Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-28


its furnishinss and twelve cot beds verv
placed therein. The hospital. though 4
small one. has done its hes, to care for Tho
injured.
From Pine Hill the eycloae seems u
have bounded TO the sky. again again fall
ing 10 earth A. i, reached s.. PA,rick's
church. A noble Catholic etiatee situated
upon South Brasd.sy, a. the corner OF
Salem street.
/ Portions OF the bounding demon Of de-
.,ruc,ion touched many Of the houses ~es,
Y Of Rrosawav. however Thee dwelliags
on Durham street were well shaken up.
their chimneys blown over and windows
brokva. Hsrily shade tree remains that
( do, not show signs of the storm. The
ssne eauti.ti ms revail on Atkinson, Taylor
and Ne~ton stree.s
West of Rroadwsv the awful hurricane
! left more visible results of the terrible grip
tba, il tried to set upon the cltv. The
Sslem street bridge over the Roston
+ Maine railroad VAS not spared The rail-
ing slong the entire southern side VAS
/ demolished and thrown, parts OF II, Across
the body of the bridge and parts down up IN
the track below. number OF cars that
stood upon these tracks IN the line OF The
I storm were turned over,
/ LAST .: the railroad, aud bctweea the
railroad and Foster st oaiy ole house was
touch, d, but that was totally demolshed
| WAS occupied by Frank ", Cutler, fore
msn OF the Boston \ Name railroad repair
shop, located al the corner OF salem ~
The house was blown Hat I" the grouni'
hardly piece of furniture contained III "
remaining whole.
Strange as it may seem, none OF the
family vhe were IN the house at the time
sere severely injured. An escape could
hardly have been more miraculous.
There were in the house. when 1t Was
changed from happy home 10 the ~reck
of an angry storm, Mrs Cutler and her two
daughters, Fiossie aud Rossline.
All three were ,hrosn down among th
ruins, but Floss,c was the only one harmed
Her ankle WAS badly sprsIn,d Another
daughter. Miss Helen Cutler. happened To
he crossn the bridge, ON her way home,
lust as the storm came up in the territory,
and the was ruiely thrown upon and against
the fence, both her arms being bruised.
but she was o,herwi.e unscratched.
Tha beautiful residence ot ps. u NJ
birmingham, located on salem s., and
lust east OF. MIR. Cutters house, WAS left
Tree from the t.mpe.t
The house of Hugh Mills hardly 20 feet
south of the ruined Cutler House, was
likewise untou he'd.
Actos, the bare fields sped the storm,
accumils,in. strength in its rapid hieh',
until more victims of ii, fury were met
Wit on Springfield St, where the los, OF
life and property was greatest.
Itcsn be safely tsiL that Springfield Of.
suffered the most from todxy's storm
Springfield st. runs in an easterly direction
from Parker st 10 uni,u 20 The houses
are those of the industrious mill hands and
the mechanic. AMI white not showy had the
appe arance Of comfort
not "A house Of the 80 or more situsted
on the street escaped the effect Of the dread
full cyclone The only wonder is that the
fatalities were not five times greater than
they really were.
Most of the residents of Springfield 81
are mill employees, and little thought
when they went to their daily toll VI s,"fdsN
morning that ere two hours had passed
their little homes. which they had been
Struggling to get together for yeas. would
in less than five minutes be razed - tho
ground.
Springt I'D st. to night is mass OF deb
rs. windo" sashes' doof'' o'nds' pA'',
au, =. aIo ,.," liz ,n1;.c,im;ns,.,y .bou,
mixed wl,h master and shattered lumber
Men. women and children are gathered In
yroups s5rr .rfnlly relating their sal ex
rerieuce of the dsy and their soriow an
miraculous ..c.pe..
IL il no exsyyera,ion to say that there |.
M, house m ,he vhnla street from Park
cr u,ee, IA oion .u that is not mare
-, loss sba,tered
Ten ,bou.sna siyhtseers minvI.I Wit
militia men. pol,csmen. regular and special.
,,ulged ,hrnnyh the mudIy thorouyhf are,
Ia roach the seen, of the disaster Excla-
m,,;ons of sor,ow from old and younv
rorh bc heard nm nil sides
pa,bsn, the ssdd, at cas. of NIL Ia that of
t.,.,pt.h o'CnrneU WIN lived viii, bt.
family ,to- u,svif. and daughter ay-d
IA uerc k,lle3 ou,,ivb, and hi. bou., VA.
=. .,m,Ie,,I, Jon,nlishnI NId,v l,ny and
,,r into ,ho ,;,l, n. raced tho whole length
nf Sn,in,,ialJ stree, i, d..n.ir with tesr,
,,,ea,ning down HIS manly cbeek,. Again
,,d ,,,,in hi. snr,ow,og n,iyh
ho,s ,r;eit, s,o,ha his youndei hosyt I'm,
NJ, w.. .,,co,.nI.hIc and ,bei, effort. were
n,l, moi v;,h ,,,I Iaman,ation. az woe.
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scnptions Growing Rapidly
LAwRrNct, Mass. July The scene
of Saturday $ devastation is today unpar.
aileed in the history of Lawrence. From
early morning till nigh, thousands Of peo-
pie surrounded It, and conservative est
mate OF the people present places the nnu'-
Der at 10, 900. At q 30 last night. Co r..
3.h keet. came on duty and established
picket line around the wrecked district.
At 80 this morning, Batter, {, First Ar
tillery, relieved The infantry. The crowds
were quiet and orderly and gave the pickets
little tronbis
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