The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20

| Mrs. Russell Dewey.
Mrs John w. Water and baby.
| Henry Waters
David f. Yearwood and wife.
John G. Murray
Mr.. Cummings, an engineer
Mary WeStbrook.
James BearSOn.
Mrs. Alcomb.
| DIR. John Yearwood and wife.
Samuel Yearwood and wife.
| Geo. Purcelle.
Mrs. VIM. Jones and child.
| John DObson.
| Miss Josie Sutton.
A blacksmith, name unknown.
Total-23.
FATALLY INJURED.
Lawler E. Legg.
Mrs. Henry Waters.
Miss Laura Lizcaby.
Charles Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Galbraith.
Mr.. and Mrs. westbrook.
Amanda Bearden.
III. Heinman
Lizzie Bennett,
j. c. Hanbrick.
Charlie Poole.
Mrs. COrinne Hanbrick.
Brainlow Hawkins.
Mrs. Albright.
Henry Ellis.
Mr.. MilcrOft
Joel Howard.
Total-20.
A destructive storm is also reported at
Nortonville, KY. No particulars have been
received.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19-The Chicago Times
has received the following account of the
cyclone from Mt. Vernon:
The Story of the Calamity.
About p. M. cyclone struck the town
and soon left it in ruins. The storm is
known to havo killed. 10 to aoPvople. and IL
is feared that many more killed will be
found among the ruins. Fire Immediately
broke out all over the city amid the ruins,
spreading rapidly, owing to damage to the
engines. The wind storm passed from the
southwest with rotary motion, and swept
around with fearful fury, striking just south
of the City Hail. 1t then carried away the
third and fourth stories of the Mt. Vernon
mill, and swept over path fifty yards wide.
The Methodist church fell few minutes af-
ter $50 people had left the Sunday school.
The Commercial Hotel lost its third story.
Next the wind pulyerized the Court House
and the Crew block; then the large two sto-
ry brick school house went down, and the
large.two storyIframe house of George Ward
was picked up, carried twenty feet and left
unhurt. Two brick buildings, 100 feetaway,
were wrecked, and not less than $4,000
worth of property destroyed.
Reports coming in from the country show
that the storm swept everything for miles,
causing great loss of life. Great suffering
will follow unless outside assistance is Civ
en-. Business men had committees appoint
ed to care for the dead and wounded and
protect property. Many people who escaped
with their lives have nothing besides and
many are walking the streets with no home.
The wounded are cared for by the ply
sicians in the best possible manner.
The dead and dying are scattered through
out the city. The doors of all the houses left
standing were thrown open to the less for
tunate people.
The business portion of the city is finan-
cially ruined. The public square in the
centre OF the town with the court house in
the centre of the square, TIE
school building in the northeast of the
square and all theldwellings in that portion
were destroyed. Many of the dead and
wounded are being gathered at the Supreme
Court, which is converted into a
hospital. Later reports show that 81
deaths and about 100 injured, some Of whom
will die before morning. Mrs. Gel. Cooper
and Eddie Make have just died. The storm
was preceded by hail and lasted only a few
minutes. The Louisville and Nashville sta
tion is in ruins. Engineer Cummings was
instantly killed. One report says 48 bodies
were taken from the ruins and estimated
that there were $50 people injured.