Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16
Great Tornadocs in New England.

Great TornadocS IN New England.
Ad>lccs 10y telegraph OF the l0th
inst, from many points IN New Eng
land show that almost the whole Of
New England, part Of New Work and
portions of Carada were visited ON the
9th inst, 10y tornadoes and floods such
rs have not been known there before.
At Rye Beach, y. H., nj noon, n ter
rifle storm was reported. TWAS quito
widc and III some places iii lis path
whole sections of woodland were blown
down Tho bridge of Bathing Beach was
swept away, chimnevs demolished
I dwellings flooded and wrecked, and sub
stantial buildings leycled. 4 boarding
house near Bathing Reach WAS blown
down and n H. Gates boarding house
ON the beach WAS split u two. Acres of
woodland have not II standing stick, and
hut few chimncys in tho trscllSof tie
storm remain, At Capc Vincent, New
/ Nork. the Presbyterian and Catholic
dwelling were much damaged hv light
nIng. The storm ON the ST. Lawrence
was terrible. Telegraph lines were al
Frustrated and barns filled with grain
were burned At Bcllovlle, Ontario,
wind and lightning did much
damage to houses, barns and outlaying
grain, while in Toronto three houses
were considerably injured hy lightning.
The village Of Nallinghord, Conn, was
struck Ivy lightning which levelcd the
old Catholic church on the plains, and
then leVelcd some 20 houses iii Wal
lacc's row. Other houses were moved
and injured. Going up the hill the tor
lnado dashed 70 the ground $50, 1000
school house, and then passed over the
hill, swapping big elm trees Ms il they
were reeds, and laying PROSTATE tclc-
graph poles. Several persons have
been killed and many wounded.
LATER.
The latest account from Wallingbord
says it is estimated that the number
of killed will he at least % while the
wounded reach twice that number
Telegraph wires and poles wclc blown
down, making it impossible to comnal-
nieate With New Haven On the south
or Moriden or Hartford on the
north. Word was finally sent by
the up seven O'Clock train to tho two
latter places, and on the next down OK
press which leaves Mcridcn III $50,
came physicians and help TIC great
est excitement prevails and the Widest
rumors arc aioat MS to loss of life. The
tornado was confined TO Il belt Of terri
tory about half milo wide, and the
whole loss Of life took place on the sand
plains about quarter Of mile north
of the railroad station near the line &c
tho New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad.
A STILL MORE EXPLICIT ACCOUNT.
AZ 6 o'clock i. NJ, while the men
were leaving the factories, II gentle rain
began to fall and soon increased 10 IL
perfect deluge, while almost continuous
and vivid lightning Illuminated the
darltened sky rs bright us day, and
thunder rolled with increasing and deaf
enng roar Without warning, II
tornado with lfaii and rain swept
across tie northern part Of
of the town from the west, and every
, thing movable in its track was carried
away. II seemed to last but moment.
but its results were frigAtful Afterward
light rain fell and chat soon ceased,
ana 1T $ o'clock the moon shonc bright
J " down upon II scene Of dcsolatlon.
BY actual count forty dwelling houses
are demolished. and III least 80 barns.
TIE DEAD.
The following are among the killed,
nearly All by houses falling iii
tic Plains school house on tile
childrens desk lay the bodies u
! Mrs. Margaret Mooney, John Mooney
, ana wife, and Matthew Mooney; Cornc-
bus Child Tracy and wife, and Mrs. Jo-
seph Haldy and infant child, Frederick
, Littlewood, Mrs. John Boyle, Mrs.
John Casheu, aged 1G;a young daugh-
I ter Of Robert Saunders, and Thomas
, Dailey's child, Mrs. J.. Downes, Katie
, Coughlin, aged -; Patrick O'Neil's
: child, John Hayden, aged i, who are
all certainly among the killed, and il ].
possible two more are among
tie ruins. A large number are fatally
: or dangerously wounded.
! AL midnight the complete number u
dead in Plain's school house sas follows
J Thomas Casper, his stcpmother Mrs.
I Maria Bowie. Conrad Tracy, wife and il
: IL year old son, Mrs. Margaret Moon
. ey and her son, John Mooney, wife and
J two children, Matthew and Nellie, Mrs
J jos. Haldy and baby, Mrs. Edward
Down. and daughter Mary, Kate
/ Co1ghlin, Patrick O'Neifls two Young
] children John and Patrick, Mrs
Michael Ioopey, Fred, IittleWood
( III addition, Mrs. John Lynch ~ dead
. and has been carried home, and hel