The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-08-31

IMMENSE LOSS OF LIZ d.!
EIGHTEEN PERSONS KlLLED..!
Great Destruction OF Property!

Great Destruction OF Property!
We make an abstract of particulars of the
late storm at Louisville, froRx COURIER
The Courier says:
The storm of yesterday was striking il.
lustration Of the theory of VIM. C. Red6eld,
the distinguished meteroIogist, and was a
whirlwind revolving leitwise. It's lowest
point in a southwestern direction was ex-
hibited upon the German Protestant Orphan
Asylum. 1t bore the entire roof from row
of twenty-one buildings and sprinkIed its
path with the ruins. Its greatest range of
destruction was i'm the space between Eighth
and Eighteenth streets; extending from the
suburbs of the city to the river. The large
hemp factory, belonging to w. A. Richard
son. ESQ.,, was stripped of its entire roof, nd
1t was one of the most substantial in the city.
The factory stands on Twelfth street, near
Chestnut. The timbers in the roof were
forty feet in length, and were very heavy
and substantial. The entire roof was lifted
by the storm, carried about $50 yards, and
deposited bottom upwardsin peach orchard.
Inclining enthusiastically from that point,
the storm struck the LIS of the building OF
Mr.. Lilly, fine, large suburban dwelling,
on the west side of Tenth ST., between Ches-
nut and Broadway. The roofs of the LIS
were destroyed, and the walls much injured.
The grounds were strewed with leaves Of the
trees. In the opposite square on the corner
OF Ninth and Broadway, the residence OF
James Johnson, flour merchant on Fourth
st., was unroofed. One.half of the roof was
carried across the lot, and dropped in Ninth
st. Nearly all of Mr.. Johnson's family were
at home, and fortunately no one of them was
injured. The large school ediice-a new
building on the corner of Ninth and Maya.
zine, had its tin roof stripped off, as though
it had been sheet Of paper. A short dis.
lance from this building, stands the Louis
vile University, at present occupied by the
Kentucky School for the Blind. The south
western portion of the roof of that building
was torn up, as though it had been ploughed.
On Eighth street, one square above, the
houses of Mr.. Fuller, between Magazine aud
Chestnut, were stripped Of a considerable
portion Of their roofs. The large boarding
house OH the corner of Eighth and Jefferson
had q chimney and part of the parapet
wall sent through the roof with great vio-
lence. An immense hole was made in the
roof, and the shingles stood on end around
the opening. On Main street, between
Eighth and Ninth, two new buildings among
the best and most substantial business
houses in the city, were scattered as though
they had been made OF cards. They pre-.
scented u curious appearance to those who
witnessed their destruction. The tall, mass
i've structures seemed to those who were look.
ing at them when the storm struck them. as
though they were sinking rapidly In the
ground. The walls caved inwards as though
an outside pressure were squeezing them ia
wards; and the front and side walls went 10
the ground, and the metal roof stretches al
most its entire length over the ruins. One
Of these buildings was owned by Mr.. Robert
Beatty, the other by Messrs. Wright g.
Briegeford. We understand that the own
ers Of these buildings were estimating the
cost of them, up to last Thursday, and found
that they had then expended eighteen theus-
and dollars upon them. We thought the
foundations of these stores were as substan-
tial as any in the city. Of the character Of
the superstructure we know nothing. The
loss 10 not only q serious one TO the enter
prising and worthy owners, but to the region
Of The city where ahey were located.
Mr.. James Cailahan's grocery store was
carried away.
The residence of Col. Riddle and C. A..
Olmstead, on Kentucky street, had their
roofs blown off.
On Sixth street, beyond Broadway, a new
frame house was entirely Frustrated.
On Walnut, between Fifteenth and Sew.
enteenth streets, two houses in course Of
erection, by C. Gallagher, were blown down,
end some fifteen others in that vicinity more
or less injured.
The roof OF Judge Rem's house, corner of
Madison and Thirteenth streets, was carried
off, and severa | houses in that neighbcrhood
seriously damaged.
The house, gate and fencing of the Wash
ipstoA foundry, on Main street, below Ninth,
were east down; and the gable END OF the
sheet iron establishment, OF ID. Lime, on the
adjoining lot.
The fury of the whirlwind next swept the
harbor, and blew the new steamers New
Memphis, w. w. Farmer, and the w. A.
Eaves, from their uoorings. together with
number of empty fatbosts, Yaits, &C., all Of
which str anded OF the falls and were more or
less injured. The New Memphis, heat OF
the largest class, was almost totally wreck
ed. The upper works or cabins, which were
in frame, and nearly completed, were swept
off; the Texas and forward portion OF the
cabin being blown so yards into the river,
complete wreck. The other portions of the
cabin are 50 shattered and out OF line, that
the whole structure will have to be rebuilt
The boat struck with os much force against
the reef of rocks, that her seems leaked, the
rudder post was twisted,an she leaked badly.
The entire damage cannot be less than
5000 to the cabin.
The Third Presbyterian Church stands on
the corner Of Walnut and Eleventh streets,
and a congregation were assembled there
yesterday morning engaged in religious wor-
ship. In the midst of their devotions, about
quarter past IL o'clock, the storm of which
we speak, swept through that portion Of the
city in which this church was located. With
scarcely the least warning to the eongrega-
tien, the side walls of the house were press.