New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
THE LOUISVILLE TORNADO.
Continued from First PAGE.


Miss Rosa App was teaching the dancing class
on - second floor of the Falls City hall wren
the building fell. Her father. licrman APP her
brother. William App. and her sister Ella were
also in the room at the time. Nhen i' reporter
ca cd at their home. Miss Rosa APP was too mucn
hurt to lie seen, but 10 bones are Drokcn ana
she will be ont. Her brother william
was in bed but told Of his experience. was
dancing with Miss Naegcr said he, when
flash of lightning. followed by a crash. maze me
think that the lightning struck some part ot tne
rear of the building he neNt moment ,he n,s
doors that enter into The big hall IN 'front.' new open
! continued dancing and cried to some ol thc
bows TO close the door. They did so aud were
lolting them when they were again blown open
with such force as 10 knock down evcrybody around
item lnen tie window sashcs were blown III
and the building began to rock saw that
tine house was about 10 fall ana i called ma, ,il'
walls would go next. | ran to tlc dreSslh4
room and | think. most of the girls foiloW'u ne
| got under a table and held 1asi 10 one ol 'hc
legs, thinking that might 10 saved IN that way
lncn the walls began trumbnng ma 'hc Ht.'S
went ont and the floor descended Ike an eleN a'or
The crash stunned ne for a moment, DuI nha ,A
flash OF lightning showed me Loe III 'ic u.'iis us
tnIongh WnIcn might have craw lcu nad not NY
leg been pnoned between some timncrS' lhcIc
were people all about me and they were crNlhg
for help but there no one to nid us lu3-'"
and strained. and that is what Is pTlnclpniN 'hp
matter with me now, but | could rot get 100
Finally / heard my fathers voice ana ailS"clri
him. and directly he crawlcd down the noe; ~ ~
took him threc-quarters of an honr 10 rN,I'Y.u 1a9
been help at once we might have saved 3incr.i ~
know about where they all were, but 'hey
were mo;e or less hurt 49, Ill
Mrs. Mary llolzcr was in the Dali Dali
room where the Ladies Of Honor were
meeting the top floor of the fails lily
Building and they all went down rd IN the ,ccrSg criS
and when all were present the calamity came.
There must have been about sevcrty-iV" people
in the room AT the time. None Of them WIS alle %
TO get out before the building fell in. The first
intimatior we had Of what was coming was uhr
flashing Of lightning and the beating OF hai against
the windows The wind howcd, and nc,ro
n fearful roaring noise The people became fright
cncd and hurricdlv gathered their wraps 70
get ont Of the building All were fenrirl ol
imDcndng danger Just nj this moment ! saw
a round hole blown through the wall Immediately
above one Of the windows The gas Wcu' "u'
and then saw another large round ho,c appcnr
i'm the roof Through this | saw the lightning
play with awful grandeur. This natural
light was all that relieved the gloom
and darkness | heard Mr.. Funk. who was on"
Of the trustees OF the Lodge call out 70 all people
TO go out quietly and in body Hr crird 3G'
no- 10 rush. as some one would be killed If they
did Then | knew no more until became con
scious and found that I was partially imne, fcd
down my neck and became aware 'hof had hc'h
struck on tlc head by hrick or timber. J. rN
t1icnfcd my self and by the flashes Of lightning
made my way over the terrible mass Of debris ana
and dead bodies toward thc front
The executive committee ~ tho relief tuna;
which is opcratcd i'm correction with the Board
|
Quarters M Room !. Board 81 Trade. received
larcc number Of rev SUI scriptions Yesterday ara
relieved n number ~ coscs IN which Immediate
ac'ion WIS necessary And T. WAS thankfully re-
ccivc1 in every instance. Tomorrow a fh1rou-
system will he mt in operation. bv which ol
caers will he attended -. The amount OF 'hc
fnnl now in the hands of rcnenrrr Hnckner.
cscep; what was uecd for urgcnf cases Yesterday.
is about 232 600.
The committee from Cincinnati h'mprr "i
Commerce which came down az midniEn' Friday
returned home yesterday. They viewed ~" dcr-
, astatior and said the damarc wls m1"h srca'er
than thcv had supposed The tNccn,Nc ON
declined offers of assistance. '.aIrnnn Rll
Informed gentlemen that IouiSril" proposed -"
. tcic0ror, was also reported which stated That
indianapolis had raised seoooo 70 hc sent if
rccdcd There were oHcrin1s of nssisf0rre fr' ~
other poirts also None ~ thcs" has h"rn A'
ccntcd Mayor Jacobs received many t"l"-ra' s
f-or All over the country Offering help ani
financial assistance.