Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-08-15
CONNECTICUr TORNADO,


OF the Victims.
Hartford, (Conn.) August 1O.-This af
ternoon about o'clock tornado strucl
the village of Wallingford, demolished tn,
old Catholic church on the plains and ther
levelled some twenty houses in Wallace's
row, Going up the hill the tornado dash
ed to the ground $4,000 brick schoo
house and then passed over the hill, snap
ping big elm trees as if they were reeds and
laying them PROSTATE.
Wallingford, lConn.) August 1O.-At
O'Clock while the men were leaving the
factories, gentle rain began to fall and
soon increased to perfect deluge, while
almost continuous and vivid lightning il
Illuminated the darkened sky as bright as
day and the thunder rolled with increasing
and deafening roar. Without warning a
tornado with hail and rain swept across
the northern part Of the town, from west
to east, and everything movable in its
track was carried away. 1t seemed to last
but moment, but its results were fright
full. Afterwards light rain fell and this
soon ceased. At s o'clock the moon shone
brightly down upon the scene Of desola-
ton. By actual count forty dwelling
houses were demolished and at least fifty
barns. Tie following are among the kill
ed. nearly all by houses falling: In the
plains school house. on the children's desk,
lay the bodies of Mrs. Margaret Mooney,
John Mooney and wife; Matthew Mooney.
Cornelius Child Tracy and wife, Mrs. Jos.
Hubby and infant child, Frederick Little
wood, Mrs. John Boyle, Mrs. John Lynch,
making II in all; besides, John Casl,in,
aged lG, a young daughter of Robert Saun-
ders, Mrs. e. Downes, Katie Coughlin,
aged A, Patrick O'Neil's child, and John
Hayden, aged 1G, arc all certainly among
the killed, and it is possible one or two
more are among the ruins. In addition
Patrick O'Neil has his head and shoulders
badly cut. Mary Healy, aged 1G, is dying.
John Clyne, aged 40, had his arm broken;
John Cashin, aged lG, skull fractured; Jno.
Paden and wife, badly wounded; II. Sann-
ders, leg broken; Mary Ann Rourk. aged
Is. dying. Mrs. Coughlin, badly injured;
Mary Tracy, wounded; John, son of Fred
Littlewood, dying; tour of Thomas Mat
thews' family wounded; two women in
John Munson's family injured; Charles
Parmaler, leg hurt; Michael Kelley, injur-
ed internally; Henry Jones, hurt about the
head; Patrick O'Neil and child and Patrick
Coughlin. injuries unknown; Lawrence
Donnes. injured badly and daughter dying.
There are many whose names could not lie
The scene was a memorable
one. The wooden houses were carried
clear off their foundations, from a few feet
to an eighth of mile. I'm the line OF the
tornado nothing was left standing. and on
the east side of its track lesser damage was
lone, chimneys especially suffering. The
catholic church, the wooden and new
brick high school buildings were totally
The top of the brick factory
IF the Wall;ngford Community was carried
,way.
Meridcn, Conn., August 1.-THE funer-
Il Of % of those killed by the tornado in
took place to-day. There
we're 10000 people present and fully 1900
carriages. The services were conducted
~ Rev. Father Loo, of Winsted, assisted
~ three other Catholic clergymen. The
am was immense, and the scene one of
sreat sadness. The cemetery was SUR
oun'!ed by the local company of national
.uards and l2o special officers. The inter-
nents were made in fifteen graves. All
he dead except Frederick Littlewood were
# the Catholic religion, and the diocese
Fill take prompt measures to aid the suf-
sring surviving relatives. People of all
lain i'll the Town Hall, Of whom Richard
'aylor' with his back broken, John Little
GOD, conclusion OF the brain. and John
looney, injured internally, are not ex- {
ected 10 live through the night. Mary c
latthews died yesterday, making % deaths t
!us far. (