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flp. 7 VCssp THE Unsettled today and probably tomorrow, with showers. N Temperatures yesterday Max imum, 07; minimum. 66. The Herald bat 'tno largest morning hone circulation, and prints all the news, of the world, with many exclusive features. T NO 2489 WASHINGTON. D. 0.". THURSDAY.. JULY 31, 1913.-TWELYE .PAGES. ONE CENT. WASHIffCPQIjH TERRIFIC WIND STORM, WORST IN CAPITAL'S HISTORY, CAUSES DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OF OVER $1,000,000 BUILDING BLOWN DOWN IN STORM; TWO PERSONS SEARCHING FOR BODIES IN RUINS OF SAUL BUILDING. KILLED. TWELVE INJURED Fifty-Year-OId Structure at Seventh and L Streets Northwest Collapses Like House of Cards, Burying Victims Under Debris Walter E. Hilton, Vice President of Real Estate Company, Dies Trying to Save Women Clerks. MANY DEEDS OF HEROISM MARK DISASTER; PHYSICIAN FROM HOSPITAL RESCUES FOUR Like an egg Midi crushed under the heel, the Saul Building, at Seventh' and L Streets Northwest, jesterday afternoon collapsed before the wind Two persons are dead and twelve injured. The fi ft -year-old structure, uninspected for years, went down before the blast which swept from out the North like a house of cards. The ictnns never had a chance. The building fell upon them, hurling them down down into a mass of debris in the basement. The brick and woodwork of three floors piled upon them. Walter E Hilton, Mce president of the B. F. Saul Real Estate Companv , w Inch occupied the structure, ga e his life in a futile attempt to save the women clerks Thomas Feah, father of Rev. Ignatius Fealv, of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, was just outside the building, about to bring a little boy in out of the rain. The falling wall struck him He was taken out dead I biPLKii instinces or nniiERY Suffering, bereavement, and superb heroism are the outstanding features of the aftermath of the collapse. Men clerks, themselves injured, attempted with all their power to aid their more greviously stricken comrades. Police and firemen risked their lives to go under the shattered cross-beams and piled up debris to dig out the injured Dr. William Kellj, o Casualty Hospital, with a hyryvdermic needle, risked his own life to allay the, suffering of those pinioned below. StTjchrinie injections he gave, to those- who appeared to "be weakening; morphia to the ones who seemed convulsed in their suf fering. Four persons he dragged out from the ruins three men and a girl. "It's all in the daj's work," he said afterward. "I was a trifle scared at first, but that passed away. It was nothing. THE BEAD. site TtBt tl '? HHE2SioillllK&lilBllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiillllBlllllllllllKiH Photo, ttln - Walter T. Hilton, thlrlj-llte years old, tlce president of the 11. F. Saul lompan. Tbomaa Kenly, Ixty-flTe years old, SERIOUSIY INJURED. Hatherlne MeMakan, twenty-three, bookkeeper, Ull Ithode Island Aenue, brad cut, ponnlble Internal Injurle; taken to Cai-unlty Hospital. Thomu K. Allen, thlrty-ne, 102 Kort Drlie Itoad, foot crushed and se- ere bruises and contusions taken to h mercency llo.pltal. Ida Kaolan. thlrtr-flie. S017 Mnth street, poaalble fracture of aknllr aent to her home In an automobile. Smile- Kaplan, twelve, daughter oi Ida Kaplan, act ere bruiaea and cuts on rinK, Ickk, and body. Katberlne Brean, twenty-five, 435 sixth Street, bodr crushed; taken to (.unity Hospital. LESS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VIbcrt J. Drrej-, nineteen, o05 Flor ida Aienue Aortbivest, bruises and ruts. Thomas K. Cox, twenty-one, 13S North Carolina Aienue Northeast, con tnslons. J. VV. Jacobs. twenty-eight, Galth trsbaro Md, bead cut. E. H. Itohblts, twenty-one, 1WO 'Val ley Street, Anacostla, bruises. Harold Itoblnson, eighteen, address aot known, contusions. Roy Humphries, eighteen, ISO S Street Northeast, cuts and bruises, teal Houek, contusions. Ilurse Is Killed. All those caught In the collapse were cmplojes of the B. F. Saul Compans. ex cept Mrs. Kaplan and her daughter, who run into the building to seek shelter from the storm A horse owned by Timothy J Casey, of 1103 Seventh Street North west, was killed under the falling walls The horse was attached to a wagon drhen by Timothy J. Casey, Jr. aged luetic It was in an effort to call the boy in out of the storm that Mr. Fealy lost his life He and the boy were about to so into the Saul Building when the first warning sound came from the fall ing walls. The boy leaped back and ran tcross the street. Mr. Fealys life was ..rushed out where he stood It was in the verj midst of the storm. at 2 15 o clock, that an unusually strong gust of wind struck the top floor of the building, which stood out aboe the roof of the adjoining structure. 