The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-17
4 GENERAL DETASTA7I0N

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About 6 O'Clock last night, sud
den and most remarkable change IN
the weather took place. The wind,
which. at a temperature of fifty six
degrees, had been prevailing all day
from the southeast, in a moment al
most, chopped around to the west,
and at once strengthened to hurri-
cane, passing from the southwest to
the northeast.
1t struck the steamer Armada. lying
at the bone-yard, near the mouth of
the Seventh Avenue sewer, and in a
moment her upper works were per-
feet wreck. Her cabin, Texas, pilot
house and chilnneys were at once car
ried away like chat. The Louisa and
New Camden, lying close above, we're
also rent and torn-their upper works
being almost entirely demolished.
Henry Wingert's brewery was struck
next, and the entire third story car
ried away. The gable end Of w.
Kaufman's building, corner of Fourth
Street and Fulton Avenue, was crush
ed in. The roof Of the cotton mills
on First Street was partly removed,
and we were told that Klinck's new
three story building, on First Street,
near Fulton Avenue, was somewhat
damaged. Next we fad Wiltshire &
Kreipke's new three story building,
corner Fourth Street and Third Ave
nue., from the front back nearly one
hundred feet, literally RACED to the
ground, while the rear portion, which
is two stories, is left standing and un-
damaged, so far as We could discover,
In the dark. The front is an indis-
criminate wreck. the whole building
having apparently been hurled across
the Sire ct Railroad track. and large
section Of the upper joists having been
hurled end over end into the street.
Nextwe find the stable Of Henry Holiz,
between Canal and Sixth Street, on
Third Avenue, utterly demolished.
Some minor damage was done in
the same neighborhood. Further up
Third Avenue sbade-trees were torn
up by the roots and hurled into the
windows of the buildings. The furni-
ture factory of S. Meyer & Co., on
First Avenue, between Franklin Az
enue and Seventh Street, was also
greatly damaged. The chimneys on
Henry Dodenhog's building, on Full
ton Avenue, were carried away. A
portion of the front and side wall
of Sam. Orr's new building on
Sycamore Street. was torn out.
The tempest continued so vehem-
emily after the tornado ceased, that
it was impossible to pursue our
investigations further, but we fear
that We have, at present, ascer-
tanned but q small portion of
the damage. Thus far we have no re-
liable information of any loss of life
or injury to person, though it was ru-
mored that one or more persons were
buried in the ruins Of Wiltshire Il
Kreipke's building. The damage to
the steamer Armada, which had just
been put in complete repair at a
large expense, will amount to several
thousand dollars, and the entire dam
age by the tornado cannot fall short
of $4,000 to $4,000.
E. W. Bailey, Superintendent of
the Evansville Gaslight Oonmany's
Works, was standing between the two
metres, when piece of iron, blown
from some building, struck him on
the lip, cutting it through to the bone,
producing a severe wound. The tele
graph lines were Frustrated in all
directions, and all communication
cut off.
While the wind blew with great
violence at the upper wharf and in
the city above Main Street, we hear
of no damage done east of the Cotton
Mills.
A portion of the Louisa's cabin was
blown clear upon the bank, more than
a hundred feet from the boat. Several
skifs lying near the mouth of Pigeon
Greek, were torn from their moor
ings, and carried with almost the We
locity Of cannon balls to tho vicinity
Of the wharf boats in front of the city
Altogether, it was the most fearful
and destructive tornado that has
been experienced in this city during
the last ten years.
We fear we shall be called upon to
record many other disasters, of which
we did not learn last night.
NAVIGATION OF GREEN RIVER
FURTHER COMPLICATIONS - Being
now engaged in thorough investi-
0akiop Of the Green Rivnr ouh-ooI;r