, 1869-11-22
TIE GREAT sTORM.
Al Evansville, Ind.


TIE GREAT sTORM.
Al Evansville, Ind.
Ftvm ~ Ess~ss1ls Journal, Xs,. Ii.
The destruction OF properly BY the tornads on
Tuesday night Wa more extensive than reported
IN tue p1pet1 yesterday morning. Tne cour8e OF
eass, and the strength Of Il soeui to have been
exhausted ln the CITY. "a We haya learned Of no
damage IN che country beyond tue p1patsa,lon Of
few fenoaa and m OCCASIONAL tItc
The nrsr ooiecss that e1per onced fts fury were
The ste&ntts Afznacs, Loulss, and Camden, from
the loot Of Fulton avenue 10 thu loot Of Seveatn
The Camden. wftcn II = new hull bu,lt here,
"a lysnR opposite TIE foot Of Fulton a!enu.:
eoy az e' ,ae oa
Lot probably been well festened 10 the hull The
Whols supent1octure anoFe hsr main deck waa
he 81 I'd teIas js pssy apop 9ne
1oof Wers ,utned np*lde dom snd
%rses Isst ~ ennrs neV cain M vii Vii nsVe g se
butt VIC are told thas several pesfous weto
sitting In the cabin when the WlDd struck her, but,
strange so say nooe e q them msse eeI,9nsy H.
About seo feet below the camden lsy the 1oni&s,
ot her sthte-roon and nearly onr.hait Of her
hurItcane root were torn on, her chluae5t hloan
overheard, znd her enftIe npper wnrts pushed
The Evansville and cairo packet A1nadA which
had Just been put n complete repalr. and had been
repfsnted and Tet1tted fof the wiotes caupagn,
laid about one hupored feet below the Lousa, and
III nomeni tne was ahorn Of her beauty and SYM
metry. snd lett aR nntlsh1ty wreck. Toe wind
Issnsd 2 hass stH,ek hs5 aeatt he pan,Ey tear
pantry ware, aud hurled them oEer the root tuto
the river. sttern. The stAtetooms On the stat-
ssr y "a
u .attroas6, back 10 the %t1ee, Ut the sta.c-
rom. are crushed down. and tho hurricane deck,
duwp, and the bracelets rest upon the
cabin door a far back II to the ls1e+' cabin.
The aser part Of the roof rests On the attez holk
larpoastl wheel house ID pntned ofer towar.is the
hank The chlmneys, eSape aud other pipes we're
buried oyer The , .iae. Tne ferEa'd bnlkns.d q
aronud the stairs, while The pa ance s.aud4 erect.
The big bell was carried GoartertEe att dtsta auce
Ct T. eass seVsaty re fest and landed IN l,tt!e
.ee al s ,ss: 20 % sss Sc
as Ts e0a''P0e Rsas 81 q ubs.s sssss' a9s ss.,Zs &c
.7eeE Her lower worts are not
ont orthe deck, and lauEchsd At teaAt three feet
oEsr upon the guard Portions Of her railing,
ssns sss
everything bseakable ID her cabiu nsc destroyed.
uns eas ssa i !. Fl f
haps $4,000, 70 repair hes: There MA no iusQl.
s,,,;;, anss On her , Of t1Aooe' sgs:n't ~
p. g. iaa sasans asaso eo :; iosss; e.n Enes &
vlnc!nnatl, 1900; Home, Of New Ha5en, tatoo9-
The Louisa was onl5 insured nxsinas 1ra. Tnere
rored ID connection with the wreck If time aud
spaec. permitted. TIE Ha'clnan, Joseph Faux
neE the en,5 rerson aboard: was haastng the
the bowling OF tue wind, and u ot,cn Started from
the cabin, Before be reached the door, the wt1l
ssnded tns cabin 70 spli5ters. md he n.
in the dsrt for the stairway hut Was
| agnin knocted down By coItoR In coutsct with
the forward bull. bead, which lay acsosA the s:a!s
way. He, however, tucceeded In reachtnr the
lower deck, escaping Without ses1oua injury. I'LL
l escape VAS almost miracle. Professor Cor,
who WAS on the wreck, csled our attention
to 81 sic bottle, which was cIose'y coIked, End
the cofk tied with . Ttyr, and, although the
/ bottle Nrs without t2w, I. was en;lrcl5 empty.