1103 Seventh Mreet- The wind dislodged the roof and tumbled in the side wall. The flooring gave wa, and the whole mass went with .i crash straight through to the base ment, carrving all with it All those in the building were on the first floor. The upper stories have been vacant for some time formerly being occupied by a Technical High School club Before that, the German Turmereln had its head quarters in the building. As the crash came the front wall buckled and the de bris from the upper stories swept through In a V-shape to the basement, le.nine onlj the rear wall standing Thomas Kcaly was crushed to death un der the falling brick from the front walL Mr Hilton, whose desk was near the door, managed to escape the initial crash, but went back Into the building wl he heard moans of agony from those who had been swept down to the cellar In a heroic effort to rescue the sufferers, he was caught by falling tim bers and his life was crushed out. His neck was broken and his head and face mashed. His body below the neck was entirely hidden In a mass of debris, the head, about ten Inches below the level of the street, being first seen by those who hurried to the rescue. There was some doubt as to what caused the collapse of the building Con flictinc reports blamed the wind and a bolt of lightning for the disaster Pollceimn E. F. Jack, of the Second precinct, was the only eyewitness to t-e crash. He was standing In a shelter two doo-s above the Ill-fated structure when the collapse came. There was no bolt of lightning, he said. He declared the wind was to blame for the disaster. Policemen SaTe I.Ives. Policeman Jack. Immediately upon the collapse, put In an alarm from a police box on the corner. Officers of the Sec ond precinct. In Fifth Street, near H. al ready had heard the crash. Within a few minutes Sergt. IV. K. Sanford and Policeman Louis Freealt were on the scene, closely followed by the precinct resenes. Meanwhile, Policeman Jack had rushed to a plumber's shop In the next DiocK ana stripped off his uniform, donning an old pair of overalls and coat. DAMAGE RESULTS INALEXANORIA Virginia City Struck by Most Severe Storm Since 1896 Cyclone. $50,000 LOSS ESTIMATED Traffic Paralyzed aid Telephone Serr- ice Svjpeaded Old Carilt Church. Loses Panel Alexandria. Va., July SO The storm in Alexandria was the most severe since the cyclone of 1S9& The damage is estimated at &)000. No one was injured. Roofs were blown away, walls de molished, and hundreds of shade trees destro ed. Traffic on the river front was com pletely paralyzed. Small crafts were blown aa and there were many thrill ing recue telephone, telegraph, and electric service was completely sus pended. Poles and wires were blown down in eerj section of the city. Many families whose homes were unroofed were compelled to seek temporary sleeping quarters tonight until the damage can De repaired XtiA ( . .Imnat w. I .... ..I.... Jt ,. ness. A freak of the storm was the twisting out of position of the clubhouse of the Old Dominion Boat Club on the river ironu A shed and tramway at Altche- sons wharf was demolished. The Clark &. Winston Co.'a pile driver at tho cos! wharf of W. A. Smoot & Co , was sunk. A two-masted schooner at bmoot & Co's wharf was sunk. Uchtnlng struck the large bam at Cameron," a fe miles west of Alex andria, in Fairfax Countj, complete!) destroying the barn and contents, als'i killing six horses and four hogs. Damage estimated at 13,000 resulted at the plant of the Old Dominion Glass Company, one side of the factory blns mown out, tne root blown off, and & Eflea aesiroyea. The roof of