Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-03
WRECK AND RUIN.
Louisville and Other Points Wis
tied by Fearful Disaster.
A Cyclone Leaves Death and DeStruc-
ton in Its Path-Frightful Loss
of Human Lives.
Scenes of Surging Humanity Searching for
Loved Ones Bpggsrs DescrlptiOn-Many
Ruins Take Fire
LIVES AND PROPERTY DESTROYED

LOUISVILLE, KY. March %, H.
Shortly after 9 O'Clock tonight a tor
nado swept over this city, wrecking 200
or 300 houses and killing 200 people. The
wind came from the southwest The
Union depot at the foot of Seventh street
was lifted from its foundation and turned
over into the raging torrent of the Ohio
river. A train of cars making up for the
Louisville Southern road went over with
the building. The city hall on West
Market street was wrecked. In the
hall were over 100 people, and but few
OF them escaped alive. Many buildings
after falling, caught fire and the inmates
were burned. All the streets were
blocked with the debris of fallen build
ings and telegraph and electric wires.
This dispatch is carried around the city
TO the bridge aud sent over the railroad
wire.
ESTIMATED AT EIGHT HUNDRED.
WASHINGTON, March IS, a. m.-The
loss of life by the cyclone at Louisville is
now estimated at 500.
DESTRUCTION AT METROPOLIS, ILL.
CAIRO, Ill. March 28-A private dis
patch from Metropolis at a. m. states
the cyclone there caused death and de-
shuotion, but no particulars whatever.
The wires are down in every direction.
Indicating that the storm assumed large
proportions, and but meager particulars
are obtainable. The Mobile and Ohio
wires are intact TO Mill creek, this side
OF JOnesbOTe. Capt. Williams, claim
agent, states that between Louisville and
Mil Creek fifteen telegraph poles were
carried down and that many people were
injured. But TO this hour of writing
q! p. N. there could be secured no par
ticulars. Reports from Metropolis state
that 100 houses were wrecked At IL
o clock tonight the wind is blowing
sixty miles an hour.
VARIATIONS OF AN EYE WITNESS.
/. CINCINNATI, ONO, March %, "a. m.
Information just received here is that
a cyclone struck Louisville in the south
western portion and took a northeasterly
direction. An eye witness narrates: 1
only saw the course OF it from Eleventh
and Walnut streets. From this latter
point it followed its course to Seventh
and the river, where il left the city and
reached Jeffersonyille at the foot Of
Spring street. Little damage was done
in Jacksonville, however. In Louis
vile the devastation is terrific and the |
loss of life will certainly reach hun |
dreds, if not thousands. In one |
building at Twelfth and Market streets |
two lodges and q dancing school were in |
session, there being in the building per- !
haps 100 people, not one OF whom it is |
thought 10 have escaped l stood and |
watched men working in the ruins and |
saw six or eight bodies taken out in fif-
teen minutes. There is scarcely any |
thing left that would indicate there had |
ever been q building or that any of the
inmates escaped. The path of the
cyclone was about square and half in
width. -
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE.
CHICAGO, ILL, March ga late
special says: Metropolis. small village
in Illinois about thirty-fve miles from
Cairo, was destroyed by storm and sew
eral hundred people killed and injured.
COMMUNICATION SHUT OFF.
NEW YORK, March 28.-The terrific
storms west appear to have been fatal in
the vicinity of Louisville, KY, although
there are no positive reports upon which
10 base any estimate of the damage.
There is not at this hour @ AND, nor
has there been for several hours. any in
formation from the city of Louisville or
vicinity. There have been rumors
OF alarming loss of life by
the cyclone, but everything
needed confirmation. The absolute
break down of all telegraph facilities
causes great apprehension and suspense.
The city OF Louisville is beyond all reach
of the telegraph and is q dead city so far
rs wire communication IS Concerned.
The cyclone must have spent its greatest
force there.
ST. LOUIS SUFFERS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. March ga terrific
wind storm occurred here this evening.
The electric light station building was
unroofed, and Schmidt's restaurant was
also unroofed. 4 cornice of Springs
grain store was blown off, e bow was
blown out of the window, but escaped
unhurt. The wind then tore down two
frame buildings belonging to the Clark
estate, unroofed the stores of ,
Messrs. AcLane & Newell and DR.. !
Aliens office, and completely wrecked
Herrin 8 brick shoe store, a two story $
frame building occupied by Mrs. NJ Spin I
ster as millinery shop, was crushed like I
an egg shell and Mrs Spinster buried in ,
the ruins She was quickly extricated !
and found TO be seriously injured. She {
may not Recover. Robert Byre's build r
ing was uuroofed and John Goldy's resi- I
1ence wreckei /. The storm struck the !
house of Dell HarrelI, which was COM !
Dleteiy demolished. The family sought 9
safety IN the cellar and es, aped unhurt. 4
Adjoining, the residences OF Mr. Mar .
shall and H d. Morse were badly dam y
aged. The residence of Mr.. Mathes near >
Oy was lifted from its foundation and I
crushed. !
BURYING THE FAMILY. o
: the ruins. All escaped serious injury I
ave Mrs. Mathss, who now lies in a ,
critical condition. Many other houses
we're considerably damaged A cow and | q