The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-30
THE STORM KING.
Ills WORK NOT SO OTFRR!BLE
FIRST REpOHTED.


and Fifty People Killed at Louis.
,iile--s2, 800. 900 Wor h of Property
Observation-Disclosures of Death and
Destruction from Other Towns.
fBy United Press.l
LOUISVILLE Ky, March 20.-The
latest and most intelligent estimate of
the total number of dead throughout |
the city is that it will not exceed one |
hundred and fifty persons. This is
careful and fairly accurate.
?,50O, 200 Worth of Property De- !
stroyed.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. March 20. -Es;i-
mates of the loss here are placed by Dun
X Co at 81, 100000 Only three bodies
have been recovered this morning. They
are George Foster, Nose Lazarus and
William Clifford.
The Tiger of the Air at Grand Tower.
GRAND Tower, ILL, Mar. 29th--
About 4 80 O'Clock, Thursday afternoon
a terrible cyclone, half q mile in width,
passed over this city and towns adjoin
iag, laying waste everything in it's path
and spreading death and desolation in
many houses. Four people were killed
here.
Dreadful Tidings From an Indiana
Town.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 29.-R-ports
received from Point Township, Posey
county, state that nearly one hundred
people were killed and injured and that
number of physicians have been cal
led TO attend the injured There is no
chance Of obtaining any thing reliable
from that section.
4 New story OF Dacth and Destruction
NuRpHRYsBoRo, N. G March 29.-The
cyclone passed through Jackson County
Thursday evening, spreading death and
destruction iu its path. About twenty
five people are reported killed. Sixteen
are reported killed in and about Shiloh
AID north Of Campb I'll Hill in the
northern part Of the county. Several
were killed about Poplar Ridge in the
southern part of the county At Grand
Towe. four were killed; three children
are missing and there is great destruc.
ton OF property.
Paducah and Grand River Lashed by
the Storm.
sf~sT'<,rIE, KY, March % The
swath of the tornado which wrought
such terrible destruction in this city i!
clearly marked throughout the State
Reports from Paducah, near whicl
place the whirl wind must have entere'
kentucky, give details of much dam
age. The new towns of Grand River
on the Cumberland river, was destrOye
and several people killed. In Larki
county many houses were razed t
the ground. From CIittenden count
the same story comes. Heavy storm
are reported from nearly all the rive
counties. In Christian and Trigg coul
ties. in the southern part of the State
the loss OF life and property was yer
heavy. East of Louisville but lit
serious damage is reported, although
number Of houses were unroofed by tt
wind.
Blackford, KY, Swept Away.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 29th. A lie
ter from Blackford, KY, confirms Il
report of the severe calamity at tn
point. Nearly the entire town W
swept away by tornado on Thursd
night Many were killed.
The Cyclones Work on the River.
MEMPHIS, TENN, Mch 2sth.-Wo
has lust been received that the tow DO;
Nail City, was caught by the cyclic
Thursday night at Gayosa, 1876 mi
above here. The entire tow was 10
including one fuel and two prodr
blrges Six of the crew were 10
names not given. The Nail City v
uninjured.
Only One Mason Injured.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 29th.-I
Mssons committee have wired the
lowing to Leander Bordick, Grand NJ
ter, at Toledo, Ohio. "From what
can gather, IT, Q, are about 400 hou
destroyed. Three hundred persons
injured but are still alive, of VIII
twenty per cent. will probably die fir
their injuries. One hundred and tw
ty.five are now dead. The citizens sc
desirous Of caring for their own d
aud injured. Only one lodge room
destroyed. As far as known only
&son was injured, and he not dan,
otly.
Caledonia Entirely Destroyed.
oUlsvILLE, March pa specia
Times from Hopkinsville, Ky, s
orts of most distressing nature
10 to be received from the sectio
and adjoining counties that '
OF by the cyclone. In some pl
e-'re farms, houses, barns and fe
wer, laid waste The loss on proper
6eybnd computation. The town of
donta was entirely destroyed.
rh.\ Latest Statistics of Death
Damage.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 30
atett estimate of dead made this a
noorb places the figures between
hund bred and twenty and one hun
aud lffty. One handred bodies
beenI recovered up to the present
and khara ara but few persOns nc