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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 29., The tornado of 1851. (search)
al of Boston, September 6, 1851, presented its artist's view, saying: The locality is at the east of the West Medford station. The dismantled house on the right was that occupied by Mr. Costello. The next across the road, the dwelling of Mr. Sanford, the depot master, which was moved twenty feet, crushing beneath it his son, a young man of 19 years, who was obliged to suffer amputation of both legs. The two-story house next to it was occupied by Mr. Nye, a carpenter. It was completely u explicit, but terse, was the reply of one of the sufferers in relating his views: Och! sure the wurrld has coom to an end, the houses are slivered entirely, and o'im kilt. In a later edition of the report was a steel engraved portrait of James Sanford. This book is very rare. On Sunday following the disaster, Medford was thronged by many thousands who came to view the scene. The writer was among them, and though less than six years old then, still has vivid memories of wrecked building