Telegram-herald., 1890-03-29
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southeastern portion Of the city AZ
Eighteenth street and swept . path
Ave blocks vide diagonslly. reaching in
a ragged lire 70 Seventh street level
ing every building IN IS path probably
2, 800 houses,
rough estimate puts the killed a.
500. with thousands Injured. The city
Is Allied with a orazed mass OF people
wildly seeking friends. large force
OF men is az work on the ruins and about
100 bodies have been recovered. IL Is
impossible 70 get tho names OF those
killed or Injured.
The wrecked portion OF the city lies
between Eighteenth, Broadway, Seven
teenth. and Main streets The storm
passed diagonally across the section,
which Is probably mile square.
About 800 buSiness houses arc de-
s,royed on West Market. Jefferson,
Main and Walnut streets, frow Tenth 10
to sixteenth streets. The city wires on
Main and West Market streets are in
very bad condition, snc there is no out
let from the main Western Union Office
as yet
Probably the greatest loss of life oc-
CURED at the Falls City hall. which was
in the center OF the tornado Ia the
lower rooms OF the hall were fifty or
seventy-fve children, with their mothers
and other relatives, taking dancing
lessons There were at least 1926
persons on the lower floors. and
seyenty-fve more attending a lodge
meeting on the upper floor when
the terrible wind swooped down on the
building The entire structure in less
than I've minutes was shapeless mass
of brick and mortar, burying 400 help
less victims, OF which number few
escaped uninjured. Conservative esti-
mates place the loss Of life at this point
at 100, while other reports indi
cate the number nearer 200. At o'clock
a. N. thirty-hve dead bodies had been
taken from this ruin, and fifteen
wounded and dying. Only those on the
third floor had been reached. the room
containing the dancing school pupils
and visitors not yet being opened.
Falkland, a suburb, is swept away
At the Union depot at the foot of Sew
enth street the Chesapeake & Ohio train
for Washington was just starting out,
filled with passengers. The building
was Frustrated, crushing in on the train.
All the passengers, however, were res
f, cued except one newsboy.
When the storm struck the city the
| people outside of the cyclones clearly
defined limits knew only of heavy
rain accompanied by a high wind. Soon
! came the alarm Of fire from a dozen diff
( ferent stations, and the horrors of the
calamity began 10 dawn on the people.
Great stone warehouses, halls of amuse-
ment, railroad stations, and dwelling
/ houses-all went down before the
| mighty powers of the air.
/ Such desolation no city has known in
this century. Every building, tree
and telegraph pole in the district struck
was leveled. The cyclone was pre-
dicted by the signal-service bulletin
yesterday afternoon but no heed vas
/ paid to its warning The cyclone came
with scarce warning sound.
In all the buildings struck the inhab-
itants were engaged in their usual avo-
cations and made no effort to escape when
their homes collapsed. The district
laid waste comprises an area of the city
three miles long and nearly half mile
wide.
Among those whose bodies have been
I identified are Mrs. May Hodges. Louis
Simmons and four children; Miss App, a
dancing-school teacher who was giving
lessons at the time the cyclone struck
ha - ole
Randolph. Mr.. James Rock. Peter Grum-
ley, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Buffet Chris
Miller, Mrs. Langton, Mrs. Adam Mills,
Mrs Charles Hassom. Rev y Barnell.
pastor of ST James Episcopal Church.
and one child. Fifteen unidentified
bodies are lying in heap at the Falls
I City hall. Other heaps are all over the
city. Many bodies were carried away
by friends and are impossible TO reach.
II is utterly impossible TO give an esti-
mate OF the number Of persons wounded.
Fire broke out in theruins on Seventh
street and man, bis wife and little
girl, were seen wedged under the
debris. and. although they shrieked FOR
aid. and the spectators made herculean
efforts 70 release them. IL was i'm
possible. and they slowly burned 70
death in the presence Of helpless hun
dreds.
The cyclone crossed the river. strik-
ing Jacksonville. Ind, badly wrecking
Front street. which is on the river
front, but no lives were lost
Leaving Louisvills the storm crossed
the river and began is terrible
work az the river hank. sweeping east
ward through a popu!ous portion Of
the city. nothing IN It's path es-
Gaping. Hundreds Of small buildings
and sheds near the river were torn e
pieces Strong buildings beyond we're
lifted from their foundations aud
dashed into shapeless ruin. Churches.
schools, stores dwellings and factories
- destroyed like 50 many cob houses
ard toe fragments borne forward
By the wbirlvind. Chimneys were
broken or and hurled 70 the streets BE-
loW among The people sying for their
lives
TxDrAxAr0LIs Ind March 2s-A r
Lewis. who left Louisville Thursdsy
highs, ssvs thas the streets from tae
louisville hotel % The JsFersonvill =
Mad son q Indiana station fFsurteen e.
sereetl we're SLED 9TH debris 80 TIA
pars - The upper story ofthe aotel men
toned Was carried away and The build
ing A joininz reduced 70 kindlisz wood
He says tse death list ill oertainl
reach soo
TIE relief committee % TIE Tndian