The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-17

bodily from its fastenings and landed in the street
Two houses were unroofed in Columbus avenue and
half dozen in the Highlands
THE LIGHrNISGs FRANKS.
Meanwhile the lightning played the most eccentric
pranks in the city and suburbs. Several houses
were struck and the chimneys demolished. horse
car on Columbus avenue struck. the bolt run
ming along the track and striking the brake. and
from thence communicating to the driver. Timothy
Cornell, who was FRUSTRATED by the shock. he Ii
not expected to recover.
DAMAGE TO HOUSES.
The houses Nos 235 and 24O West Canton street
had their roofs taken bodily, carried through the
air and thrown with terrific violence against Nos.
229. 23l and 233. upon the opposite side OF the
street. demolishing the doorsteps and win
dows and making perfect wreck of the
Cooke. who with his family is away for the summer.
No. 239 is the residence of G. H. Wheeler. Nos. 229
H. W. Presby. A. r. Southland and W. b.
Adams. The damage must be very heavy
for apart from the demolition the houses
and contents were completely drenched with water.
Along Columbus avenue there is hardly house on
the easterly side that has whole pane Of glass in
DR.. Miners. suffer in their elegant stained
glass windows which. in most cases. Will have to
be entirely replaced Chimneys almost innumerable
scattered along this broad thoroug hfare and it
seems if every house devastated OF the gravel
upon it's top. Brahams Park garden tent. at
avenue. badly torn and one end and large por-
ton of the fence surrounding the enclosure was
raZcu TO ground. glass III the ''Slebc OF
Paris" building was perforated like sieve. but
whether the immense painting was injured could
not be ascertained.
IN THE HARBoR AND ON THE BEACH.
In the harbor the storm had fun play and 1t
swept over the islands and beaches with terrific
fury. At Nantasket beach there perfect panic
among the visitors and permanent sojourners.
THOMPSON Co.'S photograph gallery, near the At
lantc House. demolished. and Edward Hattstatt.
of Boston. an employee, was fatally injured. The
building was owned by j. II. Williams of South
scituate Loss. fully $1,000. The Albion House
name Of oHara was hurt. and one man
dug out from the ruins. One lady had her collar
half mile from Downer Landing. lost her mast and
rigging. The roof of the barn attached to the
Waverly House was blown off. aightng among num-
Der or tents OF capers-out on the beach, destroying
several of The tents and injuring many OF the
pants. Among the latter was the wife and daughter
of the proprietor OF the Falmouth House. on Cause
way street, Mr.. Charles L. Clark. The Foot
Chariot Pavilion was blown down. A large num-
Der OF the windows OF the new hotel were smashed
by the hail st ones.
DAMAGE TO SHIPPING.
The Rose Standsh while coming to the city was
stopped by the storm OFF Fort Independence. AS
soon the storm had in degree subsidized the
steamer made a landing at the wharf at the fort.
The chimney of the Jellson House at strawberry
Hill struck by lightning and half of the
was taken off. There was slight
fire. which was soon extinguished At the Arlington
House young man was partially stunned by the
lightning Two yachts and a number of small boats
ON THE REVERE BEACH.
Along Revere beach the tornado was felt with ter
rible violence. The immense skating pavilion at the
Atlantic House totally demolished, were also
some of the smaller buildings near at hand. At the
Ocean House several trees were uprooted sheds
destroyed and general havoc made. Along the
beach many of the smaller houses were over
turned. and hardly bath house is found
intact ut any point The wind strong that
the sand was taken up in dense clouds and carried
across the beach into the bay and in many instances
windows were broken by the hail stones. which were
OF immense size. The storm headed toward Nahant
and passed over that peninsula
ALONG
Reports from Salem, Fitchburg, Lynn, Chelsea and
other points the coast describe the storm the
severest ever felt. Houses unroofed. chimneys
blown down. trees uprooed and general demolition
OF everything movable resulted Few lives were
lost but several severe accidents are reported.
BOATS CAPsIZED.
In Quincy Bay four men were lost by capsiZtng of
boats the storm. They
EDWARD BARRY, OF South Boston. who vas held
in the water by his companion. j. S. Kelly, for an
hour Wri but finally rpySs s1rrenaerea:
known men, who were seen to go down in their
boats.
YACHT CAPsIzED.
The yacht Myrtle containing six persons from
Charlestown, capsized in the harbor and all but
one were lost. The party lost and q
boy and four g ladies' sies Their names were:-
Miss MARY ANN DUNDIN, aged forty-hve.
Miss SUSAN DUNDlN. aged twenty-eght.
Miss LIZZIE DUNDIN, aged twelve
ARTHUR RYAN, aged fifteen.
FROM LIGHTNING.
building Wareham street. this city, planning
mill. was struck by lightning and demolished. Sew
eral in the house at. the time
and it is estimated that FIVE lost
their lives. At late hour gang
OF men were digging in the ruins. In all about
twenty people killed in and around this city by
the gale and the lightning. while reports from out
side expected to swell the number considerably.
1t was the severest gale experienced for twenty
years on the New England coast.