Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-03
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LoUIsgILLE, Ky, Msroh 3l.-Th,s day
will so down in the history of tho Fats
City US Funeral day" From morn till late
afternoon the bells tolled their solemn fare
wells, and the tens OF thousands of sympn-
thi2er7 and mNurnors In the city were
joined by thousands from points as far
away ms Nashville and Indianapolis and
Cincinnati, while every Intermediate rita
tiou sspt liz quota. From the Interior of
KENTUCKY cams many visitors both TO SEQ
the destruction here and tell OF that 10 their
own section.
1; was from some OF those that tina full
story OF the horrors of the storm at Eddy
Vile, Blackford aui Clay, heretofore onl
htntei AZ, was oBtrinsd. The number of
dead at Ed willie, heretofore given as six,
IS now kuown TO DO IL. III and about Black.
ford 20 fatalities are recorded, and several
OF the 1. 4red wl!i doubtless dis, while the
destruction OF all kinds OF property IS past
calculation.
In response to various Inquiries tho
Courier journal sends out the following:
" rue loss OF ili1 from the recent disaster IL
from 10 20 1875, The property loss is from
81 LOCO 900 10 .l,250,000. No assistance is
needed. The relief committees is fully sup
Piled"
But CLAY, a village OF $50 people IN
webster county, appears to have beAn
sIlHGltllI IlGAbA III AHu HlulgEsl Dy llb
turna 30. Tee ilrst house struck was Il two
story frame occupied By Mosas Wl!soa and
Family. rho structure was picked up bodily
and dashed with destructive vehrnienee
against the residence OF william Hopper.
Beth houses wore crushed into shaps.ass
masses, aud Wilson, his Wita. his ssven
ch!ldren Rui his mother and sister, gho
were visiting him, either Ii led OF SO badly
hurt that they di3d In fiT hours. Hopper
ana two OF hts children were badly hurt,
and his wife crippled for lfa.
The UnitsG Brethren, COloyed Baptist rnd
NJ. l. Sonth churches wecs eysied 10 the
ground. The Odd Fellows Hail, every store
In town, the postoffic5 and the school
house wore masses OF rlps, but iultnsO
darkness shrouded the ful scsle, ana IT.
tertors were pupetuatsl by tho groans It
the wounded mud the shriek4 OF The terri.
fed. All night those uuiujnred iD,owai
tho TotS OF retcue, and dlyl'gnt foudd &c
human 5e!ugs dead or wauuisi pat rec1g.
cry. lhe 20, oc its rema!ns, p"essn.el
vaintul sisat. fhltty.e'Ght tuiliiugs had
been destroyed and many more ininrei.
Among the aaed wsro: Tbs Rev. William
PtlllSter, vary popular praHchar; Post
master Com SyOGk aud J. Il HadiGy, the
lsritng msrChGut OF tho place.
NUh the dawn came mes-nngerS from all
qmtter4 praying for atd, Not only had
clay sItf tal, nut the whols couaty had
been swept by Trio storm DsI'hhgd visited
every firm Whsra human liis WIS spSrsd
brute exstenen was AIKEN. hurried and
inconp lrte estimate places the number OF
animals X lied NJ 600.
Il Is q singular fact that OF the 50 10 SIS
persons kslle6 III Oiay an vicinity over -
wsrs children, and In most instances thny
seam TO hayo lost their lives by being
dashed TO the earth. pititul case Is that
of colored family on the farm Of Bsxtsr
Howell, EIGHT mites from Clay. The father
and mother Wore crushed to death, but
three children, one OF them helpless cSip-