The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-04-03
STRICKEN CITIES.
IFax-Reaohing Effects Of the Cyclone
Of Thursday.
Many Lives Have Been Lost and an Enor-
NOUS Amount Of Property Ruined
In Illinois, Indiana, Tennesse
and Other States.


In Illinois, Indiana, Tennesss
and Other States.
BOWLING GREEN, KY, WIPED OUT.
CINCINNATI, March 30. - Late dis
patches state that the tornado struck
the town of Bowling Green, Warren
county, KY, and completely wiped
1t out As the wires are down
no detailed report can be obtained, and
but the meager fact that the calamity
had occurred has been received. Bowl
ing Green, has . population of about
5000 inhabitants, and the loss Of life is
cOnjectured to be correspondingly large.
3:15 a. m.-All efforts to secure news
from Bowling Green, KY, up to this
hour have proved fruitless. Bowling
Green is out of the world as far as get
ting any information from there is con-
cerned. The worst is feared and the
best is hoped for.
AT METROPOLIS, ILL.
METROPOLIS, ILL.,, March 29.-This
town was Thursday visited by the most
fearful storm in its history, resulting in
the wounding and death of portion Of
its citizens and such wholesale de-
struction of property as was never
known here before.
RUIN AT OLNEY, I'LL
OLNEY, ILL.,, March 29.-News has
reached this city Of more damage done
by the cyclone of Thursday night than
was at first anticipated. The storm
brought destruction and ruin to this
vicinity. Six miles southwest H. Clark,
a farmer, lost his dwelling. The
residence of Mr.. w. ODonnell
was destroyed and his daugh-
ter injured. Martin Totten's fine
barn was blown down. A milliner,
Miss Spoonster, received injuries that
may prove fatal. Mrs. Matte had two
ribs broken and her breast crushed.
Her condition is critical. Mrs. Heem, a
blind lady, was bruised and otherwise
injured. The loss to property, not in
sured, ranges from $40, 600 to $50, 600.
AT OTHER ILLINOIS POINTS.
CAIRO, ILL.,, March 29.-The gale here
Thursday night sunk several shanty
and fish boats on the Ohio river and
rendered navigation almost impossible.
In the city it blew one frame house
from its foundation into the water. Nc
one was hurt. The gale blew at the
rate of sixty miles an hour at Mill Creek,
and five houses and several barns were
leveled and Mrs. Hartline and her
child severely hurt.
DECATUR, Ill, March 29.-During the
storm of Thursday evening Charles and
Emma Black, children of Charles Black,
wealthy farmer, were riding home
icsburg, when lightning struck the boy,
killing both him and the horse. The
little girl walked home through the
driving rain to tell of the awful death
Of her brother.
AT JEFFERsoNvILLE, IND.
JEFFFRsoNvILLE, Ind, March o.
Jeffersonville was struck by the cy.
clone at o'clock Thursday night
Fortunately not a person was killed,
though some were badly hurt. East
of Front street the old Orphans Home
was demolished, ten buildings, mostly
private residences, were totally
wrecked, and many others were badly
damaged. West of Spring street the
damage was even worse. Among the
residences blown to pieces in this dis
strict were those of Mrs. Cranweiss,
loss, $4,000; William B. narriweil,
loss, $4,000, and Rev. T. g. Bosley,
loss, $4,000.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March %. Evans
vile escaped lightly as compared with
the Louisville horror, but there were
many rumored casualties that ordinarily
would have been considered serious
enough. The south wing OF VI.
mer's brewery collapsed. and two men
Claude Tilly and Joseph Winnegar-
were crushed to death. The loss will
be s25, 900.
WASHINGTON, Ind,, March 29.-Addi
tional particulars of the great storm in
the southern part of this county show
that five houses and seven barns were de.
'stroyed, many horses and cattle killed.
and over 200 miles of fence ruined. The
track of the storm was about ont
mile in width. So far as can be learned
no lives were lost.
PRINCETON, Ind, March 29.--ShortlJ
before o'clock Thursday night a tor
nado swept over the country just north
and west of this city, doing an immense
amount Of damage to the farm houses,
farms and valuable timber.
: At Lyle's Station, five miles
west, Ralph Ashby was badly hurt, the
roof Of his residence falling in on him
and holding him down uutil assistance
came to take him out. In short at least
fifty buildings in this county have beer
wrecked, together with large number
of valuable stock killed. The total loss
will be great.
IN GEORGIA.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 29.-Re.
ports have reached here that tornado
struck Graysville, Ga, town eighteen
miles south Of this place, Thursday
night. The roof was blown of the large
fiouring-mills, and two houses belong.
Ing to John Woods and T. T. Wilson
were blown down. Every house and
,outbuilding at Allsbrook was destroyed.
Several narrow escapes are reported, but
it is impossible to learn whether or moi
any body has been killed.
IN VIRGINIA.
+ STAUNToN, Va, March GA heavy
wind-storm has prevailed here since
noon Friday, unroofing houses, uproot-
ing trees and blowing down fences.
A NATIONAL CALAMITY IMMINENT.
New YORK, March 29.-Sergeant Dunn,
of the Signal Service, in an interview
yesterday afternoon said that one Of the
greatest calamities the country has ever
known is imminent, and that it is the
duty Of the press to warn people Of the
Lower Mississippi to prepare for the
worst. He says:
1T Will be the greatest calamity that has
ever beeallen that section Of the country. The
damage will be greatest below Memphis. The
storm is just like IN enormous pitcher Of watsl
poured upon country already flooded.
Although several immense crovasses
have been found In the levees below
Vicksburg from 500 to 1,500 feet wide and
twenty to twenty-five feet deep, carrying %
millions Of gallons Of water every second, the
height Of the river at vicksburg and Cairo has
remained almost stationary at the top Hood
limit. This shows that the channel Of the
river below Is al choked mp with alluvium
and debris from tho first flood, and that
this is acting as dam which win
eventually work havoc with al the levoes.