Delaware State reporter., 1854-09-01
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! appalling Calamitg--A Church Bto'on Doscr'
! & and ticenttl-fue of the Congregation Killed
Manypersons Wounded.
OrNc1NNAT1, August Collaboration has
been received here of most appalling calamity
at Louisville. A terrific tornado passed over
the city about IL o'clock yesterday, (Snnday'l
which did great damage to property, and caused
the loss of many lives. The Fourth Presbyte-
rians Church was blown down during Divine
service, and twenty-five of the congregation
were instantly killed, and many wounded
TsEooND DESPATCH.
CtNcfNNAr1, Augustus. The Louisville papers
of this morning, received here this afternoon,
contain full particulars Of the tornado which
visited that city yesterday.
The Democrat describes the storm as one q
che most violent that was ever experienced IN
that section. The Third Presbyterian Church,
on the corner of Eleventh and Walnut streets, |
was completely wrecked. The entire building,
brick walls, roof rafters, &C., fell down whilst
the congregation were assembled for worship.
Twenty of the congregation were instantly
scrushed to death, and some ten or twenty others
were seriously wounded the scene was heart
rending. In few moments large crowd as
sembled around the ruins and commenced an
active search for the victims. A mother and
her three children were found grouped in death.
Another scene presented father mother and
and young child-the father dead and the
mother MORALLY wounded, while their little
child, placed between them, escaped unhurt,
being protected by the forms of its parents In
other instances, persons were extricated terribly
bruised and maimed&
The catastrophe has stricken CONSERVATION
into the very heart Of the city, and its citizens
are appalled, beyond expression.
The following compose the list Of killed:
Mrs. Uldabee, and three children, Mr.. Taylor,
and child, Mr. Godfrey, Mrs. Salisbury, Miss
Headley, John McGenan, Mr.. Sweeney, Mrs
J, Martin, wife of John A. Martin, saddler, Mrs.
Wicks, neice of Mrs Martin, Mr. Harbour. Mr.
McClelland, MIR. R. Davis resident Of New
Albany, MIR. Mcbride and child. 1t is thought
that one or two others were killed, whose
names have not been learned.
Fully one hundred buildings were unroofed
and otherwise injured.
The storm passed over that part of the city
) lying between Fifth and Twenty-First streets.
A splendid block of four story houses recently
erected on the north side of Main street, between
; Eighth and Ninth, was completely destroyed,
and two or threcsmen are supposed to be buried
in the ruins. These buildings cost $4,000.
The upper story of the Rope and Begging
Factory of w. A. Richardson & Co., on Maya
zine street, was blown down, and the new City
School House, at the corner of Ninth and Maya
, zine streets, was unroofed. The total loss is
estimated at 100000.
The storm was also very severe in jefferson
vile, where four houses were blown down.
THIRD DISPATCH.
LOUISVILLE, August 29..-Agreeaby to the
# proclamation of Mayor Speed, all the business
!, houses were closed yesterday, and the bells
= were toled in mourning for the late calamity.
It The funeral service over the unfortunate victims
, | bo1 ot t1,o
( church, by the Rev. DR.. Morrison, the pastor Of
!, the demolished church. In describing the
7 event, he said that the door of the church was
y blown open, it was instantly filled with dust
IT. and i'm moment the destruction was complete.
! Dr.. Morrison was in his pulpit at the time, and
n escaped uninjured
FOURTH DISPATCH.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 29.-The Louisville papers
e of this morning are filled with the details of tho
l. calamity Of Sunday, and the ceremonies of yes
J., terday attending the funeral services of the vic
i Tins. The whole city presented a solemn spec.
tacle from the tolling of the church bells and
Is the general observance of the Mayors proclama-
h ton, requesting the closing Of stores.
The first Presbyterian Church, (where the
: funeral services of most of the deceased were
> held,) was densely crowded The bodies of the
It dead were placed upon platform in the tower,
ID and the exercises were conducted by several
in clergymen The spacious yard attached to the
church was also crowded
At the opening of the exercises, the Rev. DR.
' Morrison, who otliciated at tine Inflated church
Te remarked that on the Sabbath that had proved
is so disastrous to life he requested to preach
G. it was not generally known that there would
- be divine SERVICE hence the small number that
were assembled-there not being more than 81
persons in the house any time on Sunday. Or
ir next Sunday it was expected that the Pastor
rv recently invited would be installed During
of the sermon, which had been commenced Later
:, than usual, the storm came up. and the mair
III door of the basement room, where the meeting
r was being held was blown open. An Eide
" of the church Immediately rose and closed i
he again. The door was forced open second time
-, and again closed A third time the door wa
:" forced open by the violence of the wind, not
q withstandng the Elder was pressing against j
r. at the time Instantly the whole house wa
filled with particles of sand. The speaker hat
his eyes filled with the fine dust, as well as hi
audience. This caused some disturbance in TIN
assembly, and most of the persons rose to thei
feet, some jumping out of the windows nea
where they were sitting
IN DR.. Morrison said he had not time to recove
lip from the effects of the gust of wind that strucl
TO- him with particular fury before he heard crack
l.. ing sound overhead, and in a moment of tim
after the tempest blew open the door with sucl
81 violence the whole walls had fallen in. Imme
ID, diately about the pulpit in which he was stand
al ing, the pastering was not broken, and to hi
ed right several old ladies escaped unhurt. H
~ expressed himself as being greatly shocked a
u, the suddenness of the calamity; and when h
nd fairly recovered from the blindness caused b
a the ascending dust, a most terrible sight pre-
be sented itself before him. He saw two me
oil already dead; the head of another man. great
" mangled, just appearing among the rubbish;
re- lady clasping her child in the agony of death
We and young lady with her body bent across on
cir of the seats, and her face most horribly distorted
se From different parts of the building, he coul
,so hear the groans of the dying and the stife
'se screams of the crushed.
VS. OF the injured persons only one Mrs. MAJ
shall) has yet expired. Miss Duff is in a yer
precarious condition. Another Mrs. Marshal
the wife of VIM. Marshall, is not expected