Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-12
WINDS WASTES
Further Particulars Of the wallingford
Disaster-Funeral Of thevictims Yester-
day-Damaee by the Storm at Washing
ton Yesterday-Horrib1e Planning Mill
Accident at Chicago.
Ianecial Telanrarn Ia the Glnhe
THE wA111soronp DISASTER.

THE wALI1NoFoRD DISASTER.
WALL1NoroRD, Conn, Aug. 11.-No man
who has not looked upon the ruin wrought
in this place by the storm of Friday, can
conceive of the terrible force with which the
clements beat upon the plains of Walling
ford during the few moments it lasted. 1t
seemed to begin at the lake west of the
New York. New Haven & Hartford railroad,
and devastated the district east as far as
the Boston d New York Air Line road. It's
track was 400 yards wide, and it ruined
everything in its path for distance of two
miles. The incidents connected with the
SAD AFFAIR
are innumerable. A few hundred yards from
the lake was poor cottage in which lived
Michael Mooney. His wife Mary and their
son Michael was in the village. With the
first puff of wind the woman attempted to
shut the windows. The boys assisted her,
but before they knew what had happened
the house was leveled to the earth, and the
fragments went flying through the air. Mrs.
Mooney was caught up and hurled along
through the branches of the
trees, and over the telegraph
wire beyond the railroad, across two lanes,
distance of nearly quarter of q mile,
where she was flung down, battered and
bloody. The boys were blown through the
windows along with bricks, pots and pans.
Of the Mooney family but one boy is left.
Matthew Mooney was carried $50 yards and
when picked up was almost beheaded.
Mrs. Joseph Huldie was completely
scalped and her body was found with the re-
mains of one of her children clasped to her
bosom.
Thomas Munson's four female relatives
were buried in cellar with the debris of the
house on top of them. It was feared they
were killed, but after an hour they were dug
out with two of the women but slightly hurt.
It is remarkable fact that every person
killed was q member of the Catholic church.
! In one Of the houses lived Mrs. Downs, q
middle-aged woman. She was whirled away
600 feet. and picked up dead and almost
naked.
| A hay stack on John Lynch's farm was
carried an eighth of mile, and then
dropped upon the side of the hill. Barns
were taken up in the all
and carried incredible distances. Trees
| were twisted, (not broken.) to splinters
Besides these mentioned, possibly fifty houses
lost chimneys and roofs. The lightning
killed no one, and did but little damage, anc
but one horse is known to have been killed
The houses were mostly those of working
men, were cheap, and so it is estimated tina
the damage will not exceed $150O00. Yes
tel day the excitement was as great as ever
neighboring towns. The bells were toll d
calling the citizens together at the town hall
and the clergy were appointed relief com
mttee.
Wallingford is distant from New Have1
twelve miles, and from Hartford twenty four
on the line of the New York & Boston rail
road. The population is 5000, and it ha!
many Britannia and German silver working
factories. Here, too, is o branch of tn
Oneida community.
! FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.
MERIDEN, Conn.,, Aug. 1.-THE funeral o
twenty of those killed by the tornado in Wall
ipgford, took place to-day. Ten Thousand
people We're present, and fully 200
carriages. The services were conducted by Rev
Father Leo, of Winsted, assisted by three othe
Catholic clergymen. The jam was immense
and seemed one of great sadness. The GENE
terry was surrounded by the local company o
National guards, and 12O special officers. Th
interments were made in fifteen graves. A
the dead except Frederick Littlewood were a
of the Catholic religion, and tn
diocese will take prompt measure
to aid the suffering surviving relations. Pee
pie of all denominations are contributing s
! generously. Several persons badly wounde
) remain in the town hall of which Richard Tia,
lor, with back broken, John Luttewood, COZ
cussi"n of the brain and Jno. Mooney, injure
] internally, are not expected to live through II
+ night. Mary Matthews. aged 10 months die
Yesterday afternoon, making 20 deaths thu
fur.