Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-18
THE STORM.
Particulars Of the LOsses Of Life
and Destruction Of Property.
Cave City, Kentucky, Almost Wholly
Destroyed.

LOUISVILLE, January ia storm
/ passed over Cave City, KY, this morn,
ing about 4 o'clock, tOJaliy demOllsh-
/ ing about nifty houses in Cave City ano
Z vicinity, among which were the Ma
sonic Lodge and a church. Among
/ the killed are George w. Painter and
( wife and child, Mrs. ID. 5. Terrell, a
I Y. Davidson, John McOwen and
child, two Naughns, and Aiiss Fi,z
The following are morally wounded
Miss NJ. Doane, Miss Neville, J. IL.
Foster, J. II. Brown. d. Mckenzie
and wife, John Edwards and W. Par
rish. Slightly wounded; A. l.. Nal
lOny, Prof. Williams and wife and two
children, r. Jolly, wife and child,
Miss Jennie Ferris, W. Herman, wife
and daughter, Miss Moss, - Lively,
two of g. J Ritter's children, and two
Of J. II. Fosters children.
The storm came from the southwest,
going northeast, tearing down trees
and everything in It's course. Houses
were blown in every direction, and
stock killed. The citizens have been
on hand since I O'Clock thls morning,
rendering aid and assistance TO the
afflicted. The rain was pouring down
ia torrents. ThewOmen and children
were scattered around their desolate
homes IN their night clothes, and
chilled through with the rain and
cold.
George Iiewler was found some three
hundred yards nom where his house
stool, undressed. Davidson was found
ia pond, one hundred yards from his
house, which had fallen in. Mrs. Ter
reil, had her two weeks old baby in
her arms when found; two men who
slept up stairs in the same house, were
not hurt much. About sixty families
are rendered homeless, and need aid
and assistance very bad.
CINCINNATI, January 1.-THE great
storm ended today, and the weather
is rapidly turning cold, The Ohio has
risen ten feet during the last twenty
four hours, and is still rising. The
water Is ia the easements and first
floors on the riverfsfront. There Is
only fifty feet space under the suspen-
sion bridge. Mil Creek Valley is
wholly submerged. No serious dam
age resulted iron the wind. Only
one person was drowned. Herman
Schmidt, al employee at Spring Grove
Cemetery, iell into Mil Creek and
was drowned.
Trains were delayed on all the roads.
The LiJtle Miami Railroad is under
walter near LJWlauu and other places.
There Was no train sent tonight. IHe
Whole force Is ut work reia ring the
track. Trains have suspended on the
Marietta and Cincinnati road, but viii
resume tU-HiUrIUw. Otu5r roads are
slightly damaged.
AT CnlliicO -n-, Ohio, singular at
mUsPheric phenomenon occurred dug
ing tne iuil Uf the storm about md
nlgEt, hIch consisted of Il broad,
glarish light iIAs early dawn.
The steamer taWn Numbered Ct Ma
Fietta, in the middle OF the river. No
lives were lost, but the boat is d total
loss.
The river has risen nearly ten feet
during the last UWeuty-fOGr hours,
leaving tii-y-eight fest space under
sne bridge. The weather Is now turn
ing cold. The thermometer was 28
at 1880 Pun.
at nine Inches Per hour, aud the water
Is now five feet in Ins houses in
'front.' of the wharf, The weather is
clear aud growing colder. Parties re-
siding or who have property Ia the
lower part of the city are greatly
alarmed.
There was universally a heavy rain
and haii, accompanied with winds,
thunder aud lightning, this morning
aoUuJ lUur O'Clock. Considerable dam
age Mas done in the city from the
overflow OF cellars. The Little Miami
river WAS within two ieer Of It's high
est. The wind damaged the chUrchys
In Dayton, ana many emO8nkmeutS
on the Hamilton and Dayton Bail
road were washed away, bat trains az
rived late. Trains were delayed on
the Marietta and Cincinnati and Lit
tie Miami. The latter road was under
water several places.
ST. LOUIS, January IA terrific
thunder, lightning and hailstOTm
passed over Jnis city last evening, do
ing considerable damage TO signs, ,awn-
ing5, Chimueys, shutters, fences and
trees, etc, ana at the Varieties Thea
ter a panic OCcurged, during which
several persons were severely in
iuTed while attempting 10 escape from
the building. A number jumped
from the second story windows, but
none were severely injured.
At the Olympic Theater, where re-
ligiOus services were being held,
similar sceuo occurred. Several WO-
men tainted and q number OF persons
were bruised.
The telegraph wires are pTostrated
in all directions. The weather has
been very warm all day, but
turned colder after the storm at night,
aud lrUZe nearly as hard rs any time
during the winter. There is a sim
lar change throughout west Of here.