The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-30
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THE CALAMITY AT LOUISVILLE.
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FUNERAL OBeEQUIEs OF THE DEAD.
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Interesting Remarks Of Rev. Drs xorrison.
Description Of the borrowing Scene.
Progress Of the Mexican 1svo,utiou
en- the 1io 0rando.
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POLITICAL C0ALIrIOH IN MAIHE.
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Trouble Among the Soft shells Of Buffalo
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MORR DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATIOyS.
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MELANCHOLY RAILROAD ACCIDENTS,
&C., 6o, &c


The LOuisvfllo TOrn~do.
OBsFQuIEs OF THE DEAD-REAARKs or REV. Dr.
hokRIsoN, LEscRIBIHG TaE FEAKFUL SCENES AT
THE CHUKCH, ETC.
CINCINNATI, August 29 1864
The Louisville papers Of this orui " contain ether
details Of the effects Of the tornado Of sunday The c
yesterday presented solemn spectacle Busnes. vas In
great degree suspended and the bells wore toiled for
several hours In the nideic Of tho day
The First rrssb terisn Church. where the funeral ser
vices Of of the deceased were held, was deussy
crosded The bodies of the dead were placed upon
platform unotr the tower and the exercises were
msneed by several clergymen. The spacious yard was
crowied.
At the opening Of the exercises, Few. DR. Morrison.
who ociated at the Ill fatsi church. that on
the ssbtash disastrous life he was requested to
preach but 1t was not generally known that there woui
be divine service hence the small number that wore
assembled. Upon the next Sunday It was expec ed
that the pastor recently invited would be Install
ed There were not moro than eighty Eve persons
In the house at any time Sunday During the sermon
which had been commenced at later period than usnal
storm came up, and the main door Of the basement
room. where the meeting was being held. was blswa
An elder Of tie church ixmediately arose aud
closed it Again the door blown open and again
closed third time tho violence Of the Wind blew the
door open, the elder pressing 1t at
mouse
tcles Of sand sno the speaser had his eyes Hsd vi
the fine Gust This caused disturban 10 the as
semb and most of the persons peseat to their
feet jumping out Of tho windows whero they
we're sitting.
Mr. Morrison said he had not time to from the
effects Of the gusts Of wind that struck him with par
u:rar fury before he heard cracking souni overhead
and In moment Of time after, the tempest blew open
the door with violence, filing the with sant
The whole sails had fallen in. Immediately about
the pulpit, in which he was standing, tho
plastering vas not broAen, and TO his right
sveral old ladies' and others escaped unhurt lie ex-
pressed himself being greatly checked at the sudden
mes of the calamity and when he fairly vered r
the blindness caused by the ascending dust. &c most
tsrble isht presented itself before him He tao
already dead the hcsd Of another man greatly manglod
just appearing among the rubbish, lady casping he
child IN the agones OF death, and young lady With
bcr body bent across OF the SEATS and hor face
most borrblv distorted. From different part. OF the
building he could hear the grosns Of the DING AMI the
stidod screams Of the crushed
OF the injured, onls ono, Mrs. Marsel, has yot ex-
pired, Mss Duff Is in very prscarous condition Mrs
Marshall wife Of VIM. Marshall, is not expected to
Tho other injured parties in fair way for
recovery.
Capt Greenlow Of the steamer Memphis, which boat
was badly damaged, thus describes tho tornado lie
the forecase Of his boat when the nsst blast Of
tie hurricane struck her. He tho block Of houses Of
Mr. Beatty crumble to the ground and before he could
ut'er wernpg cry to those around tho storm
him. He clsfped his arms around stanchon to sustain
himself In instant he heard . rushing sound
his head, and noise that like the crack Of i'm
wagon hip, and the greater portion hi,
cabin roof sailing his head aud alghtng in the
river City to seventy Eve yards ahead Of him. uo
msnt sfter the ponderous hull Of the boat received
tremendous blow, 1t were and whsked from It's
moorings TO reef Of rocks In about the space Of
time required to draw breath