The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-07-28
The Storm Demon Swoops
Down Upon Old South
Lawrence, Mass.
Six Persons Reported Killed, Large
Number Injured, and About
500 Homes Destroyed
One Of the Most Peculiar Storms Ever
Described. II Literally Fell
from the Heavens.

cyelons Or great power struck Law
renee about 10 o'clock .. m. The storm
first struck Main street and travelled
thence 70 salsaa street. devastating . sec-
sion twenty rods wide. II ID estimated
that 100 buildings have been lsvslsd. ons
man is known 70 have been killed outright
by falling balIding and the injured are
nov reported - numbsring Atty or sixty.
Fire has hroken oct in number of places
in the ruins and the entire ire department
ars nov At work extinenishing this namss.
The injured ere being removed and cared
for as quickly as possible.
maiden. Account.
MsLprS. Mass. July 3D.
The arst train 10 arrive al Maiden from
Lawrenss since the disaster arrived at
noen. The conductor states that the tor
nado struck South Lawrence, about Ave
hundred rods from the South Lawrence
dspos Of the Boston Maine railroad and
its path of destruction extends to the over
head bridge on the Boston a Maine traeks.
between South Lawrence and North AM
dover. In south Lawrsnce seventy Ave
houses we're shattered and ths roof Of the
new Catholic church was carried away and
the switch box of the Boston A. Maine
road blown 500 feot, carrying with
IL railroad employee whose
name is not known and killing
him instantly. On tho east side Of the
tracks, toward North Andossf, o grove OF
large trees, Ten TO fifteen acres In sxtsnt,
was blown aat by shs wind and fifteen
houses reported wrecked In that town.
Loss Of life. from the present source Of
Information. u placed nj from hftesn 10
twensy ave. and Abe number injured, u ID
said, musa reach 100 or 100. Springfield
street, where the cyclone struck. contained
many Of the handsome residences Of the
town. After the tornado had passed, but
three houses of all between blanchard and
south Union streets we're left standing.
All others on both sides Of the street,
we're either moved down completely o.
partially demolished. Twenty people on
this street alone wsrs injured.
Bssssn's ysrsien-
Bosroz. July ..
Tbs frst news Of the cyclone direci
from Lawrence Ia just received BY teis.
phone. The dsarastion wAs confined
wholly b south IAwrenos. Ninsty
wooden buildiass wsrs destroyed. 81 live.
we're lost and thirty lave psrsons sniared
Ths xains of psopsrts dsstzesed amounted
20 sloo.eoo and 500 people ara rsndsrst
homeless. Passengers on she Boston and
Maine train due in Boston 81 lo:4s got !
good view OF the wrseksd town a. ths1
passed through. 9ainby, passenger
says timber. farm wagons and objects
OF all sorts we're scattered about In nj
airsotioun. Tho psth Of the cyclone wa
across rhs track 81 right angles. ~ cut |
clssn ssssh.s alsvsling houses ana snttinl
on or uprcotine sssss. The train atopps'
but fsw minutes ana d was impossible 4
hnd anything definite. A special fron
Lawrence sAys the Cyclone struck the CIT
from. tho west, cutting swash over
mile 10 length and COO feet in width. Tn
hospital i hllsd With the injured, Will
ths hoinss spared from wrecs Ars shslse,
ing the homeless ones.
At ss55 the awful visitation came. Raj
was falling heavily. shea saddsuly Ii
heavens glowsd with brieat whise ligh
Heavy black eloads shot from behind ii
western hills high into the SKY and ,hs
aha maas parted. Down shot black strsal
from the dark mass and ia . momsns n
crash came. Buildings were crushed III
egg shslIs, whole houses we're lifted FRO
thsir fOandsaions. The buiIdinss We
most alithe pretty frame homes Of tolls
in the mills.
The Death last.
The names Of the dead are:
MRS. OCoNNKIL.
MAMIE UcoNNE1I..
MARY LYONS
Mrs. COLLINS. =,
Chlla os Julla BsAstis
:
Tsecoexs tsrsaar@d.
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