The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-04-20
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was visited BY most terrible storm
which swept everything before IL. IL
began between eleven and twelve
o'clock and ragged with fury thar
struck terror to the stoptest hearts,
for moro than an hour. The damage
done not only In this city aud county,
but surrounding counties is almost
incalcuiable.
IN THE CITY. 4
The principal damage was done TO
Henry block the largest In the city.
The entire root almost was torn of
and u great part of It thrown In 10
the street. One entire corner Of the
building was blown down and a lot
Of collins which were stored IN the
third story hurled Into the street.
The damage done TO this building
alone is estimated at $4,000. The roof
was new, just having been put on.
OF those occupying rooms ia the
building A w Pyle,furnituro dealer,
was the heaviest sufferer. The rain
which succeeded the storm damaged
hrs stock 10 the extent or about$500 or
5000. Several cotiius were blown to
the sireet below and ruined, but the
great part Of his undcrtakers goods
ESCAPED 'unhurt. Mrs. q. !. Martin,
mIlliner, also suffered losses from the.
Fsia % the amount Of $500 or more.
She had just received her spring
goods and many Of them had not
been opened. This loss is especially
severe ON her. J. T. Savage. con-
festioner, estimated his loss at 500.
Slesser q Haas, dry goods ut 500.
aud Jas. L. Wahl jeweler had his sky
light broken by falling brick. When
the bricks fell through the houseiop
into his bed room Mr.. Wahl with
great presence Of mind LETT the room.
An itinersnt candy yender who had
his tent pitched BY tho side Of the
falling building had his tent aud en-
lire stock destroyed. J. r. Corder,
luis clerk, who was slceping In the
tent was struck on the head with 4
bri, k and seriously hurt, though not
dangerously.
Many roofs were damaged In other
lportious Of the city. Mr.. Thos Br,-
an had the roof Of bis house torn
OF. JIM. Itipkins' livery stable was
damaged to the extent Of 500 Tho
Phoenix Hotel sustained some Sigh,
damages. Mrs.. Glass had cabin OIL
her place blown down and trees,
fences aud ouihouscs were destroyed
every where. Several citirens had
large forest trees In their yards torn
Iup by the roots. and one In Judge
Peiree's yard barely missed falling on
his house.
! THE COUNTY.
From every section Of the county
the most distressing news comes
Houses, barns and fences we're blown
down, stock killed and property des
.royed. A part Of tho roof WAS tori
from tho Lunatic Asylum damaging
Il 10 q considerable extent. This Il
, twice IN the last few days It has beer
injured by the wind. Near Skates
militia log house fell and killed
, one of the inmates, Mrs. SteYinson
outright. McKuight's mill In tn
!. same section was totally destroyed
No less thsn 6fty barns In the count
were blown down, among them wer
n those OF JET Killibrew, Col. U. l
q Alexander, Mr.. Cushman, DR.. Clardy
: Mrs. Boyd aud many others Ia ever,
!. direction. Mr.. w T. Stowe alon
Q Loaf four orr Ave, we understand
Fencing was also damaged and muel
4 Of Il wholly ruined. Forrest tree
(which had withstood the storms an
tempests OF Q hundred years wer
tviated nom their truuks or torn o
by the roots, rendering many OF III
roads impossible.
TRies COUNTY
! | was also 10 the direct rosie Of th
storm and suffered severely. a
. CadIz Mr.. Ed Summers lost = barn
Mr. III. Street had the roof yer
nearly torn Of his new tbfick dtor'
room, and Mr.. J. W. Chsppell
/. store roof was considerably damages
I. Mr.. Dick Tally aud wife living abo,
,s six miles from Cadiz, had their hous
II torn to pieces, and both Of thel
l. were severely injured; neither 10 Q,
/. p ected to recover. Mr.. w. Rascs
10 had four mules killed, Mr.. Joel NJ
o Kinney had , every house, blow
!. down except the dwelling. and th
1t was injured considsrably. Mar
9. barns were demolished and mus
timber ruined, and fencing toI
down.
- OTHER PLACES.
u The storm seems 10 have been &c
70 eral. Caldwell county suffer-
!" greatly, Princeton was severely tot
u up. Todd was equally % unfort
Il nate, and . gentleman who can
70 from Owensboro says oil along q
" road could DO seen the awful effec
q Of the tornado. 1t Is without dou
W. the moet terrible one we have be-
70 visited with for years. May we ne
= or see It's like again.
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Vel Corn planting about through wi,
y Flies destroying the tobacco plan