Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-08
GALE HERE ABATES;;
INJURED
IL Dwellings Unroofed, so
Trees FeIIed--12.Mile
Breeze Succeeds.

The heaviest blow experienced by the
Capital In II months had abated to a
12-mile breeze today, as the city took
account of personal injuries and prop
erty damage inflicted yesterday over
wide areas by the March wind
Although the gale unroofed half
dozen dwellings, toppled some so trees
and Uttered the streets with debris, the
| i casualties reported in the city proper
included no major injuries. check of
hospital lists indicated today. =
The cold snap attending the high
winds is expected to moderate tonight
and tomorrow morning. with mini
mum Of q degrees in prosp1ot, This
will be followed by increasing cloudiness
tomorrow and probability of rcin be-
fore night.
The wind here yesterday. registered
at the Weather Bureau at between 80
and As mile velocity. reached a cyclonic
force from time to time at Anacostis.
where the Army and Navy Meteorolog-
ical Stations reported maximum We
locity of 10 miles.
Last Storm in 1927.
The Weather Bureau pointed out
| that the last storm to sweep the Capital
occurred in October of 1927. when a
near-tornado inflicted heavy damage in
the Northeast section of the city.
! Telephone service in nearby parts OF
Maryland and Virginia. where overhead
wires are employed, was badly disrupted
and 1t will be several days before all
! the damage can be repaired. officials OF
! the company said today.
Approximately S75 900 in damage was
reported from Maryland alone. while
the equipment in nearby Virginia wa;
damaged to the extent Of $4,000, with
! the largest loss centered about Alex
! andria.
! Every available line crew has been de-
! tailed to repair work in the affected
! areas. the telephone company officials
! said with the hope of restoring normal
service early next week.
| In addition to the shade trees blown
| across the streets and against residences
! the storm took its toll of trees in the
! parks of the National Capital. it devel-
| oped today when the United States Park
! Police and the Office OF Public Buildings
| and Public Parks undertook an 1nven-
! tory of the damage.
Two trees were reported down JUST
north of the rejecting pool OF the Lin
| coin Memorial, and one tree fell to the
south of the pool. A valuable oak tree
was sheared off in Montrose Park. and
| in Rock Greek Park eight trees have
| been reported down.
! OF the II persons injured In the
storm all were reported on the road tc
recovery today. Henry Killing of 3542
/ Huntford place. 49-year-old workman
on building under construction at Fiji
! teenth and K streets, who was struck
on the head by a falling cement mold
| III 49, n
| fractured skull as was at first thought
an X-ray photograph revealed. AL
| though his condition is still serious. he
I is expected to recover.
Girls Leg Lacerated.
| Thirteen-year- Ruth White OF
| BOOB Twentieth street northeast sus-
| tanned decorations to her leg yesterday
| afternoon when the wind blew her
I against plate glass window of store
| at 2O33 Rhode Island avenue northeast
She was treated at home.
Two visitors to the city from Exeter
NJ H-Miss Isabel Wingate. II years old
and Mrs. Mary Morrill, rs years old
were thrown to the ground by the force
of the wind in the Monument grounds
shortly after noon yesterday and slightly
! injured For time 1t was thought the
elder woman had a fractured skull.
| They were taken TO Emergency Hos
/ pital in the ambulance, and treated By
DR.. Leon Gordon, for bruises to theil
, faces and bodies.
Two other women were blown down
They we're: Mrs. Thomas D. Schnapp
/ So years old. of 3403 Rhode Island ave-
| nue., whose arm was fractured. ano
Mrs. L. K Hume 40 years old. of 42l
| DeSales street, who suffered lacerateo
knee Mrs. Schnapp met with her mis-
hap while walking in the Monument
grounds and Mrs. Hume fell in front
of her home.
| Mrs. Anna E. Elliott of 1913 M street
who was the first casualty of the storm
reported. was said at Emergency Hos
| pital to be much improved today. She
was struck by light globe at Thomas
Circle and was taken to Emergency in