The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-04-03
STREWN WITH RUIN:
Death and Devastation Marks the.
Cyclones Path in Louisville. {
Beventy-Five Persons Killed Outright.s
and Hundreds of Others Wounded z
The Loss to Property Is Esti-
mated ut 02,OOO,OO0.

and Hundreds of Others Wounded
The Loss to Property Is Esti-
-. mated ut S2,OOO,OO0.
THE DISASTER AT LOUISVILLE. =
LOUISVILLE, KY, March ga cy-
elone struck Louisville at 1880 o'clock
Thursday evening. 1t entered the
southeastern portion of the city at
Eighteenth street and swept path
five blocks wide diagonally, reaching in
q ragged line to Seventh street, demol-
ishing hundreds of buildings. 1t is now
pretty definitely known that seventy
five persons were killed and a great
many others-over hundred-injured.
The property loss is estimated at 81. 0O0.-
600. H.
Probably the greatest loss of life 90.
CURED at the Falls City hall, which was
in the center of the tornado. In the
lower rooms of the hall were fifty o;
seventy-five children, with their mothers
and other relatives, taking dancing
lessons. There were at least 125
persons on the lower floors, and
seventy-ave more attending a lodge
meeting on the upper floor when
the terrible wind swooped down on the
building. The entire structure in less
than five minutes was shapeless mass
of brick and mortar, burying 200 help
less victims, of which number few
escaped uninjured.
Crushed and blackened ruins marked
the spot where stood the splendid, large
Union depot, at Seventh street and the
river. When the crash came Louis
vile Southern train had just come in
and another was ready to pull out, but
both were caught by the falling mass
and both were crushed into shells.
The lunch-stand man, William Geisel,
was instantly killed by the falling tim
bers and six other persons were injured,
but none fatally. Owing to the speedy
removal of the bodies last night the
names of the injured could not be
learned, but some passengers are
thought to be among the number.
The following official statement has
been promulgated by the committee on
relief organized at Fridays session OF
the Board of Trade.
"7o the People: The calamity that has over.
taken the city Of Louisville by the cyclone OF
Thursday night about O. clock spread over q
territory of our city covering q space OF
ground about 400 yards wide and three miles
in length through the business and residence
portions OF our city. The loss Of life is in the
neighborhood it is believed, OF seventy-five per
sons and the loss to the city by the calamity, in
damage to houses and goods, is believed not to
exceed 100000. While the calamity is q
and are not cast down, but will at once proceed
to repair and resume in the channels now in
terrupted. In all other portions of the city
business is resuming its usual channels.
"REIIEF COMMITTEE BOARD OF TRADE,
by William T. Rolfe, Chairman"
The boundaries of the districts swept
by the hurricane, as nearly as may be
described by streets, are as follows:
Coming from the southwest, the wind be-
gan it's destruction at Broadway, sweep.
ing round between Fifteenth and Six
teenth. Thence northeasterly, diagonal
ly to Chestnut On Chestnut the dam
age is between Sixteenth and Four.
teenth; on Walnut, between Fourteenth
and Twelfth; on Green, between Twelfth
and Tenth; on Jefferson, between
Eleventh and Ninth; on Market, be-
tween Eleventh and Tenth; on Maine,
from Eleventh to the Louisville Hotel
in the middle of the square, between
Sixth and, Seventh. Between Sixth
and Eleventh the hurricane swept to
the river and then leaped to jefferson.
Vile.
The Catholic buildings at Seventeenth
street and Broadway were the Sisters
home, the parochial school, Father Dis.
ney's residence and the Sacred Heart.
They were all blown down and Siste,
Plus was buried in the ruins. Shortly
after, when taken out by the rescuine
party, she was dead. All of the other
sisters escaped without injury.
Three lives were lost at the corner o1
Eighteenth and Maple streets. The
killed were John Werrick, aged 40, his
daughter, aged years, and James
Fitzgerald, neighbor. Werrick kept
. grocery at that corner, and at the time
of the accident there were in the store
the proprietor, his wife, little daughte,
and Fitzgerald. The building was q
frame one two stories high.
All the entire western portion of Park
land, which lies just beyond the south.
western limits of the city, was wrecked
Despite the terror inspired by the
work Of the wind the task of rescue
was commenced with surprising quick
ness. Immediately upon the burst ot
the cyclone the fire bells sounded and
the police were at work. Within ter
minutes posse appeared at the Falls
City Hall wreck.
At first work was difficult and tedi.
Gus on account of the anxious multitude
that thronged the wreck. Difficult,
was the task to clear the ruin
Of women who were found dig
ging at the slate with their fingers
crazed at the groans beneath. each oi
which they thought ascended from
their dying loved ones. Every one die
noble work.
After an hour of ceaseless labor Mrs
Sarah Kelly was rescued. She wa.
found sitting in an upright position, hel
head bruised and an arm broken.
Ten women, locked in each others
arms, were drawn out Of the debris, all
dead but one. Mr.. James Hassen, whose
wife had been at the lodge meeting, was
foremost in the work, and the first per
son whom he drew out of the ruined
building was his wife, who died in his
arms. He laid her by the side of the
others who were dead and continued t.
work for the living. Inside of the next
hour thirty men and women were drawn
out dead, but with no wounds ON thei,
bodies, and it is thought all met thei,
death from suffocation.
Fire broke out in the ruins on Seventh
street and man, his wife and little
girl. were seen wedged under the
debris. and. although they shrieked fol
aid, and the spectators made herculean
efforts to release them, It was i'm.
possible, and they slowly burned tc
death tn the presence Of helpless hun.
dreds.
THREE MORE BURNED TO DEATH
At the corner Of Tenth and Magazine
streets the most horrible cremation OF
the bodies Of three men occurred.
These men were caught in the
falling timbers Of the two-story
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