Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-29
STORM ECHOES.
Notes Gathered Here and There
About the Tornado.
The Situation at Louisville from
Eye Witnesses.
The Folly of Trying to Give Correct
Number of the Killed at This
Early Date.

Early Date.
While the LEAF-CHRONICLE's ac-
counts yesterday and on first page
to-day of the disaster at Louisville
are bad enough, it is said by eye-wit-
nesses to be nothing, compared with
the ruin. r. T. Daniel, a well
known travelling man from Louis
vile, was seen at the Franklin
House this morning, and from him
an account was received. He says
the newspaper accounts of the loss of
life and property are not correct. He
took all day yesterday in going over
the district and thinks that it will be
the middle OF next week before the
number of deaths can be clearly
given. The fine residences on
Broadway are a mass of ruin, having
the occupants beneath them. The
bodies that have been recovered are
said by Mr.. Daniel to have been
taken from the Falls City Hall disas-
ter and from the Louisville Hotel.
"The large warehouse of Sawyer,
Wallace d Co." said he, els the worst
demolished building | ever saw, and
in this building were several promi-
nent tobacco dealers who are buried
beneath it," Thaddeus Mason, well
known here, Was killed by this
house falling on him. The whole
territory mapped out in yesterdays
LEAF-CHRoNICLE is a mass of ruin
and Mr.. Daniel thinks it folly to try
to estimate the loss at so early day.
A letter was received this morning
by the family from Will Major, who
is attending the Theological Semina-
ry in Louisville, and much interest
was felt by his friends here for his
safety. He escaped unframed, but
describes the storm as one of the
most terrific scenes ever wit
messed. He says the newspapers
do not begin to describe the
terror of the people, the loss OF
life and fearful destruction of prop
erty. The storm apparently lasted
half an hour, but In reality was all
over in five minutes. He was in
that portion of the city that escaped
with the least damage-corner Of
Broad and Fifth streets. The house
trembled and rocked to and fro as il
it would tumble over, and the whole
city was ehveloped in one continued
flash of flaming lightning, while the
roaring of the wind, the beating rair
and hail, and crash of falling houses
was beyond description. 1t will re
quire several days to ascertain any
thing like an accurate estimate o
the loss of life and property.
The Memphis Ledger says; Ont
of the most terrific storms that ha
visited Memphis for years passed
over the city yesterday afternoon
The wind had been blowing a gall
all day, but last evening about
O'Clock it attained its highest veloci
!, ty, being about forty-eight miles al
, hour, with a drenching rain ant
some hail.
2 f. d. Outlaw and G. A. Coleman
, from the vicinity of Jacksonville, dis
trict q, were in to-day and report tn
: loss of a barn by j. II. Morrow
! blown down by the storm. Ton
: Oneal had Just completed new barr
which had the top stripped entirel,
off. A great deal of fencing wa
blown down.
= AT Caledonia, a village in Trig
+ county, Ky, every house but on
\ was blown down. The store was dc
T. molished and its contents seriousl
= injured, The track of the cyclone
said to be marked for miles by build
r ings being blown down, trees ur
rooted and stock killed.
In the neighborhood of Palmyr
y. the storm was not so severe as a
= other points, though several barn
r were blown down and fences wer
! demolished. Ben Swift had BARI
F, to blow down, Robert Swift lost
= tobacco shed, and LangdOn Hayne
lost barn and negro cabin.
: Subscription funds IRE being gotte
, up in the large cities of the countr
l for the sufferers at Louisville.
The damage done on the south sid
< was slight. The only loss will be Il
/ fences and timber.
e The wind was very strong and dl'
c much damage in and around tn
city.
The damage to the town OF Fay
= etteville, Tenn, is placed at S2Oo,tO
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