The Delta independent., 1890-04-01
A TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
A Large Number of Lives Lost at
Louisville.

The Mississippi Valley Was visited
by cyclone on the night of the 27th which
did greet damage and killed many people.
Its track is 200 miles wide, and extends
from the Canadian line southeast
CINCINNATI, March 27.-Reports and
private advices have reached the city Of q
terrible loss Of life and great damage TO
property throughout the State Of Kentucky
caused by one OF the most disastrous and
devastating cyclones that has ever visited
that region. Tho details Of the loss can
not possibly be given at the present time.
owing to the uncertain telegraphic COM
munication, and the extremely bad condi-
tion Of the rivers. The most alarming and
distressing accounts come from Louisville,
where the loss of life is estimated TO be
several hundreds, and millions Of dollars
to buildings Of the city, hundreds Of which
were totally wrecked by the furious lorna
do, which seemed to vent Its fury on the
town, carrying death and destruction in its
course and causing panic in the town
1t was early in the evening when the
cyclone reached the city. The force Of the
furious winds shook massive buildings to
their foundations, and people became APP
prehensive OF impending danger. In few
moments the city was filed with heavy
dust swept in from the surrounding coun-
try, and for twenty minutes or more 1t
was almost impossible to see anything,
and it was dangerous to venture out on
the streets.
Plate glass windows were breaking be-
INV h6.f TO- - e., th. N
apd din that was prevailing was fearful to
the car. Telegraphic reports from the ad-
tscent country began TO tell of the loss Of
life, and In q few moments reports from
the local police force showed that many
were injured in the city by the blowing
down Of signs, and it was impossible TO get
convcyances TO carry the dead and wound
ed To q place Of safety.
Tin roofs OF houses were torn on and
were blown over the town like SO much
paper, and by ten O'Clock the storm had
reached its height and the damage that
resulted was something terrible. Men.
women aud children were killed outright
by the falling buildings, and the calamity
that prevailed for the hour following was
frightful.
At this point the wires went down, and
Mt the present hour it is impossible to open
communication with the place.
Al three O'Clock in the morning q telc-
graph operator crossed the river TO Jeffcr-
sonvillc, and gives the following report;
Z" only saw the course Of 1t from Four
tcenth and Walnut, and Eleventh and
Market streets. From the latter point it
followed its course TO Seventh and the
river where 1t left the city end striking
across the river reached Jcffcrnonvillc at
the foot Of Spring Street A little dam
age was done IN Jcnersonvillc, however.
In Louisville the devastation was terrific
and the loss OF life will certainly reach
hundreds, IL not thousands. In one build
ing at Twelfth and Marke. streets two
lodges and . dancing school were In ses-
sion, there being in tho building 100 peo-
pic. not one Of whom Ia thought TO have
escaped. l saw six or eight corpscs taken
out in fifteen minutes. There was scarcely
anything TO indicate that this heap of rub
bish bad ever been n building. Ifany of
Its inmates escaped II was by miracle"