The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-29
Loss of Life and Prouerty

Loss of Life and Property
is at present incalculable. Il will re-
quire long days Of painful search and
to reach proper estimate
but 1t is certain that
No Such Havoc
has ever beeo recorded before for RI
American city from such cause.
The Fire Fiend Aids the Wind.
TO add to the sudden horror of the
scene, fire came to seize upon the shape
less ruin and consume the helpless and
wounded, and the disfgured dead.
Louisville is not left alone to mourn
this dreadful visitation. The city Of
Jeffersonville was also invaded and
may OF her homes destroyed, but it is
thankfully reported with no case Of
death ii single household.
Metropolis is Torn to Pieces Men,
Women and Children Buried in
CAIRO, Ill, March 28. a terrible cY-
clona struck the town of Metropolis. Ill
some 20 miles above here on tie Illinois
side of the Ohio river, between four aud
live O'Clock last evening and cut clean
sWath about a quarter of a mile wide
clear across the town, wrecking prop
erty Of all description and burying men
women and children in the debris Of
fallen buildings. The number of vic
Tins could not be ascartained last night
but it is reported that several hundred
people were killed or wounded, and be-
tween two and three hundred houses
were swept from their foundations and
dashed to pieces.
Bowling Green Utterly Wiped DAT.
CINC1NNATl. o., March 2S.-Late dis
| patches state that the tornado struck
the town of Bowling Green, Warren
county, Kentucky, and completely
wiped it out. AS the wires are down
no detailed report could bo got, and the
meagre fact that the calamity had oc-
Cured has been received.
Bowling Green had population ol
between five and eight thousand inhab
itants, and the loss of life is conjecturtd
to be correspondingly large. The i'll
starred town was directly in the path o
the tornado as traced on the map, and
the report beyond doubt is trne.
Three Lives are Lost at Carbondale
ST. LOUIS, March 28.-A special from
Carbondale, ILL.,, says: a disastrous
cyclone passed through Jackson count,
yesterday afternoon. At Grand Towel
Il coach OF the Grand Tower and th'
Carbonda.e railroad was blown from th'
track A number of houses were level
led TO the ground and three lives ar
| reported lost.
! 1t Creates Panic in q Theatre.
| RACINE, Wis. March 2S.-The wors
snow and wind storm known for year
ragged here last evening. Toe roof 0
the stage or the new opera house, wher
Nine. Janauschek was performing, wa
. blown of, creating panic. Many per
sons were seriously hurt.
A Great Lake is in a Fury.
CHICAGO, March 2S.-The storm tha
sat in last evening is still raging at on
o'clock with almost unabated fury. /
high wind aud binding snow is ragin
making pedestrianism almost impossi
, ble Lake Michigan is in fury.
; The Storm Visits Nashville.
ST LOUIS, March 28.-A special frcr
Nashville, H., to the Republican, say
that the cyclone struck that place les
:, night With serri6c fury and force, an
that not a pane Of glass is lefl en-
window with a western exposure. A
though no lives were lost, there wer
many narrow escapes
q Roanoke Feels the Storm.
q ROANOKE, Va, March 2S.-A tegrib
gale passed over this city and neigl
b,1hood to day. a large numoer {
: houses were unroofed aud blown dow
hu5 no lives were lost.
Surgeons Going to Louisville.
|, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March %. i
g nine O'Clock this morning, the reli
10 committee of the Iu6ian apolis board
trade, under the leadership of Col.
Lu!y, left this city for Louisville, with
: corps of surgeons and surgical app
ances. The colonel also carried $40,
2. in case of immediate wants of the Dc
titute and suffering.
a Aid Going From Washington.
!, WASHINGTON, y. c., March 2S.-Mi
q Glare Parton, of the Red Cross Societ
called at the White House to-day al
LII informed the President, who is the {
y ofticio chairman of the goverume
le board Of that organization; that it "
10 her intention to start for Louisville a.
n the devastated district to night to gi
Of whatever aid she could to the suifert
is from last nights disaster.
Quick Work.
u Yesterday at 2.O5 p. m. fire ala
~ was given, the fire being at the residel
tn of the late Mr.. E O. Macy, 204 SOU
We West street. 1t was caused by spal
,e- ,e blown by the high wind from the