the warehouse of Henrv K. Field . Co, lumber dealers, was blown off, and a part of the wall of its engine Street; residence of L. Harrison Kett. southeast corner Fairfax and Queen Streets, west wall of apartment house on uuke street, between Rojal and Pitt cornice on McBurney Hall building, plant of Mutual Ice Company, foot of umeron street: Pad Shoe Comaaur fac tor. Washington and Clbbf Streets, oiore oi js. undsey & Co, whole sale grocers. King and Lee Streets, cu pola of Alexandria. Hospital, open air moving picture establishment at Cameron and West fetreets; new fire engine house at Rosemont, station at North Braddock Immediately following the storm a large force of city mploes begun the work of clearing away the debris. Reports received here Indicate that tha storm also did considerable damage In both Alexandria and Fairfax fnum!.. A-iargs Darn belonxlnr. tn Miss 'Duncan, ln,-AJManirIa, County, blowir down: the second ""story house at North Braddock, Alexandria county, was damaged. The silo at the bam of Carroll Wolf, Alexandria County, was destroyed. The greenhouses of J. Louis Loose and Grllbortxer Brothers were damaged. At Fort Washington. Md.. a sentry house was blown down. 'and a slight tire occurred at the Fourty-fourth barracks. and other damage'TesuIted. A party of men and women who were stranded on the flats opposite Alcxan dria were brought ashore by Jerry Gene mer. MADEjNRIVER Physician and Government Clerk Save Lives of Two Exhausted Muaonariei. FOUR DEATHS THE TOLL AS 66-MILE WIND, WITH RAIN AND HAIL RA6ES Storm Descends on City After Several Days' of Sweltering Heat Plate Glass Windows Smashed, Trees Uprooted, and Roofs Sent FTyingTemperatare Drops Thirty Degrees in an Hour Senate Forced to Adjourn. - ALL BUSINESS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED; WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS NEARLY DEVASTATED g Four deaths, damage estimated at $1,000,000, and many persons injured, was the toll jesterday of the worst storm which has swept over Washington in years. The Capita! has been singularly fortunate in escaping severe visita tions of Nature. Only two great storms linger in the memorv of the oldest inhabitants. But the storm of Tulv 30. 191.1. ha tal-n it. !,,.. with the hurricane of '96 and the blizzard of '98. Coming from the North, after three davs of swelterins heat, an avve-inspinng tempest of wind, hail, and rain descended on Washington "'""y "lcr uciuck jcsieraay aiternoon. The wind attained a velocity of sixtv-sk miles an hour, according to Weather Bureau ob servations, and in less than an hour the rainfall was 2 02 inches. Ac companjing the rain were hailstones, many as big as chestnuts, which smashed plate-glass windows in all sections of the city. Roofs were blown off. Two persons were killed and twelve in jured in the collapse of the Saul Building, at Seventh and L Streets Northwest. A house at Fifteenth and Euclid Streets was torn apart, the six occupants narrowly escaping death in the falling masonry. The oenate was torced to adjourn because of the terrific dm made by wind and hail. &. struggle BJismyAT-aH-feg h0-urlhe temperaturdi?ycdi V ' of a. . HlfTsll laWPriTl "I'lflBT I The rain fell for mora than TWO HORSES AND WAGON LIFTED IN THE POTOMAC CONTINUED ON PACE TWO Storm, "Due to Intense Heat," Attained Velocity of Sixty-Six Miles, Says Weather Bureau Report The Weather Bureau, in its report last night, said: "The most striking feature of the weather during Wednes day was the occurrence of a severe locl storm in Washington and vicinity. The storm was due to the intense heat of the last few dajs, and at times exhibited a tornadic tendency. It was, how ever, purely local in character, as reports thus far received do not indicate unusual occurrences at any considerable distance beyond the limits of the District of Columbia. The storm lasted about thirty minutes, and the highest wind velocity reached was sixty six miles an hour from the northeast Considerable hail fell, and the total precipitation during the storm was 202 inches." room destroyed. The roof of the plant of the Alexandra Fertilizer and Chemical Company was razed, and the acid plant of that concern uu us Biue ana roor blown off. One of the old panels in the norfhwo.t rorner of ths steeple of historic old Christ Church was blown out and number of fine shade trj-a In tho old church ard were badly damaged by tho storm. The east gable of house. Ml Can,. Street, occupied by Mrs. Albert Mulling. felL A singular coincidence In connection with this is that September 19. IK, during the process of a cj clone. th weit side cf this house was blown out killing vv n Stuart, who occupied the adjo'clng house. The rear end of the residence of Robert E. Knight. 