Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-03-31
A DISASTROUS STORM.
FIVE OR six STATES VISITED BY
A CYCLONE AND TORNADO.

Appalling Loss II Life and Destruction
Of Pr"prr'y-Over 100 Persons
Killed and 900 Wounded aud g..
100000. Worth Of Buildings and
Goods Destroyed In Louisville-The
Lnss Likely to Reach 500 In Killed,
5000 In Wounded, aud Several Nil.
lions In Property.
Last Thursday evening a tornado
and cyclone arose in Tennessee,
crossed kentucky, Indiana and Hi
nois, and subsidized over the province
of Ontario. 1t sowed death and DIES
oIation in its path, causing the death
or injury Of ov.r 1000 persons, and
the destruction of fully FIVE million
dollars worth of property. The towns
OF Bl~dsoe, Eul,a, Dixon Springs aud
GalIa,in, in Tennessee; of Marion,
U"iontown, Sulphur Springs, S.ureis,
M-llani". CI~yviIle, Dixon, Clover
port, Bowling Green and Parkman,
and the city Of Louisville, in Ken
t'cky; Cincinnati. and other places
in Ohio; MadisonviIle, Evansville,
Jacksonville and Princeton, in lndi
ana; Cairo, Mill Creek, Metropolis,
CoultervilIe, Nashville, Little Prairie,
Grand Town, and Murphysboro, in
Illinois, more or less severely.
The storms greatest fury seems to
have spent itself at Louisville. En-.
t~ri"R the southeastern portion Of the
great city at Eighteenth street, it
s~epts diagonal path Eve blocks in
width, tearing ragged line to Sew
eoth street. and leveling every ono Of
the 500 buildings III its path. Com.
pesent judges estimate that over 1000
persons were injured in the city alone,
OF which about $50 were killed out.
right, and $50 to 200 additional are
seriously hurt. The damage to prop.
erty must certainly exceed 100000.
The wind was accompanied by snow
and hail and by flashes of lightning,
aud As the buildings fell several fires
broke out in them.
Relief parties were at once organ.
lied, the FIRE department and militia
organizations called out, and every
thing that could be WAS done to alle-
viate the sutferines Of the dying or
rescue the living from the certain
death which awaited them, unless
promptly succored.
TIE Board of Trade issued q state
ment to the public in which it is stated
that the cyclone spread over a terri
tory covering Il space some 400 yards
wide and three miles in length,
through the residence and business
portion Of Louisville, and placing the
loss ut *2,OOO,OOO. Atlrast 100 fami.
lies we're rendered homeless.
The storm travelled in northerly
direction, but followed no particular
course otherwise. 1t was felt as far
south as Graysville, Ca, 1S miles
south of Chattanooga, Tenn. and as
far north Ms Toronto, Ont, where
snow and hail fell the next morning
Cincinnati was visited by it Friday
morning, and so must Chicago have
been, MS the intermediate crib of the
new wsterworks tunnel, which is
nearly three miles out in Lake Mich.
gan. was nearly wrecked, the 25 men
working there seeking safety on tn,
roof of the crib house, where the
waves dashed over and fr,z. on them
and they remained several hours.
At Cairo several boats and shanties
were sunk in the Ohio river; near
Sebsee. KY, II freight train WAS wreck.
ed, and the engineer and brakeman
were kali d ana thu fireman WAS bad
ly hurt. The storm extended over
s"ch broad area that it will he i'm.
pos ib'e to publish the Individual
losses for several days; hut it IS no,
improbable that, when all is known,
the loss of life will be found to excee d
800, the injuries to persons 5000, and
the damage to property slO,OOO,OOc.
Rmrse nulNse NiAns