Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30
THEL LAWRENCE CYCLONE.

THELAWRENCECYCL0NE The Winds Havoc in a Bay
 State City.
 SEVEN KILLED, SIXTY INJURED. The Military Guarding the Wrecked Dis-
 trict-Thousands Blocked to the Scene
 Sunday-The Names of the Dead and the
 Seriously Hurt-Thri1ling Incidents.
 LAWRENCE, Mass, July 28.-The scene of Saturdays cyclone is unparalleled in the history of Lawrence. From early morn till night, Sunday, thousands of teams sur rounded it, and conservative estimate of the people present places the number at 10000. At 6:30 Saturday night Company F, of the Ninth regiment, came on duty and established 8 picket line around the wrecked district. At 6:3O Sunday morning Battery c, First artillery, relieved the in- fantry. The mayor, aldermen and officials of surrounding cities congregated at mili-
 
 suing passes, which were required of all coming within the lines; also acquisitions for supplies for the afflicted families. Adjt Gen. Dalton remained all day looking after the comfort of the men, who were served with rations at headquarters.
 A Relief Fund Started.
 City Marshal Vose wisely ordered the hotels to sell no liquor during the day, so in spite of the great influx of people, there was no drunkenness. More than &, 900 has already been subscribed to relief fund Collections were taken in all the churches A mass meeting has been called at the city hall for this evening. The Elks and other charitable societies have also called meet ings to raise money for the sufferers. All the patients in the hospital and orphan asylum are doing we'll It is thought that the little Quinn girl may live.
 The Poor Were the Sufferers.
 Seven persons were killed and sixty seri- ously injured. Seventy buildings were wrecked and destroyed and 600 people made homeless Such is the summary of the catastrophe. The property loss will reach about $125, ,OOO. Unfortunately it will fall almost wholly on the industrious poor, and in only one case was it insured against the clements.
 The Killed and Injured.
 The following is list of the dead: Han nah Beatty, Mrs. Elizabeth Collins, Annie Collins, Michaal Higgins, switchman on the Boston and Maine railroad; Mrs. Thom- as Lyons, of Emmet street; Mrs. Jeremiah OConnell, of No. 27 Springfield street; Mamie O'Connell, of No. 27 Springfield street.
 There are number of persons at the hospitals seriously injured. Those most seriously hurt are as follows: Mrs. Camp bell, No. Al Pleasant street; Frank Cereca and wife, Mrs. William E. Cutler and two daughters, injured about the head and back; Jessie Darley, badly hurt about the head; Annie Dillon, Andrew Hart, little daughter of Mrs. Mandars, fatally injured; Hugh Merrigan, fracture of collar bone; Mrs. Merrigan, Bridget McDermott, Richard McDermott, Annie Mclaughlin, 10 years old; Ellen Mclaughlin, 40 years old, of Springfield street; Jennie Mo- Laughlin, years old; Ora Morgan, years old; Lizzie Morrison, spine injured; Patrick Nugent, Springfield street; Lizzie Olds- worth, Maria Quinn, IA years old, internal injuries; Cornelius Reardon, Minnie Reed, Mrs Ryan, severe scalp wound; Mrs. The bault, B years old, of North Andover.
 The Path of the Cyclone.
 The path of the storm was only about 400 feet wide, but starting from the Boston and Maine railroad station, in the southern half of this city, it extended parallel with the Merrimac river for nearly four miles clear into North Andover. There the force of the storm stopped as suddenly as it had appeared.
 The greatest force of the storm was man. fest in the mile it traversed through South Lawrence. Fortunately, there were no large or brick buildings in that district, the great mills and factories being on the north side of the river. The section was occupied largely by the mill operatives and was covered with cosey cottages, which were swept down like so many card houses The storm was as full of freaks as any western hurricane. Houses were spared for no apparent reason, while larger and seemingly more substantial ones are in ruins. Some have only great holes through the roof or side such as would result from 8 cannon. Some are perfect on the exte- tior, while within all the floors are blown up and broken.
 The Storm Divided.
 At the Essex company's dam it seemed to divide There the center of the storm went through Salem street to Blanchard, tearing down or uprooting all in it's path way. AIVCI d AumOCI OA freight cars standing near the Salem street bridge and killing 8 switchman named Higgins, it smashed in the windows of St. Patrick's Catholic church. The wind then passed through the center of Springfield street, upon which there were nearly one hundred houses and tenement blocks, which have all been erected during the past twelve years and most ranked among the finest residences in that section of the city. With but three exceptions every house on both sides of that street between Blanch- ard and South Union streets was either totally or partly wrecked. Fifteen houses were wrecked in North Andover.
 A Sketch of Lawrence.
 The city of Lawrence was founded by the Essex company in 1S44, and contained in 1880 36OOO inhabitants. The Merrimac river at this point is 1000 feet wide, and a powerful stone dam across it gives fall to the water of twenty-eight feet and power equal to 10000 horse power. The history of the city has been hitherto marred by two disasters. On Aug. 16, 1859, 8 hotel, church, the Essex county court house and several stores were destroyed by fire and two fremen perished. Jan 10, 1860, the Pemberton mill, 8 building five stories high, fell without moments warning There were 1000 persons in the mill, and of these IA were killed and All were in jured.
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