The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-07-30
DEATH ANDDESTRUCTION
A Terrific Cyclone Strikes the
Town Of Lawrence, Mass,
Eight Persons Killed and Thirty-fve In
Jursd-NInety buildings Destreyed
and Five Hundred Persons Rem
dersd Homeless Prop-
erty Damaged.

LAWRENCE, Mass, July 2s.--A cyclone,
in destructive power those %
reported from western conn
visited the suburb Of South
Lawrence Saturday forenoon and In NJ
teen minutes had killed eight people,
seriously injured from fifteen to twenty,
slightly in jured at least twenty more
out swath through thickly populated
section 200 feet wide and q mile long,
rendered 500 people homeless, destroyed
or greatly damaged from rs to 100 build
ings and entailed q loss Of at least $780,
900, all Of which was uninsured against |
damage by wind and storm. South Law
renee is busy railroad junction and 10
occupied mainly by well-to-do mechan-
les.
The northern boundary Of the belt Of
destruction was but three streets south
Of the lofty mills with their th ousands
Of workers, showing how narrow was
the escape from q moro appalling loss
Of life and property. The air was hot
and humid. Dark clouds scurried
through the heavens with an intermit-
tent rain. Suddenly the wind veered
TO the west, an inky black cloud seemed
to drop from the cumulous mass hang
ing in the southwest and moving rapid
" with awful aspect toward the city. II
was accompanied with torrents OF rain.
In an instant the crash came. Build
ings were crushed like egg shells. Some
we're lifted from their foundations and
dashed to pieces. Others were tipped
over or blown from their positions and
more or less damaged. Thea air was filled
with the flying debris. Most OF those
who met death in the wreck were killed
instantly. Many lay unconscious or lay
In the ruins Of their homes groaning.
The survivors we're too much terrified to
know where or when the cyclone ended
It's course, but the train Of ruin In its
path showed that II touched the earth at
or near the cricket grounds. II crossed
Emmett street, Broadway, the railroad
and Parker street; entered Springfield
street at its west end and trsversed its
entire length, demolishing every thing
in its course. "a
In Union Square over 500 trees were
leveled. The storm then passed over
the Shawzen river into the town OF An
dover, where II exhausted its fury on
trees and fences. The police station
was at once notified and abulances and
officers started for the scene. An alarm
Of Are was rung in and the iremen re-
sponded quickly and rendered great as
sistance in removing the injured from
the ruins. The hmbulances carried sew
eral loads Of crushed human beings "
the hospital. Others were taken to pri
vate houses. On Emmett street the wind
lifted house, belonging TO Thomas
Evans and threw II into the road, aeon
plete wreck. Mr.. Evans wife and bab.
we're in the house at the time, but es
caped without injury. n 1l
House No. 10 Emmett street, occupies
by family named DAILY, was wreste
from its foundation and dashed down
No. 9 was partly moved from its Pounds
tions. In the rear Of No. was hous
occupied by James Lyons and family
J On the approach OF the storm Lyon
: rushed into the house, seized the bab
! from his wifes arms and fed TO tn
! street Both man and child ESCAPED
but the dead body Of Mrs. Lyons wa
) subsequently taken from the ruin
: Saunders Court, near ST. Patrick
church hall, wooden structure, wa
!, carried fifteen feet from its foundatio
0 and few windows were broken in th
o parochial residence. At the foot
z Saunders Court switch house in whic
s Michael Higgins was standing was ca
ried by the wind under the overhes
railroad bridge crossing Salem stree
where Higgins fell out and was kille
! The railing on this bridge was taken
as though cut with knife.
The granite sheds Of w. Il. Jones, ne
the bridge, were demolished. The hou
. OF William r. Cutler was next demo
ished Miss Flossie Cutler was found
the cellar with a sprained ankle al
u u Mrs. Cutler was also slightly hurt u
y tie Ellen Cutler was crossing the Sale
street bridge at the time within stone
70 throw OF her home and was buried }
's meath pile OF lumber and ruins. s.
~ was taken out dead. The greatest da
age was done in Springfield street.
In Andover one house was unroofe
as Trees aud fences were torn down. III
Il occupants Of tho ruined houses we
i. mostly hard-worhing mechanics a
Ia laborers, whose homes represented
N lifetime Of toll. The engineer on =
: express from Boston saw the Cyclone
= he was nearing South Lawrence. q
y stopped his train, thus probably saw
q. the lives OF his passengers, as his tra
i'd was due in South Lawrence about
40 time the cyclone struck. A slight q
mt started In one Of the houses. but v
r. promptly extingnisbed. But for
M heavy rain fire would undoubtedly ha
added 10 The horroI d tho econc
More than ss,oco ~ already bf
subscribed 70 . relief fond. CoI|ccI|I
ho were thken In ~ no churches 5ost
day and the minIf<nr1 euuded ~
~ calamity intheir sermons Amass pc
az IND has been called at the City Han
I'D ,this evening. The Elks and ot|
Or cbaritable societies have also cal
Of meetinRs TO raise money for the suf|
he era All the patients IN. the hoap|
he ana orphan asylum are doing we'll n
y. least 20, 600 people visited tho Scene
~ tho disaster to-day. Theauthorities hl
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