The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10
LOUISVILLE DISASTER.
LESS TERRIBLE THAN AT FIRST SUP.
POSED.


l. uller accounts Oh the CSclDnp--OnlN II
Hundred Killed.
The cyclone of last Thursday was
one of the most destructive in the
history of this country. II swept
through the States of Tennessee,
kentucky, Illinois and Indiana.
G.,;., damage was done to property
and many ir>s were lost. The great
est destruction occurred in Louis,
aillc, the first accounts of which were
appalling. The following paragraphs
are cullcd from the tclegrnphic ac-
counts of the terrible storm. and give
some idea of its extent and 'lestruc-
tivcncSS:
The cyclone struck Louisville at
7.30 p. III. 1t entered the southeas-
tern portion of the city at 18th street
and swept path five blocks wide
Nlayonally. reaching III Il ragged line
to 7th street, lcvcling every building
i'll its path. On Market street the
Falls City Hall, II four-story building
was blown down while several Ma
sonic and knights of Honor lodges
were Ill session and one hundred men
and women were buried in the ruins
The district laid waste comprises an
area of the city three miles long and
nearly half Il mile wide. Outside of
clearly defined limits the citizens
knew only of II heavy RAIN, accOmpa-
MED by high wind. But soon came
alarms of fire from different stations,
and the horrors of the calamity began
to dawn on the people. Houses, halls
OF amrSementS, railroad stations, all
went down before thc mighty of the
air. More than two hundred houses
were destroyed and many were dam
aged. \ telegram dated Saturday
says: Up to this writing the total
number killed ut all places where
bodies have been recovered and of
the missing and of those whom it is
reasonably certain are dead is 50.
In addition to these there are above
dozen SO badly injured that death
may cnsuc. From $50 to 200 persons
arc injured to an extent worth noting
and probably hard Oh to 1000 have
very slight bruises or scratches that
do not Inconvenience them" Refer
ring to the wreck Of the Falls City
Hall, the account says: Ten women,
locked III each others arms, were
drawn out of the debris. james Har-
rison, whose wife had been ut a lodge
meeting, was foremost in the work,
and the first person whom he drew
out OF the ruined building was his
wife, who died III His arms He laid
her by the side of others who were
dead and continued to work for the
living. Inside Of the next hour thirty
men and women were drawn out
dead, but with no wounds on their
bodies. and it is thought that they
all met their death from sut1ocatiOn.
The gas pipes had been broken,
which caused the lights to go out.
and which saved the ruins from fire
for II time, but flooded the debris
with vapor almost as deadly us fire
might have proved. Ways were
pierced into the ruins and the vic
TINS were drawn out dead and dying.
One part Of the building, was reserved
for the dead, but the wounded were
taken into stores and houses on the
opposite side of the street. where
physicians and priests administered
to their souls and bodies"
The board of trade meeting held
Friday morning authorized the state
ment that there would be no call for
aid from outside. The lowest csti-
mate puts the property loss ut ST.
600. 600; the highest ut So .OOO. 900. and
the least, founded upon the facts
presented, placed at S2,5OO;OO. There
Isl almost no insurance. Parkland,
suburb, is swept away.
AT the Union depot, at the foot OF
7th street, Chesapeake and Ohio
tram was Just starting out filled with
passengers. The building was pros
tratcd, crashing down on the train
All the passengers, however, were
rescued except one ncwsboy. A dis
patch from Louisville dated March
3lst says: ':Thc water supply is run
ming very low. Every effort is being
made to complete II temporary stand
pipe to be finished by Wednesday
Before that time, probably by to-
night, the city will be almost entirely
without water. Strong appeals arc
being made for all to observe the
strictest economy in its use. but they
do not seem to be effective. Enough
"'tNNl VIII Dt ltStl Ntt ttS ~ DfOUcc-
ton against fire. The total subscrip-
ton now amounts to S48,OOO This
added to $4,000 from tho city makes
$4,000 at the disposal of the relief
committee. The ruins arc still under
police guard. All streets are now
open and the electric cars are run
ming. Business everywhere will be
resumed to day.
The tornado struck the town OF
Bowling Green, KY, and completely
wiped it out. Bowling Green has a
population of about 5000 inhabitants
and the loss of life is conjcctlrcd to
be corrcspondingly large.
ONLY 93 KILLED IN LOUISVILLE.
LoUIsvHLE, Ky, April 1.-The total
number killed here by the tornado of
| Tuesday night is 93. 1t is feared
that r. r. Barton. of Pittsburg, is
dead in the ruins. SO far about $50
| badly wounded persons have been
found. Several of these who were
hurt are at the hospital in q dying
condition.
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