The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14
Destructive Torn ado.

On the AFTERNOON Oh Tue SCu lnSC, d Ier-
-rible tornado, fatal to life and destructive to
property, swept over q portion of New Eng
land, Northeastern New York, and into Can
ada. The great and most destructive force of
hne tornado was in and about Walingford
Conn. There 40 houses and so barns were
destroyed, and from twenty to thirty persons
killed, and as many more wounded. There it
it blew over houses, uprooted trees and caused
the greatest devastation. It is estimated that
the killed will number at least twenty, while
the wounded will reach that number. Tele-
crap wires and poles were blown down, max
ing it impossible to communicate with New
Haven on the South, or Meridian, or Hartford
to the north. The greatest excitement pre-
walls, and the widest rumors are afoat as to
the loss Of life. The tornado was confined to
a blet of territory about half a mile wide, and
the whole loss of life took place on the sand
plains, about a quarter of mile north of the
railroad station, near the line OF the New
York. New Haven & Hartford railroad.
The scene was memorable one. The wood
On houses were carried clear off their founda-
tons, from a few feet to the height of mile.
In the line of the tornado nothing was left
standing, and on each side of the track lesser
damage was done, chimneys especially suffer-
ing. The Catholic church, wooden, and the
new brick High school, were totally demol-
ished. The top Of the brick factory of the
Wallingford community, was carried away.
Fiye was communicated to the ruins in many
cases bylamps and stoves, and but Tor the rain
the horrPr of the affair would have been
greatly ii creased The storm was violent and
No w or,1 ~
New Hampshire northern New York, and in
Ontario; buildings were blown down, chimpics
toppled over, trees nprooted, fences pros
trated and many lives lost. IT.
Ohio.
About thirty-two of the New York
creditors of Richard NJ. Bishop & Co., grocers
of Cincinnati, net On the 9th inst, in New
York. VIM. 7. Bishop, a son, and w. s. Dick
enson, a son-in-law of Richard M. Bishop,
were present. Mr.. Arnold read a schedule
of the liabilities of the firm as follows: In
New York, s145,00O; in Philadelphia, SIG, 600;
in Boston $4,000; in Baltimore, $4,000; and
$iS4,525.85 due in different small cities, near
ly all in the West. The liabilities were stated
to be $256, 829.7O, the assets of the firm being
$235, 228.70 and the individual assets of Rich
ard NJ Bishop and W. T. Bishop being $4,000.
It is understood that sharp questions were
asked in regard to the management of
one business for the last few years, which
W. T. Bishop answered promptly. He attrib-
uted the failure of thel firm chiefly to the heavy
depreciation Of real estate, but told of losses
by the Climax Moving Machine company
through which $50, 600 was lost in investments
in machines and s1O,Oooin stock. Referring
to rumor that Gov. Bishops electioneering
expense had something to do with the failure,
his son, it is said, stated to the creditors yes
terday that the Governors campaign expense
did not exceed $500, and that he had n OF
drawn over $50 from the firm since he has
occupied the gubernational chair