Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-27

SOME CURIOUS INCIDENTS OF THE TERRIBLE v
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SOME CURIOUS INCIDENTS OF THE TEKKIBLE WIND
81 IN AT MOUNT VERNON.
Prom the St Louis Globe Democrat.
The fate 90 Joseph Snew and Josie sutton was
trIgically pathetic. They were lovers, and were
20 Ink their desIinies In a short time. As was the
custom OF the young people. they were out for the
usual sunday afternoon walk, and arm in arm
were caught BY the cloud when south OF the Lou
1ssllie and Nashville track, and whipped against
the ties unti their lies breath was beaten out OF
them, and they were found between the rails with
no marks 20 Indicate their mortal injuries savetwo
small bruises en- tIe girls forehead The dead body
Of Mrs shelton was found the north side OF the
track near Show and his sweetheart.
Another peculiar experience was that OF W. H.
Hinruan and aLaiiy OF I'VE. WIDOWED in the second
story OF a frame structure on the north side OF
Main street They were all az home az the time
and, though the buildings either side were un-
injured, the one they were In was picked up by
III Wind, carried distance OF Il ieet one side
s.oye IN. ana the structure wrecked while not one
o; the HiEulln family sustained an injury.
.. b. CroNder Is an agent In the town for cy-
Clone and tornado Insurance company, and had
been 80 successful In his business that he had
built three houses In the town and paid for them
None Of th-n had been Insured, however. and the
cyclone with Vengeiul iorce mashed all three into
Too hpicks.
Thr vag1ries OF the storm were strikingly Illus
tr1ted IN the case OF time trees Jordan street
q little way east OF the HeIserunan place There
were two nr trees and cypress The miGdle tree
had It's top taken on: the others were unintured
although all three were within a space OF 30 feet
\ must remarkable escape from death was
mad ~ 6ussie. the sixtecn-year-Old daughter OF
j. b. Jones, Aying at the corner OF spring and
Casey strt IT'S. When the storm came up Jones
was at the Depot. but lac At once started on a
run Tor his home. lie found % his horror that
his residence was leve!ed 20 the ground. Ills
first thought was that scne OF his family might
b. buried In the ruins. 50 he mounted the debris
anJ called cut several familiar names Deep down
In the ruins he heard the voice OF his daughter
Ater locating her the best he could Jones cried
out:
care you hurt, Gussle:-
"NO.- was the reply, ''but i am smothering to
DEATH
Quickly se!zing an axe Jones chOpped n ms
sageway through the timDers until his daughter
was redcleyi. and she stepped our OF her prison
WI bout - much as scratch on her body. The
gtri Was lying under the floor. which had been
partly tom fTUui the foundations, and WAS pinned
aosn IN narrow place between two large pieces
81 timber. having but about eight inches la which
70 move she had abandoned all hope Of being
\ remarkable coalition Of things was shown at
Adniph lsoms house after the storm The cyclone
ApprUdched from the rear AID struck the back OF
we bellclng with great violence. yet not board
~ staItel- The front Side, however, was carried
away IN spiinters, Out tie furniture. pictures.
hanglLs lamps, organ, and other household goOus
IN u, ,As front room were lcft intact This was one
Oi IN phenuuena u the cyclone.
within Hogan. living near spring street, was
Lli.A.ns IN MS barn. HIS family were In the sec
old SOD % their residence. They all reached the
GROUND safely except Frank Hogan, who suffered
Two brOsrf RIBS, bot none VI them know how they
came Out % the wreck The barn was blown down
about Mr.. HOgHa's ears but the only Injuries he
feSslsed were zone .piGtered myers
,-, VT \. y. Cox wa9 lives on the west side OF
who was vialtinC afyaDOr and had been taken
II While she Was there tie cyclone came and
drought The house down fdOuf the ears OF the nine
persons IA H. None % them were Injured but
there we've aeyerll TsmaTkAbss escapes from death
Mo Coxs daughter fs On her fae.. ana toist fell
her body by meiodsOn Snafbsr girl WAS saved
bed - ' "No'HSi W -
Mis-, Miss Nora Rose. living On spring street. was
nu.isu OOt Ot a yec0nd-slOry windOS but allxh.ed
on Tue street only slightly injured.
C1ilDlU- a III r.ov UNI
nave great future n there l. asyrhinx In proyi-
oshnaI escapes lie was seatsd rixht ~ tie side
y. Sngnthaan, one OF the men who was killed In
Va we rom Were badly Injured. The boy wa,
covered Dy deorfs for nfteen OF twenty minutes