The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-31
between BlcGsoe aud Fulia, In the path
Of the storm, arc blown away, and hun.
dreds of people are injured and without
A TOWN WIPED our,

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1t Is reported that tho whole town o.
Dixon Springs, in Smith county, thirty
five miles distant, wab swept ont OF cx
istence by the angry cyclone. Wire com
muniCation Is interrupted. F'a..,
Those Injured by the storm near Gall.
attn are doing well aud nil will probably
recover. Business in Gatiatin Is tempor.
arily suspended while the people discuss
the fearful disaster. In the path OF the
storm are to be found horses and cattle
lying upon the ground In great numbers,
killed by falling trees and other debris.
Tho Chesapeake 4 Nashville road Suffers
greatly. In two places about 600 feet OF
high trestle worl, was destroyed and
two 300.ton iron bridges were blown
from their pillars and wrecked. A mile
Of track was torn uplby the cyclone. The
loss to other property fn the district Is
estimated at 81 100000.
WEBSTER COUNTY has FIFTY VICTIMS.
For several miles in Webster county,
Ky, it swept everything away. Houses
and barns were totally destroyed; beds,
furniture and clothing have been found
all along the road from Morganfeld to
Dixon. The killed and wounded ut
Webster will number not less than fifty.
AT Cloverport, Ky, the storm OF wind,
rain and hail passed over the city Thurs.
day night about 8 o'clock, doing consid.
cradle damage to property. The roof OF
the Southern Methodist church was
blown of and considerable damage was
done to the building.
A Marion, ky., special says: All day
fresh reports have been coming in add
Ing to the sad story OF the destructive
cyclone that swept through this county
west 10 east at sunset Thursday.
The track of The estorm is q quarter OF
a mile wide und 1t travelled thirty miles
across the country. Mr.. CArenac More.
land and two children are dead. Mrs.
Moreland is seriously injured. Their
houses were blown down and burned.
EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST.
A dispatch from Marion, Ky, says
that large portion OF that town was
destroyed and eighteen lives lost. A
:amily, consisting OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Montague and four daughters and the
mother Of Mrs. Montague, living in the
country eight miles from Marion, were
crushed to death by the falling OF their
lwelljng. la4s -. ,EfF
At Enterprise, Ind, the Methodist
'hurch and four dwellings were demol.
shed but no lives reported lost. A
lwelling at the mouth OF Race creek and
.wo farm houses near Scottsville, Ind,
we're destroyed LT,.f N6
A family boat moored about five miles
'bove the mouth, OF Green river was
iashed to pieces against 4 tree and n
nan named Frazier and wife and sister
we're drowned. y y
INCREASING TIE LONG LIST OF FATALITIES.
Berry Rich's wife and child are NOR
ally wounded and their house was
blown to atoms. J. II. Robinson's
laughter was killed and the house and
ontents scattered over the country.
The large two.story frame house OF
dutch Sullinger was carried away and
limsetf and wife were badly hurt, and
heir children were found several hun.
lred yards away safely lodged in the
louses. The wounded will reach 55 or
more. The physicians Of this place was
ataly injured. ,'sg-g=
At Sulphur Springs the storm did con.
iderahle damage. Gid Combs house
vas blown to pieces, killing one Of his
daughters. R.N. Fitzhugh was crippled
md is likely to die. Considerable other
lamage in other parts OF the county is
eported.