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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1922
Page
8
A page of homes lies in ruins after a violent storm and cloudburst. The South Boston Yacht Club flotilla treks through dangerous seas near Graves Light with two aboard a tiny craft, a woman among them, as peers limp home battered and distressed.
The Boston area endured a devastating storm with widespread damage from North Weymouth to Quincy. Homes shattered, wrecked cottages, felled trees, flooding, and downed power lines scarred communities. In Scituate, Henry Spaulding died when a tree crushed his car. an 8-year-old girl, Edna McGarry, was injured but survived. Neighborhoods along the South Shore reported roof losses, collapsed piers, and scattered debris while East Boston and Quincy faced flooding and overturned chimneys. A cow was hurled from a barn and later found grazing.
A frightened Roxbury woman in summer dress sat crying in the street as rain surged around her. Rescued by bystanders she fled with unknown name. In nearby Birch Brow Avenue the Fogenhoeehn home was devastated with a widow and her three children away. Miss Marjorie Bates was struck by wreckage while John A Curtis and a dog named Scottie suffered injuries.
Large hailstones as big as golf balls shattered hundreds of windows in two Everett areas. Whidden Memorial Hospital and Mt. Washington School reported numerous breaks while homes of officers and residents suffered extensive damage. Turtle Shoe Factory windows and Linden Line cars were also affected.
A severe storm in Brighton and surrounding areas produced hailstones up to 2 1 4 by 2 inches. Residents reported widespread damage including smashed windows, toppled trees, flooded streets, and blocked traffic from Adams street to Winthrop avenue. Emergency crews cleared debris and protected homes, while continuing floods drove families from Amory street in Cambridge.
A severe storm caused extensive damage to trees on the Common and in the Public Garden. Large trees were blown down and branches torn, littering paths and walks. Flower beds in the Public Garden suffered with plants uprooted and roots exposed.
Fear for safety grips Chelsea Commodore J Frank Driscoll and wife as the sloop Skraeling vanishes after leaving Marblehead. At 1 AM Skraeling was the only vessel in a battered fleet not heard from while others finished to South Boston.
The canvas roof collapsed on two circus workers nearly smothering them after a lightning strike. Samuel Prisansky of Malden, a circus employee, was cut during the incident.
A water drenched street car conductor brought a heavily decorated car into Sullivan Square after a storm. A 15 foot tree limb draped on the roof caused the trolley to be knocked off the wire repeatedly as the car moved along the Fellsway.
A severe thunderstorm hit Somerville Medford and surrounding areas with heavy rain and lightning. Cars stalled in rising water at the red bridge gully while residents assisted others to safety. Firefighters contained a blaze in East Boston and several homes reported damage. electric service was interrupted by fallen trees on Webster Street.
Two trees felled on Brookline avenue interrupted electric service until wires were cleared. Lightning damaged the roof of a six story building at 19 Riverdale street Brighton by about 25 dollars. At 108 Elm Hill avenue Roxbury a tree fell taking down wires and a similar incident occurred on 7th street.
Trains on the marsh extension from Sullivan Square to Everett faced a sudden storm with rain and hail as large as golf balls. Passengers opened umbrellas and stood in car centers as windows shattered and glass showered the seating areas.
A lightning storm damaged Edison Company wires near Toring Street South Boston and fused a trolley wire at 08 River Street Mattapan, halting streetcar service until repairs. J C Monk's store at 117 Beach Street Boaston lost plate glass. In Winthrop a 20 foot tree fell on a house at 89 Crest Street injuring no one. Continued on Page 9 First Col.
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