Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-30
IN OTHER STATES.
The Handsomest Buildings in jefferson. |
VILE Blown Down. |

Vile Blown Down.
JEFFERsoNvILLE 1nd.), March 29th.-
Among the buildings blown down here
were many of the handsomest in the city
The damages to buildings and other prop
erty are not less than $500, 600. At least
$50 houses were wrecked and many families
rendered homeless, some penniless. Not
less than 300 houses were more or less in
Jured; consequently this number of fam
lilies are homeless. 1t is hard for them to
find shelter, although everything is being
done to secure suitable homes for them. In
almost every instance the furniture belong.
ing to these families is totally destroyed.
Some of the houses will have to be con-
demned at once, as their present condition
is extremely dangerous.
IN PosEY COUNTY.
EVANSVILLE Ind. }, March 29th.-Reports
from Point township, Posey county, state
that great damage has been done and a
number of lives lost.
ONLY RUMoRs.
CINCINNATI, March 29th.-The only def
mite information about any Kentucky town
this morning comes from Black ford, where
thirty.one buildings were either wrecked
or badly damaged, and six persons killed.
News from Bowling Green and Marion is
meager and unsatisfactory, though it is
reasonable to suppose from all the rumors
they suffered terribly Reports say there
are twenty-five dead in each place, and a
quarter of million in property destroyed
AN ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED.
GALLATIN (Tenn.), March 29th.-News
of the terrible storm of Tuesday night is
slow to obtain, and it will be Tomorrow
before full list of the dead and injured
oor ho ho1
tween Bledsoe and Ealia in the path of the
storm was blown down. and hundreds of
people are injured and without food or
shelter.
1t is reported that the whole town of
Dixon Springs, in Smith county, thirty-fiv
miles distant, was swept out of existence
by the angry cyclone. Wire communica-
ton is interrupted. Those injured by the
storm near Gallatin will probably recover.
The Chesapeake and Nashville road suf.
fers greatly. In two places about 600 feet
of high trestle work was DESTROYED and
two or three hundred ton of iron bridges
were blown from their pillars and wrecked.
The loss to stock and other property in
this district is estimated at two million
dollars. Dispatches from Marion, Ky say
that large portion of that town was de
stroyed and four lives lost. A family
consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Montague
and four daughters, and the mother of Mrs.
Montague, living in the country eight miles
from Marion, were crushed to death by the
falling of their dwelling
A family boat moored about five miles
above the mouth of Green river was dashed
to pieces against tree, and man named
Krazies and his wife and sister were
drowned.
WIND, RAIN AND HAIL.
MoRGANFIELD (Ky.), March 29th.-A ter
rife hail and wind storm visited Union
town, KY, and Union and Webster coun-
ties Thursday night. At Sturis hail half an
inch in diameter fell and the wind un-
rooted several barns.
At Sullivan the wind was worse, destroy
ing many buildings and woundiDg ten or
twelve men and women. For some miles
in Webster, between Clayville and Dixon,
it swept everything away.
The wife of w. B. Taylor and the son of
Henry Hammock. an unknown man, and
others were killed outright. Houses and
barns were totally destroyed. The killed
and wounded at Webster will number not
less than fifty.
At Cloverport, KY, the storm of wind.
rain and hail did great damage to property.
DISTRESSING REPORTS.
HoPKINsvILLE (Ky.), March 29th.-Re-
ports of the most distressing Lature con-
tinue to be received from this and adjoin-
ing counties, which we're wept by the
cyclone. In some places entire farms,
houses and barnes have been laid waste.
The town of Caledonia was partly destroyed.
great deal of valuable stock was killed in
this county, and number of persons in.
jured.
YOUNG LADY KILLED.
BEAVER DAM tKy.), March Goth The
storm did great damage at Sulphur Springs
The daughter Of Girdon Coombs was killed
and several people were badly hurt.
DESTRUCTION AT GRAND RIVER.
LOUISVILLE, March 29th. Specials in
regard to the storm say that the new man.
ufacturipg town of Grand River, near
Paducah. was struck by the blast. A
dozen houses were blown down. Two per-
sons were killed-a woman and boy
and twenty were hurt.
All telegraph lines were destroyed. At
Pennington there was much damage to
buildings, but no loss of life. At Paducah
there was little damage. The telegraph
lines are down, and it is thought that as
the storm through this section has not
been heard from it may be one of disaster.
PANIC IN A CHURCH.
a thrilling scene occurred at the st.
Lucas Evangelical Church in Jacksonville,
where Rev. H. NJ. Gersman was holding
services The building was a handsome
brick. 1t swayed and rocked, and the west
wall began to bulge inwardly under the
terrific pressure OF the wind. The roof
blew off with loud report. Women
screamed, and one lady, Miss Caroline
Ruehl, tainted, but the Rev. Gersman re-
mained cool, and led his flock safely to the
parsonage, where all remained until the
danger was over.
FROM WEALTH TO POVERTY.
Jacksonville, while not officially seeking
assistance, can find many places where aid
will be of the utmost importance. Many
are rendered homeless and penniless.
Some are thrown from comfort 10 poverty