The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-02-03
A Remarkable Storm.


The Louisville Conricr!J Journal
furnishes the subjoined particulars
ofthe great tornado which visited
Cave City, Ky, on Monday morn>
ing the 18th inst. In this storm
seven or eight persons were in
stantly killed, including one entire
family of four persons, and eigh
teen or twenty otbersiwere more
orless injured. Tho Courier. Jour.
nal says: s7o9aS1 90 ~
The first heard oftho storm, by
Professor An'T. Williams was the
heavy dashing of hail against the
windows of his house, Thes hail
storm lasted but a few moments;
and Immediately thereafter The
heavens and the earth were illu.
minated by o living, continuous
sheet of flamc. The wind rumbled
and, beloved, screamed and Shrek
ed, as If all the fiends of mythology
frad been turned loose. .fbe crash
ling of the houses and the whirring
of the timbers nand spllnters
through the air which followed the
demoniacal sounds of the wind
were terrific, but polling like the
roaring and bowling Of the winds.
Prof Williams, after being awak.
ened AID hearing the approaching
storm, anticipated danger. and
prepared lor the worst resulis.--
He thought his house was strong,
and would Withstand the storm,
and it did brayely resist tho first
attack, butt was afterward lifted
from its foundation and turned
around like top, two or three
times, and then, in an Instant, the
whole building was torn TO spin.
ters, and the fragments, and the
occupants were tossed to the winds
like feathers. Not more, than
thirty seconds elapsed from tho
time the storm struck the house
hnlilit was tornto pieces, and the
whole time, from the beating OF
tho hail against the Window un>
tilthe storm was past. did not OK.
coed two minutes. Thcre were
positive evidences that this house
turned do around before completely
yielding 10 tho storm. Tho per.
sons who wore sleeping in q back
room were found lying in the
front yard after the storm passed
over. q Professor Williams had
placed bis clothing OF a chair near
his bed on, retiring, and his pants
we're, found on q stake half a mile
west OF the site Of the house. The
coat was found three,foprths Of a
mile in an easterly direction, while
the vest WAS found about two
miles west Of, town. The leaves
of the springs, Of q buggy were
torn asunder, and the axlos Of the
buggy were bent double. There
were nothing but small particles
of the buggy remaining. A hand
cart and a largo water,tank were
standing nearly together. the tank
containing about fifty gallons OF
water, and the hand cart about an
eighth ola cord of wood. These
made tho trip together, and were
found three; iourths OF q mile from
whero they had been Standing, the
tank very ! slightly injured, and
the hand cart completely demollsh olt'll
\ Nine bodstCsds worc in use in
one building, and tho largest pie,
ces found after the storm could
have been put in a basket. Thir.
y chairs ahys il thSel samo house were
SO badly crushed and wrenched
that enough pieces could not have
bcen found to make three com
plete chairs, Professor Williams
had a Library containing several
thousand volumes, and not one of
thom can bo found that is not uns
ct for any use, No less than fifty
houses are said to have been dcmol-
ished, containipg not less than fif-
'ty thousand dollars worth of fur
4niturc, clothing, &c, and there is'