Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-29
ferrihie Tornado-G church Blown p>xyn-
twenty I've Peraons Killed and q Lsrp,
SuMber Wounded. &c.

Sumber Wounded. &c.
CIkrikEAgI. Aug. 2s.-We Learn NV 4. h.,..
just arrived from Louisville THAI n dsstrpct;,.
tornado swept over that city yesterday sfter-
noon accompanied By ID awful dos, ,,,cf,o,, ~
me and an immense destruction Of pronertv
Inc congregation I'll the Fourth presbytsriar,
SAuieh nets o. The time Ct the Storm attend
ing sei woe Ihe Wild lifted up the roof, an,
caused the walls 10 tottle, and amid a sce,e ~.
fright and confusion fell down into the b,.iy os
the church, carrying with it a portion of r.,
Waiis- The reports received here sIste lh,.
.enI g-hEs OF tie cong egation were Instantly
Alllea sna q large number seriously wounded
! many Of them fatally. ''
Ehs telegraph is nor working. bpt ne .oo,
lars.
large number Of o her buildings were nm
! rooted and blown down.
fsECOSp eIsplrcsl
tiScfNAsl, Aug 25.-The Louisyil'. !.
OF this morning contain full partier q. r.
eefoay tornado. 1he Democrp- Je.o,;hss -
As one ei the most violent s..orms rS., 80
S" ~. 1 Ts snat section Of ne country.
ner OF Eleventh and <Ssia,, So. " we eor'
hIeteiy wrecked, md the entire bu;,s;.,. ~,
III including Toe roof, rsfters and br;.t vi ~
ssiosSing tseESy Of the congregation 70 iustap,
u .h' snn Tounding severely tea or went
/ $50 -ne scene was truly heart reudir.,
Ivy large crowd assembled and began Llej.
|, reuren iof the victims. A mother and bey
'nree children were grouped in death. An.
! soene Presented u father, mother ssd
9aoe-the father dead. and the mother l,or-
L. Ely wounded, while the little child. nIaeeS
eenea'n them, remained unhurt, being pro.
ec.ea oy the forms Of its parents. In CHER
Ns , some OF the ve;iDs we're found ter-
| n6!y wounded and manned
Inc catastrophe has stricken CONSERVATION
into the very heart Of the city, and its nconI,
are appalled, beyond belief.
me Following is a list of the killed
ars' nildabee and three children,
mrs Taylor and child,
Mr Godfrey, Mrs Salisbury,
Miss Beadley. John Mc(io-sr.
Mrs Martin, wife of John NJ Mar,i, s.a,,.,
mrs. "lcks, neiee of Mrs. Marin
M M sweeney, Mr.. Harbour, Mr.. McC)er,a,f
NJ A. Davlf, resident of New ALBANY
mf: NeBrlde and child.
Lin lousnt toat one or two others were
Aiped, whose names have not bean lesrpet
unroats, ons lpnarea ppadings in the city wsia
unr0oied ard otherwise injured.
ihe storm passed over lat part NJ IN. c;..,
lylng between Fifth aaa Twenty srs, ,,,s..:
Splendid block of fOur-story houses. ,esantI,
erected Oh tie north SIDE Of Nan ,'. .enns
- ana Ninth streets, Vas eOn;,,etsiy de.
slroyea, and two or three men, i, !, .ynnossI
a' ~ N he ruins These suisi age cost ) is COO
ne uppe: story of tke rope ana barrip,,
sscsory "a u a. Richa.dson ( Co =, on Mae,
alne street., was bioSn down. and the new CT,
sSenooluoase, On the corner of Ninth ana
streets, was unrooDd The totat
loss Is is estimated at SlO0, 600.
Inc storm was also very severe IN Jefferson,
'i"e' whers four houses were blown down.
THIRD DrsPArcH.l
cINcTssArt Aug e9.-It has now been "a.
certained that twenty Eve persons lost their
lives by the falling of the church walls a,
Louisville, on Sunday last.
Upwards of sixty men, women. and children
were more or leas injured. ,y-...f.