New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-18
THE WR4TH OF THE STORM.
loss OF LIFE NEAR BOSTON.

LOSS OF LIFE NEAR BOSTON.
SEVERAL DEATHS ALONG Thu COAST by DROWNING
The STORM VERY DESTRUCTIVE AT SEVERAL
SMALL TOWNS
Boston, July 1.-THE storm which visited
this city aJouJ 7Ij y. m. yesterday preceded and
ACCOMPANY by thunder and lightning, while decidedly
noticeable however tne thunder ana lightning 10 this
vicinity were not such marked features of the storm
was the almost phenomenal greeuish red haze which
oyerspread the sky and the darkness which Tor about
ten minutes before the rain commenced made II neees
saTy ght the in most places of business The rain
was accompanied oy ha stones, OF them OF large
size which did considerable damage The gale lasted
twenty minutes and did great damage 10 property IN
the city Along the wharyes and down the harbor and
bay the gale was Of the most furious on record
Additional particulars OF the storm in from all
directions aud loss OF life is greater then was az
first supposed. Captain Terri, OF the schooner T. W
Foster bound to Weymouth with coal, was washed
overheard az Hull and drowned. sloop was seen to
ogerturn of Bakers Island Salem. and all on
board are known to have been drowned Search Wi
be made to-day the bodies. An unknown boy was
washed 81 yacht in harbOr and drowned, and the
rest OF the picked up by the steamer Stan
ford. John Berry. OF South Boston, was overturned
near Padd1cks Island aud drowned. The body has not
been recovered A. Dover, Mass, An unknown man
was killed. and the Town Hall demolished.
The steamer Norman, Of the Boston ana Philadelphia
line was forced South Boston, but got Of and
went on her way. An unknown man was killed By
lightning back Of the R0ckand House, Nautasket.
Brookine suffered heavy losses. the stecple Of the
Baptist Church being blown to the ground and the
Town Hall was badly damaged. Newton, salem,
Brighton Hyde PARK and other suburban towns all
report heavy and general damage 10 property Of
al descriptions. Two bodies were washed ashore al
Hull and identified as those OF Charles Bacon, OF
Boston, and "a Mr. Churchill. At Newton the hail
smashed a large amount Of valuable stained glass in
fha TtofC for1a1i n
Churches. There many accidents from runaway
horses.
Two boats capsized OF scituate, and Thomas Harris.
scuate LOWS Paul ana another man, both Of Boston,
were drowned Charles Baxter, aged twenty-five, and
Marcellus Bent, aged twenty-two. were drowned Of
Long Island by the capsiZing Of their boat.
The house of Ms. Hayden, at south Braintree. was
pasia syy mined ibev wrre brought To- tie Aass
chusetts G. Beral Hospital today 80,
three years old, OF W. II. JOY OF South Weymouth.
badly injured about the head. The house OF VIM. III.
Lee, on Centre-House HilI was blown 10 spimers The
new grocery store OF II. Cross was blown over and
driven through size of LDcoin's Cafe The skating
ruh ana u cUnhect,gs were 1LONh % tuu Dl
back OF The onion House IN which were two ladies' and
three gentlemen, was lfed ana carried elgh iret aud
fyyo Of the men, Patsy Daily William nders.
bruised great deal about the arms ana body. fancy
windmill at the Aantic house was knocked 10 pieces
Many other sman buildings and several conyeyauces
were demolished. Several boas ana yachts were lost
ana the people them were Rescued with difficulty.
one end VI Wades grocery store, at straw berry Hill,
was bOwB IN. yacht ci sized OF the beach. ana be
washed ashore at HUI. Two yachts capsz-d near Gov
euor's Island. and man, two women and two chill
dren were drowned. The captains on the Boston and
Nntasket ne say they never experienced sucA gale
before.
Women and children greatly alarmed and there
was much distress. Many hundred pdnes OF glass were
smashed ~ the large hail stones which fell The loss ut
rs estimated at from $50 QUO to $50 900, and
that at Weymouth at ~, 600.
The SURE on she Adams Academy, at Quincy, was
blown of. md other damage was Done amounting 10
about -. $50 In Higham a trcmen fous elm TELL within
five feet of house, damage, but frightening
the inmates badly. The lightning struck IN several
ulaces AZ East Weymouth.
A rye windmill. used by the Boston and Providence
Railroad Company for pumping water at the engine
house at DedhTm was completely demolished. house
near Oakdale station struck by lightning and badly
damaged
Reports from Danversport. North Beverly, Marble
head Sangas NahanJ, salem, Lynn and Otner points
ediatey surrounding Boston, accounts OF more
less damage thus far those points report no loss Of
life.