Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-08-15
Great T0rnadOes in New England.

AQVlceS by teIegfaDn OF the lUtn INST,
from many points in New England
show that almost the whole of New
England, part of New York and por-
tions of Canada were visited on the 9th
inst, by tornadoes and floods such as
have not been known there before.
At Rye Beach, n. H., at noon, a ter
rife storm was reported. 1t was quite
wide and in some places in its path
whole sections of woodland were blown
down. The bridge of Bathing Beach
was swept away, chimneys demolished,
dwellings flooded and wrecked, and sub
stantial buildings leyeled. a boarding
house near Bathing Beach was blown
down and n. E. Gates boarding house
on the beach was split in two. Acres of
woodland have not a standing stick. and
but few chimneys in the track of the
storm remain. AtCape Vincent, New
York, the Presbyterian and Catholic
churches, railroad warehouse, and a
dwelling were much damaged by light
ming. the storm on the st. Lawrence
was terrible. Telegraph lines were all
prostrated and barns filled with grain
were burned. At Bclleville, Ontario
wind and lightning did much damage
to houses, barnes and outlaying grain,
while in Toronto three houses were CON
siderably injured by lightning. The
village Of WaIlingbord, Conn, was
struck by lightning which leveled the
old Catholic church on the plains, and
then leveled some twenty houses in
Wallace's row. Other houses were
moved and injured. Going up the hill
the tornado dashed to the ground a
$4,000 school house, and then passed
over the hill, swapping big elm trees as
if they were reeds, and laying prostrate
telegraph poles. Several persons have
been killed and many wounded.
LATER.
The latest account from Wallingbord
says it is estimated that the number of
killed will be at least 20, while the
wounded reach twice that number.
Telegraph wires and poles were blown
down, making it impossible to cOmmu-
nicate with New Haven on the south, or
Meriden or Hartford on the north
Word was finally sent by the up seven
o'clock train to the two latter places,
and on the next down express which
leaves Meriden at 80, came physi-
clans and help. The greatest excite
ment prevails and the widest rumors
are aHoat as to loss of life. The tor
nadO was confined to a belt Of territory
about half Il mile wide, and the whole
loss of life took place on the sand
plains about Il quarter of mile north
of the railroad station, near the line Of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad.
A STILL, MORE FEPT ICIT ACCOUNT
At 6 o'clock p. NJ, while the men
were leaving the factories, gentle rain
began to fall and soon increased to
perfect deluge, while almost continuous
and vivid lightning illuminated the
darkened sky as bright as day, and
thunder rolled with increasing and deaf
ening roar. Without warning Il torna-
do with hail and rain swept across the
northern part of the town from the west,
and everything movable in its track
was carried away. 1t seemed to last
but a moment, but its res ults were
frightful Afterward a light rain fell
and that soon ceased, and at o'clock
tie moon shone brightly down upon
scene Of desolation. By actual count
forty dwelling houses are demolished,
and ut least 80 barns.
TIE DEAD.
The following are among the killed,
nearly all by houses falling: In the
desk lay the bodies of Mrs Margaret
Mooney, John Mooney and wife, and
Matthew Mooney; Cornelius Child Tracy
and wife, and Mrs. Joseph Hadly and
infant child, Frederick Littlewood, Mrs.
John Boyle, Mrs. John Cashen, aged Is;
a young daughter of Robert Saunders,
and Thomas Daileys child, Mrs. E.
DOwnes, Katie Coughlin, aged 10; Pat
rick O'NeiPs child, John Hayden, aged
16, who are all certainly among the
killed, and it Is possible two more are
among the ruins. A large number are
fatally or dangerously wounded.
AT midnight the complete number OF
dead in Plains school house is as fol
lows:
Thomas Casper, his stepmother Mrs.
Maria Boyle, Conrad Tracy, wife and
fifteen year old son, Mrs. Margaret
Mooney and her son, John Mooney.
wife and two children, Matthew and
Nellie; Mrs. Jos. Haldy and baby. Mrs.
Edward Downs and daughter Mary,
Kate Coughlin, Patrick O'Neills two
young children. John and Patrick, Mrs.
Michael Toopey, Fred. Littlewood. In
addition, Mrs. John Lynch is dead and
has been carried home, and her chill
dren, noted in former dispatch as Sc
verely wounded, have died The
death list, at most, will not exceed
thirty
The tornado was confined in length
to two miles, and about quarter of
a mile in width. No deaths by light
ming.
John Padden is reported dead; also
several children, whose bodies have
been taken home by friends.
The damage to property is estimated
at 100000.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Advices from various points in this
state and Massachusetts,, particularly
along the coast, indicate that the thun-
der storm to-day was the severest of the
season, causing great damage. AT
Glouchester a schooner was struck by
lightning and three of her crew pros
trated At Haverhill fences, trees and
chimneys were blown down. The
pumping station at Silver Hill acqua-
duct was completely demolished. At
Newburg two men were struck and seri-
Ously injured. At. Woburg, Mr.. Lee,
station agent, was instantly killed; Mrs
Polk CLARK and Mrs. w. King were
also struck and severely injured. Sew
eral buildings were more or less dam,