Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-29
PATH OF THE TORNADO.
The Work of Devastation Covers a vast


area.
CHICAGO, March 2Sth.-The following Is a
summary OF the reports received here showing
the path of the terrible cyclone.
At Nashville, H., the tornado did about
$4,000 worth OF damage. The Tabernacle, the
largest public building in the city and a two.
story cooper shop. owned by Sawyer x McCraken.
were demolished. Haistones the size Of hens
eggs fell by the bushel and caused the teams on
blown down, and all The window-glass on the
west and north sidss of the building were
broken
At Little Prairie William Rhines residence
was wrecked and Rhines was fatally hurt.
henry Taylor and family were badly hurt.
Two young ladies' it is feared, will die.
A special from Jarbondae H., says disas-
trous cyclone passed through Jackson county.
At Grand Tower number OF houses were de-
stroved and three lives are reported lost.
Near Murphyboro Mr.. Liusley's dwelling was
blown to pieces, his child billed and his wife
dangerously injured.
A tornado struck the town of Metropolis, H.,
doing great damage to property. Many houses
Were blown down.
Mill Greek Mills was visited by storm and
considerable damage is reported. The wires are
down for SIX miles.
At 0lney, ILL.,, the losses on buildings, fences
etc, will be fully S250J0.
A dispatch from Carbondale. H., says that
Jackson county was completely leveled and
many people are reported hurt
AT Grand Tower the coach on the Grand
Tower and Carbondale road was blown from
killed and several injured.
A dispatch from Cincinnati reports that the
tornado struck the town of Bowling Green
Warren county, Ky, and completely wiped it
out As the wires are down, no detailed report
can be obtained, and but meager facts that
calamity had occurred have been received.
Bowling Green has population of between
300 and 5000 inhabitants, ana the loss of lite
conjectured is corresponGingly large. The i'll
starred town was directly in the path of the
tornado, as traced on the map, and the report is
beyond doubt true.
Belvidere, H., was visited by a terrible cleo
tric storm.
Houses were unroofed and chimnevs blown
berry and fences were leveled TO the ground.
The Normal school at Carmi, ILL.,. was demol-
ished. Barns were blown down and residences
unroofed.
The wife of Alex. Miller, near Alexandria.
H., went into the kitchen to watch the clouds,
which were black, when she was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
A violent wind-storm passed over Cincinnati
this morning aud caused considerable damage
among the hilltop suburbs.
At Madisonville, barns and outhouses were
blown down. At the Sixteenth District COLONY
school, on Auburn avenue, the storm struck
with such terrible force that twenty pupils were
panic stricken, but they were gotten out safely.
A dispatch from CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, says
that reports have reached there that the tornado
struck Graysville, Ca, town eighteen miles
south OF Chattanooga, last night shortly after
midnight. The people were sleeping and were
terribly frightened. The roof was blown off of
the large Touring mills. Two houses were
blown down. Several narrow escapes were re-
ported, but no one is known so far to be killed.
freight train on the Louisville and Nash
clone near Sebrice, KY, and was completely
wrecked, the engine topping over an embank-
ment. Engineer Burns and brakeman Howell
were killed, and the fireman was badly hurt.