The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-02
A Dreadful Calamity-Frightful Hurri-
cane!

LOUISVILLE, hy., blowing down a church
filled with persons, and killing twenty out
Of the number. We have since received full
particulars from the Louisville Democrat of
the 29h
Twelve o'clock, August 9th, 1854, will
long be remembered as a terrible epoch in
the history of Louisville.
With that hour came death to many per-
sons assembled in the house of God, engaged
III worship, and destruction to a vast
amount of property in this city.
One OF the most violent storms which has
ever swept over this section of Kentucky
left its dreadful footprints in the city yes
terday. After u severe drouth of many
weeks duration, the sky early in the day, in
dicated rain. The clouds gathered and we
had what persons not within the reach Of
the tornado accompanying it, would call
thunder shower. But within the reach Of
lis sweeping breath was the Third Presbyte-
rlan Church, corner of Eleventh and Walnut
streets, which it completely wrecked-blow-
ing from westwardly direction, the entire
building fell In, roof, rafters, brick walls
and all, crushing some twenty of the con-
Sregauon TO instant death, and wounding
seriously, perhaps mortally, some ten or
twelve Others. The scene is described as
most hedrt-rending Soon large crowd as
sembled and began their search for the vic
Tins. A mother and her three children
were grouped in death; another, presented
Il father, mother and babe-the father dead,
the mother mortally wounded, while their
little child placed beneath them escaped un-
hurt, protected BY the forms of its parents.
In other instances some of the victims were
found terribly bruised and manned. The
catastrophe has stricken CONSERVATION into
the very heart of the city, and its people
are appalled, beyond relief. The following
Is list of killed and wounded:
KILLED-Mrs. Vildabee and three children;
Mr.. Taylor and child; Mr. Godfrey; Mrs.
Salisbury Miss Headly, aged about eleven
years Jno McGowan Mr.. Sweeney; Mrs
Martin, wife of John n Martin, saddler :;
Mrs. Wicks, wife of Capt. VIM. Wicks
niece of Mrs. Martin; Mr.. Barbour; Mr.
McLelland, of the Kentucky Locomotive
Works Mr.. r. Davies; Mr. Mcbride and
child. 1t is thought that one or two others
were killed, whose names we have not
learned.
WoUNDED--Mrs. Taylor, wife of Mr.. Tay-
lor, who was killed, and child--both severe
ly Miss Duff; Mrs. Pennebaker, wife of
Mr.. Pennebaker, city councilman, slightly
injured; Mrs. Morsell, dangerously injured,
no hopes of recovery Miss Morsel, aged
Is years. severely injured, but will probably
recover Mrs. Hewitt and child, badly hurt,
but will recover; Wash. Ragan, seriously
injured Mr.. Bradley, bricklayer had an,
eye knocked out while efforts were being
made to rescue him from the ruins; Miss
Cooper, severely wounded. 1t is known
shat some twenty other persons were injured
but we are unable to ascertain their names.
The storm is described as most destructive
and terrific, unroofing houses, tearing up
trees, and prosrating buildings, in mo-
rnent of time aS it were. The following is
d list of the losses:
New steamer New Memphis, Capt Green
low, wrecked, $4,000.
Steamer w. w. Farmer the Colbert, and
two other boats, blown from their mooringsI
and lodged ON the rocks. Not much injured.
Splendid new block of buildings on north
side of Main street blown down, aud it is
thought two men We're buried in the ruins.
Loss $4,000.
Upper story of Richardson & Co.'s rope
factory blown down, and portions of it,
carried three hundred yards. Several thou
sand dollars loss.
New City School House unroofed, Dam
age $4,000.
Roof of the Blind Asylum badly dam
aged.