Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-20
THE STORMS PATH.
thousands of. Dollars Damages over a
Wide Stretch of Country.

Wide Stretch of Country,
reports continue to come to hand In re-
latlon TO last weeks storm, showing that
IL was one OF the worst experienced in
thls sectlon In recent years. Its path was
VIDE one, extending from Canada to
southern Massachusetts, and eastward
from northern New York, where it was
most destructive, to Maine. A Montreal
dispatch says that on every hand In that
vicinity, destruction has been spread
broadcast, while the maturing crops all
over the province have been laid In waste.
bringing desolation and almost utter ruin
to the entire farming population of the
province. The telegraph companies claim
that never before have their losses caused
by this element been 30 heavy AZ in the
present instance. Not only property has
suffered, but human life has been sacri-
feed to an extent not yet fully known.
On the wharves a clean sweep was made,
and nearly all the steamship warehouses
have been demolished or partly destroyed
| When the hurricane first struck the city
! two )oats, one containing two ladies' and
man, and the other two men, were below
Victoria bridge An eyewitness saw the
| boats When they Were struck by the wind
| and he says they were lifted ont of the
water, whirled end over end and that
was the last seen of the boats or their
occupants. A coat, however, was picked
up in the river. In the coat was a pocket
| book bearing the name of John Gravel
| Hundreds of American excursionists on
| board the steamer COrinthiau barely es-
capped a terrible calamity. The boat had
already turned back, fearing to enter the
| Lachlne rapids during the storm, but as
| the sky cleared she resumed her way.
and had just got through the rapids when
squall struck her. The boat "heeled"
over somewhat and everything movable
| on the lex was swept against the lee rail
| in confusion. While some parties stood
waiting for the Corinthan fire was seen
| to start in the direction uf Boucherville
and another at st. Lambert, near the head
of ST. Helen's island. On the steamer
were large number Of the delegates of
the Society of Christian Endeavor, which
has been holding convention in Chi
eako.
In the city two churches were uuroofed,
and in the surrounding country 10 build
| ings were struck by lightning, and great
damage of minor character was done in
the city, but at present it is impossible to
estimate the total damage.
| A barn vas blown down near Mqssena
n. Y, and Luke Cartin, who was riding
past, was probably fatally nurt by flying
timbers, while his horse was blown out
of the road. The storm did 5000 damage
at Massena and Louisville.
| All AlDduy utSpdlCu says IDdJ Lnc STORM
was particularly severe all along the Mas
| sachusets line, buildings being dem dish
ed and crops injured The parlnrs of the
Chatham Four Corners Congregational
church were damaged by large tree
| falling on them. The piazza Of c. H.
Groves house lays directly across the
roof, Chimneys were taken off close to
the roof on many residences.
The storm began in Boston by lifting
the top off the Charles River hotel AT
Hollis's sheep yards, short distance from
the Watertown bridge, the roof is com.
pletely demolished AT the residence OF
Simon Watts heavy wagon WAS lifted
bodily over a fence five feet high and car
ried some SO feet away. a building some
5OX4o feet, II the yard of Farwell, Maggie
Of shape. In Mr., U. H. Colemau's large
orchard not single tree Is lett standing.
| The drying shed of the Boston glue
works, building over 300 teetln length,
was completely demolished and the tall
engine room chimney was blown over.
AT City Point, South Boston, the sloop
yacht Eagle was overturned, ana IL Is be-
lieved that one man, and possibly more,
was drowned. Pilot Colby reports tnac
when coming up the harbor, in charge of
the Balder, from Baracoa, what appeared
to be balls of fire were continually pl tying
about the vessels masts. AT Cambridge
the root OF one Of the American Rubber
company IS stOrehouses was uuroofed and
Maiu street was rendered almost impass
able n some places by broken t"ees. In
Brooklyn the broken wires kept tue fire
alarm bells ringing for hour.
A small summer cottage at Point Shir-
ley WAS torn from lis foundation and
thrown more than 40 feet in The air and
dashed to pieces on the sands. ! he OCCu
pauts Ga man. his wife aud thee children
were on the ground floor as'tep. The
building was taken from shoVe them,
and they were left outdoors in the gale
without clothing or shelter
At Waltham the gale moved the new
house of Station Agent Stevens, and
blew down several gravestones in Mount
| Feake cemetery