The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-18

tress. Not Single of the roof of the main
building is remaining, the walls are levelled to
the caves, and numerous windows demolished.
The brick kitchen in the rear is sad wreck,
the upper part of the walls being torn away.
Part Of the roof of the stable is also carried
away.
Merchants Block has sustained severe dam
ages, a large portion Of the roof carried away
the upper portion of the walls in each end
thrown down, and the block otherwise badly
fractured. The Hall of Alliance Lodge, No.
266, |. O. of o. f., in the upper room Of the
west end of the block, is a complete wreck
4 portion of the books and furniture has been
rescued; the other is still beueath the ruins.
The loss to the brethren is about $500. Linus
Ely'ss damage is estimated at $500. George
P. Bates damage $3.50. David Hoover's dam
age 500. The whole damage to the block is
about 100. No goods or anything in the
lower part of the building was removed.
The Baptist Church edifce, fine brick
structure approaching completion, is a COM
pletc wreck, scarcely one brick remaining
upon another. This is the second time this
church has been destroyed, the walls having
fallen about year ago. Present loss $1,000.
The Warehouse belonging to E. Teeters. on
the 0. s. P. R. r., was unroofed and badly
fractured. Loss $500.
The steeple and bell on the United Breth-
ren Church were blown down. The bell, it is
Thought, is not materially injured Loss
about 500.
=, A small brick house beside the church edi-
flee was unreofed and shattered. 1t was oc-
cuped by German named Guthrie. Loss
$500.
The dwelling of Mr.. Humphrey Hoover
was unroofed and fractured. Damage $3.50.
Store and dwelling of Matthias Hester, in
the north quarter of town, both unrooted.
Loss $500.
Dwelling honse, barn house and stable of
A. & w. Richard. unroofed. Loss $3.50
American house in the north end of town,
occupied by John E. Schneider, roof partly
off and windows out. Loss $50.
Henry Altman'S blacksmith shop unroofed
} and one end blown in. Loss $25.
Blacksmith shop owned by Peter Mellow
an, unroofed and ends blown in. Loss 500.
House occupied by r. Allerton, injured and
: barn unroofed. Loss $50.
| Jacob Altman's barn, severely shattered
: Loss $50.
Call and G" hotel, chimneys down, win
, dows out and stable unroofed Loss SO.
Il House occupied by VIM. Ingledue, in the
: north end of the town, unroofed. Damage $40.
Henry Chapman; stable demolished. Loss
: 800
5 Henry Vanfossen's house was unroofed. Loss
l 500
Eli Phillips house partial wreck Loss
. $3.50.
: VIM. R. Gaskill, barn unroofed-fences
t DOWN. Damage $50. ra
9 b. B. RoSenbury's barn unroofed Loss
$40.
e P. Chance, near town-barn unroofed, fen
Hnxx-Tl L
r William Guys new house damaged. In
S jury $50.
S The above, we believe, is an accurate list OF
e the sufferers by this visitation in Alliance
e The whole loss is estimated at $4,000 to
G $4,000.
: New store room of R. D. Hanna, badly in
jured Damage about $500.
The forests and orchards in the neighbor-
hood of Alliance have materially suffered The
storm came from the northwest, and in many
places it made clean sweep of fruit and forest
trees.
To-day our streets have been thronged by
persons to inspect the ruins.
. VICINITY.
: The fruit trees and fences on the farm oil
Mr.. Elisha Teeters were damaged, as he in
a forms us, to the amount of400
, The house of Mr.. Hayhurst, about three
: miles from town, took fire, at the commences
ment of the Storm and while the family were
. trying to extinguish the flames, the house
blew down, severely injuring two of Mr.. Hs
daughters. and colored man living with
, him. The latter, it is said, cannot recover.
y MIR. j ohm Webb, residing near town, had his
500.
Enoch Shreeve, residing near town-house
E and barn unrooted. Loss 500.
, There was rumor in town last evening
. that Rev. Mr.. Hye, pastor of the NJ. E. Church,
had been killed between here and Lexington,
but the report was groundlcss.
-s-......-- MT. UNION.
. The Methodist Church was uncovered and
! otherwise damaged to the amomnt of 100.
S Joseph Barnaby's house was damaged to
the amount OFFS
Damage to VIM. P. HOLES & Co.'s FIGURING.
I mill, 800. u s.l
: VIM. Antrim's saw mill was roofed-1OO
will repair the damage. ~
Abraham Roose's house uncovered. Loss
81. sS
All other damages in Mt Union are not
over 800. No person killed or injured.
, OTHER PLACES.
At Salem, we hear, that the storm ragged
with terrific violence. A gentleman who
came from there on Saturday evenings Ex-
press train, informed us that the Station house
was partly unroofed. a large three story
brick, belonging to and occupied by Mr. Pigeon,
was entirely demolished. His wife and two
other persons in the house at the time, are said
to be dangerously, if not fatally, injured
There is a rumor also. that Mrs. Casselber-
: ry was badly hurt, so that her life is despared