Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-10
A TERRIFIC STORM.
WHOLE rowns ALnosr SWEPT
OUT OF EXISTENCE.


OUT OF EXISTENCE.
Terrible Dsstruesiou Of Life snd
Property On the Atlantic See.
koard-A Tornado That Passed
Threugh Three STATES
wALLixoroRD. Conn, August "a ter
ribls tornado passed over wallingford at
about 0 o'clock this afternoon. and blew
over houses. uprooted trees and caused the
greatest devastation. II 10 estimated that
tho killed will number 1t least twenty
while the wounded will reach twice that
number. The telegraph wires and poles
we're blown down. making II impossible to
communicate with New Haven on the
south or Meridsn or Hartford to tho north.
Word vas finally sent by the up Z o'clock
train 10 the two latter places. and on the
next down express. which leaves Meriden
ct 7:s0. came physicians aud help. Tho
greatest sxcitsmsnt prevails. and the Wild
eat rumors are afoat - TO the loss OF life.
The tornado was confined TO Q belt OF ter
ritory about half Q mile wide. and the
whole loss Of life took place on the sand
plains about . quarter Of . mile north OF
tho railroad station near the line OF tho
New York. New Haven and Hartford Rail.
road.
WATERFOWL. N. Y. August 9.-Trains
over the local roads hereabouts were stop
ped BY the storm last night and are not
expsctsd 10 be running again before to-
morrow night. The turnpikes arc I'm.
psssabls. owing TO the destruction OF
bridges. Whole fields Of grain. corn and
other products are wholly ruined. Grain
harvested and stacked was swept away BY
the hood. A woman Of this city awakened
By her bed becoming wet. found the front
door Of the house open, and water two
feet deep ON the door, and the cradle con-
tanning the baby sslsep floating around. In
rome places live stock was swept away and
Loaf. The lightning was almost con.
tiuuous and painfully vivid. Last nights
torn prevented the meeting this morn
ing At the thousand Islands Park camp.
Ats o'clock, while men were leaving the
factories. . gentle rain began 70 fali. and
soon increased TO . deluge. while almos,
steady and vivid lightning illuminated
me dsfkenSa or'su ,SS..s.n.
ing roar. Without warning. . tornado,
with hail and rain. swept across tho north.
srn part Of town. from west 10 east. and
everything movabls In Its track was carried
away. Il seemed TO last but . moment.
but IL results we're frightful. Afterwards
. light rain fell, and soon this ceased. and
Of g o'clock the moon shone brightly down
upon the scene OF dssoisuon. ny so'u,'
count W dweiing nouses "efs aeno''
ished. and ~ ieastoo oatns' .-
Following are amons ,no ns,iu .aSna}I
All ~ nouses iAihnS; i,,ss.n ~ A..
house, on .he cni'arsn 49,. Jno
podies on lts As sa..,hem Moonss
noonsy en1 VIZ asa IT. NJ,
Gornsli1s Sheia, 80, sh,Ia Prndsr,cr
Joseph nuiuy .hu M. Inhn
Lituewood, MIS- y Doy'.' n.s,J..
Lyncni NAMING we've ~ u.ss
John Cashin, geo ~, tne Young
OF hobert inomAs p.iJ oss'
Mrs. Il. Downes' hiue nscu TO-
Patrick o'Neils eniia anu 'onn nsyues'
aged IT, are al ceiIainiy AMONG .no A mces
n u 10 possible one VI wv aI.,np
arc among inc RUM; ,uu''u
Patrick O'Neil haa MS ne.a anu snou,.
der badly cut. mary heaiy. aged 10,
dying. John Cline, ased ~, hau MS arm
broken. John Casnin. aged 10, skuII TAO
tured ; John Pader and VIE, DAILY wouhd.
oil /; Henry baunders' ieg broken Maiy
Ann Rourk. aged 10. lying ; mrs. cough.
lin. badly injured MAY IIacy. wouhdeu,
John, son OF freaerick Lituew0ou' uy'ns'
four OF Thomas mathew, iamlly wouna'
cd /; two women IN 'onh nunso ialnl.y
woundedi ChAries rsrmiee, Ies IgI''
Michael Kelly. wouhded in'srnaily neI-
~ Jones, hurt About tue heal; fsIriek
0'Neil and child oil RAJ. Cousnlin, injuries
unknown Lavrence Downs Injured, aud
daughter dying. There are many OTHERS.
whose names could Dot oe Asoer.nlned. ine
scene w.s : memorso,s ons; S1us1n
houses were carried clear on tneir iounus'
uons from stsS zee. W IN s,sns ~" ~,
In the line OF the 'ornsao ho'nt Wa ,s,.
,tanains. sna On do,s nh,mnsr. s.nn.
les,sr samafs rSs c.,hoiic chnscS
cisiiy Anne .. ,,;os hieh .chooi
WOODEN, .ne ~. m, "s - a..
we're toIaily aewo ~ wi,, ~
brick faotory OF 'ne MAiiiug'o'a oon.n
nifty wn carried ssAy' fires "ero I'm
muniestsd 70 tns Iuin, ~ m.hJ - ~
lamps and stoves, ny pus ,1 ~ vi
horror Of anairs wou,a nave peen .ns,sAsea.
The youth nAttnew noney ~
tbs railroad track when ne shs stuuck ~
The tornado. ne VA picxso up n,.y Zee,
away, almost bensaded. mrs. hsIaay NAG
her child In ner ARM when p,SkeI up
Both we're dead and Almost sca,peu. srsa.
Lsstlewood WAS pioked up as,u on .ne s,ue
OF the roea, Hnere no W. sa ~ ny,Is