The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-27
DEATH IN A CYCLONE.
rpprR1E HAVOC AT SOUTH
LAWRENCE, MASS.

Mira in the Winds Fearful wake.
LAWRENCE. MASS, July 26, P. MA
ovclone the first of any considerable I'M
,ortance within the memory OF Ne" Eng
iand and one equaling in destructive
mower those subsequently reported from
rrostarn communities, visited the suburb OF
South Lawrence this morning about 9:lO
o'clock. and in fifteen minutes had killed
,,i,,o ord seriously injured fifty people; cut
svath through a thlckly populated
section 269 feet wide and a mile long,
rondared 500 people homeless, destroyed or
r,rootlv damaged seventy-five to 100 build
;rgs mostly dwelling houses; lefeled a
haontiful SQUARE of over 500 trees apd en-
tailed a property loss now estimated at
sInO 600 all of Rhich was uninsured against
damage by wind and storms
TNEoUALED IN TEIRTY YEARS.
The calamity is the greatest which has
visited Lawrence since the fall and burning
of the Pemberton mills thirty years ago.
South Lawrence is section or the city
living south Of the Merrimac river. AT this
noint the main line of the Boston and
Maine railway takes a sharp turn
10 the east, and, following the Merri-
mac crosses the river at Bradford.
A railroad bridge connects the suburbs with
the CITY proper and with the railroad lines
north. The point is a busy railroad juno
tion. and in the vicinity were many wooden
honses occupied mainly by well-to-do me-
chapics, aud among these the air tiend spent
his greatest fury The northern boundary
of the belt of destruction was but three
streets south of the lofty mills, with their
busy throngs of thousands of workers,
showing how narrow was the escape from
more appalling loss of life and property.
TOLD OVER THE TELEPHONE.
New YORK, July %. P. M.-The fol-
lowing comes direct from Lawrence, Mass,
bv telephone: IA terrible cyclone struck
Lawrence shortly after 9 o'clock this morn
ing. causing great damage and loss OF life.
A heavy rain was falling, and suddenly
black cloud descended upon South Lawrence,
tearing trees up by the roots, overturning
houses and causing frightful havoc. Over
100 houses on Springfield, Salem and Port
land streets were wrecked, six people were
killed outright and fifty injured. The cy-
clone took northeasteriy course.
TERRIBLE SIGHT.
'After the storm the sight was terrible
one. Looking up Springfield street could
be seen the wrecks Of many houses, and
from them came cries Tor help. The houses
were all Of wood and the wreck was all
Tue WORSE, bueTtlOT6. AS S4Ou dS UIl6 L0TTlu6O
citizens recovered from their shock an
alarm was rung, and part of the fire
apparatus and the police ambulances re-
sponded, Hundreds began the work of
rescue and are still at it.
THE DEAD.
''From the ruins of their houses were
taken the following dead:
"MrS. O'CONNELL, Of No. 10 Springfield
street, crushed.
MAMIE O'CONNELL, neck broken.
MARY LYONS, aged 43, of Portland
street, crushed
Mrs. COLLINS, of Portland street,
crushed.
"a CHILD, 4 years old, of Mrs. Collins,
"a CHILD of Julia Beatty is still buried
in the ruins.
"Of t e injured some, especially those of
the family Of Martin Mclaughlin, are seri-
ously if not fatally hurt
n ne damage to property is over
100000"
WHERE IT STRUCK
MAIDEN, M ass, July &c, II A. M.-The
nrst train from Lawrence after the re-
ported saSter arrived here at noon. The
conductor stated that the tornado struck
South Lawrence about 500 rods from the
South Lawrence depot of the Boston and
extends to the overhead bridge on the
post N and Maine tracks, between South
lawrence and North Andover In
south Lawrence seventy-five houses were
shattered. The roof of the new Catholic
church was carried away, and the switch
IS pox OF the Boston and Maine railroad was
olowh oOO teet, carrying with it a railroad
IIppIoye, whose name is not known, and
kililng him instantly, On the east side of
tne tracks toward North Andover a prove
vi large trees, ten to fifteen acres in extent
were blown flat by the wind, and fifteen
muses. are reported wrecked in North Ando-
Yer. 80 -''' 'AA Ai1uo-
AN ESTIMATE OF THE KILLED.
tue loss OF life from the present source of
+r.SaIl ,,ot lation Is placed at from fifteen to
S".s5nty-nve, and the number injured. IL is
80 80 luust reach 100 or 150 The railroad
pt;tuperty was not damaged, and communi-
arn u oy traln Is uHbroken; while the wires
osT osG ulole or less blown down. Battery "C,
car1r' renee, renee, which had just returned from
AMP arrived here at noon on a snecial
r;n 1ain en- route to Lawrence. where the men
osni. "li detailed at once to guard the ruins.
S Ssiot ~ III tne removal of debris. and search
Aor the dead and injured.
;nr N3oclateu o3t9teu Press reporters from neiphbor-
+-t. rs ci'itS nave gone there. Sprin field street
of ~ L tue cyclone struck, contained many
Tho - 40 1souleSu residences of the town.
cIaon "oIk Oh the tornado on this street was
bonsas ous' ana after it had passed but three
Union "a al between Blanchard and South
All A. streets were left standing.
of tbo o.4 .ne others, on both sides
d. no street., were either moved completeIv
I noo,io% " partially demolished. and twenty
Tbop Tboplg I were injured on this street alone
blour mindo"s OF st. Patrick's church were
and T"n nII, IN, and trees chimneys, signs, fences
natb iSoIS 90 Is we're torn away outside of the
ever,..t t Tue storm, while in its direct route
ullng was laid fat
tha -. y. VI oAe out IN number of places in
was ot is' ana the entire fire department
WORK extlnguishing the flames.
BosToN's ADvICEs.
aptUSGoN, MASS, July 26, 1850 p. M-Tbe
ruculon was confined wholly to South
destrovo99' Ninety wooden dwellings were
persons ", SIX hVes were lost and thirty-five
tbonsen6 III INJURED. One hundred and ten
detuu destro1ol collars worth Of property was
PaseoSy.to yeu aud 5O0people rendered homeless
No,nosers on the Boston and
o'clooi. rallroad due in Boston at .40
town a got good view of the wrecked
passa1e.a.y onsy passed through Mr.. Quimby.
devas,ntsser' thus describes the scene ~
wiz Iatlon: "The rain had ceasad "a +ta 10
wa u gone down. The first tbine, 81 notiooS on9
then I'll lulhg blown to the ground and
was on Vts ,a. were twisted and uprooted. This
ing tovraus We IeIt hand side Of the track com
and obien.u, boston. Timber, farm wagons