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futile. Men, women ard children made their
way down the dangerous streets with astound
Ing reck lcSsncss. The morbid crowd was not
to be held back In their wild desire TO satisfy
curiosity and 1t was sight worm their ehorIs
to see.
Tue wreck was so great that 1t beggars at.
tempt at detail. Immediately upon the burs!
Of the cyclone, the fire bells were sounded
and the police were Mt work. Within ten
minutes posse appeared at the Falls City
Hall. The walls of the adjoining, house were
first propped and then began the work OF
cutting through the heavcy slate roof that
covered all. At first the work was difficult
and laborious on account of the anxious
multitude that throngcd about the wreck
Women were found digging at The slate Win
their fingers, almost crazed. Every one diu
noble work.
After an hour Of ceasclcss labor, the first
victim. Mrs. Sarah Kelley, was nneartheo.
She was found in an upright position, her
head. breast and arm broken. She SAID st
the quake, q mad rush was made lor the en-
trance. Women were Knocked down anu
trampled on In mad haste to escape. seeing
tie Overwhelming jam at the door. several
remained behind. The last she saw Oh nel
friends was just before the floor gave way and
the ceiling fell.
The work was continued, but none of those
whom Mrs. Kelley snid were near her could
he found. The excavation was then moVeu
from the rear of the building to the front,
where IL was supposed q greated crowd was
gathered. As soon as the roofing was remoV-
ell from the mass Of brick beneath, the hrst
sight that met the eye was anything OuL
hopeful. Ten women locked IN eacn others
arms were drawn out Of the debris.
James HaSSOn whose wife had been 10 me
meeting. was foremost In the work, ana the
first person whGm lie drew out OF the oulIa-
Ing was his wife, who died in his arms; ne
laid her beside the Others who were dead, anu
continued to work for the living.
Inside OF the next hour, thirty men anu
women were drawn out dead. but with no
wounds on their bottles and It Is thought nIl
meet lhelr death from suflocation. me S gaS
pipcs had been broken, which caused me
lights 10 go ont and which saveu the rulIs
from fire for the time, but flooded me depTis
with n vapor almost as deadly rs fire mlehI
ruins ruins and bodies dfswn Gf out dead and dying:
One part of the building was reserved for the
dead. but the wounded we're taken IN tne
stores and houses on the opposite siae ml tne 0
street where priests and physicians hulhlhls
tered 10 their souls and bodies.
On Main Street the pathway OF inc STORM
extended from 9Th to llth streets, ana rom
7th to llIh, and not IL single building was lett
standing.
The storm seemed only to have swept a
broad way from 18th 10 9Th Streets but nearly
all the houses between these streets ana on
the interSecting streets were den,n lSnp''
Most OF the cottages, however, and low lrainc
buildings escaped without serious lnSI
From 18th 10 10th Streets nre mostly Sti.al'
farm houses occupied by colorcd families.
The roofs we're torn off hut mot n great amount
ants wr;c hurt. From 10Th down to l9tli.
however. the destruction WAS terrible; let.r
spots an.l family, who live at l.O3, were
quietly seated in the parlnr when the stroih
burst with all It's fury. All OF the MinlIy re,
mained Euddlrd in the hallway ana cScapeu
without injury.
HELP FROM INDIANAPOLIS.
IND1ANApoLIs, March "A relief commit
tee of the Indiana polls Board nf Trade under
the leadership OF Col. Ell Lilly, left this city
at n, m . to-day for Louisville with corps
of SURGEONS and surgical appliances. The
committee also carried one thousand doi
in cash To relieve the immediate wants OF the
destitute and suffering.
ANOTHER WRECKED TOWN.
CINCINNATI 1 \. M.-Lnie dispatches stale
that the tornado struck the town or bowling
Green, Warren County, KY, and completely
wiped II out.
As the wires are down no detailed report
can be obtained and but the mcagre facL that
The calamity occurred has been received.
Bowling Green has Il population OF about o.
900 and the loss of life Is conj2cturcd TO he
CORES spondngIy large.
TIE STORM AT sTACSToN.
SrAUNToN VA.-A very heavy wind storm
mas prevailed here since noon, unr0Ohn2
houses, uprootipg trees and blowing down
fences.