The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-02
DEATHS TRACK.
South Lawrence, Mass, Visited by the
Demon Of All
Storms.
Eight People Killed Instantly. and
Twenty More Seriously
Injured.
Buildings Crushed Like Egg Shells and
the Ruins Scattered Far
and Wide
Homes Paid for by Life Time Of Toll
Wiped Out in an In
stant.

A Cyclone, the first olany considera-
| BILE importance within the memory in
New England, and one equaling in de
| stluCtlve power those so frequently re
ported from Western communities,
visited the suburb South Lawrence.
Mass, on the Goth, and in fifteen min
utes had killed eight people, seriously
| injured from fifteen to twenty, slight
ly injured at least twenty more, cut n
swath through a thickly populated
section two hundred feet wide and
mile long, rendered five hundred people
homeless, destroyed or greatly damag-
ell from seventy-livc to one hundred
! buildings mostly dwelling houses, lev
elled a beautiful square Of five hun
dred trees and ent allied property loss
| now estimated at 100000, all of
which was uninsured against damage
by wind and storm.
The calamity is the greatest which
has visited Lawrence since thefall and
burning of the PembertOn mills, thirty
years ago. South Lawrence is that
section of the city lying south of the
Merrimac river. At this point the
main line of the Boston & Maine rail
road makes q sharp turn to the east
| ward, and, following the "Nlerrimac,
crosses the river at Bradford. 4 rail
| road bridge connects the suburb with
TIE CITY PROPER
| and with the railroad lines north The
point is u busy railroad junction, and
in the vicinity were many wooden
houses, occupied mainly 10y well-tO-do
mechanics, and among these the air
tiend spent his greatest fury. The
northern boundary OF the belt Of de
struCtion was but three streets south
Of the lofty mills with their busy
| thrOugs OF thousands OF workers,
showing how narrow was the escape
from more appalling loss of life and
| property.
1t was n veritable dog-day. The
air was hot and humid. Dark clouds
scurried westerly through the heavens
with intermittent rain. Suddenly the
| wind vcercd to the east, an inky black
t3he-l'he r'ouu Seenl''u 10 urop rom
southwest and move rapidly with
awful aspect toward the city. 1t was
accompanied by torrents OF rain. In
an instant the crash came. Buildings
were crushed like egg shells. Some
were lifted from their foundations and
dashed to pieces. Others were tipped
over or blown from their position and
| more or less damaged. The arr was
filled with hyingdebrls. Most OF those
who met death in the wreck were kill
ed instantly. Many lay unconscious
or Groaning in
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