The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-25
The Tornado In Louisville.
HOUSES UNR0oFED AND BLOWN DowN--Lo5s
LIFE DAMAaPs prc


From the LolsvliIe Denocras, Nay AL
On yesterday Q vioent hdrrcsue arose It aoout two
O'Clock The sky vas oI0wn over with heavl lcsten
ooored couds from the wess which spreaa widely and
broadly. Under the margin Of these, they rose,
ereenish coudness extending 70 tne edge Of the horza
We mad the clouds their dangerous with
OF IL would grow mischief
Il pIsasant made q q door, to look q. how tho
swift fingers OF the wind twisted and turned the 1.-the
boughs but our oughts went forward In the
the Wlnd, and thought, after remembrance OF tbs
u, that there cssp danger hidden usdsr that won
dcrfu beauty.
Ths WIND, :. We have said, arose Ia the wes. n. ca.
began In New Aioanytso churches were Injured,
and elk or seven pesons injured.
rns Portland Brewery, ai Portland, unroofsd, and
rhe house on ths corner Of Commercial ana wAtor
streets, Portland had the gable end blown down
biz ,ksmiih shop in Portland, formerly occupied By
A house on sixth street, beyond Broadway, was us-
Peter Cr.xgs fsctory, on Main street. betwcsa Four
tesnth and Fifteenth streets, was unrooted.
Averys plough factory was unroofed.
and an old sssismas, named JsooO smith, was severely
injured BY brisk some other hard substance striking
hm on the head me damage 70 the house 10 supposed
me cupola and bell were blown OF NE school house In
the First ward
The roof vas blown or the Marine Hospital
Part Of the roof Of Capt j. H. Schroeders residence
IVES blown OF.
Prt o. the roof Of n D Newcomb q Bros house On
A chimney, on the corner OF Eighth aud Jefferson
streets, Wa blown down injaring lady very severely
house on gourteeosh stree, and Portland avenue Vas
blown down, and Ne learn Inst . mAn Was killed ana
several psrscas injured.
Part Of The roof OF schrodt svals alcohol dstsry
on second street. and about t~ca feet OF tins roof
part Of the waa OF the mouse atonng occupied By
Hugh rent Co, were carried away
rhe steamer Argyle hAd her snmncys blown down
when near Utica, with much damage 70 tho boat
Nc. Reagan, a the picnic for the benefit OF the or
rhsns hAa an arm injured By tho fall Of the ino Of
Part Of the roof Of The Cathedral WIS blown or aad
much iDjury Done 70 the paasssrae
70 ne bead rhs ehimas,s tsn GA he Lssossssr winch
We hns Lossas breaking part Of her hurr'cass deck
ssves ooAi bcsv we're sunk while lying Il the coal boat
tso me Crescent swo 70 j. n Kellogg and oas V NJ
bravo, OF Pttsburg
TIE STORM ON IRE CONVICTION AND LEXINGTON BAIL
ROAD FEARFUL ADykNrrKK.
Al 28 p NJ The train entered Q FOREST sixteen
miles south OF Covingsoa and tbs harricsns strsok
frees fell Ike rceds seemed safer 10 proceed thas 70
stop. and other seemed destructive Wnsn The train
vas within any ysros Of clearing, twelve ,rsss fsl
within arr feet Of the cars One Of them, sois poplar
Il. .ssns .scs .sc.d syas s us s srSs
dcss md Nean chest behind The tree d under the bag
gAgs ar, and The ~ ada The train Stopped VIA
ne ires, end 1hss the srss stopped mbs Of sress
were fsse IKE fails and two uoes csns crashins NO
uituk toe WIN leaves Ana bouGna Tns
tops Of several FELL within fee sess of the ladies'
car scene more utter terror could be Imagined
Death seemed inevitable Tue of the Ssvuado vsp
about hundred yards vde, aad The train vs. n shs
very centre Of n Tom Food, the fireman, had both
hasds Badly soalded vas osher~lss Injured rssso
Barnst, engineer, stood u he post like msn cad re-
csived ouiy small cut over cus ere He oovsrel
vNh NE branches Of trer sad lcAvss No passenger oar
vss thrown from The usct rne screams q children,
The shrehs OF terrified women, the psiios OF sa
Wa scene 20 move the soul n was awful All me
eup',es Of the vain were more Or e.s hurt bon NE
sepRess escaped without injury. The arcmsa buried
under The WOOD IN the tender, and would have bees
suossd 10 death but for Frank lock wood VINO worried
eke hero 70 save The poor fellow. The storm TASTED
perhaps ten mlnuses.
mere universal Consideration shrcuehou, tho city
People loss faith In The roo and the vAis around
them, and ran ato The streets, ncwthstandns The rsa,
for safety.
M sun sesin sky Of crimson and orange Tue vcst-
err sky Illuminated - BY vast osafssrsuoa.
heavy rain go In early In The evenine and conuauef
msdnght, drcnchAg the habasicns mate root
Ices By the teynsso which conceded 70 have tas
noss dhsetxous ksovn W The present gcneranca.