The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-02
Part of the City Wired Ont Of Ex-
itence and Many Lives Go Out
in the Aw'ul rrash Of
Falling T.mbers.
Over One Hundrsd L'vNs Lost and
Nearly Two Thousand 0n alngs
Wreclred--The Loss Of Srop-
erty Over S2.5oo,ooo.
Heartrending Scenes at the MOSQUES and
Among the Ruined u ns- -Great
Damage by the lorna 10 In Ten
nessee. Ke itucky, Indiana
and Illinois.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 2o.-A tor
nado struck Louisville at 1880 o'clock
Thursday evening, 1t entered the south
eastern portion OF the city at Eighteenth
street, and swept path five blocks
wide diagonally, reaching, in ragged
line, to Seventh street, leveling every
building in its course. Probably 1000
houses were destroyed and rough esti-
mate puts the number Of people killed
at Ave hundred, while there are many
thousands injured. The city is In
craze and the inhabitants are wildly
seeking relatives and friends. A large
force OF men is at work on theruins, and
about 100 bodies have been recovered.
The buildings on Main street from
Eighth to Fourteenth streets are in
ruins, not one Of the handsome whole
sale houses being left standing. On
Market street, Falls City Hall, a four
story building, was prostrated, while
several Masonic and Knights Of Honor
lodges we're in session and hundreds OF
men and women are buried In the ruins.
At the Union Depot. st the foot OF
Seventh street, Chesapeake & Ohio
train was just leaving when the storm
struck the building, carrying 1t down on
the train. All the passengers were res
cued with but slight injuries, except
one newsboy who was badly hurt. Such
desolation no city has known during
this century and every building, tree
and telegraph pole within the storm
stricken district is levelled. The storm
came with scarcely warning sound and
the inhabitants were engaged in their
usual avocations when their homes were
destroyed. The district laid waste in
the city comprises an area three miles
long BY nearly half mile wide.
The Courier-Journal says: The mighty
stroke Of the tornado fell with sud
denness that scarcely gave time for
ouickened heart beats before those
hearts were stilled in death. Twice be-
fore the wrenching asunder Of life and
homes and castles OF trade, the i'm
pulses OF the gale fought impatiently to
accomplish the work reserved for the
whirling tigers OF the air, whose avant
..,.tn.s ~ a., u,ara Tvica for Ave fu-
M ;os aaoh thav atrova and
passed on, screeching their bafiied rage.
.a.oa "a than tha tornado tbundered
over the doomed territory with terrible
liQhtnings constantly ablaze. From
Eighteenth and Maple streets, dag
onallv across the city, crushing dwell
~ "a hns,rass hIocka l,lre egg shells
,ss,,na s | down church steepies and
ppnahsnc 1pps warehouses 70 fragments
~. d.ood visitant nassed 10 the river
.ne are4u slS.vans psSs a. h"nnda arie.
lIon', iea,,s Nss - .,nath 90 wracLage and
u ,ss l.n .ona,ad hnmanitv imnaled
ae.u anu .n 80 hurn;no in N,
.na weisnseu ~ uo"A "
gnneeu u1or,S, ox,ordod ,rou
rms ooiI 10 y, =, S,".h s,raet 40 tar a.
sne wess s siuvOl NJ, anS an eouai widtl
Ninsn anu ~ air. | n'sora ,he c,tv WA
across " 'ns pns TIM ,oss % ., ,;ts and nron
urss .ouonou. ,osion,ahIa II vii
srty Sae preson' ,noa io,.', so..ah ~ ~,
teqne iong eays y. p a.,,n, ato
,omputatioh " reson p.opy, -
put IL is certain ssas NJ ouDA 'VU 49,, 40
ever oeen recorueu oe,one .'od ~ IT, IT, Id add !,
san city lron sum ~ .So soans A.
tne suuuen notroi ~ ~ oiess ,rir
came 70 seize upon ',.s .ue snspv,eS' s~muSsd % an
ana consume tse Ioip,oss -, ~
iishgurea dead L0S,s, sauaas,, 70 o,.s,".io, vS 70,
slohe 70 mourn 's,s S Ill Ia ~.
Inc city u 1sno.s.A hasa. a,
+ Also inva1eu anu many t,i,' ~ h 1919 S.no.,st ~
Hroyed' puN " - snsnN III 80. ~.
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no%t Ill. !, ~ n. ,a,v j vuo,rl !,
..H W. oous oossntiv c,ttin
0mef .u 0y. 1880 ma,tsr ,
~ ms.e, s.pp.t' s, ,a,sa an inanite de,
s. a,anOo snsI O I'd | dsnaer 70 the q,
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.p0iy, rn,,o III, sTY ss''ru, To- tion wi,
aown ol neM a. ~aa.. .ha s,,na,ic
wy yse%s yiN "'~ TT ''"TT
pe0umsrly ns1u T,, .,.A 80 =. .hr,
ty Wy NlyyI t,As ~ y S Sa,Stas 80 :, satirS
oo,,s s,s S,o ss. os r0 ,ha 1.onnd In the MAJ
was sn~ .siu n ~ .%o sI srosrsss a. ths lin
n o,,a~ad thst rl,v aoo 10
snu y 70 pei1toD ~ hn,,d,na Iona n,
'neil hve' ua,h c. vs.. 5000 ds,,ot ve,
nou' sS oo'o ro,,,.,,,,la