New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-30
FULL DETAILS OF THE LOUISVILLE TORNADO

ClScISSATr, Tuesday, Aug. %, 1854
The Louisville papers of this morning contain artax
details Of the effects Of the tornado OF Sunday Thecy
yesterday presented solemn spectacle. Business -n nh
great degree suspended and the bells toed for sev~a
hours in tie middle of the day.
The Firs; Presbyterian Church, where the funeral sef
vices Of most Of the deceased held, WAS dsnsslT
crowded The bodies of the dead were placed upons
platform under the tower and the exercises con-
menced BY several clergymen. The spacious yard W.
crowded.
At the opening of the exercises the Rev. Dr. Morrison
who ociated the Inflated church. remarked that on the
Sabbath disastrous to fe requested preach,
but not generally known that there would be divine
service, hence the sms nlnber that were nbled
Upon the next Sunday expected tha the pastor
Gently invited would be Installed r. were not more
than eghtyfve persons in the cuse at any time San
day During the sermon, which ba been commeneed As
later period than usual, storm and the main
door Of the basement ROOM where the meeting being
held, blown oYen. An elder Of the church imned
atey and cosedit Again the door bo~n opea
and again closed. third time the violence of ths wind
blew the door open not outstanding the elder pre
ing il at the time.
Instantly the whole house was filed with particles c
SAND and the speaker had his eyes filed with fine dust
This caused some disturbance in the assembly aod most
Of the persons present to heir eetsome Jumping
out OF the windows where they we're sitting
Mr. Morrison ssd he had time 10 from the
effects of the gusts of wind that struck him with psrtcu
lar fury before he heard cracking sound overhead and
in of time after the tempest blew open the door
with such violence, filing the with saDd the vhob
walls had fallen IN. Immediarcly abou! the pulpit N
which he standing the plas.erns not broken ana
bis night severa old ladies and Others e.csed unhar
he expressed himself being greatly shocked at the
suddenness Of the ealai;y, and when he fairly re-
covered from the ascending dust, &c, most terrible
sight presented itself before him. lie tso men al
ready dead, the bead of another man greaily man 4
just appearing smeng the rubbish lady eispnS hef
child in the agones of death and yIung lady win nef
body bent of the and her face most nor
rby distorted. From different parts OF the building 10
could hear tic groars the dying and the sned screams
OF the crushed or the injured, only one Mrs. Mareii
has vet expired Miss Daf in very preca con-
dition. Mn. Marshan wife OF WIN. Marshall, is not eS
pected TO recover The other ured parties are IN iAf
way Tor recovery.
Cant. Crecnlow of the steamer Memphis, which boss
was badly dsmaged, thus describes the tornado
He was on the fcrecssue Of his boat, when the DR.!
blast Of he hurricane struck her. He the block Of
horses Of Mr. Beatty crumbe the ground. and before
he could utter warning cry those sround the storm
va. upon him. lie clasped his around sisneaeoo
10 sus,ain himself. In an instant he heard ras'hus
sound over his head and noise that Ike the eraes
Of An immense wagon Ehp and the greater portion o
his cabin roof sailing his head and sgh'ng 10 ta'
river 80 to IS yards ahead OF him moment siter mo
rorScrous hull Of the boat received tremendous beS'
as Il were and was whsked from its moorngs over TO
reef of rocks in about the space of me required to d"
breath.