The sun., 1896-09-20
ToRNADo-LIKE sHOWERS.
Destruction or Property In Massachusetts
Towns and Other Places.

New BEDFORD, Mass, Sept. 10.-A tornado
from the northwest struck this city early this
morning Lightning struck the big cotton shed
of the Bennett mills and ignited the infam-
mable contents and imperilled nearly 5000
bales OF cotton of high grade. 1t took the fire.
men three hours to get the main blaze subdued.
and In all about $500 bales valued at upward
Of 100000. were injured. During the mill fire
another storm arose. The croEd near the mill
fire ran for shelter. and about twenty of them
found II In a new building at tho corner Of
Coggeshall and North Front streets. No sooner
were they assembled than the wind entered the
building. raised the roof bodily, and the whole
structure fell with crash.
All bu, one OF the crowd In the building escaped.
He was Zoel Levigney. a French Canadian. aged
90. who had run in for shelter He was pinued
down by heavy timhers. his spine was injured.
several ribs were braken, and he vas internally
iujescd.
Several houses were unroo.ed. and one, unfn-
ished. was wrecked. In Fair Haven BIC patri-
archal ems were uprooted and filled the streets
30 that they were rendered impossible for a
time. In South Dartmouth several buildings
were blown down and horse was killed. On
the Fair Haven bridge street CIR barely escaped
big falling tree from m Pipes Island anu tFSre!
FAIL RIVER, Mass. Sept. l9.--An extraordi-
nary thunder Storm partak king OF the character
and $3.50 o'clock this morning. 1t had been rain
ing some hours previously. but at 80 an i'm
Inense black cloud came up from the west. ac-
companied by winds having the force OF a hur-
ricane. Tho darkness was such that IL was
necessary TO turn on lights in the mills MS well
as In houses. Han fell. and horses ran
AWAY In all parts OF the city, and in the middle
| OF the storm the lightning began striking near
! by places. At Capt. Desmond's house on Linden
street bolt entered and exploded like II bomb.
The only trace of it was hole in the plastering.
! On CoEanicnt street. Just across the border
line. house was completely shattered; the sides
place inside. On Main street. in Mr., DAYS tea
store. the electric light wires started a fire. and
| the members Of the Metaconiet Hose Company
were called to exttnglish II.
The hail gradually lessened Its force but was
| quickly followed by deluge Of rain. In three
! quarters Of an hour an inch OF rain fell. Tho
| hrst great storm was followed by n series OF
lesser ones. until the elements spent themselves.
| Mary Burns. aged 55. residing on short street,
| became SO frightened that she was stricken with
| apoplcIy and died
! VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. sept IA tor
! nado passed over MarttRs Vineyard this morn
| ing. +. Horton Johnson's summer boarding
| house. known as " Rudder Grange" was struck
/ by lightning, causing considerable damage 10
/ the building. The occupants were unilil lured.
| BRIDGEP0RT, Conn. sept. l0.-Durng the
| storm this morning lightning struck the Trinity
| Episcopal Church i'll southport. making II large
hole In the roof ana tearing OH almost one side
! vented the destruction OF the building.
| OGDEN. Utah. Sept. l9.-Ogden and vicinity
were visited by terrific wind storm yesterday
! the gale blowing at about sixty miles an hour
! blown IN during the day. Last night a large
/ three-story warehouse, fifty by one hundred
feet, brick, belonging to kiesel q Co., wholesale
! Grocers. was blown down and the contents sci
! on fire by electric wires, and many smaller
| buildings were completely destroyed with IL
| The damage and loss will exceed 100000.