107 Prince Street, vm Hatn. The three two-story brick dwelling houses. 714, 71H and 718 Queen Street com pletely were unroofed. A part of the north wall of the residence occupied by Harry Hammond. 5 North Columhns RirMt also was damaged Other damaged buildings: Residence of Dr. & B. Moore, 811 Prince Street; plant i uucisun .cugine company, southeast corner ranee and Fairfax Streets: resi dence of Mrs. Georee H. Hnrlnw. in Prince Street; residence of J M. Hill, 411 Prince Street: residence of G. William Ramsay, 517 Cameron Street: house oc cupied Dy Dannie Kimball, 214 North Lee Street: residence of Misses WhlUng. 208 North Fairfax Street; roof of Colonial apartment, at .North Fairfax Street: store of E. Goldsmith, southeast corner of King and Lee Streets; residence of m. jaaiinewa, a North .Fairfax Street; residence of M. A. Ouinn. 11 Omnium. Street: old Potomac Hall. SOS North Fair fax Street; Boberts Chapel, colored. South Washington Street, between Gibbon and Franklin: j W. A. Carter, ml. ored, 608 South Washington Street: Alexandria County Lighting Com pany, on river front; Trail of build ing occupied by Herfuth Brothers: resi dence of Mr. John W. Burke. ITS Wilkes oirc.i; residence of Benjamin Posey, Itt Water Department Team, Picked Up by Storm, Resetted from Hirer by die Vigilant. Two horses, pulling the wagon of the water department of the Di'trlct govern ment, were picked up by the s'orm while on the speedway near the Highway Bridge, and thrown into the Potomac Rive- As the tide was low, the water did not go above the horses heads The police boat "Vigilant went to the rescue One member of the crew dived Into the rher and succeeded in cutting the horses' harness. A rope was tied around the body of each horse and one by one they were lifted out of the woter. A horse owned b K. A. Shurtnlc and driven b Harry j Jones, colored, was drowned at Seventh and Rhode Island Avenue Northwest, when It slipped and fell In a gutter at that corner where the water had backed up several f et deep. MEN CLING TO STATUE 0NT0P0FCAPIT0L Two Worker, Afraid to Let Go Their Hold, Get Severe Drenching Daring Storm. LIGHTNING PLATS NEAR THEM Throughout the storm two workmen clung to scaffolding erected about the huge statue of the Goddess of Freedom, atop the Capitol dome. They were James Bojle and John Ford. They were afraid to let go their hold on the scaf folding so that they might climb to safet. There were thlrts-nve men at work iround the statue when the storm broke. but all but two of them made their way Inside the building. The statue is S7 feet above the street level, and the light ning played about It during the whole time. Bojle and Ford were soaked by the downpour, but they said they were not hurt. They admitted they were fright ened Manv nf thAother men had delad leaving their unsheltered position until the last moment. By the time they had climbed oft the scaffolding and reached the highest landing, they found that the wind had slammed the door leading Into the Interior of the dome with such force uin it iook tne comomea eaons or eight of the men sereAl minutes to get it open. the. while they were cut and whipped by the rain and pelted by the haiL It was a. aad-looklnci crew that Anally splashed Its way to the engine room to get dried out. Boat About to Capsize, Men Lean in Water Swimmer It Stunned by Hailstones. A gritty young doctor and a heroic government clerk pitted brain and brawn against the elements In the height of the gale yesterday afternoon and triumphed when they dragged from the waters of the Potomac two exhausted missionaries. Maximilian P. Bergeron, twenty-four years old, a