The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-02-23
SOMETHING OF A STORM.
AN EXAGGERATED KENTUCKY
ZEPHYR.

AN EXAGGERATED KENTUCKY
ZEPHYR.
TERRIFIC STORM IN TAYLOR COUNTY, KEN
TCCKY-sEvERAL LIVES LOST AND GRE AT
DAMAGE DONE To PROPERTY.
The Lebanon (KY.) Standard, of the 10th
inst, says: Last Sunday afternoon, about
o'clock. the southern portion of Taylor
county was visited by tornado OF extra
ordinary violence, which occasioned an
amount of damage and suffering almost
incslculable. Full details of the losses
are yet wanting, but those already re-
ceived are of the grsvest character. The
fury of the storm was almost uueXampled,
and the uncommon force of the wind is at
tested by a number OF incidents. Along the
central track of the tornado there ia a dreid
full scene OF ruin and desolation. Fencing,
trees, dwellings, ut-houses-pothing
seemed able to stand before the fierce and
cruel wrath of the hurricane. The full ex-
tent of the disaster Is not yet ascerIained.
We hear OF the storm passing some two or
three miles north of fGreensburg and directly
through the little village OF Summersville.
but without doing any serious damage until
past the latter place. A
THE PATH OF ITS FIERCEsT FURY
seems to have extended from Summersville
entirely through Taylor county and into
the western part of Casey and southeastern
portion of Marion. At some points its track
was aqusrter of a mile in width, while at
others its breadth did not exceed hundred
feet. About three and half miles north
west of fGreensburg a negro woman and her
child were caught out in a strip of woods
during the storm, which at this point was
not very violent A falling limb killed the
child and broke the arm of the mother. The
tornado passed within sight of Csmpbells-
vile without doing any damage in the town
beyond breaking few windows
From Campbellsville out the Columbia
turnpike for some four miles the destruc-
ton was very great. All the houses on the
farm of Mrs. Robinson, (widow of Thomss
Robinson, decessed), near Csmpbellsville,
were blown down, except the dwelling, and
all but the first story of that was blown
away. A negro woman who lived on this
farm was fatally injured, piece OF timber
tearing away her scalp, and another break
ing arm and entering her side. The
buildings on the farm of Mathew Hubbard,
in the same neighborhood, were demolished.
On the farm of Frank Turner, on Meadow
Greek, all the buildings were torn to pieces,
except the dwelling,
AND THIS WAS UNRooFEp, TORN FROM -ITs
turned round, and much damaged. The
saw and grist mill of Mr. Milton o. Robin.
son was nearly a total wreck. Mr.. Robin
sons dwelling was much damaged, and the
out-houses on the farm torn to pieces. Mr.
Robinson himself was caught in the yard
by the storm. He seized hold OF large
white oak tree and embraced it with the en-
ergy of desperation; 1t was broken of Just
stove his head and the upper
part wbirled away; but he still
About half mile from Mr.. Robinson's
| three young men were caught out in a field
and clung desperately To some small sap
| lings, while the wind beat them against the
ground, one of them having nearly all the
skin worn from the palm of his hands.
From the neighborhood of Campbells-
vile the storm went in the direction OF
Mannsville, its track being some 800 yards
wlde Seventy-fve men were out on the
Columbia pike Monday clearing away the
fallen timber so as to permit the passage oi
vehicles. Over Mrs. Robinson's farm large
numbers OF
RAILS WERE SEEN wHIRLING ABOUT
in the air at the height of 200 feet, beating
against one another with great force, and
falling to the ground in fragments. John
Skene, living at Meadow Greek, secreted
himself in an excavation used as milk.
house during the storm, and thereby escaped
injury. At the residence of Mr.. Robert
Purdy, brother of Presly s. Purdy, of this
county, on the headwaters of Robinson's
creek, near tfe Casey county line, the storm
was very violent. The house was blown
nearly all to pieces. Mrs. Purdy was badly
| injured by fence rail, which broke open
the door and struck her about the knee. Mr..
Purdy, who wss quite sick at the time, was
| not injured. A rail was driven through the
side OF the house, and a log was forced in
endwise. Mr.. Purdy's clothing was blown
| and scattered distance of three quarters
OF mile. Mr.. P. s. Purdy, who was there
on visit to his brother, lost his hat, but
recovered it nearly mile away. The
house of Messrs Dsrmotty, Downs,
aud Good, of this county, and o:
Perry Belden, of Casey, were blown
| down; also VIM. McCain's barn. The bridge
on the pike in the same neighborhood was
destroyed. Mrs. Essl's barn, In Casey
county, was also blown down. The hail.
stones are said to have been as large as q
mans fist. One gentleman collected q
dozen which weighed fourteen ounces. One
| weighed six ounces. The storm and hal
lasted but q short time; one observer says
not more than three minutes.