Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-08-21

land show that almost the whole OF
New England, part Of New York and
portions Of Cerada were visited on the
9th inst, by tornadoes and floods such,
as have not been known there before.
At Rye Beach, N. H.. at noon, a ter
rife storm was reported. 1t was quite
wide and in some places. in its path
whole sections of woodland were blown
down. The bridge of Bathing Beach was
swept away, chimneys demolished,
dwellings flooded and wrecked, and sub
stantial buildings leyeled. A boarding
house near Bathing Beach was blown
down and N. +. Gates boarding house
on the beach was split in two. Acres of
woodland have not standing stick, and
but few chimneys in the track of the
storm remain. At Cape Vincent, New
York, the Presbyterian and Catholic
churches, railroad warehouse, and a
dwelling were much damaged by light
ming. The storm on the st. Lawrence
was terrible. Telegraph lines were all
Frustrated and barns filled with grain
were burned. At Belleville, Ontario,
wind and lightning did much
damage to houses, barns and outlaying
grain, while in Toronto three houses
were considerably injured by lightning.
The village of Wallingbord, Conn, was
struck by lightning which leveled the
old Catholic church on the plains, and
then leveled some 20 houses in Wal
lace's row. Other houses were moved
and injured. Going up the hill the tor
nado dashed to the ground q $4,000
school house, and then passed over the
hill, swapping big elm trees as if tl.ey
were reeds, and laying PROSTATE tele-
graph poles. Several persons have
been killed and many wounded.
LATER.
The latest accoun; from Wallingbord
says it is estimated that the number
of killed will be at least 20, while the
wounded reach twice that number.
Telegraph wires and poles were blown
down, making it impossible to commu-
nicate with New Haven on the south,
or Meriden or Hartford on the
north. Word was finally sent by
the up seven o'clock train to the two
latter places, and on the next down ex-
press which leaves Meriden at 1880,
came physicians anu help. The great
est excitement prevails and the widest
rumors are afloat asto loss of life. The
tornado was confined to belt of terri
tory about half mile wide, and the
whole loss of life took place on the sand
plains about quarter Of q mile north
of the railroad station, near the line of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad.
STILL MORE EXPLICIT ACCOUNT.
At 6 O'clock P. NJ, while the men
were leaving the factories, gentle rain
began to fall and soon increased to
perfect deluge, while almost continuous
and vivid lightning illuminated the
darkened sky rs bright as day, and
thunder rolled with increasing and deaf.
ening roar. Without warning,
tornado with hail and rain swept
across the northern part of
Of the town from the west, and every
thing movable in its track was carried
away. 1t seemed to last but moment.
but its results were fIightful. Afterward
a light rain fell and that soon ceased,
ana at o'clock the moon shone bright
ly down upon a scene of desolation.
BY actual count forty dwelling houses
are demolished, and at least so barns.
THE DEAD. 'ua
The following are among the killed,
nearly all by houses falling: In
the Plains school house on the
childrens' desk lay the bodies of
Mrs. Margaret Mooney, John Mooney
and wife, and Matthew Mooney; Corne-
Illus Child Tracy ard wife, and Mrs. Jo-
seph Haldy and infant child, Frederick
Littlewood, Mrs. John Boyle, Mrs.
John Cashen, aged 16; ~ young daugh-
ter of Robert Saunders, and Thomas
Dailey's child, Mrs. Z. Downes, Katie
Coughlin, aged rs; Patrick O'NeiPs
child, John Hayden, aged 16, who are
all certainly among the killed, and it is
possible two more are among
the ruins. A large number are fatally
or dangerously Wounded
AT midnight I've complete number of
dead in Plains dlool house is as follows:
Thomas Caspeb his stepmother Mrs.
Maria Boyle, Cdnrad Tracy, wife and
Is year old son, Mrs. Margaret Moon
ey and her son, John Mooney, wife and
two children, Matthew and Nellie, Mrs. |
Jos. Haldy AMI baby, Mrs. Edward
Downs and daughter Mary. Kate
Coughlin, Patrick O'Neill's two young
children, join and Patrick, Mrs.
Michael Toopy, Fred. Littlewood
In addition, Ms. John Lynch is dead
and has been carried home, and her
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