The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-03
THOUSANDS KILLED.
A GREAT STORM RNAACES MANY
CITIES IN THE WEST.

Metropolis, IL Village in Illinois, Is De
stroycd---Louisvillc, KY, Scared and
Devastated.
WASHINGTON, March 27,-All tclc-
graphic communication with Louis
vile, Ky, ceased tonight shortly af
ter o'clock, and has not since been
resumed. A report comes by way of
Jeffersonville, Ind, that the cyclone
has done much damage to Louisville,
particularly in the western portion of
the city, where many buildings are
in ruins, and there has been great
loss of life. These reports come from
people who crossed the river tos'Jcf-
fcrsonvillc tonight, but as tclegraphic
communication with Jetlersonvillc is
confined to railroad companies wires
used III moving trains, particulars
cannot so far be had.
TIE LOSS OF LIFE APPALLING.
NV YORK, March 27.-The terrific
ste rs West appear to have been of
far i force in the vicinity of Louis
vii ;, Ky, although there are no posi-
tive OF definite reports upon which to
base any estimate of the damage.
There is not at this hours Il. H.
nor has there been for several hours,
any information, whatever, from the
city of Louisville OF vicinity There
have been rumOrS of alarming loss of
| life by the force Of the cyclone, but
everything needs confirmation. The
absolute breakdown of all telegraph
facilities causes great apprehension
and suspense. The city of Louisville
is beyond all reach Of telegraph, and
is dead city SO faras wire commune
cations is concerned. The cyclone
must have spent its greatest force
there.
a report just received here, says
Chief Operator Breed, of the Western
Union, ut Louisville, had arrived at
Jctfersonville, Ind, across the river
from Louisville. He reports terrible
destruction there. Almost the entire
western portion Of Louisville being in
ruins, and $1,000 to 1900 supposed
to be killed.
This information is said to have
come over railroad wire between
Jcffcrsonvillc and indianapolis. This
must only be takcu as rumor, as
there are no means of confirming the
report at present, and the statement
is only given in the absence of au-
thentic information.
TOLD BY AN EYEWITNESS.
CINCINNATI, March 2S.-2 a. Ill
Information Just received here is that
cyclone struck Louisville in the south
western portion, and took north
casterly direction. An eyewitness
nalTatcS:
II only saw the course of it from
Fourteenth and Walnut to Eleventh
and Market streets. From this latter
point it followed its course to Seventh
and River, where it left the city, and,
striking across the river, reached Jcf-
fcrsonville at the foot of Spring street.
Little damage was done in Jefferson
Vile
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE,
However. in Louisville the dcvas-
tation is terrific, and the loss of life
will certainly reach in the hundreds,
if not thousands. In one building,
at Twelfth and Market, two lodges
and dancing school were in session.
there being in the building perhaps
one hundred people, not one of whom
it's thought escaped. l stood and
watched them working in the ruins
and saw six OF eight bodies taken out
in fifteen minutes.
PILE OF RUBBISH.
There is scarcely anything lett that
would Indicate tins heap OF rubbish
had ever hccn building, and II amy
body escaped, It was bv nothing less
than miracle.