The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-12-03
A BIG BLOW.
Great Destruction of Property at Louisville
- by Tornado.

Great Destruction of Property at Louisville
by N Tornado.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 2S-A fearful tornado
played havoc in the southeastern part of the
city this morning Those who saw 1t say that
south west at fonr minutes TO O'Clock. 1t was
black and gloomy spectacle, and as it neared
the city was seen TO be revolving at fearful
rate. Directly deluge of rain began to fall
lit up by a red electric light. II seemed, say
cnosv m -, w,nssseu @ n, .hst me world was
the track pursued by the wnirlwind truly
thought so& IL struck the city at the far end
OF Fourth street. Rev. Stuart Robinson's house
being one OF the first to suffer; thence il con-
tinued in z noItheasteriy direction, leaving
Central park is all blown down. The old
Louisville base ball park was completely rid
dled,. OF the least portion of the fence lett
standing, except one half of the east side The
roof OF the. grand stand is smashed
into kindung wood and blown away
with broken boards and iimbers DR.. Stuart
Roolpson's house is siishtlv damaged, about
third OF The tin roof being blown off. M s
Fishback's carpet-beafing establishment. on
Third street, was completely demolished The
t..a puiiding was, "a a frame, and nothing is now
The suourb known as Brownstown was very
badly damaged. Roofs. windows, fences and
house on Third street had the roof blown Off
The side of Phil. Belmer's house was shivered
Tompkip's ice house, between Second ana
Third streets, had the roof torn off and gener-
ally-snsshed.s The next place to suffer was
LavaI's Ciy ystsd Spring distInery, at the end OF
First street Here the wind from across the
common llau full sweep. and greaf DAMAGE
was done The new brick warehouse was
completely blown down, not u brick be ng lefC
standing Of the south and west walls. The
warehopse contaired $50 barrels of whisky,
TN roof of the warehouse was blown
on and torn into fragments like
so much paper, Portions of 1t were carried
into a held a quarter of a mile away The m ain
distllery building, which is frame, was also
and he saef inree .ne chIneys h 1iown % Gown
disrllery will reach $50 F. Marot, florist, on
First street and Ormsby avenue. suffered
badly, the root being torn from his house and
one OF his conservatories greatly damaged.
From here the tornado seemed TO take a leap
10 secham street, between Preston aud
shelby, and here it was in its fercest fury
There fs hardly a house on the street named
that is hot more or less damaged. The street
is covered with shingles a. d broken boards'
Adam s3cnuster'S two story brick had the roof
carried of and several windows blown in, and
the west side badly damaged.
= Cave Hill cemetery suffered severely the
,eornsdo at u r point appearing to have been
gateway was tossed down and to pieces. Two
,hlrus OF 1t Is a complete wreck, the stones
ustd again 1t will cost about $40 To restore
the entrance. The inside OF The cemetery
looks as though it had bee cannonaded. A
large number of trees ana shrubs were blown
down and many monuments were razed TO
the ground. The three-story grocery of John
Hoffman had It's roof lifted, the walls cracked
and the water driven into the building
The loss Is about $50. The residence of Mr..
W. u. Fleming, on East Broadway. which was
about half hnished. badly shattered, In
voiving loss OF several hundred dollars. At
Buechels garden the fences were prostrated
ana Tree. were blown down. AT Hauer's nur-
sery tne fences were blown down, and all the
green house more or less damaged. A large
new green HOUSES ON Broadway suffered more.
ali OF
there was wide spread narm doue. The tia
sheeting OF the grocery of Blissford 4 Co.. at
was torn on portion OF It. being carried
'acIoss the street snilding at the corner of
Second and Guthrie next was served In q sim
liar manner. On the Third street road, about
nve miles from the city. the storm was very
.orthouses were blown down, also over 10
ris, gsnsls Si s fence. portions Of fencing being