The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-10


Community was carried away. Fires were COM
municated to the ruins in many cases by lamps and
Stoves and but Tor the rain the horror OF the air
would have been greatly increased.
REMARKABLE DEATHS.
The youth Matthew Mooney was standing on the
railroad track when struck by the full force Of the
tornado He was picked up about nfty feet away
almost beheaded.
Mrs Hubby had her child In her arms when
struck, and when picked up both were dead and
almost scalped.
Frederick Iittlewood was picked up dead beside
the road on which he was returning from work
when killed by nying timbers
THE MuHsoN FAMILY.
Uptown four female relatives OF John Munson
were buried in the cellar OF house which was
blown down. 1t was reported that all four were
killed. but. after long time. all were rescued
two being slightly injured and the others unhurt
While driving in buggy in the eastern part OF
the town Michael Kelly was blown some thirty feet
over precipice. Both man and horse were
slightly injured.
One man had three small dwelling houses swept
away.
Barns were lifted from their contents Of hay
which was left standing, and innumerabie houses
were unroofed
The railroad tracks were not disturbed, and
trains are running as usual
John HOey, aged twelve years. fearing that the
trains would be delayed, rode six miles on horse
back to Meriden TO get medical aid.
At q late hour the selectmen teleeraphed to Gov.
ernor Hubbard request that the members OF the
local militia company be called out to render such
aid as was IN their power
HOW THR CALAMITY IS Regarded.
walllngiord is a town OF 5000 INHABITANTS en-.
gagged mostly in manufacturing and agricultural
pursuits ana felt the hard times as little as any
town in the State. But this calamity comes with
terrible severity upon the people.
LATER-THE DEATH LIST NOT LIKELY TO Ex-
cEED THIRTY.
WALLINGTORD, August 9-Midnight
Mrs. John Lynch is dead and has been carried
home.
II the badly wounded die, at most the death list
will not exceed thirty.
The tornado seems to have been confined In
length to two miles, between the New York, New
Haven and Hudson River Railroad and the Boston
and New York air line, and in width to a quarter
OF mile. No deaths are reported from lightning
Several children who were taken away by iriends
are reported dead
ERIN NEW YonK-wATERTowN, FLORIDA, CAPE
VINCENT AND VILLAGES ALONG THE HUDSON
FLooDRD.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
wArKRrowS, N. Y. August Q, 1878.
About three O'Clock this morning OF tho most
terrific rain Imaginable visited this section
The rain foil IN torrents for about three hours The
fall from four to five incnos, varying In different
lecaiitiea Accompanying tho rain came thunder and
lightning Of the most violent nature There. was NJ
warning OF its spproach except worry low basometss
The storm was from west, and up to an hour be-
fore II came The sky cIos. A. seven this morn
ing the streets OF tho city appeared ike
rivers. Many families weso driven from their homes.
The water having forced thsm out BLACK River rose
ave feet during the storm ana the rise bong unsx
poc,sd many small buildings ana bsidsss were car
ried away. All tho bridges the small streams In
this section were washed stream and the public
highways badly damaged
Al Brownviiie, four miles from here, the streets
were damaged tothe amount of several thousand
lara
In WATERFOWL all the cellars filed. The
sewers all gave WY, and when The rain ceased the
streets were almost impassabls.
CHILD SAVED
A small child, asleep a cradle, was rescued going
down the stream.
Halt dozen residences were srrex BY lightning,
bat none burned.
barn near BrownvilIe, contaising large quantity
OF hay and 800 bushels Of grain, burned. The
greatest loss falls upon the Rome, WATERFOWL aud
Ogdsnsburg Railroad ana upon the Utica and Black
Inundated and for several hours they we're unable TO
move the locomotives
There was q large landslide four miles from here
tho Utica road, and mile and half from the city
OF eighteen iseL No trains havo on this end Of
the road to-day, and ~ this hour (ten r. ~ looks
RENE, waisstown and Ugdsnsburs k.iirosd, north
OF this CITY Is In worry bad shape No trains have
M p:
have been washed away and many Of the embark.
menus On ,no Caps vlnesn. branch NO .raies passed
ti this evening itis all right now. Their loss can
not be estimated Mt present.
ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER.
AZ Cape Vincent aud all sleng the st Lawrence
River the storm RACED furiousy and tho igh ming did
much damage. Many people who are eampsd on
Alexandria Bay suffered from fright.
AtLitsis Round Island, where tbs Pifty-nrss regi
mont from Syracuse, camped, the wind dia much
damage. Nearly half OF their fonts were torn away,
and the soldiers were '1er to the mercy Of the
storm" No such storm ever before visited this
ton.
A. many other places IN Jefferson county the aorm
ragged with the same fury.
REPORTS or DAMAGE COMING III.
Reports Of tue damage done are continually csmpg
In, but present the amount cannot DO estimated.
Thirty hogs were drowned IN this CITY, and 800 kegs
of niger slowed In q the river washed
out the stream and lost Alter storm
. hoavy wind csmo up and continued through