The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-10
THE EAST WIND.
Death and Destruction in the TOrna-
dos Track.

National Associated Press to the Star.
New HAVEN, CT, Aug. 10.-At an early
hour last evening terrible tornado passed
over Wallingford in this State. 1t appeared
about quarter past 6 p. M, and in mo-
ment of time swept out OF existence
twenty-five human beings and destroyed
about forty buildings. Among the build
ings destroyed are the Catholic Church, the
school buildings and barns. Grand old
trees which had withstood the storms of
scores of years, were snapped off close to
the ground as if they had been pipe stems.
The dead bodies, as fast as they were taken
from the ruins, were taken to the
Town Hall and school-house near by, that
had escaped the storm. The bodies were
found a quarter of mile from where they
were when the tornado came upon them in
its fury. The damage to property will
reach several hundred thousand dollars.
Boston, Aug. 10.-A severe Thunderstorm,
accompanied with hail and a high wind,
passed over this city and vicinity yesterday
afternoon. No very serious damage was
done in this city, but further north the
tempest was very severe. At WODurn, the
washing away of streets and the breaking
of glass by hail was considerable. The light
ming struck the railroad station, instantly
killing Joshua Leathe, the stationmaster;
also the shoe stock factory of Parks Free
man, prostrating one workman and several
horses. At Marblehead the lightning struck
the house of Mr.. Bradlee prostrating three
men, The gardens were overfiowed and
cellars filled. At Nashua, N. H., the house
of J. NJ. Dinsmore was badly damaged and
glass broken. At Rye Beach, N. H., the
storm was heavy and great damage was
done.
Whole acres of trees were blown down.
All the lighthouses were blown into the
sea. The bridge and bathing beach was
demolished, the doors of the poSt-of1ice
were blown in and the building flooded. A
small clearinghouse on the beach was
split in two halves but the twenty inmates
escaped without injury. Some roads are
impossible from fallen trees, and the crops
and fences everywhere are prostrated.
Accounts from Newburyport, Danvers,
Peabody and all the towns in Essex County
say they have suffered great damage by
the storm.
HARTFORD, CT, Aug 10-The storm at
! Meridian was the severest ever known.
The new shop of Bradley & Hubbard was
struck by lightning and somewhat damaged.
Many chimneys were blown down, but so
far as can be learned no lives were lost,
The storm was not severe in this city.
The following is a correct list of persons
killed at Wallingford, as near as can be
learned up to 8 a. m. to-day: John Hayden,
Mary Downs, Matte Mooney, Fred. Little.
wood, Ed. Downs, Mary Coughlin, Conrad
Tracy and wife and four children, Mrs.
Jas. Haley and two children, John Mooney
and three children, Mary Haley, Mrs. John
Boyle, Thos. Cassion, Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. Jno.
Lee, John Paden and infant child OF Thos.
DAILY. There are a number whose injuries
are probably fatal. The damage to property
will reach $300,00O.
Special to the Star
WALL1NGFoRD, Conn, Aug. 10.-The storm
came on here yesterday evening while the
employees were going home from the fac
tories, and the tornado swept down upon
them without warning Nothing was left
standing in the hurricanes track, and some
frame houses were carried an eighth of a
mile A woman and the babe in her arms
were both killed. Twenty persons were
killed, and many were injured, OF whom
some will certainly die.