, 1890-04-03
GRAPHIC accouNr.
Complete Particulars of Louisyiilc's
Awfui Iato,

ANiut l0tt,
LoUIsvuLE. March 2S.-lt Is very ovi-
dcnt 1t WIS not a cyclone that visited
this city rs the effect was too wiuo
spread. For miles in either direction
occasional roofs were tom oil and trees
lifted out by the roots. A the special
train sped toward the iatcd city, beating
the Associated Press Teprescntatvc8
Gum Indianapolis, the cyiuenCus were
first noticeable fully my miics out.
First camo to view an occasional dead
trcu broken tn pieces. then larger and
more substantial trees, aud lntuiy the
Hiuuirgus of the forest.
Many little towns along the line Of tho
Jcilcrtouyllc, Madison ~ indianapolis
Tund wore fairly stripped Of signs and
ginger bread work.
When the scene OF the disaster was
reached an appalling s.ght was pre-
syuteG. Crowds of people throngCd the
] ourtCenth street station and from there
..np Nam street to the heart of the city
thoro was mass of humanity ON the
FothOr side was the wreck and ruins.
Great masses ui brick aud stone IN heaps
presented the appearance of having
simply CFumblcd to earth,
Gangs of rcscuers were at work ON the
great masses of debris an search for
worerk Is so great that II beggars all
attempt at detail.
Immediately upon the burst OF the cy-
clone the fire bells sounded and the
police went tp WORK. Within ten min o
utcs u posse appeared At th0 Fails City
wreck The walls of tho adjoining
house We're iirst proIped, and then be
gan the wor, of cutting through the roof
that covered tho dead. After en- hour
U. Ceasclcss labor the first victim, Airs
Sarah Kelly, was unearthed. She was
found sitting upright, her head bruised
and one arm broken. She said at the
first quake she made rush for the On
trance. Women were Knocked down
and tram plea on. Seeing an overwhclm-
iug Jam Ut the door, seveIal remained
behind.
Tile excavation was then moved from
the rear 10 the front where 1t was sup
posed the greater crowd he'd gathered.
As soon as the roofing was removed
and "A muss OF brick ten women were
found, locked In each Others arms, and
thoy wcrc drawn out Inside thu next
hour sixty men and women were drawn
ont dead, but with no wounds. II Is
thought that all met death lrOm sutiocu.
ktion. Tho Cnspipcs were broken and
poded tho del,ris with vapor almost as
badly US a lire might have proved
ays were pierced into the breast OF the
4 Ing were drawn out.
TnE VICTIMS AT rALus CITY HALL,
Probably the greatest loss ol lie oc-
cured ut the Falls City hall, which was
IN the center OF the tornado. In the
\ lower rooms oi the hail tucfu were liity
Il or seventy-fiyo children, with their
4 mothers and other relations taking
dancing lessons. There wec at least l25
persons ON the lower ilOors and seventy
live moro attending Lodge meetings on the
upper tiulr wnen the tcrnUle wind
swooped down III on che building.
The entire structure In less riian five
minutes, was u shapeless niAsa OF brick
and mortar, buying tho .J1 helpiess
victims, ot which number but few os.
capped uniniured. Al 3 o'clock this
morning >thlriy dead bodies had
beon taken iron, this ruin and hltetI,
woundcd and dying. Only those on tho
third floor had been reached.
At IL 80 the room where tho children
l had been dancing was reached.
y Lewis Simins, Jr.. has tor hours been
moving about In agony, ~ the trout oi
&at portion OF tho wioch whore his
room had been searching for his vito
and four children there. When the
room was reached Mrs. Sinms was
| found fatally hurt, Then within about
| fifteen minutes of each other, three oi
| Simms children were recovered. They
wcre unconscious, and there Is only "A
faint possibility OF their living.
While the father was iinplorine the