Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
I'm TIE CYCLONES FURY.
South Lawrence, Mass, Visited by a
Terrific Cyclone Saturday.
From Fifteen to Twenty-Five People
Killed and Scores Injured.

MAIDEN, Mass. July 26. = Reports
which have just reached here from Law
renee state that the loss Of life by cyclone
has been terrible.
The scene of destruction cannot be de-
scribed. Dismantled houses, uprooted
homesteads, and mangIed bodies are seen
at almost every turn
In one instance poor fellow, With his
head torn almost from his body, was found
hanging impaled on a fence. The legs of
other poor victims were picked DIP in var
lous portions of the town. A poor widow
was hurled from her little home and
thrown across barbed-wire fence. Her
body was almost cut in twain.
Three children, supposed t. be those of
Adam Spencer, were found miles from
their home. their bodies in horrible
shape.
A mrs. Joyce lost her arms, one of her
eyes, an ear, and both legs by being hurled
a hundred yards from the garden in which
she was working. She died within ten
minutes after being found. ''Old Swipes, -
character known by everybody, was
caughtnea the railroad track and hurled
twenty feet against giant oak tree and
mangled almost beyond recognition. He
breathed but once when found and spoke
the name of his mother, Mrs r. 7. New
ans, of Columbus, O., and then died.
Railroad property has been damaged
and communication by train is broken,
while the wires are more or less blown
down.
In the space of three minutes the storm
had destroyed $50 of the finest dwellings
in the place, rendered homeless 900 people,
killed nine outright, fatally injured eleven
more and severely and slightly injured from
forty to fifty others. The killed are as fol-
! lows:
Mr. Thomas Lyons, Emmett street.
Michael Higgins, Boston & Maine
switchman.
Mrs Jeremiah 0 Cornell, q Springfield
| street.
Miss O'Connell, q Springfield street.
John Casey, los Springfield street.
Hannah Beatty, nine years old.
Mrs. Elizabeth Collins.
Annie Collins, aged six.
Helen Cutler.
The following are fatally injured:
Patrick Nugent. Springfield street.
| Minnie Reed.
Richard McDermott.
Lizzie ellsworth.
Annie Dillon.
| Ora Morgan, aged seven years
! Andrew Hart.
Ethel O'Connell. aged six months
Sadie O'Connell.
| Maria Quinn.
Mrs. Keenan,.
The others injured more or less severely
, are:
Mrs Campbell, injury to an arm.
Mrs. Thebauld, aged thirtythree, cut on
arm.
Ellen Mclaughlin, aged forty, confusion
of leg.
Julia O'Brien, confusion of !eg
Lizzie Morrissey, aged eight, back in
jured
Flossie Cutter, ankle sprained.
James Lyons, nose broken.
Mrs. Joanna O'Brien, ribs broken and
shoulder blade fractured.
Agnes Costello, severe cut in head.
Bridget McDermott, seal p wound
Ora Morgan, internal injuries.
Jimmie Mclaughlin, badly injured.
Minnie Mclaughlin, bruised.
Mrs. William F. Cutter, slightly injur-
ed.
Hugh A. Merriman, wife and six chill
dren, cut and bruised.
Mrs James Brennan seriously hurt
jeremiah O'Connell, badly injured
P. Ryan, injured in head.
Mrs. Flynn, collar bone broken.
Mrs Carrie Baily, badly cut
Mrs. burnside, seriously bruised.
The scenes Immediately following the
crash were terribl Children of tender
years searching for their parents, rushed
terror-stricken through the streets, and the
cries of the manned and bleeding mingled
with those of heart mothers.