The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-18
BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Roofs Carried or..stables Demolished

The destruction OF properly ny tAo
Tornado on Tuesday night was more
extensive than reported in the papers
Yesterday morning. The course of |
the wind was from the Southwest to /
The Northeast, and the strength Of it
seems to have been exhausted in the
citv. as we have learned Of no damage
in the country boyo nd the prostration
of a few fences and an occasional
tree.
The first objects that experienced
its fury were the steamers Armada
Louisa and Camden, from the foot of
Fulton Avenue to the foot of Seventh
Avenue.
The Camden. which is a new hull
built here, was lying opposite the foot
Of Fulton Avenue The cabin, texas
and pilot honse of the old boat had
only been transferred a day or two,
and had not probably been we'll fast
eued to the hull The whole super
structure above her main deck was
lifted up by the wind and hurled
upon the shore, the pilot-house and
texas lying partly upon their side,
while the hurricane roof and cabin
floor were turned upside down and
piled upon them. The works are
such a complete wreck that an entire
new cabin will have to be built. We
are told that several persons were
sitting in the cabin when the wind
struck her. but strange to say none of
them were seriously injured, and
stranger still. they cannot explain
how they escaped. L8I
About 300 feet below the Camden
lay the Louisa. The starboard guard
on her boiler deck, portion of her
state rooms and nearly one half of
her hurricane roof were torn off. her
| chimnies blown overheard and her
entire upper works pushed over to
the larboard, She is badly damaged.
i The Evansville and Cairo packet
Armada. which had just been put in
complete repair, and had been re-
paited and reitted for the Winter
E campaign, laid about 100 feet below
the Louisa, and in a moment she
was shorn of her beauty and symme-
try, and left an unsightly wreck. The
wind seemed to have struck her abaft
the pantry. tearing out the outer bulk
head with the shelves and pantry ware.
and hurled them over the roof into
the river, asteru. The state-roo ms on
the starboard, back to the gaugway,
with one exception, was crushed in
and nearly all carried away, while on
the larboard, back to the wheel, all the
state-rooms are crushed down, aud
the hurricane deck with the texas and
pilot house was crushed down, and
the brackets rest upon the cabin
| floor as far back as to the ladies cabin
The after part of the roof rests on the
after bulkhead, but is twisted ter
ribly out Of joint. The larboard
wheel house is pushed over towards
the bank. The chimnies, scape and
other pipes were hurled over the side.
The forward bulkhead of the Office
was hurled down over the bannisters
around the stairs, while the balance
stands erect. The big bell was carried
| quartering aft a distance Of at least
| seventy-fve feet, and landed in little
old fat lying on the beach, and does
not appear to be In the slightest dam
| aged. 1t is sad spectacle to see a
boat that but few days ago was the
very consumation OF beauty and sym
Emetry, heap Of rubbish, shapeless
wreck. Her lower works are not
damaged except that the forward sta
tionary fender on her starboard
guard was lifted out of the deck, and
launched at least three feet over upon
! the guard. Portions of her railing,
with pieces of plank were carried up
over the bank, across the street, into
door-yards, 1000 feet from the boat.
OF course, the chandeliers and every
thing breakable in her cabin are de-
molished. The only thing that es.
: capped is the large mirror in the ladies
: cabin. 1t will cost at least So, 600
t perhaps $4,000, to repair her. There
a was an insurance on her of $15, COO
against all maritime risks, d.
: vided as follows: Enterprise of Gin
/ cinnati, $1,000; Central of Cincinnati
e $4,000; Home of New Haven, $1,000
5 The Louisa was only insured against
;. FIRE. There are many singular details
which might be mentioned in connec-
ton with the wreck if time and space
. permitted. The Waterman, JOSEPH
G Faulkner, the only person aboard
y was lighting the lamp in the socia
g hall, when he was startled by the howl
e ing of the wind, and at once started
), from the cabin. Before he reached
the door, the wind rended the cabir
S to splinters. and he was knocked
h down, but recovering at once, rushed
:, in the dark for the stairway but wa;
U again knocked down by coming il
: contact with the forward bulk-head
!. which lay across the stairway, he
. however, succeeded In reaching tn
. lower deck, escaping without serious
! injury. His escape was almost
d miracle. Prof. Cow, who was on tn,
! wreck, called our attention to an al
N bottle which was closely corked, ant
= the cork tied with wire, and although
the bottle was without n Aou, - rvo