Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-28
THE END OF THE WORLD.

Was What tho People of Louisville
Thought Was Coming This Morning,
When Frightful Storm OF Wfmd ana
Rain Visited Their city
Louisville, Kentucky, November 2S-
A fearful tornado lplayed havoc in the
southeast part Of the city this forenoon
Those who saw it say an immense black
cloud came up from the southwest at four
minutes to six O'clock 1t was a black and
gloomy spectacle. As it nealed the city, il,
was seen to be revolving at fearful rate
Directly deluge of rain began falling, lii
up by a red, electric light. 1t seemed tina,
the world was coming to an end, and
doubtless people in the track pursued by the
wh!rlwind truly thought 30. 1t struck the
city at the far end Of Fourth street, Rev
Stuart Robnson's house being one of the
tirst 10 suffsr. Thence it continued in a
northwes, direction, leaving the city at Cave
Hill. The south fence of Central park is
all blown down, and the Louisville base
ball park is completely riddled, not the
least portion of the fence standing, except
half OF he east side of the roof. The grand
stand was smashed into kinding wood and
blown away. The grounds and street are
strewn with broken boards and limbers.
DR.. Stuart Rob.nson's house is slightly
damaged. about third of the tin roof being
blown of. NJ. S. Fshback's carpet dealing
establishment, on 81 street was completely
demolished. The building was frame,
and nothing is now standing but the founda-
tion; Loss 500. The suburb, known as
Brownstown. is badly damaged Roofs
windowa, fences and trees suffered the worst
At L.val, the Crystal Springs dis,illery
at the end of First street was DESTROYED
The wind from across the commons had
full sweep and great damage was done, A
new brick war. house was completely
blown down, not a brick being left standing
of the south and west walls. The warehouse
contained 300 barrels Of whisky, only three
of which were destroyed. The tin roof OF
the warehouse was blown off and torn in
fragments like SO much paper. Portions of
it were carried into field quarter Of
mile away. The main distillery building,
which was also frame, was also damaged
slightly. The chimneys were blown down
and the roof injured.
From here the tornado sesmed to take a
leap to Mechanic street, between Preston and
Shelby, and here it was in its fercest
fury. There is hardly house on the street
that is not more or less damaged, and the
street is covered with shingles and broken
boards. Adam Schuster's two story brick
had the roof carried off and several windows
blown in.
About Gave Hill there was much damage
done to monuments, shrubbery and houses
10 the vicinity The three story grocery of
Jno. Hoffman had the roof lifted, the walls
cracked, and the water was driven into the
building. The residence of Alr. w. 3.
Fleming. on East Broadway. which was
about half flashed, was badly shattered.
Cave Hill cemetery suffered severely, the
tornado at this point appearing to have
been exceedingly vicious. The immense
solid stone gateway was tossed down und
broken to pieces. The inside of the GENE.
terry looks as though it had been cannona.
ded.
In the southeast suburbs of Germantown
there was wide spread harm done to roofs,
etc. The storm was very severe FIVE miles
from this City on Third street.