northwest was stricken near
hts home. He was treated at tn,
Emergency Hospital.