Sharp County record., 1878-09-06
p,,r TERRIBLE TORNADO

sr II, iured-houSos
aving s NJ Trace :,I
3 rw YoRK, Aug, lO.-A Times sPecTlal To
:" "wVsslIingfoTd, Vs Conn, says; ~; NO o
i 70 .sn |" has has not looked upon the rum n
Y Sh+ wn0 i this place by the storm OF
~ e can n conceive OF the terrible lofCe tGe
lsy .s;cb v@ tbe elements beat upon the the
rs asa,s q \ \ nIl.'s lasted, Never did storm
\ nenis . nth more appalling suddennesS.
Z w,sn aslernoon was one Of the lovellest
Lay lay aisst sspson. son. Light clouds sailed
!, ,us u9 tbe sky until 3 or 4 o'clock IN Ihe tHe
| I ,ss n 'no occasionally obscuring the
Fn9Um, TSsp a few black clouds portend-
disaster a appeared over Mount La
'aas;on, u,sse high hill lying to the west.
! 'a,i of the village. Under the foot OF
! h;11 n srS snreads Lake Windermere, an
q ~, a;a, 'r rrOnd created by the Com
Sf,a, lisv psPUIo PoIO by y'ia damming the ouin,
\, NY y R;ver, Sv Wallingford lies between
b, ~ %:,i IA another not so high that
',,,l narsllel to the mountain east OF the tn
Hills surround the pretty village
\ THE CLOUDS GREW DARKER
{; I'd 5 o'clock, when the workmen
i 1T the Village left the factories ,,aII and
"a = ,,;Ils IL and Started for their homes.
b ',,,;,y' wives sell about preparing supper
i .beir Returning husbands, and only
sss;nc s Glance was cast toward the
kv clouds that rolled over the west
ID hills. II BY $50 o'clock they had be-
NJ a';,T : intensely black. Still there was
Il Sense n, of impending danger, The
S rysti stiffness that precedeS many thGn-
r storms Sa.rr settled down in the valley
/ before 6 o'clock. All the wind
Med to have died away, but aloft the
\ lds AZ, went tearing wildly along at such
zee that many observers took alarm,
q bastened through the streets to seek
ter. lightning began to play in
h antly across the low-hanglng CLOUDS.
Il. WITH HORRIBLE sUDDENNEss
ange took place in the heavens. Un;
l2 the e threatening clouds other and
H7 ker clouds were driven. They came
sl rom the west almost with the swift
q Of thought, before a dense black
b 5 that rolled over the Wallingtord
NJ ymunitv. A feecy, white curtain
tanced, hiding the orchards and vine
Ills as it moved forward. The light
IS flashed in binding forks from
III ,E5cloud, that was more like smoke
nd vapor in its lightness. lncesSant-
7he flashes lighted up the surround
i country with lurid purple light,
le the thunder ratified and doomed
irl interminable and deafening loud
b
was about 6:15 that q second mass
I louds was was noticed approaching
; different current of wind from the
Inward, and some say there was also
Endorsement setting in from the
Inward, bringing heavy black clouds
seemed to touch the tops of the
s. "A few drops of rain fell gently.
L and women hurried to the windows
lose them, and home going laborers
Tan to run. Little reckoned any one
peril Of that moment. Before cry
y ID be raised, OR preparation made to
Atpe,
A ADEATH-DEALING BLAST
upon the homes of the poor. The
Ivy clouds over Windermere Lake
med suddenly to drop upon the lake,
" the waters were churned into foam
la great whirling and whistling.
M winds from opposite quarters SEEM
0 meet. A great volume of water
ii lifted from the lake and went swirl
sup and up into the air. Lightning
,gDt quicker than was the advance
b west to east Of the column of wa
Ind the clouds that seemed to min
with it. In a second it started on a
u Yard course. Before it lay the sand
o. ms on which about 81 families, most
/ rish, have bought lots and establish
heir dwellings. The plains are near
A at Tor distance west to east of
h. 1T q third of a mile. Then the land
N rapidly to the ridge on
en- the main streets laid out. The
., ingford Community had a water
rel on the shore of Windermore
rse. The whirlwind caught it, and
: : as crumbled as if it had been built
!; !raws. A few hundred yards from
} lake was a poor cottage, in which
y Michael Mooney, his wife Mary.
their sons Daniel and Michael.
\ Ihael was in the village. With the
4. pull OF wind the woman attempted
H H nut the windows; the boys assisted
before they knew what had hap
! ia the house was
n LEvELED TO THE EARTH.
D. pwer irresistible carried the build.
8r twisted into fragments, flying
Gl ugn the air. Mrs. Mooney was
% 'nt up and hurled along through
ii 55'cnes Of trees, and over a telegra oh
aa, beyond the railroad, across two
,@s' 7 q distance Of nearly a quarter of
ne, when she was flung down, bat.
lei' gashed, and bloody. The boys