Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-02
THE STORMS FURY
Makes Its Power Manifest in Several
Kentucky Counties.
EVERYTHING SWEPT BEFORE 1T.
Houses LeveIed TO the Earth and People
Killed by Dozens.
HELP FOR LOUISVILLE SUFFERERS

LoU1soILLE, april IA special from
Glasgow, Ky, says: The news just received
from the lower part of this and Allen coun-
ties is that the tornado OF Thursday night
did immense damage in that section. For
ten miles beyond Barren river, and five
miles on this side, total of Is miles, the
storm swept everything before it, its track
extending in width from an acre in some
places to halt mile in others. 1t seems to
have hugged the ground closely and did
not leave house or tree standing in its
course.
So far as can be learned here now, An
drew Winn's house in Allen county was
Ieveled to the ground and his wife killed; ;
George Carver's house was wrecked and his
wife killed; child of Jack Green was killed;
Samuel White, his wife and son were crippled.
White had fruit farm containing so acres and
large number of beehives, and every one
was blown down and every hive carried away.
SEVENTEEN DEAD IN THE COUNTY.
Joe Brushs house. in Barren county, was
Just on the edge of the tornado and was un-
rooted, while Alonzo whitneys house, near
by, was completely demolished, as was William
Buttons. Seventeen lives in all are said TO
have been lost in Allen county, but the names
OF the dead cannot be learned except as above
given. Dwellings, barns timber and fences
were destroyed, and the money loss will be
heavy.
A special from Litchf1eld. Ky, says: News
OF damage done in the extreme northwestern
part OF this county and southern part OF
Breckenridge county by the recent storm has
just reached here. At the falls of the Rough
several hoGseS and small bridges were blown
down and Mrs. Tom Edwards was killed. Mr..
Edwards was drowned from a raft of logs at
SpottsylvanIa bridge on Green river only week
or ten days ago. At McDaniel's eight or ten
houses were more or less damaged and the wife
Of John JarbOe, merchant of that place, was
killed outright by the chimney being blown
over and crushing through the roof. Two
children OF Mr.. John Tucker are reported
killed and several other persons more or less
injured. Near Hartford. KY, in the path of
the storm, was the GigcOnlb homestead. Mr..
GGcumh, Sr., had gone TO Evansville on a raft
of saw logs. His son, aged % and a daughter.
aged Il. were killed outright by being crushed
by the falling chimney.
Two others of the family were slightly injured,
but Mrs. GiCComb escaped death by a miracle.
The heavy stone chimney was blown over on
the house, caying in the room next to il and
carrying the upper floor with 1t. There was an
old-fashiOned loom on the upper floor, and it
crushed through with the falling chimney and
completely inclOsed Mrs. Gigcomb under it.
Its massive frame was stout enough, however,
To hold the roof and falling chimney from
grinding her to death.
AIDING LOUISVILLE SUFFERERS.
IN LoulSNllle the sun came out DrlgnJ InlS |
morning and has been shining all day. The |
ruins dried off rapidly, and the work of repair
ing the damage by the tornado has gone for |
ward energetically. Walls are going up and |
roofs reappearing every hand. The |
work of relief is now proceeding Systematically. |
A half dozen clerks are kept busy taking the |
Statements of those in need. another pays out |
the necessary sums of money. and still |
another records both the name of the |
applicant and the amount paid ouF 1t is next |
to impossible for one family TO draw twice and 1
not lie recorded. The name, address, amount |
of property destroyed are all carefully filled in
the blank lines Of the application. Nothing |
but absolute need is relieved, and that only for
the present Only few were given as much as
so. and that was for burial expenses. The |
majority were s. and S. distributions.
The clearing of the streets entirely of the |
wreckage was begun to-day. A temporary
mechanism has been constructed by which it il
hoped the water reservoir can be supplied 1t
viii bo -iyar = +riaI ~ ,1,,-ro,,- ,,,,,,n- SI,
tlme six fire engines VIII be put to work TO
pump water in;o the reservoir from small
lake nearby. Health Officer Calf said to-day
he feared a great increase of disease re-
suit of lack of water to flush out the sewer
connections in case there should be a water
famine.
THE RUINED BUILDINGS.
1t has been decided by the underwriters that
where building has been only partially de-
stroyed, the fire insurance will be allowed to
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jngs are totally destroyed, the insurance is can
celed, but premiums paid in advance are re-
funded. While at work making repair, at the
Falls City tobacco warehouse last night, Ernest
O'LeaTy fell. receiving injuries which will prob
ably prove fatal. An examination of the ruined |
district shows several buildings which with
stood the greatest violence of the wind.
Out of about so houses destroyed by the tor
nadO in Jeffersonvillc, the owners of four-fifths
of this number are poor people, whose little |
homes were their only possessions All of the
homeless ones have been given shelter by their |
more fortunate nelghbors but the situation |
over there has been much underestimated and |
1t is mistake to suppose that no
assistance is needed in the little city across
the river. In the blocks between Market |
Front and Mulberry and Fort streets nearly |
every home is ruined and the inmates lost most
OF their furniture. Some of them succeeded in | ,
saving only the clothing they wore. Since the | .
terrible accident occurred Dan Phipps has fed |
and given shelter TO l3 families. John Fergu-
son, grocer, has provided for an equal number |
a me ting of the Commercial Club was neld at |
th' rall last night, and speeches favorinr
the asking for outside assistance were made |
Thus far subscriptions to the amount of only
about $3.50 have been sent in.