clerk In the War College, dived from the sciwall Into the churning waters of the harbor, about 100 yards from the college building, and caugkt William Cluff. who, nearly unconscious, was being held up by Charles Robinson. Cluff and Robinson are Seventh-day Ad- cutis t missionaries. Wnr Slnilc In Storm. Bergeron went to the aid of the drown ing ml'Jionarles after Dr. E. Dolphui Haysmer, also a Seventh-day Adv citlst, and son of a clergyman of that faith. Md bittled his way from the harbor to the War College against odds which. would have baffled a man of less strength and determination. Dr llajsmer. Cluff. and Robinson were In a rowboat In the wide waters off the end of the V shaped peninsula, on which the War College stnnds when the storm broke. They were about to plunge In, iim u aniiii vwiirti me Kuis ui men A rock, uj ed for an anchor, was thrown over but did not hold, and the men. fear ing the rowboat would capsize, took to the water. Dr. Hajrmer gradually worked his way tovord the sea wall, aided by the high waves. llajsmer was caug'.it In a high wave and swept to the crest of the wall, the Imptct bruising and stunning him to he was barely able to cling. He wattel for the next wave and gained the top The wind and hall blinded him. "A piece of hall. I believe as big as a hen egg. struck me In the btck of the head, and I was stunned I fell, and th wind literally rolled me over and over. I caught my hands In the high gras and partly regained my breath, but I had lost rry bearings. I lay still unUl a flash of lightning revealed the top of the War College. I had gone 100 yards away from the building. Instead of toward It. I was so chilled I had to crawl that 10 ards to the college. I was afraid to CONTINUED ON rGK TUHFE. i INSPECTION MADEINYEARS Long Since the Saul Building Had Been Officially Visited. WHAT MR. HACKER SAYS States that Only Snch Structures as Are Reported Unsafe Are Looked Into by His Office. $11.00 Xlasara Falls and Iterant, Baltl. aare and Ohio Itoate. Special train of modern coaches n parlor cars from Union Station. Wash' Ington D C. at 7.4S a. to. August 1. 15. 29th. Seotember 12. SS Ottohrr 10. Tickets valid for return within fifteen days Liberal stopover privileges re turning- Cheap side trips from tha raiis. itoute via Philadelphia and Le high Valley Adv. XSO to PMlaaelBkla, SjUS Cheater, aaa W.OW WHsaiastaa aaa HCtara. ,. Sunday, -August 3. Baltimore Ohio South Lee Street: residence of Mrs. Bam-p,sSnd,ly "nlaj,t a Baltimore Ohio 1 uei rones, m south Lea Street; rest-iT r" it "-, "J '" - . ,, dene of Ttam,, c. juwlett. 80 KJpk SjwV. "f "twnta mem day. THE PINK SHEET. The sporting supplement of The Sunday Herald is recognized as without a rival in this section of the country. Read it once and you will be convinced. ALL CLEAN SPORTS Are reported' Baseball. boating, racing, and turf gossip generally are written by experts, while special attention is paid to ama teur games of all description. Order your Sunday copy bow. WASHINGTON HERALD. The haul Building, which collapsed )esterday with a toll of two lives and eleven Injured, had aot been Inspected Tear either by the District Build ing Inspectors office or the Fire De partment. Morris Hacker. District Inspector of Buildings, declared that the building had never been called to his attention as un safe. ' During. m four ) ears of office I have never had occasion to have the Saul Building Inspected." he said. "Onlv tuch buildings as are reported unsafe are in spected by my office. I see that the Saul Building was constructed with lime mor tar. Cement mortar now is required by the building regulations. It leads to stronger construction. "I don't say that even had cement mortar been used this building would not have been blown down. Reports a this accident will do little good new. What we must do is to point out the defects In the building so that such defects can be avoided in the future tire Marshal Nicholson said T'-.it was a plain business building, and as such did not come under the Fl-o Department tot Inspection. That was entirely In 'ie realm of the Building Inspector's office Wo have never had our attention called to this building as unsafe. ' It was rumored )esterdiy that the Saul Building once had been condemned and repairs had been made, strengfit-nms the structure. Asked concerning this Mr Hacker said: "So such charge was nadc during mv term of office. The records woold have to be looked to determine It." It was Impossible tu reach the records- last night. J. P. Healey. of the District Engineer s oTce, accompanied Mr. Hai- to tho scene. "The building appears to me to have been rather well cons ructed. 