Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-03-30
RUIN WROUGHT IN OTHER PLACES.
The Far Reaching Effect of the Terrible
Cyclone.

The Far Reaching Eject OF the Terrible
Cyclone.
LOUISVILLE, KY. March 29.-The
CoWier-JomnGl has special dispatch
from points in the State visited by
Thursday nights storm as follows:
PADUCAH, KY, March ga terrific
cyclone struck the little town of Grand
Rivers, twenty-Seven miles east of this
city, and nearly swept the place away.
Grand Rivers is the new manufacturing
town just about being established by
Boston capitalists. Ii is situated in the
center of the mineral wealth of South
western Kentucky and was growing
rapidly, and preparations were being
made for big sale Of property next
week. The cyclone came upon the
town preceded by heavy fall of hail
1t came quickly and was gone in a few
moments, Out IN thaJ time .....,
a DOZEN HOUSES
were leveled and as many more wrecked.
Mrs. Matte Beck was hurled two hun
dred yards and killed and John Eth
ridge, boy, was crushed to death by
a falling house. Nineteen others were
injured but only JEFF. KoonS seriously
Houses were swept as kindling from
over entire families while no one was
hurt. A terrible roar preceded the cy-
clone and followed its departure. Pass
ing from Grand Rivers the cyclone
struck the railroad bridge over Cumber-
land river, half mile below, and tore
away span and tOppled the draw into
the river thus cutting off all trains
All telegraph lines were destroyed and
only through a relief train, sent out
from this place, could anything be
learned. At Pennington. twenty-five
miles south, there was great damage to
buildings from the same storm, but no
loss Of life.
At Metropolis, Ind, there was also
great damage. RumOrS are that many
houses were destroyed and several lives
lost. small tug, the packet between
here and there, is also said TO have been
Swamped.
In Paducah, the storm was light,
doing no damage of consequence, but no
telegraph lines were left, and none were
up until late to-day. IL is thought the
story as to this section is not half told.
At London, Ky, a most disastrous
storm swept over a portion of the county
at 1 1 o'clock last night. So far as can be
learned no lives were lost, but
GREAT DAMAGE WAS DONE
to property. The tornado was from a
SouthweSterly direction. and its path
way is reported TO be about half mile
wide. The residence of Robert Early
and all outbuildingS were totally de-
stroyed. The roof was lifted off the
house of Madison Wells, and carried
fully half mile. The storm cloud pre-
Sentcd an appearance of inky blackneSS,
and was Illuminated by incesSant flashes
of lightning
ESuNENCE. KY, March 29.-ThiS sec
tion of the country was visited by a
cyclone, Thursday night at 4 o'clock.
The two-StOry frame residence of Rich
ard Anderson. one and a half miles
south. was unroofed, and large barn
DESTROYED. 1t then caught the two-Story
brick mansion Of James II. Drain,
WHOLLY SWEEPING AWAY
the upper story. Then it caught the
buildings i'm the yard, sweeping them
from existence. One of these was Occu-
pied by a tenant. Joseph Kinney and
family. His little three-year-old daugh-
ter and his brother-in-law, Lon MeddoX,
were killed outright. Kinney was prob
ably fatally injured. and his wife ana
Younger child more or less bruised.