The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-04-04
AcycIone in Kentucky.

a. LIZ C4OAei y dAeOA q y SASS-A ~
night tornado swept over thi
city, wrecking 200 or 300 house
and killing 200 people. The win,
came from the southwest. TIL,
Union depot at the foot of Seventh
street was lifted from its founda
ton and turned over into the rag
ing torrent of the Ohio river. 4
train of cars making up for tn,
Louisville Southern road wen
over with the building. The city
hall on West Market street was
wrecked. In the hall were over
100 people, and but few of then
escaped alive. Many buildings
after falling, caught fire and the
inmates were burned. All the
streets were blocked with the de.
bris of fallen buildings and tele-
graph and electric wires. This
dispatch is carried around the city
to the bridge and sent over the
railroad wire.
ITS EFFECTS WIDESPREAD.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March Is
The effects of the storm were
widespread. For miles in either
direction of the city an occasional
roof was torn off, and trees lifted
out of the ground by the roots.
As a special train sped toward the
fated city, bearing Associated
Press representatives from Indian
apolis, evidences we're first notice
able fully fifteen miles out. Many
title towns along the Jefferson,
Madison and Indianapolis railroad
we're fairly stripped of their signs
md gingerbread work.
When the scene of disaster was
cached an appalling sight was
presented. Crowds of people
hronged Fourteenth street station,
md from there up Main street to
he heart of the city was a mass of
humanity. On either side was
WRECK AND RUIN.
Masses of brick and stone in
leaps presented the appearance of
laving simply crumbled to the
arth. Gangs of rescuers worked
Ike gophers on the great masses
f debris In search for human VIC
ems of the awful calamity. Wo-
aen and men darted before mad
lorses, whose hoofs it seemed
7ould crush them to death. Po-
icemen were stationed at street
rossings to prevent people from
tempting to pass through ruined
koroughfares where partially
reeked walls Htood as a menace
human ife, but their efforts
ere futile and men, women and
hiIdren made their way down dan
erous streets with astounding
ecklessness. The morbid crowd
'ouId not be held back in its wild
esire to satisfy curiosity, and it
as sight worth their efforts to
se. The wreck was so great that
beggars attempt at detail
Immediately upon the burst of
ae cyclone the fire bells sounded
no the police were at work. In
IN minutes posse appeared at
ne Falls City Hall The walls of
{ the adjoining house were first
ropped, and then began the work
{ cutting through the heavy slate
oof that covered ali. At first the
ork was difficult and laborious,
n account Of the anxious multi
lde that thronged the wreck.
he most difficult task was to
lear the ruin of women, who were
ound digging at the slate
WITH THEIR FINGERS,
RACED at the groans beneath, each
{ which they thought assembled
rom their own dying. Everyone
i'd noble work. After an hour of
ard labor, the first victim, Mrs.
arab Kelly, was unearthed. She
as found sitting in an upright
osition, her head bruised and one
run broken. She said: "At the
rst quake a mad rush was made
Or the entrance. Women we're
nocked down an trampled upon
the mad rush to escape. Seeing
le overwhelming jam at the door,
sveral remained behind. The last
saw of my friends was just be-
,re the floor gave way and the
sling fell"
Work was continued, but none
f those whom Mrs. Kelly said
rere near her could be found.
he excavation was then moved
rom the rear Of the building to
ne front, where it was supposed a
renter crowd was gathered. As
Don as the roofing was removed
nd the mass of brick beneath, the
rst sight that met their eyes
as anything but hopeful. Ten