Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-31
DAY OF FUNERALS.
But Ninety-iour Bodies YET
Found in Louisville.
Reports Of Widespread Disaster From
Outlying Towns.
4 Family OF Elk Caught Under Fall
Ing Walls.

| LorfsyILLE, Mar 80 w ork under the
supervision of chief Taylor and the boa I'd
of trade committee on the wreck stopped
early this morning. 1t 10 .ieyed no more
bodies will be found. The Seither contin-
ues pleasant and there il 40 suffering. The
clearing away Of debris will BE- resumed
tomorrow. Ninety four bodies have been
recovered and 1t 10 supp lsed Eve or six
more may be found in oot Of way places.
OF the il jared to noticeable extent. the
| closest estimate 10 25-
| A good many of the estimate. of dsmzse
to property have been very much too high
The actual loss, from . fnanciAi stand
point, will not be 30 great ~ was supposed
at first. The tobacco warehouses we're not
hurt to the extent stated. Nesrly all Of
those demolished were old buildings, and
. comparatively small sum will put the new
ones In repair again. The great demand
now is for brcklayers. Probably 800 of
these can he given employment, and the
contractors announce that they will pay
them - so a day.
| The total insurance, 1t is believed. will
not exceed SIPS 900. OF this. 4l00. 900 is
life insurance. The life insurance 10 upon
laborers and middle class people, and in
! small 10 cent companies. About $50. 900
is in the Knights Of Honor and will be
promptly paid.
Where Most Destruction Occurred.
Perhaps the most destructive work done
by the storm was on Market street. For
three squares north of Ninth street nearly
every business and dwelling house was de-
vastated. Houses were hurled into the
street, and the de brs in many places WAS
piled thirty feet high. The picture Of sor-
row and desolstion to be witnessed on
Market street Yesterday, where homeless
women and children were wandering about,
vieviDg the places from where they so mar
rowly escaped the night previous, bsffiss
description. Every house from Ninth to
Eleventh street was almost tota ly demol-
ished. West and east of these streets the
tornado did irigbtful damage, but the
destruction of property was hardly 90 great.
Worse Stricken Points than Louis
vile.
The loss may reach we'll towards $780, |
900. No work has been done on the rune
today except by individuals, and no bodies
are reported taken out any nywhere. The |
funeral professions have followed each |
other in quick succession to Cave Hill, St. |
Louis, Pertrand and other cemeteries, and |
the city has been all day in mourning. |
Many of the funerals have been with mill |
tary. Masonic or other hOnors and some Of
the scenes have been very impressive. |
Mass. have been said at Catholic churches |
and sermons preached at Protes . ant. Ofefs
of he % continue TO come in. Liberal con |
tributiops 10 the fund are reported from |
citizens here and several from outside.
Miss Clara Barton, president of the Red |
Cross. with J ID. Hubbeil general Ii
agent of the association. and } II More |
land, foreman of their work at ihnsto IN,
arrived here tonight. Miss Barton said
II find there will be no need of our assist |
snce here. The first news We had placed |
the loss of life so high. and the report that |
Bowling Green was entirely swept away
indicated 50 terrible distress there, that in |
spite of strong reluctance we left work |
all ready before u, 10 come. IL sppesrs
there was ! oints in the storm track where
here was much more need of our help
than at oui.sile, AMI we hoped TO learn
Of these more def lltely here. l find tne
calamity IN Louisville has been met with
admirable courage and good sense"
Killed by Their Own House.
An Fl zabethtown, KY, special says the
hou,eaUf Nathan Pau sey in that county
"a. demolished and his family of six
caught under the falling walls. His dsugh
ter was killed outright. Paulsey cied yes
t.rtay afternoon. The houses of VIM
Hayden and Isaac X chsrdson were un
rooted. A negro WAS killed at Hsyden'..
One or two other fatalities are reported 10
the country