The state herald., 1890-04-04
A TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
A Large Number of Lives Lost at
Louisville.

The Mississippi Valley wns visited
by a cyclone on the night of tho 27th which
did greet damage and killed many people.
It's track is eco miles wide and extends
from tho Canadian line southeast
CINCINNATI, March 27.-Reports and
private advices have reached tho city Of u
terrible loss Of life and great damage TO
property throughout tho State Of Kentucky
caused by one Of tho most disastrous and
devastating cyclones that has ever visited
that region. The details Of tho loss can
not possibly be given ut the present time.
owing To tho uncertain telegraphic COM
munication, and tho extremely bad condi-
tion Of the rivers. The most alarming and
distressing accounts come from Louisville,
where the loss of life is estimated to be
several hundreds, and millions OF dollars
to buildings Of tho city, hundreds Of which
were totally wrecked by the furious torna-
do, which seemed to vent It's fury on tho
town, carrying death and destruction in its
course and causing panic in the town.
1t was carly in tho evening when the
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furious winds shook massive buildings to
their foundations, and people became ap'
prehensive OF impending danger. Ina few
moments the city was filled with heavy
dust swept In from the surrounding coun-
try, und for twenty minutes or moro 1t
was almost impossible to SEQ anything,
and it was dangerous to venture out on
tho streets.
Plato glass windows were breaking be
fore tho force of the winds, and the noise
and din that was prevailing was fearful to
tho ear. Telographic reports from the ad-
jacent country began to tell of the loss OF
life, and in few moments reports from
the local police force showed that many
were injured in the city by the blowing
down Of signs, and it was impossible to get
convcyances to carry the dead and wound
cd to place of safety.
Tin roofs of houses were torn of and
were blown over the town like SO much
paper, and by ten O'Clock the storm had
reached its height and the damage that
resulted was something terrible. Men,
women and children were killed outright
by the falling buildings, and the calamity
that prevailed for the hour following was
frightful.
At this point the wires went down, and
at the present hour it is impossible to open
communication with the place.
At three O'Clock in the morning a tele-
graph operator crossed the river TO Jefrer-
sonville, and gives the following report:
! only saw the course Of 1t from Four
teenth and Walnut, and Eleventh and
Market streets. From the latter point II
followed its course to Seventh and the
river where it lcftth city and striking
across the river reached Jcffersonville al
the foot of Spring Street. A little dam
age was done III Jacksonville, however
In Louisville the devastation was terrific
aud the loss of life will certainly reach
hundreds, II not thousands. In one build
ing at Twelfth and Market streets tive
lodges and dancing school were in ses
sion, there being in the building 100 peo-
pie, not one of whom is thought to have
escaped. ! saw six or eight corpses taker
out in fifteen minutes. There was scarcely
any thing to indicate that this heap of rub
bish had ever been n building. II any O
its inmates escaped 1t was by miracle"