Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-29
Scores Of Deaths in Kentucky and
Illinois Towns,
ARCHER'S HEAVY STEALINGS.
He Began Looting the Strong
Box Three Years Ago.
A BRITISH SEAL PoAcHER SEIZED
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.
No Great Loss OF Life at Metropolis, but
Many Deaths at Other Points.

METROPOLIS ILL.,, March 29-The cyclone
damaged property here to the amount of
100000 or more. The Riverside Touring mill
lost its roof and part OF the wall. Two three
story brick business houses on Front street
we're wrecked. besides a number of frame
structures. Shetton's foundry and Glass &
Mention stave factory are demolished. The first
National Bank building was nearly demolished.
All the churches are badly damaged. Hicks
pottery works was wrecked and dozens of resi-
dences are blown down. The storm was one
fourth of mile wide. Only one life was lost,
that of a colored woman, but a number are
badly hurt
MuRPHYsBono, ILL.,, March 90 About
twenty-five people are reported killed in this
vicinity. Sixteen are reported killed in and
about Shiloh and North Campbell Hill, in the
northern part of the county. Several were
killed about Popular Ridge. in the southern
part of the county. At Grand Tower four
were killed, three children are missing, and
there is great destruction OF property.
VIENNA, Ill, March CIV. j. Suits house
was destroyed and his wife and a domestic in
the house received injuries from which they
will die. John Walker and little child were
instantly killed. Many houses were unroofed.
SPARTA, ILL.,. March 29.-The hurricane
swept across the country one mile west of
Sparta Thursday, wrecking farm buildings and
devastating the territory IN its path. Many in
juries are reported. but none fatal
ST. GESEvIEvE. No., March 29.-The cyclone
struck Bloomsdale. in the northwestern part of
this county, and in an instant 1t was trans
formed into a mass of ruins. Five dwelling
houses were literally blown to pieces. The
Catholic church steeple was blown of while the
congregation was at worship in the church, but
no one was hurt.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March pa severe wind
storm struck this city at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning and continued till late last night The
velocity was forty-eight miles on hour. Some
slight damage was done to property all over the
city. consisting mainly of damaged roofs and
broken windows.
Specials from Nashville report O terrible
storm north of there.
At Gallatin, Tenn. several houses were de-
nnolished. John III. Tibbitt, his two children
and young girl were killed by falling walls
Mrs. Tibbitt was seriously hurt. James Patter-
son and Mrs. Tatum were badly injured and it
Is thought both will die. Several other people
were severely injured.
The iron bridge over Deshler's creek. on
the Chattanooga road. was thrown down and all
trains have been abandoned.
The town of Raigin is said to be a complete
wreck, every house except one being demol-
ished- A child of the postmaster was killed
and another seriously injured. Seven build
ings were blown down. a negro woman killed
aud number of persons injured.
At Belleview two men were burned to death
in a building.
EVANSVILLE, IND. March 29.-Mr. James
Norieet, director of the Grand Rapids Com
pdul. dITlNeu Iulc ldSL evening ana DrllgS
details Of the storm. The principal Office was
completely destroyed. the hotel partially so
and eight other houses blown down and
completely destroyed. Mr.. Richard Beck,
Abe Murray and a little boy were killed and
seventeen others seriously injured. large
party of eastern capitalists expected to leave
Boston tomorrow for Grand Rapids.
The new iron bridge just constructed over
the Cumberland by the Newport News and
Mississippi Valley road near Kuttawa was
p0C he'd no nd ,,,ko
river.
The track Of the storm was also through
Eddyvllle. where it str uck negro settlement
and killed two persons and wounded nineteen
others.
Nearly the whole town of Blackford. Ky.,
was swept away Thursday night. Few houses
stand. and these are badly damaged. Damage
and loss Of life is very large.
Reports from Point township. Posey county,
Ind, say nearly one hundred people were
killed and injured.
A brakeman on the Ohio Valley road arriv-
ing here at IL o'clock last night. reported that
at blackboard and vicinity not less than thirty
lives were lost
At Newbury twenty-five dwellings and large
number Of barns were demolished and num-
Der of people were seriously injured.
LOUISVILLE. March pa COurier-.Tournul
special from Evansville says: The Fulton street
brewery there was wrecked and four men were
caught. One OF these was taken out dead
Three others-Charles Tillie, Ed. Kelly and
Joseph Ningar-are still in the ruins
An unknown negro was drowned and washed
ashore by the capsiZlng of tug boat. The
Louisville and Nashville train to Nashville
ran into tree near Sebree, Ky, and was COM
pletely wrecked Peter Burns, the engineer
one of the Oldest on the road, and WV. Powell
were killed.
GRAND TOWER. ILL.,. March 29-The storm
Thursday passed over this city, laying waste to
everything in its path. The following were
killed, Geo. Meyers, John E. Bright, Mrs.
Carriers infant, Mrs. Common. Quite a number
were injured
EMrSEScE, KY., March 29-This section was
visited by the cyclone. Joseph Kinney's three
year-old daughter and his brother-in-law, Lou
Maddox. were killed outright Kinney was IA
tally injured. His wife and younger child
were mora IN lass br1Iisa1