Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-01
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
HAIL and Wind STORMS
Follow the Hot Weather in
Many Places.
YESTERDAYS RACING EVENTS.
A Circular from the Treas
ury Department.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS:
Ninety-four Buildings Con-
sumed by Fire.
The PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS;
INTENSE HEAT

At many Points In New England
severe wind aud Hail Storms-A
Child Killed by observation-disclosures
Fright at Lawrence, Mass-Trees
Blown Down and stripped of Their
Foliage.
BosroN, Mass, July 31.-From different
sections of New England reports come to-
night that the intensely hot weather of the
past two or three days was followed this af.
ternoon and evening by severe thunder and
wind storms. In only one instance Is loss of
life reported. At Rockland, Mass. lightning
struck Mrs. Finnigan's house, killing an
eighteen months old child who was standing
in the doorway.
In Randolph, Mass, John Dunn's house
was struck, and the father and three chill
dren were psrslyzsd for time, but recov-
cred.
In Lawrence the people suffered another
fright this afternoon when a tornado of wind
and dust struck the northern side of the CITY,
Trees were blown down or stripped of their
foliage. while women ran into their cellars
and teams scurried for their stables. 1t was
the worst wind storm, except the cyclone,
ever seen in this city.
In Plymouth, N. H., the thunder storm
was accompanied by hail and heavy wind.
At Nashua, N. A., the storm almost as
sumed the proportions of a cyclone. One
building was struck by lightning, but little
damage is reported aside from that done to
wires.
At Haverhill, Mass, several houses were
b t,vy1i rbt yin inn nd n
damaged. One tree was set on fire and was
partially burned.
In Orange, Mass, A. P. Patnam's barn
was burned by lightning, causing $4,000
loss.
At Old Orchard, Me-, the storm created
great havoc Two large lumber sheds near
Milliken's steam mill were blown down and
the tornado cut path an eighth of a mile
wide through pine forest, leveling 100, 900
feet of timber.
1t is rumered that an unknown yachting
party was lost off Old Orchard beach, but the
story is not credited.
In Waterbury, Vt, several buildings were
unroofed and large covered bridge across
Winoosk river was badly strained, nearly
causing it's fall.
At Oxford, N. H., D. Chase's dwelling was
struck by lightning and his wife knocked
senseless. The building was much shat
tered.
SAGE, Me-, reports much damage to crops.
At Laeonia, N. H., the wind blew down a
partly finished building, and John Austin. a
carpenter, was badly crushed in the ruins.
Great havoc was done among awnings, roofs
and trees The storm was especially severe
on Lake Winnipesaukee.
The barn of 81. S. Plummer in Bedford, N.
H -, and Soma valuable stock were struck by
lightning and burned. Loss 81, 600.
In Newtown, Mass, six houses were
struck by lightning, which tore out the
walls and ceilings, badly frightening the in
mates.
Warren's stable on Howard street also fell
victim and was almost wholly destroyed.
In this city the rain fell in sheets for near
ly an hour, accompanied by sharp light
ming. The Catholic cathedral on Washing
ton street was struck near the Main street
entrance and nearly half ton of stone was
dislodged Clark's hotel, near the Boston
theater, was also visited by lightning bolt,
but aside from causing fright caused no
trouble. Several cases of prostration and
one of death from the heat are reported.
A carpenter named Randall was sunstruck
| in Dorchester and died at the hospital.
PROVIDENCE. R. July 3l.-The heat ia
terrific; over 80 has been the days record
without intermission. This noon an Italian
laborer in the employ of Emerson & Liddle,
contractors for the construction of sewers in
| the Elmwood district WAS overcome by the
| excessive heat. His name Ia Tilena COmeand;
he is 81 years old and resides at 10 Lily
street. He was taken to the Rhode leland
hospital
| New YonK, July 81 The temperature
reached "a degrees at $3.50 pm. to day and
the average for the twenty -four hours ended
at midnight was S4A. Fifteen cases of heat
prostration, two fatal, were reported. There
were two deaths from heat in Brooklyn, one
James Trainer, assistant pastor of St.Joseph''
| church.