Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-26
The Tornado Last Week.

The reports oftle fearful tornado
VI last Tuesday came in slowly and
We were unable TO give much news
about it in our last issue. 1t was not
confined to any particular locality,
but its effects were severely felt i'll
many portions Of the country. The
wind was particularly severe on the
towns in the overlooked district of
The Ohio valley. Uniontown, Ky,
suffered heavily by houses being de-
AT Shawneetown the destruction
was still greater. One hundred and
thirty houses were destroyed as
quickly as though made of so much
paper.
AT New Liberty, Ills, every house
is gone but four, and her population
sought shelter elsewhere. The fronts
of all the business houses in Smith
land were dashed in and washed
away, destroying all their stock,
while nearly all the smaller houses
disappeared entirely.
Every frame house in Caseyville
was washed away, and those of brick
are so badly damaged as TO be unfit
for use.
Near y so houses are gone from
Metropolis, Ills, and others so badly
damaged as to be almost worthless.
West Franklin, Ind, has but two
houses remaining, while Oh the Ken.
lucky shore opposite large number
of houses are swept away or made
unfit for use.
Paducah had several houses de-
molished and the villages of Raleigh
and Blackburn, in the vicinity, were
wiped out entirely, every house be-
ing destroyed.
Away down at Atlanta, Ga, tho
storm was still worse in its work o
death and destruction. In a 10 mile
slice of country, 70 persons werC
killed outright and many others bad
ly hurt. The property destroyed
cannot be estimated. From every di
rection come the reports of barns
blown down, fences torn down ant
timber destroyed.
OUR NEIGHBORs.
Henderson was in the line Of the
storm and suffered heavy losses. The
bridge company were damaged tc
the extent of $1,000. The railroad
was also heavy sufferer, as the tracl
leading to the river, was washed VI
by the furious waves and caved in
The Reporter gives lengthy accoun
of barns and houses blown away
barges sunk, etc. There were severa
narrow escapes but no lives were los
in Henderson county. Many deat
horses and mules were seen flOatin:
in the river and the loss of stool
must have been very heavy.
GAINESVILLE got rough shaking "
and it is mystery how Hopkinsville
situated between Henderson an,
GAINESVILLE, got off so easy.
The Tobacco Leaf gives the follow
ing list OF damages in Clarksville:
The Grange Warehouse, Elephan
Warehouse and Gracey's Warchous
all had the roofs torn off. The Oper
House had all the windows shake
out; the Chronicle Office was com
pletely unroofed ; eight store house
OH the south side of Franklin stree
were injured considerably and tire
or four oil the opposite side wer
damaged the white and colOre
Presbyterian churches were both I'LL
rooted: the residences destroyed an
damaged were numerous and the G,
tent of the losses in the city will l
from $4,000 to $4,000. The cour
Try surrounding was badly torn VI
but so far as learned no lives wei
lost. 1t is estimated that nine-tentl
of the fences in Montgomery count
were blown down.
OUR COUNTY.
Christian county got off with sligl
damages. A strong wind that BILE
, down some fencing and maybe bal
, here and there was the worst she h;
to complain Of.