The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-02
LEFT NEITHER HOUSES NOR TREES.
AS the Tornado Swept Along tho
Barren River in Kentucky.
The Death List Growing as the
Towns Are Heard From.
Generous Contributions Received for
the Sufferers In Louisville.

LOUIS WILLIE, Ky, April IA specia
from Glasgow, KY, says: "News Just re-
ceived from the lower part of this and Allen
counties is that the tornado Thursday night
did immense damage in that section. For
ten miles beyond Barren river and five miles
on this side, the storm swept everything be-
fore it, its track extending in width from 5C0
yards in some places to half mile In others
The tornado seems to have hugged the
ground closely, and did not leave house or
tree standing in its course. Seventeen lives
are said to have been lost in Allen county.
and number of persons were injured"
A special from Ltchfeld, KY, saws:
'News of the damage done In the extreme
northwestern part of this county and the
southern part of Breckenridge county by the
recent storm has just reached here. At Falls
Borough, several houses and small bridges
were blown down. Mrs. Edwards was killed
AT McDaniels eight OF ten h0nses were more
or less damaged, and the wife Of John Jar
Doe, merchant, was killed outright. Two
children of John Tucker were reported to be
killed and several other persons more or less
injured. Near Hartford, KY. the Gidcombe
homestead was struck and Mr.. Gidcombe,
his son and daughter, were killed outright.
Two others of the family were slightly in
iured."
The work OF relieving the needs Of the tor
nado's victims In this city progresses very
satisfactory. Contributions continue to
come In with gratifying lberality and are
systematically applied. Notwithstanding
the unfavorable weather considerable is be-
Ing done to restore 0ider In the devastated
district on Main street. A few firms are
about ready to resume business. The work
of removing the debris from the Falls City
nall has been abandoned. Probably there
are no other bodies ia the ruins. The first
reports did not exaggerate the number of
people in the hall when it fell. No correct
estimates could be given of the number
generally supposed to have met death be-
meath the ruins. All the survivors were re-
quested to report at the Office Of the chief Of
police. Ii no inquiries come In for the miss
ing no further work will be done on the
ruins. One of the greatest dangers of the
present situation Is water famine. The
water in the reservoirs is low. Even at re-
duced rate Of consumption there is not more
than three days supply and no immediate
prospect OF pumping any more. The pump
Ing station is crippled, the stand pipe
wrecked and the water company paralyZed.
Health Officer Gait said today that he
feared great increase in disease as the re-
suit of the lack OF water to flush out the sew
er connections. While at work in making
repairs at the Falls City tobacco warehouse
last night, Ernest O'Leary fell and received
injuries that will probably prove fatal
Out OF about 80 houses destroyed by the
tornado in Jeffersonville. the owners of
four-ffths are poor people whose homes
were their only possession. ALI the home
less have been given shelter by their more
fortunate neighrors. The situation over
there is much under estimated, and it is
mistake to suppose that no assistance is
needed.