New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-10

lUSlOIu, OOuUg ldoJ tNCuiHEs ANOhNJ
persons were killed and about forty were
wounded. The loss to property was very
great. storm also did considerable
damage at Rye Beach, N. II. In North
ern New-York, on Thursday, railroad travel
was interrupted by heavy rains and winds
LOSS OF LIFE IN CONNECTICUT.
TWENTY LIVES LosT-FoRTY PEOPLE WOUNDED
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
WALLINGFoRD. Conn. Aug "a terrible tornado
passed over Walingford about o'clock this even
ing. and blew over houses uprooted trees, and
caused great destruction TO life and property. 1t
is estimated that at least twenty people were
killed, and that twice many were
wounded. The telegraph wires and poles were
blown down. so that 1t was impossible to commune
cate directly with New Haven, or Meriden or Hart
ford. Word was finally sent by the o'clock train
10 Hartford aud Meriden. On the 1880 o'clock train
from Meriden physicians, the telegraph mana
ger, and an Associated Press agent came down.
Systematic measures at once taken to gather
together and identify the dead and care for the
wounded.
1t was found that the tornado had been confined
to a belt of territory about half mile wide, and
the whole damage and loss of life had occurred on
the sand plains about quarter of mile north of
the railroad station, near the line Of the NewYork
New-Hayen and Hartford Railroad. AT o'clock,
while the men were leaving the several factories in
the vicinity, it began to rain gently, and in very
few minutes the ram increased to perfect deluge,
while the lightning Illuminated the darkened sky
until t.was bright day, and the thunder rolled
with continuous and deaiening roar Without
a seconds warning, tornado of wind, accompanied
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 only moment, but its results were fright
full. Afterward light rain fell, but soon passed
of, and at o'clock, when the train arrived with
the help from Meriden, the sky was clear, and the
moon shone brightly. BY actual count forty dwell
nghouses were demolished, aud az least fifty barns
Nearly all the dead were crushed by falling houses.
In the PLAIN school-hOuse the bodies of the follow
ing persons were laid upon the desks:
LIST OF THE DEAD.
Mrs. MARGARET MOONEY.
JOHN MOONEY and wife.
MATTHEW MOONEY
CORSELIUs CHILD.
TRACY and wife.
Mrs. JOSEPH Hubby and infant. .
FREDERICK LIITLEWOoD.
Mrs. JOHN BOYLE
Mrs. JOHN LYNCH.
In addition to the twelve persons named above,
it is certain that tic following persons are dead and
it is possible that one or two persons are among
the ruins:
joins CAsISN, 16 years.
RoBFRT SANDFR5s daughter.
THOMAS DAIiY'S child.
Mrs Il. DOWNRs
KATE CoUGuIIN. 10 years.
PATRICK ONFILs child.
JOHN HAYDEN, 6years.
THE WOUNDED.
The following ia partial list of the wounded:
PATRICK ONElI. head and shoulder badly cat.
MARY HFALY. 1G years OF age dying.
JonS CLYSr, 40 years of age; arm broken.
joins CAsHIN, 10 years of age; skull fractured.
ions PADRN and wife, badly wounded.
Henry SAUNDERS. leg broken. -,
MARY Ans ROUBK, 10 years of age; dying.
Mrs. CoUGHIlN, badly injured.
joins, SON of Frederick Littewood dying
-Four MEMBERS Of Thomas Matthew's family.
Two WOMEN in John MunsOns family
CHARLES PARMELLEE, leg hurt.
MICHAEL KELLY internally wounded.
HENRY JONEs, hurt about head.
PATRICK ONEILL aud child, injured badly.
PATRICK CoGHLAN, injured badly.
LAwEENCE DOwSRs aud daughter, Injured badly
the latter dying.
Many other persons were wounded, but their
names could not be learned.
The scene il a heart-rcnding one. Wooden houses
were carried distances ranging from few feet to
an eighth of a mile. In the line of the tornado
nothing was left standing and on each side OF its
track considerable damage was done, chimneys
cspecially suffering The Catholic church twoOdcn)
and the new brick high school were totally ruined.
The top of the brick factory of the WallingfOrd
community was carried away.
Fires were communicated TO the ruins in many
cases by lamps and stoves aud had It not been for
the rain the horror OF the affair would have been
greatly increased.
Yonne Matthew Mooney was standing on the rail
road track when struck bv the full force of the tor
nado. He was picked up. about fifty feet away,
- Nrs ITut1t nod hpp child in her
arms when struck, and when picked mp both were
dead and almost scalped Frederick LittewOod was
pck,d up dead beside the road on which he was re-
turning from work. when killed by flying tmbers.
Uptown four women, relatives Of john Mnnson,
were buried IN the cellar OF house
which was blown down. It reported
that the four wcro killed; but, after a
long time, all we've rescued two beng
slightly injured and the Others unhurt. While driy-
Ing in a buggy in the eastern part OF the town.
Michael Kelly was blown some thirty feet over
precipice Both man and horse were slightly in-
iured.
One man had three small dwelling-houscs swept
AWAY Barns were lifted from the ground, and
their contents of hay were left standing large
number of houses were unroofed. The railroad
tracks were not disturbed, and trains are running
~ usual. John Hocy, twelve years OF age fearing
that the trains would be delayed rode six, miles OH
horseback TO Merden TO get medical aid.
At late hour the Selectmen telegraphed to Gov
ernor Hubbard, asking that the members of the
local militia company be called out. to render such
aid as is in their power.
THE VILLAGE AND ITS INDUSTRIES.
The village of Walineford lies about twelve miles
northeast of New-Haven, on the line of the Hart
ford and Haven Railroad. 1t is pleasantly sit
mated on high ground, and has broad, straight
streets lined with large shade-trees. The village has
population of about g. 700, and the chief occupation
of the inhabitants is agriculture, although the