Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-03
TERRIRLE STORM.
Details Og Destruction In its Path
Railroads Grip pied AID Immense
Damage 80 Property.

INDIANAPOLIS, June "A violent
| rain and wind storm occurred here last
| night, whIeh continued frOn the early
! part Of the evening until after midnight.
| Considerable damage was done tD sew
| eTal railways by washing away small
! bridges and cu,veTts, delaying the night
trains. A freignt-train on the BellefOn-
| taine road ran iGtO q culveTt near Oak
| land this mornlng, wreckiDg seven Or
| eight cars. The conductor, engineer,
| fireman and one brakeman are reported
| drowned.
The storm last night extended over q
| large part Of the country, nearly all the
! railroads centering here suffered more or
less. In the loss Of bridges and culverts
on the l., 2. and G. railroad, three small
bridges are washed away, and on the
l., c. and L. railroad, the bridge at
ZionsvilIe and at Acton. The accident
on the BellefOntaine was caused by the
washing away Of culvert near Fort
vile. The engineer, Alonzo Ross and
fireman Ed. Bowen, were instantly
killed. The country in the vicinity Of
FOrtville is completely inundated. The
Evening NeeOs publishes the following
special rom Cambridge City. 1.-THE heavy
rain last night and this morning have
been very damaging to crops and prop
erty throughout White Water valley,
and at tLis point especially, the
west ho-b Of White river has
0veTfowed IIs banks, nUOding Md in,
it's course and washing away fences and
tracks at the race ground. PalsOn creek,
9 small thread of stream, was swollen
to q ruahing torrent, and besides damag-
ing property along its banks to the eX-
tent of ten thousand dollars, as 1t was
estimated, it has taken large slice out
of the Wayne turnpike, and carried OFF
the valley bridge on the CINCINNATI road
and several below it. Half mile east
of Cambridge City an engine and three
freight cars, westward bound over the
Pacific and st. Louis road were
thrown from the sunken grade early
this morning and badly wrecked.
There ia a gap Of two hundred and forty
feet. The bridge at KnightstOwn is re-
ported giving way. The east pier Of the
bridge at Charlottesville is washed off at
a point fifteen miles west Of here. One
mile south, on the Shelbyville road, the
waters have made a tissuTe forty feet
wide, and carried off part of the track.
The long trestle over Simon creek is
three feet out of line, with its abutments
badly washed, making new structure
necessary. Travel is suspended in all
directions, and the damage is reported
heavy to the crops. The loss in this re-
gion is estimated at more than quarter
OF million dOllars.n
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, June "A terrific rain
and wind storm passed over this city
about hslf-past seven o'clock tonight,
doing great damage at various points.
The middle portion of the large Masonic
widows and orphans home, just COM
pleted but unOccupied, was levelled to
the ground, leaving the north and south
wings uniniured. No one was hurt.
Many houses were unrOOfed and large
trees blown down, and 1t Is reported
that several buildings were demolished
in the extreme southern portion OF the
city, including the new Catholic hos
pital.
AT RICHMOND, IND.
CINCINNATI, June 2.-The CONNER
ci0pS Richmond, Indiana, special says
The tornado passed over that place at six
o'clock Tonight It blew IN the gable
end of the Methodist church, crushing
through the ceiling, and demoiishing
the organ and pulpit. st. Andrews
church, the largest in the city, was
struck by lightning, damaging the clock
and eteeple, and tearing off the slate
roof. The German Lutheran church
was partially unrOOfed; the main build
ing of Earlham college about half un-
rooted; Wiggin's tannery partly un-
rooted. The tin roof OF the pOstoffice
building and three stores were taken
off; RObinson's machine-wOrks part
ly demolished; Goor, Scott & Co. IS man
ufactOry badly damaged; smOke-sack Of
Nordick, MoOrman & Co. blown down;
buildings and stables at the fair grounds
badly damaged; many chimneys de.
mOlished in all parts of the city; shade
trees broken or upToOted, and number
Of small buildings blown from their
foundations. Several mills along the
river were considerably damaged. The
storm was Of short duration, and fol-
lowed by a perfect calm.
AT COLUMBUS, OHIO.
COLUMBUS, June about eight
o'clock tonight violent wind arose.
which continued about fifteen minutes.
During that time the roof OF the east
wing Of the deaf and dumb asylum,
covering a space of about one hundred
and ten feet long, and forty feet wide,
was blown to the ground. Walls, chim-
neys and large trees were also blown