1 said. "The walls were unusually thick Mr. Saul could not be reached last night. CONGRESS IN BRIEF. senate; Met at noon . nd resumed debate on tariff bllL . Senator Lewis Introduced resolution to authorize punishment for banks that conspire to depress government securi ties. J - . Lobby Inquiry continued. Senator Penrose introduced resolution calling for'n rt on treatment of Jews In Koum&nls, I'oacomce committee Indefinitely nos- ponea action ut Bryan. t "ration calling for repeal of parcel post law giving tha Postmaster General right to Increase parcel post rates. Ambassador Wilson appeared before Foreign Relations Committee. HOliaE. Adjourned till noon tomorrow. -Net in -session. ') X A t I ft. 5 -' The rain fell for more than an hour. In this time the wind raged around the center of the city !na way that indi cated that two storms, one from th north and one from the northeast, were converging The storm played manj pranks, both la the way It moved thing! around the streets, and In the actions it Inspired in persons who feared Its effects. For the time the city was in deep twi light When the storm settled upon the Capl tol the Senate was in the midst ot a debate upon the tariff The rattling of the hailstones upon the skylight of the benate Chamber Interrupted the pro ceedings, so Vice President Marshall ranped up n his desk for order. The ele ments refused to obey, however, and It was nccesxan to adlourn. snatn- v-..- fie majority leader, was forced to coma to the steps of the Vice Presidents stand and to use his hands as a megaphone In order to secure recognition to make the motion for adjournment. In the first five minutes of the storm a thermometer In the Senate cloak room fell 40 degrees. The havoc wrought by the wind was great among the trees around the Capi tol and In other public parks. Valuable shrubs In man sections were ruined. Street cars on many of the most traveled lines were held up for a time by tree trunks which had been blown across th tracks. Business and every sort of communi cation throughout the city was entirely suspended until the storm had spent itself. A letter carrier who sought tc make his rounds despite the storm was swept from his feet at Fifteenth Street covriNCED oTtace thhee. OPEN-AIR PICTURE THEATER DESTROYED Screen, Platform, and Benches on Site of Old Schaetzea Park Are Sent Frying. The gale destroyed in nn.n.,t. ,...!-- picture theater on the li e h. r .. old Schuetzen Park at Georgia Avenn and Kenyon Street Northwest. A fence fifteen feet tall, surrounding the park! which covers nearly hlf 7! bowled over like a paper structure 'when the wind struck it. The screen on which the pictures were sbowr, was carried away and has n.t been found. A platform, on which the screen wa erected, was blown away and wasfol lowe by a string of benches, whicl re but tors In th .., .u- " . aUhough too heavy for one mantc Papier mache statues about the ground hi,ry.ine1 a,nd the frame "tnicture In 5oh..lhe S"? wero "' damaged SchueUen, Park was famous In bygVm ure'seerT3 V " - eima?acem.ent of the Picture concert; cti binVhe.park tne Zlrn r h. storra ra not "top the Mhlbitlon of picture plaja. Lnnsbory Imitate. SaBfrngUt,. r0n JKUly "-Geo'-se Lansburr, rr membe.: . Parliament, and fragUt sympathiser, has followed the example of the militants and declared a hunger strike. He Is in HoIIoway Jail. . .a tbno wontha sentence on charge of conspiracy growing out of the recent suffragist riots. Lansbury was Riven a chance to nraru t.n h --- a bond for his good behavior but re- Lw Kates1 Catftm. and Jtttm During summer and, early fall. Return different rente Most liberal stonorer prmlege Standard sleeping car dally. 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