The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-10
A DEATH-DEALING TORNADO
rRIGHTtUL DEyAST1TTONI IN THE TOWN
or UILLINGTORD, CONN.
Twenty Person. Killed md Other. Dyinr-A
Large Number Mounded-Forty Dwelling.
md Finy Barns Dcmolished-A Church aud
the High school Building Biown Down.

Tucnty Persons Killed mud Others Dytng-A
Large Number Mounded-Forty Dwellings
md FIny barns DcnoIishcd-A Church aud
the High school Building Biown Down.
WALt1NaFoRp. Conn, Aug. a terrible
tornado passed over Wallingford about o'clock
his evening and blew over houses. uprootcd
irccs and caused great devastation. 1t is cst-
mated that the killed will number at least twenty,
mil that the wounded will reach twice that
number The telegraph wires and poles were
blown down. so that ii was impossible to COM
mum ate directly with New Haven on tho south.
or Mcridcn or Hartford on the north. Word
was finally sent by the up 1 O'Clock train to
ihe two latter cities. and on the next down cN-
press. which leaves Mcridcn at $50, came ply
yicians and help to the scene. The town was
found TO be in an uproar. Tho greatest excite
mont prevailed and the widest rumors were
afoat MS to the loss Of life. On the Morlden
train como seven physicians. the telegraph man.
nger 10 repair the wires and an Associated Pross
agent Systematic measures were at once taken
70 gather together and identify the dead, and to
care for the wounded. II was ascertainod that
the tornado had been confined to belt OF ter
rtory about half mile wide, and the whole
damage and loss OF life had occurred on tho
sand plains about quarter OF a mile north OF
the railroad station, near the line OF the New
York New Haven and Hartford Railroad
.ororo, ,ac,orics in ,he ro,rbhorbooJ II hccnr
TO rain gently. and in n very few minutes the
rain IN 'rensed to a poriec; dcluge. Lightning
illuminated the darkcned sky until 1t was as
bright 10 day. and thunder rolled with con-
tinuous and deafcning roar. Without a
seconds warning. tornado OF wind,
mingled with hail and rain. swept
across the northern part of the town
from west to cast. AMI everything movable
in it, track was carried away 1t seemed TO last
hut n moment hut its results wero frirhtful
,I'.,.. - IN III -, -,
Al.erward a iish' ram i''l, "hi'h soon passed
beln from M.riden tho heavens were cleor and
,hn, .,.L"ii,t,. ,,,,''oi 80, ,"r,,
dwelling houses were demolished. and Mt least
M horrs Tho f,ilovirg mr., among tha lillod
nearly ali by houses falling on them;
an IN shG rinS sSnool 9m snT t1drens
peSks ny nie poui ~ NJ; Mars (, NlOoney
Soiis "CtiJ IT, Tr,, " ~ ,,,l WI" Nc s,nL
iTiidIv mn 'i,font c1i rr""iri. Ii,,icN,
Mrs }ohn Bnyia md Mrs Jobn ITnrb max ina
resbin aend 1s; ay v5ung dougbter of r. S bert
s@unders Thos' bailv's ebiIJ Mr. f Ddwpos
hb ,e Hnysn o nsJ 10 o c"Fcs Si o Td
bsEiia5 ana II Il moss that ono or tyco ,,,rc
XIII tn' Iu ,hss..o p,,rok o.Nou no., hts
ham AKA en- Mr. IJ,i teu o,l
il j. dyi9F JqhH Giyne, 9Ssd 70 hqd rs arm
John Piiena and wife. Inil5 w6unaci; Henry
Squnders leg broken Mary Ann Rourk aged
uy'ns mIs. HoIpgnn, DaqE aHluTcH May
wosl dying; four Of Thomas Matthewss i fnmi
wounded; Two W9,m la IN s J9hn Munson.s
Mnb9e n Kpy w@unds ip,arneliv reg hur.
Jones hurt about neal; Iatrick ONelll and
fnId ana TatTiGS Cogaan INJURIES unkn9wH
IS the latter dying and many others whose
haples eoulI no, ee as'nrtnIheu o,o III,
Inc scene was heartrendlng one. Inc
be h. ~ tbe ,ornsdo vas o. IN s,ar IN