The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-31

DEATH IN THE GALE.
: Cyo one at south / 8 wrenos, mass, Kills
EightsPsrsons and lnjn sixty Others
Many buildings Crushed Like Egg
shells. s s @..
S Bosros, July u. The fiourrrlshine CITY
d Lawrence was visited Saturday BY
pne Of the most sudden and destructive
eyolonss known 80 the Casters States,
and eight persons were killed, sixty Sc
riously injured, seventy buildings wore
wrecked or destroyed and 500 people
made homeless. Such Is the summary
Of the catastrophe. The property loss
will sggregatesabOnt sl25. 600. s.
Unfortunately, it will fall almost
wholly upon the industrious poor, and
F in only . single case was It insured
sgainst tho elements. Tho path of the
storm was only about 400 feet wide, but
starting from the Boston & Maine rail-
road I station In the southern Sec
ton Of the city it extended parallel with
the Merrimac river four miles clear into
Andover. The force of it ceased as
,uddenly as it had appeared. On one
side Of road where it ended the win.
loYs and blinds Of 8 farmhouse are
wrenched and shattered. while just across
not as machsas vine or rose bush is dis,
turbed. ~:
The northern boundary of the belt OF
destruction was but three streets south
Of the lofty mills, with their busy
throngs of thousands of workers, show
Ing how narrow was the escape
from more appalling loss of life
and property. Buildings were crushed
like eggshells. Some were lifted
from their foundations and dashed
to pieces Others we're tipped over or
blown from their position and more or
less damaged. The air was filed with
dying debris. Most of those who met
death in the wreck were killed Instant
ly. Many lay unconscious or grooming
In thu ruins of their homes. The
SURVIVORS we're too much terrified to
know where or when the cy-
clone ended its course, but the train of
ruin in its path showed that it touched
the ear th at or near the cricket grounds,
crossed Emmett street, Broad way, the
railroad and Parker street. and entered
Springfield street at it's southwest
snd. traversed its entire length,
demolishing nearly every thing in
Tvs course, including , one house
on Foster street and two on South Union
street, where they cross Springfield
street, passed from Springfield street
into Union square, leveling over 500
trees, and thence over Shawseen river
into the town of Andover, where it ex-
hausted it's fury on trees and fences.
che work OF devastation began at the
cricket grounds on the southwest With
the uprooting of a number of trees. On
Emmett street the wind lifted story
and half house belonging to Thomas
Evans bodily and slapped it into the
roadway complete wreck. Mr.. Evans,
his wife and baby were in the house at
the time, but escaped without injury.
House No. 10 Emmett street, occupied
by family named Daley, was
lifted from its foundation and dashed
down. No. 6 was partly moved from it's
foundation. In the rear of No. 6 was
story and half house occupied by
James Lyons and family. Hearing the
approach of the storm Lyons rushed
into the house, seized his baby from his
wife's arms and fed to the street. Both
man and child escaped, but the dead
body of Mrs. Lyons was su bseq uently
taken from the ruins of her dwelling.
At the foot of Saunders court a
switch-house in which Michael Higgins,
a section hand, was standing was taken
up bodily by the wind and carried under
the overhead railroad bridge crossing
Salem street, where Higgins fell out
and was instantly killed. The rail-
ing on this bridge was taken
off as though with knife. Sew
eral houses were smashed here.
F. S. Carr, chief clerk in the Bos-
ton 4 Maine car.shops. says there was
sudden rumbling sound and darkness.
Timbcrs and trees flew by the car-shops
at terrible rate. When this had
passed he and other occupants of the
shops saw that the Cutler House was in
RUNS, and summoned help and they be-
gan at once to search the ruins. Miss
Flossie Cutler was found in the cellar
with sprained ankle. Mrs. Cutler was
found in the ruins hurt Little Helen
Cutler was crossing the Salem street
bridge at the time within q stones
throw of her home. and was buried be-
meath pile of lumber and ruins. She
was found and dug out, but has since
died from conclusion of the brain.
The cyclone entered Springfield
street, where the greatest devastation
was wrought When No. 81 fell MIR.
OConnell, his wife and daughter Mamie
were carried down with it. MIR. O'Con-
nell was the first to be extricated. He
suffered severe internal injuries. His
wife and daughters were removed from
he ruins after ever two hours hard
ork, both dead. NAMES neck was
islocated.
[South Lawrence is that part of Lawrence
which lies on the south side Of the Merrimac
river 1t con aims .,Ol2 acres Being attract.
i've as o home for the employees Of the mills,
1t has, of late, grown rapidly. Although
recognized as district for homes there
are several manufacturing establishments
on that side of the power furnishing stream.
Along the banks are the mills OF the Farwell
bleachery, the Stedman & Smith Company
.Clcgg Fisher, Butler & Robinson, Merrimac
Paper Com any, Monroe Paper Company and
the Sutton flour concern. On the south side
too, aie the passenger station of the main
line OF the Boston & Maine railroad ant
the Boston & Maine Car shops. At the eastern
end OF Springfield street, which marks the
center Of the path Of the storm is Union Park,
an open pleasure ground containing 1lH acres
From this .Quare the street extends two blocks
t.. the Boston & Maine car shop property.
The city of Lawrence has once before sus
tanned q disaster. On January TO- $780, the
Pemberton mill, a five.story building, fell with
out warning on account Of the thin walls and
1remcient support. OF the 100 persons in the
mill at the time ia were killed and All iniured1
A WHOLE TOWN SKIPPED.
The Census En- um orator Failed to Get In
His Work at Wayne, Pa.
@PHlLADELpHIA,J July 2z.-The flourish
Ing town Of Wayne. with its 1. 500 in
habitants. was overlooked by the census
enumerators and therefore has no place