Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

hind The last she saw Of h.r f-5.,,.t. /.
ras Just before the floor gave in aud the
ceiling fell.
Tho work was continued. but none a,
those whom Mrs Kelly said we're rear
her eoald BE- found.
The excavation was then moved from,
the rear Of the building to the 'front.'.
where u was supposed tho great crowd
was gathered As soon a. tho roofsnv
was removed and the mass Of brick h.
meath. the first sight that met the eyes
vas any thing bat hopeful
Ten women locked in each oshers.
Arms. we're drawn out of the debris All
! dead but one. Mr.. James Ha<=eu
whose wtfe had been at the lodge meet
ing. was foremost in the work. ar-i the
hrst person whom he took out % the
ruined building was his wife. Who died
in his arms. He lay her by the side Of
the others who we're dead and continued
TO work Tor the living.
inside ~ tre r~xt hour tnlrsv men
and women were drawn out dead. but
Win no wounds On their bodies. and IL
i thought al met their death FROM suf-
location The gas pipes had broken.
which caused the lights 20 20 oat and
saved the rvins from IRE Zoe the
time. but flooded the debris with a va
por almost as deadly as ths a-e might
nave proven Ways we're pierccl into
the breast of the ruins ami bSites we're
drawn out dead AMI dying. One part Of
the building was reserved for the dead.
but the wounded were taken into the
stores and hoasss on the opposite side
OF the street. where physeians and
priests administered % souls and bodies.
Along against the pathway OF the
storm. extending from sixth To Tenth
streets, and from seventh - Eleventh.
not single builain, was left standing.
/ Occasionally a massive stone or iron
Front still stood in the air. while the en-
tire structure proper had been swept
away. This morning IL presented the
most stupeudoas spectacle OF disaster
aaa ruin ever witnessed. In the course
OF the storm lay the prime tobacco mar
set of the city. and to-day the ware
/ houses almost 70 the last enc Law in
ruins They include the Kentucky.
1 PleSetts, Ninth-strect Pals Ctr.
Ph1nix. Green River. Louisville. En-
terPrise. central and Planters. The
/ destruction % the Louisville and Ninth
street warehouses cuald not possibly
have been more complete Thoasar rts
of hogshsads % tobaeco lay In the mass
II hrick and mortar. some exposed 10
/ view and others buried from sight be-
meath ths debris
/ The Louisville Hotel, between Sixth
and seventh streets. was unroofed and
otherwise wicked, while the bniisKlnx
west, occupied as a cigar store upon the
| First foor. and sleeping rnJns apon the
second and thirsi. was razed enssregvso
the ground. no- a single hrss.IxN IN ain
ing in place In the destruction Of .hts
house many lives wers lost. prizs-rsssy.
of persons " ho orcupied sleeping rooms
there Many Of them we're young girls
employed az the hotel next daor.
>1loons snA ether available places
have been tnrned mo hastily i'm
provtsed morgues. where thu bodies are
taken as fast a. recovered ami left
awaiting ideatidcation- Patrol wagons
are being pressed into service az dead
wagons % convey the co~pses % the
designated places
Elsvee.h street seemed to serve as a
kind q fge for the storm. a. al inter-
ecpting objects IN that line are pras,-
tically reduced - nothinzneSs A. IL
rushed down this street it carried with
it the frUnts Of the buildings. which are
mostly residences. on each side. leaving
in many instances the furniture and
other contents unm0lestel Frequently
from the center Of some three-sissei
dwelling the unbroksn chandelier Is
still swinging
Jefferson and Main streets are almost
IN as bad condition as others. and wag-
Ous are c7rting away soiled and broken
furniture from homes that we're yester-
day but are to-day 10 longer. The
massive trees in the park on jefferson
street have been twisted and broken
like rods. and lay crossed and piled
upon each other.
The storm district in Louisville Is de-
seribe as extending from Eighteenth
to Seventh street. and from Main street
10 Broadway. This includes q territory
about mile square, and across this Sec
tion the cyclone swept diagorally
Main street is the principal wholesale
street Of the city. and Market street.
one Of the leading retail streets. also
lies within this district This street l.
one string OF stores for distance OF
over two miles, extending from Preston
street To OTwenty-second- In nearly all
the buildings there arc families resid-
ing above the stores. The business see
tion of the visited district runs south 10
about Walnut street. and from there to
broadway it is residence quarter, and
many Of the finest homes in the city are
located in that place. There are also
several large churches in the district
The Union Depot is on the river bank
at the foot of Seventh street, at the
mouth of the canal. and the Louisville
bridge crosses the Ohio river at Four
teenth street The City Hall and other
buildings are located in the quarter
where the damage was done. and shc
courthouse i iast outside Of il. on JEFF
fer~on. between Fifth and sixth streets.
The Fails City Hall. which was de-
stroyed. Is on the south side Of Market
between Eleventh aud Twelfth streets
The village OF Falkland which Is said
10 have been laid waste. j. 4 residence
suburb, which lies a. the southwest
corner q Louisville. Just outside the
city limits
Scenes Described ~ .-ye-wIsnsSses-
CINcrNNArr. March a9-Conducto- r
b HOIborn. cf the Louisville & Nash
Vile train which arrived At half-past
eleven o'clock yesterday morning. said
TO Z re poftsr- All along the line con-
"a ,.~Fa.-frTs .afaer-.,h r,fn.