Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-08

A fearful cyclone and wind storm
struck Christian and Todd counties,
at o'clock Saturday afternoon,
which carried death and destruction
in its path. The wind storm came
from the west and was general all
over this county, though less severe
in some localities than in others. 10
begin with the lesser items first,
we will give the local damages.
HoPKINsvILLE AND VICINITY.
AT precisely o'clock u strong wind
set in and dark clouds over-shadowed
the sky and the lurid glare Of lightn-
ing lii up the heavens. The thunder
roarcd and crashed aud then the rain
fell in binding sheets and the streets
ran in perfect deluge. Here and
there a shade tree would be twisted
from its stem and a shed blown
down but no serious damage was
done in the city. III the eastern sub
urbs Eugene Wood & Cos, scale
house was blown down and John
Brame had three horses killed by the
lightning. North, west and south Of
the city the principal damage was
to fences and wheat, which were
badly blown down. At Wash Quis-
enberry's, on the Princeton road, the
lightning struck shocG Of wheat aud
burned it up before the rain could
put it out. All over the county the
wind tore down fences, etc, but the
actual destruction of property was
incoasequential excepting in tue cas-
tern portion.
FROM FAIRyIEw TO PEMBROKE
suffered heavily and the property de-
stroyed will amount to thousands Of
dollars, TO say nothing of the loss Of
life. In the devastated strip of cOun'
try from Fairview 10 Pembroke and
beyond, the following is list of the
heaviest losses ascertained 50 far
though the list is by no means com
plete:
Ben Layne, two barns; Ben Lack
ey, barn; G. III. Harrison, barn /; Jno
n. Mills, large tract Of valuable
timber utterly ruined ; j. w. Griffin
1.-TWO barns; Sam Daniel, barn; Jno
I4ackcy, barn; Frank Chiffon, barn
ltobt. Chiffon. barn; Jno. Finch, two
=, barns Jordan Moore place, barn TIL
Shaw, barn; Ben bradshaw, barn
NJ. Lackey, barn; Il. II. Holland
barn and clover huller destroyed and
tlrcsher badly demolished; W. ID
Garnett, barn blown down and on,
mule killed; l.. .. CARROT, barn
II. {. jameson, barn and b. S. Leav
ell, two barns. In the town ofPem
broke the depot was unroofed and d
shed or two blown down butLO yer!
serious damage was done. AT MI
b. 5. Leayells place the cyclone die
some of its most terrific work. BE
side destroying his barns cabin wa
blown down and
THREE PEOPLE CRUSHED TO DEATH
! A negro woman and her two SINAI
, children were in the cabin and wer
instantly killed and buried in the ri
ms. We have not learned the tul
I particulars of the horrible affai
/ The storm passed on into Todd coul
ty. and at the Cannon place near til
tank, between Pembroke andTrentol
another house was blown down an
5 FOUR SOULS HURRIED INTO ETERNITl
: These were also colorcd people
further particulars of this, andiothC
matters pertaining to Todd count
will be found in the report Of on
i Trenton correspondent below. |
the track of the storm over which W
have tried to take Our readers til
c fences and wheat suffered great.
Y Wheat especially was whirled mi
y the air aud scattered evcrywher
Fences were lcveled to the groun,
growing corn tlattened to the ear
o and timber badly damaged i'll man
l. places. A. II. Mckee, near Cask
had his thresher badly demolishe
but that locality did not catch Il
i full force of the storm.