Evening journal., 1890-03-29

VIEW on MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE
"a rain and the storm gradually increased
in intensity. The rain changed to hail aud
people kept within doors The signal serv-
ice in the afternoon predicted a cyclone, but
no. one thought 1t would strike Louisville
At $50 thesdisaster came. The heavens were
black as ink There was a deep, threatening
roar as the cyclone struck the southwestern
portion Of the city. Then the buildings were
crushed like egg shells and broad swath Of
devastation was tho result
On Came the WhirIwind.
The Courier-Journal says: The mighty
stroke of the tornado fell with suddenness
that scarcely gave time for quicSened heart
beats before those hearts were stilled in
death. Twice before the wrenching asunder
Of life and homes and castles of trade the
impulse Of the gale fought impatiently to ne.
complish the work reserved for the whirline
tiger Of the air, whose avaunt conriers they
were. Twice, for five furious minutes each.
they stroye and passed. on, screeching their
bafiied rage. Then canfe a lull, but only for
little space, and then the tornado thun-
dered over the doomed territory with terri
bic lightnings constantly ablaza
The Path Of the storm.
From Eighteenth and Maple streets.
diagonally across the city, crushing dwell
ings and business blocks Like egg shells. top.
ping down church steeples and wrenchine
warehouses to fragments, the dread visitant
passed to the river front, leaving to mark
the boundaries Of ruin a broad swath Of
wreckage and dead and mangled humanity
impaled and weighted down Or burning IN
the ignited debris
This belt of destruction extended from the
aN 4.4. La
Main. and an equal width across to the
point where the city was first touched The
loss Of life and property is at present iucal-
culable. It will require long days Of pain
full search and computation to reach a
proper estimate but it is certain that no
such havoc has ever been recorded before
for an American city from such a cause. To
add To the sudden horror Of the scent, fire
came to seize upon the shapeless ruiz and
consume the helpless wounded and dlsiigured
dead. Louisville is not left alone TO mourn
this dreadful visitation
No Deaths az JefersonviIle.
The city of Jacksonville was also invaded
and many Of her homes destroyed, but it is
thankfully reported with no case Of death
in a single household. Rumors are current
that The beautiful young suburb Of Parkland
is also sufferer, but whether this is true
or to what extent it may be true, a lack OF
communication by wire or rail and the
awful magnitude of this city's calamity
makes it impossible to ascertain at present
Tho destruction Of the water works tower.
and consequently cutting Off Of the water
supply, is another matter OF damage that
must cause inconvenience and danger 20 the
entire city, while the complete brenkinp
down Of nearly all communications with the
outside world renders the situation pretty
hard.
Saved from the Wrecked HALL
Among those who were drawn out OF the
wreck at Falls City hall, wounded or dying
from suffocation and whose names are known
are: Mr.. and Mrs. PuR James Bidd, Mrs.
Sarah Kelly, Mrs James Rock, little Eva
Wintersilver and her two little sisters. John
She'll of Twelfth and Market streets; John
Good of Twenty-seventh and Bank; Mrs
Mary Hoge, Of Preston and Green; Charles
Donigan, Twenty-ninth and Bank; Henry
Zuigler, Fifteenth and Market; William
jackson, Henry Eelthelden, Fourteenth and
Market; Mr.. Pheifer, Twelfth and Main;
Minnie Henry, Mr.. Walter Grubb, Mrs
Ruffet, Mary Harris, Mrs McGloughlin,
Miss Annie Nile, Miss Mary Harrison and
Peter Fullett
An Hour Of Awful Suspense.
Only a few minutes elapsed after the
burst Of the cyclone when the police and
firemen were at work upon the ruins OF
Falls City hall Il was difficult to clear the
ruin Of women who were found digging al
the slate roof with their fingers crazsd at
the groans hareath each nf wlicl they
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sn hour Of ceaseless labor the frst victim,