Telegram-herald., 1890-07-27
PILES OF RUNS
Left in TIE Track Of tn Cyosens
al South Lawrence, Mass.
Frora Fiftsea &c F~efffsF tys Persons
sihec and Stores ie3urce MEaf
Buildings Mere Wrs-k.c



LAWEEscF. Mass Juis 3e "A cTclane
of great power slraek soulh laerenee.
aheat two miles from here, al,at 10
o'clock. q. n. The Sorn frs. sirack
Springfield street ana travelled t4euce
@ salem street devastating sec
tion tventy rods VIDE. u !s estiDasea
that zoe h4llGsAss have been lev
eled ~ the stern. Tire tfoie ogt Ia .
number 81 nlacss IN ile rains. .r5 she
entire FIRE department soon COS o. work
exit heulshinc fhs flames Ihe toraaao
struck South Lawrence about soc ro4s
from the Seuth Lswrencs depot 81 the
Boston A Maine railroad and as pa<h
OF destruction extenas Ia the overhead
bridge Oh the Boston 4 Maine tracks be-
tween South Lawrence anE NORTH Ans
over. ia South Lawrence seVeaiy-hre
houses were she scred. The ro0f of tie
new Csfholic church carried awaV and
switch hex of the Boston s Nslne road
blown 500 feet carrying Nitl lf a raj
read enp.oyo whose name ls not known
and killing hin Instantly
On fhe east side of the ;recks tewsri
Anaover. grove ef large trets Ten 90
fifteen acres in extent were blown rat
by tbe WIND, anc ffteen houses are re-
ported wrecked IN Norfh Ana0rer The
loss 0f llfs from tAf present soarcc -
in nformation IS placed from fifteen 10
twenty-five and the nam Der % in5ursd,
81 is said. must reach 500 or $50 TIE
Failroad property has not hecs domaerd.
and communif alton by train is un-
broken. while TIE wires are more 81 less
blown down.
Springfield street. where the crclone
struck, contained uanT OF Tho handsome
residences of tie town. The wcrk n
the tornado on this street was clean
cut and after 30 bad passed but three
houses q al between blanchard and
South Union street were leff stancinr.
All the others OF both siaesof tho street
were either moved completely down
O. partially demolished and twenty peo-
pie were injured oa this street alone
The windows q ST Pstrlck's Church
we're blown IN, trees. chlmncYs. signs.
fences and roofs are torn AWAY oct
side q the path Of the storm. while
in It's direct route every thing Wa lad
fat
BosToN. Mass July 26 The FIRST
news q the cyclone direct from Law
renee was received by telephone. TIE
message confirmed the eNtento % tbc dis
aster as first reuorted The destruction
was confined wholly to South Lawrence.
Ninety wooden dwellings were de-
stroyed. six lives were lost thirty Eve
persons were injured. silo. oo0 ssrth -
property was destroyed and 500 people
rendered homeless.
The passengers % the Boston & Maine
train due ia Boston az i0,s5 0ot good
view o. the wrecked town ss they passed
through Mr. Qcimbv, q passenger
thus describes the scene - devastation
The rain hAd ceasoc lrl the wind hac gone
down The frst tniag noticed vas hnii sing
blown 20 the ground and then ths trees were
twisted and uproolcd. Ikis vas en- The iefi
hand side ~ the track coming toward
Boston Timber. ftru wagon arf objects
q al sorts were scattered a.ogt il
great confession. We were horrfed T. see b
mar's dead body lylfg uBcsr q bridge 81
the Souta Lawrence depot Everf beaf uas
running about in oorf3sion. not haTnF .
chance 10 fcii the extent of the camarr
The path q The cyclone fwett az rifhi
ANGLES ACROSS ftc N.sc1 cutting Gear
svath lsvcliug boases and cHftins ~ of up
roofing trees The whole thing took pisos
between thf tine we LEFT Bsvorhll and the
time we reached South Jawreuce. g'he fraiE
stopped only few minutes. sao i' was impos
sible 10 ind Out anY thilg definite.