Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-28
News by Telegraph

Chicago.
SEVERAL BAD RAILROAD WRECKS.
Decision by the Committee
on Pacific Railroads.
LOUISVILLE LEvELED.
Part Of the City Destroyed by Tor.
nado-Fifteen Hundred Lives Said
Neighboring Town, Badly Damaged
Five Hundred Lives Lost There
Kansas and Southwestern Missouri
visited-A Village Destroyed In Hill
nois-The Wind Blows Forty MILES
an Hour at wichita, Kansas-The
storm General Throughout the West
happily Moving Eastward.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 27.-A tornado
visited this vicinity last evening creating fear
full havoc and destruction of life. An esti-
mate of the deaths will reach a thousand.
Jacksonville, Ind, is reported to have been
swept by q storm, causing loss of six hum
dred lives.
CINCINNATI, March 2S.-Q:30 am Ut is
reported that many hundreds of lives have
been lost at Louisville, KY, Jeffersonville,
Ind, and neighboring cities. tornado
devastated the region.
No accurate reports are obtainable. Rumor
places the loss of life in Louisville at fifteen
hundred and in Jacksonville at five hum
dred.
NEW York, March2S.-Th terrific storms
west appear to have been of fatal force in
the vicinity of Louisville, although there are
not positive or definite reports upon which
to base any estimate of the damage.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-There is not at
this hour e a. N.Y. nor has been for hours
any information whatever from the city Of
Louisville or vicinity. There have been ru-
mors of an alarming loss of life by the force
of the Cyclone, but everything needs confirm
alton.
The absolute breakdown of all telegraphic
facilities causes great apprehension and sus-
pense.
The city of Louisville is beyond all reach
of the telegraph and is dead city 90 far a.
wire communication is concerned. The cy-
clone must have spent it's greatest force
there. A report just received here says the
chief operator of the Western Union at Louis
| Vile had arrived at Jacksonville, Ind,
across the river from Louisville. He reports
terrible destruction there, almost the entire
western portion of Louisville being In ruins
and loco to 1900 supposed to be killed.
| This information is said to have come over Z
| railroad wire between Jacksonville and
Indianapolis.
This must only be taken IS . rumor al
there are no means of confirming the reports
at present and the statement is only given IL
the absence of authentic information.
| KANSAS CITY, No., March 27.-A severe
storm has prevailed throughout Kansas ant
southwestern Missouri to-day. Snow il re-
ported from some portions of western Kan
sss but the fall has not been heavy and NJ
injury to winter wheat has been done. Thu
barometer varied in different localities from
25 at Wichita to 29.28 at this point
the lowest reported for years. Thu
velocity of the wind was extraordinary to
suoh a long continued storm. At Wichita
an hour and did considerable damage. Heav.
plate glass windows were smashed In, sign
displaced and chimney tops blown down
The water works building was partl.
unroofed and q part of ono wall VA
blown down, falling upon . workman Nance
william Eads aad severely injuring him
Telegraphic wires are badly affected ant
many down altogether. A. Abilene. Kan.
considerable damage was done to ehimneys
afternoon, but melted As soon ~ 1t reaches
the ground.
CAIRO, ILL.,, March 27.-A wind and hal
storm passed over Cairo ct O'Clock. Hal
stones weighing over three ounces foil. N
damage was done here. Considerable dam
age is reported from Bard's Point, No. ,wher
the wind blew down several houses. Dam
age was slso done along the line of the Mo
bile and Ohio railroad. All the wires fror
this city are down and there IL no chance
obtain further information from the sur
rounding country.
NASHVILLE, Ill, March 37.-Msssenge,
from Little Prairie, settlement fv
miles south of this place, reached tow
about six o'clock this evening wit
the intelligence that the village ha
been visited by cyclone and every houi
people have been badly injured and som
could not recover. The messengers had le
Little Prairie to obtain aid for the suffere,
before the full extent of the disaster WI
known and particulars have not yet bee
received. In response to the summons ever
physician in Nashville left for Little Prairi
ST. LOUIS, March 28.-A special from y
tho storm. Losses on buildings, fences, etc
will foot up fully $25. 1000. Among Il
buildings damaged were the school, the Metl
odist church, Hopkinson's residence, Barne
Phillips livery stable and residences of Hol
William Bower, 8. J. Eckenrode and
Samuel Mcclure. The smokestack OF Il
electric light station was blown down an
the building unroofed. Sshmidt's restaural
was unroofed, the cornice of Springs graz
store blown of. The wind then tore dow
= the frame buildings belonging to the Clal
estate, unroofed the stores of Messr
MoLane and Newell and DR.. Aliens Off
and completely wrecked Herin's brick sh'
store, the two story frame building occupis
Z by Mrs. Sponsler as = millinery s1op, "
buried in the ruins. She was quickly
traoted and found to be serious
injured. Robert Byer's building was u
rooted and John Goldy's residence wreeke
The storm seemed to gather renew
strength when it struck the house of D.
Harrell. which was completely demolishe
= The family sought safety In the cellar .,
escaped unhurt. The adjoining residenc
of DR.. Marshal and 81. d. Noise were bad
damaged. The residence Of Mr.. Nath'
= near BY, was lifted from its foundations u
crushed, burying the family.
All escaped serious injury save n
Nathes, who now lies in q critical conditic
Many other houses were considerably da
aged. A COW and . calf were taken up
the wind and carried over quarter OF n
and dropped in a field uninjured. The dwt
y ing of John Bourrell was blown complet
) away, not q vsstige of 1t remaining.
streets are filled with debris.
Advices from Jefferson City, No., Oh
, Girardeau and Charleston, No., state q
the storm was very severe and at the lat
r | place one life was lost, q woman, name