eeiu r. y o, o1ss II oa
lad corked, thus, Al empty bottle, Joke, OF II
| the NE had been blown out bJ the force Of tht
rot to ny thas the ale Wss blown out, but that 4
i e sonevhsl singular that the outckster,
cscsped unscathedr not even bucket being
IN the eis1, he mt bu,ldlrg damazed, not te
huIdtre WIS two aud hau stories hsgb. aud tne
b4ck one asd halt stories. The entire root and
The halt story Of both pasts were torn on, por
| tIon II tte n.of banRor over The Will, above the
! pavement 6ccttous Ut The roof and sh.nRie
we're hurled into The hollow north Of Iae oa'dIng
AID e6me ahiug1e8 wfIe carried into the YKrd o
The Gas Wotks7 a9uare and ! half od. Ia III,
rear OF the hEcEeyy WAS s;ams, II which VISA
fouudauoa and hurled Into a heap Q
rubbish At distance Of ten feet 0
more. \ small brick dwe!ltuR adjolnlng tn
brewery Eas unTooied while the family WAS a
supper. We found also hack Of tue brewery
roritn Of tk,n or yzw1 that had been prpbanl
blown nom the roof Of oae Of The boats Mi
W1nRert'e loss u quite heavy. On the same In
up 10 Fulton ayehne, several hnosea euuertog ta
. loss OF q few Shingles or a chimney. A chtmns
on tne house Q! Mte. Rsltz W. 5lo n q down ~
hurled cut Into the street. William Kaanmsn
| large brick on the corner Of Fulton Asenue nn
Fourth h;rert, hal Tic Ka1!e end crushed IN, but
, brace Thin ssoppca L. The building Is, howese
! on Flfsh siree.. below Thtrl aseaue. a sus
the root torn cntt1el1 on, while the other butls
!. t1gs on elster h.de were unintared.
he,nexsEs pss Stas to sas sh; Of Tos
% pit Of Wiltsaire R1espres saree.stoly BIC BIC
.ss 'eSs ss.: 3 g. ss fsa e
:. booking The street ralltoad track T.
= back PAT Of sne eslldt:g. va.s
| Is TWO RlTF1r3t GUY 1HlfECEu-iuCG Wa
= asands unipiared, while The front part hal eist
G een+rcn walls, ana even the cellar walls, tbi
feet IN thickness, were crushed TO the found
tons. Tic damage 10 this building Will rea
4aO00 TO $6,rtn- The ceope1B were At WORK in t
| north end Of the building when the south E
Aeont hall OF Henry Ho,tzs stable. on tn
nycEuc, neyona Fifth Etrect, w1s blown o.
aga'ns. :nc aaioinlcg building and us coupl
ruin
ne The Emanuel Church, career ot F,aaklla a
E1fAt efeErta, WAS nottfy uufoofed. Rnl ia prc
bly, !ntared sec0 to $500.
Mycr ca = furniture factory, On F1tst aycp
r. wnt the rcxt to FnfTer. rhe Toof Of about n
=. half Of the building from the east end, witt
- large portion Of the walls OF the upper sto
u WIS bloEn on. the TIN OF the roof be
ILL., slrrWn over into The lumbar yard
er feet IRON the building. Tae damage
~ this building Ii not less than fs,sno, +
- hspa a3,eoo. A oue a.or1 brick building on Nj
~ street, corner Of Eighth. lost about twelve feel
mt rs toof on the tUr1h SIDE iront- Farther
nr lltrIon was blown down upoo Ills buggy, ls
~ asitR It oat1y- Ills static was also moved o
re | into tho AGeJ about 7eTcn incheA.
We 4 Ltw tee house Of Ar. nrt0kme5er's, east
M Mayor BakeEa square Ct Two. was
"a tsriy cero!ishec. Beyond these IN
80 81 direction, wc could lc1rn OF no dausgc hay
~ been dope except the pfpstratlon OF several fet
~ aud I lew forest trees
pig Near1} c1r-half Of The roof Of the cotton Il
u. Vas h'owu od, which II the on'y disas;ef Eu1e
~ ~ up towards the business part OF tae city. A
s. tfCcs weIc blown down La Hisckf0rda GrOve-
- wasOnc OF The 1ercesk aud most destructive
" Ls,hees cxptItencGd In HIS city for many G
lM 1t ia matter Of c0npHatula1aoo that no lives
les1, I'D no serious persora1 inloEY was susta!E