Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
DETAILS or TIE LOUISVILLE CALAMITY

DETAILS or TIE LOUISVILLE CALAMITY
\ FROM TIE LouIsvILLE D1noCRAf or AUGUST %.
Twelve o'clock, August 9th, 1864, win long be re
membered terrible epoch in the history Of Louisville
With that hour death to many persons assembled
house Of God engaged in worship and destruction
q vast amount Of property in the city
One of the most violent storms which has ever swept
this section Of Kentucky left its dreadful footprints
in the city yesterday. After severe drought Of many
weeks DURATION the sky early in the day. indicated rain
The clouds gathered and had what persons not with
in the reach of the tornado accompanying il would call
thunder shower; but within the reach Of its sweeping
breath was the Third Presbyterian Church, corner Of
Eleventh and Walnut Streets which it completely wreck
ed Blowing from westwardly direction, the entire
building fell in, roof raers brick walls and all, crush
ing twenty Of the congregation to instant DEATH and
wounding seriously perhaps MORALLY some ten twelve
Others The scene is described as most heartrendng.
Soon large crowd assembled and began their search
the victims. mother and her three children were
grouped in death another presented father, mother
and babe the father dead the mother MORALLY wounded
while their little child, placed beneath them, escaped
unhur protected by the forms Of its parents In other
instances some of the victims found terribly bruised
and MANNED The catastrophe has stricken Consideration
into the very heart the city, and its people appalled,
beyond belief. The following is list Of killed and
wounded
KILLEp-Mrs. vidabee aud three children; Mr.. Taylor
and child; Mr.. Godfrey Mrs. Salisbury, 70 of Mr. Sails
bury city pump makers Miss Headsy, aged about eleven
years; Jno. Mcowan; mr. Sweeney, carpenters Mrs. Mar
a wife q asa \ I.s e. M M w
Alex. McLeland of the Kentucky Locomotive Works Mr.
R. Davies. Of New Albany; Mr. Mcbride and child. is
thought that probably two others killed whose
names have not learned
WoUsDEDMrs. Taylor (wfe OF Mr.. Taylor, who was kill
sa and shd M miss Duff three ribs Sssn
Mrs. Morseu, dangerously injured hopes Of recovery
Miss Morse aged eighteen years, severely injured but will
probably Mrs. Hewitt and child, badly, but viii
recover Wash Raglan seriously njured Miss Cooper
injured Mr. Bradley bricklaye had eye knocked out
while efforts being msie to rescue him from the ruins
1t is known that some twenty other persons we're
injured, but unable to ascertain their names.
At the time the dreadful accident occurred there
some ninety persons in the church. about forty Of whom
is thought buried in the ruins Up to o'clock
last night nineteen dead bodies had been found. The
rubbish has been almost entirely removed and it is prob
able that all who were killed have been taken out
The storm commenced about II o'clock passing over
that portion Of the city lying between Fifth and Twenty
first Streets tearing up trees unroo6ng houses and
trating a>large number Of buildings.
Capt Greenaw's new steamer, !" New Memphis" lying
at the lower city wharf, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, almost completely wrecked. The cabin,
which was in forward state of completion, was blown
entirely off and fell into the river near Corn island The
boat also blown to the island and much injured
is thought that it will take 600 to repair the dam
ages to the boat.
The new steamer W. W. Farmer, the Colbert, and
or two other boats were blown from their moorngs apd
lodged the rocks opposite the foot of Fifth street
They all succeeded in getting OF however without sus
tanning much injury.
The splendid bloc Of fourstory houses recently
ed on the north side of Main street. between Eighth and
Ninth streets completely destroyed and thought
that two or three men were buried in the ruins These
buildings considered to be the most substantial ones
in the city the walls being Of great thickness and well
put up. They were owned by Robert Beatty, Esq,
Messrs Wright Bridgord, and were erected at cost
Of $18, 000
The upper story Of the extensive Rope and Begging
Factory Of w. A. Richardson s Co., Magazine street,
was blown down. and portions Of it carried distance of
several hundred yards.
The new CITY School House. at the corner of Ninth and
Magazine Streets unrooed and portions Of the tin
roofing carried distance Of three hundred yards Alage
looked like it would weigh two or three tons,
fell into yard about two hundred yards distant.
The roof Of the Blind Asylum, Chestnut, between
Eighth and Ninth streets, was badly damaged.
The Medical College, on Chestnut street, between
Eighth and Ninth was much injured.
The residence of Mr.. Johnston, -four Inspector was
completely unroofed.
Several houses on Eighth street belonging to Mr. Fuller
were unroofed.
Ninth and Magazine, was considerably injured
The beautiful family residence Of COL VIM. Riddle, on
Kentucky street, was unroofed.
"A large brick building Kentucky street, owned by
Andrew Mckinley, was unroofed
Another large house in the neighborhood, owned
by Col Samuel Churchill, was unroofed.
The residence OF Mr.. Joseph Liley on Tenth street,
was much injured portion Of the back part OF the
building was blown down.
Two brick cottages Eleventh street were partially
blown down.
The back part Of the German Protestant Orphan Asy
lum Jefferson street, between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth, unroofed.
Two small brick houses on Twentieth street were un-
rooted one belonged Mr. Short and the other to Mrs
Nugent
oftweny one brick cottages, on Kentucky street.
belonging Messrs Cochran and Mussleman, were all
completely unroofed. little boy, whose name we did
not learn killed by the falling Of piece Of timber
Many other houses were injured which we have not
space specify this morning Trees were uprooted IN
every part of the city, Of them below Sixth street
We have heard Of various estimates Of the probable
amount of damage done property in the city BY the
storm, none Of which fall short of 100000.
BErRorHEp You've WOMAN SHoT BY Her LovER.-We
are called upon to record another deporabe accident re-
sutng from q criminally careless use Of firearms On
Sunday night Daniel Macarthur was sitting in the same
room lat Cincinnati with Catharine Desmond, young
lady to whom he was engaged Catharine sitting at
small stand reading book and her lover was teasing
her and trying transfer her attention from the book TO
himself by extinguishing the candle. Finally, all Of his
fond efforts having failed he took shot
gun which stood in the corner put cap, and pulled
the trigger intending to blow out the candle with the
air forced out Of the gun by its explosion Of the cap