The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-11-26

Moore. Senator from this district; +. ID.
liod9kins. editor OF the Chronicle, his
wife and four children were killed. The
Catholic church, Dshler Female Institute,
(recentlv tinished), many OF the finest
residences. both Touring mills and the
most substantial brick dwellings in town
were DESTROYED Many poor families are
without homes y bridge was destroyed
and an eastern bound train was precip-
tated into Spring Creek Fortunately no
one was killed The engineer was badly
burned
The following is a detailed account Of
the tornado at Iuscumbia;
Shortly after shutdown Sunday eye.
wind storm of Unprecedented violence
struck Tuscumbia. and in two minutes de
stroved upward Of one hundred buildings,
killing eleven persons outright, and wound !.
ing thirty others All day the weather
was exceedingly warm, and toward eve
soft warm wind began to blow from the
southwest, and a thick bank of dark clouds
were seen to form in that direction. AT
suudown rain began to fall, and shortly
after dark a sound like rushing thunder
was heard in the streets, and before the
Inhabitants were fully aware OF the danger
that threatened Them the storm had pass
ed over
Those whose houses were uniniured
immediately rushed into the streets They
tound men, women and children flying in
all directions. their cries of alarm mingled
with the moaning ofdying animals. Houses
We're blown down in many places and the
streets and roads everywhere filled with
vrumblinr walls and shattered timber y
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todv and set about aScertaining the nature
OF the damage done They We're met by
little Girl named Lille Elliott who told
them that her aurt's house was blown
down and she feared every one in it was
Killed EVERYTHING was still and the men
We're turning away, when they heard the
voice ola child crying. The CIV came from
the midst At the fallen building. and the
party set to work removing bricks and TIM
hers Alter fifteen minutes hard work
they were rewarded BY finding two little
girls. i've and eight Years Old One Of them
Was unhurt and easily removed, The other
had one arm firmly wedged in between
two beams, but with a courage which was
marvellous. She called out Get my moth
er out, get my mother; out never mind
me" Al last the beam were cut away
and the little one released.
Digging farther into the rubbish. ter
rible sight met the ewes Of the wOfkmen.
On broken bed lay the body of a dead
woman. two massive cross timberS resting
On her neck Under her Were two little
children lacked in each others arms, both
dead and crushed out al all shape. The
lady was the wife of State Senator Moore,
recently elected Both OF the Youngest
children were undrcssed when found. and
the little girls rescued said that their
mother was Just putting them to bed when
the house was blown down Little Lille
Elliott, who gave the alarm SAYS she felt
the house falling about her. but She was
unframed
When the first shock OF the tornado had
passed. John Hodgkins, Young man well
known in the town. crawled into the hall
of the Tuscumbia hotel, and stated that
he had been thrown cut Of the second story
window of his house, by the force OF the
storm that the house was entirely blown
down and his brothers family buried be-
meath the ruins A party at once formed,
and headed by James Halsey, traveller
tor New York house, proceeded to the
residence OF Mr.. Hodgkins They found
the building levelled to the ground.
Through an opening which had been
formed BY the timbers Ilalsey craWled
under the house and discovered Mr.. IIodg-
kius and his wife on a bed, apparently
dead The side Of the fallen roof was cut
through, and in twenty minutes the bodies
We're reached.
Under them were three children. They
We're ali dead. The mother held the Young
est child in her arms. and the father lay
as il he had died in an effort to protect the
other children. The bodies We're fully
dressed and not at all mangled They
had evidently died Of sutfocation. Shortly
after this a party proceeded to the house
Of Mrs j W Winston. The house was
one Of the finest in the place, having cost
$4,000 before the wal 1t was entirely
destroyed and Mrs Winston was killed.
Her son-in-law and family in 4 lower story
escaped unhurt Mrs Winston was the
mother 81 ex-Goy Winston and mother
in-law OF ex-Goy. Lindsey.
Later III the evening it was discov cred
that Miss Bette oherrod, a young lady
living 4 mile out Of town had been killed
by the falling Of a cottage in which she
lived. Many other persons were severely
wounded. Two are not expected to re-
cover. Martin Patterson. an old resident,
caught two children in his arms, and call
ing to his vile rushed to the door lie
conveyed one child and his wife to the
street in safety, and was passing out with
the other child, when he was caught by
the falling timbers With great presence
of mind he threw the child INTO the street
where it was taken up BY the mother I'M
harmed Patterson was SO firmly wedged
ia that il was some time before he could
$ be freed His lite is despaired of.
An old man, Brock Martin. was in the
act Of carry inc one Of his children from
his house after the storm, when the stair
way suddenly fell in. He succeeded in
reaching the street, bat his condition IS
critical. His child was unframed. 1t
was next discovered that the iron railroad
bridge over Spring Creek. halt mile
IRON town, had been DESTROYED. AT the
same time it was remembered that the train
from Memphis could be expected at any
moment. The utmost confusion prevailed
no one appearing to know what to do At
length a young man named Wormble
seized a huge stick of wood, and after
thrusting it into fire ran down with it to
tue broken bridge. He had almost reached
the creek when his torch was extnguished
by the rain which was falling in torrents.
Al the same time the whistle OF the APP
preaching train was heard and the next
moment the head light flashed through
the darkness The young man called with
all his might, but the engineer heard
nothing but the sound of the storm, and
before any warning could reach him the
engine, baggage car, and one of the pas
senger coaches went over the embank-
ment, fifty feet down into the creek. The
rear cars did not 90 off, it being blocked by
the wreck Of the foremost ones.
The Next President will be Demo-
crat.