Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-30
CYCLONE SUMMARY.
The Devastated District at Louisville
Presents Scene of Desolation.
The Dead Estimated at I25: Seriously Injured,
S00-A Beautiful Day-Searching the
RuIns-Sotes From other Points.
A BEAUTIFUL DAY,

pSThtuE6 Is spring AkS. 1u6 Work OL
recovering bodies buried under the de-
bris of Thursday nights tornado goes
bravely on with larger forces. A pref
tier, brighter day could hardly be inn
agined, and It seems scarcely in keeping
with the sad scenes beng witnessed in
the center Of the tornado's track on
Market and Main streets, as the remains
Of the unfortunate. victims are brought to
view from time to time. The fine
weather, however, is very favorable for
the work Of clearing up the debris and
removal of valuable goods in the tobacco
and mercantile district to safe shelter
from the elements.
To-day's developments viii in all
probability disclose the fun extent of the
terrible affection visited upon the city.
SCENES OF DEsoLATIoN.
Frank Raoul lay in a pine box dread
fully mangled. He had been killed
while standing in Ikeburg's saloon on
Main street.
The body of Frank Hoy was also lying
there.
One Of the most desolate looking Sec
tons OF the devastated district is Chapel
street a narrow thoroughfare one block in
length, extending from Main to Market
streets between Tenth and Eleventh.
Not a house fronting on it but what was
torn to fragments, and the debris lines
both sides so that there is scarcely room
10 pass through the center of the street.
The damage, however, is mostly confined
TO portions of homes and most of the
houses above the first story. Strange as
It may seem, notwithstanding the terrific
force of the wind and the air being filed
with flying missiles of every description,
members of but one family were injured
10 any serious extent. This was the
Sabric family, living at No. 3ll, the
first house south of Main street on the
east side. The Sabric residence was a
two-storY brick, and all of the members
Of the family, father, mother and sons
were in it. The tornado
TORE IT TO PIECES
in twinkling, and all were caught be-
meath the tumbling ruins, except John,
one Of the sons, who then set to work ex-
Treating his father and mother, both of
whom were injured, but to what extent
cannot yet be told. The others were
taken out and it was found that William
was dead. All the other brothers were
uninjured.
The most exciting scene occurred at the
two-story dwelling of Mr.. Goodspur.
He and bis wife and children were in the
second story, and soon the lower parti-
tion collapsed leaving the inmates sus-
pended in mid-air. In all the wind and
rain the whole family were forced to
jump into darkness, receiving, FORUM
ately but few bruises. This was miraou-
lous escape, and they had scarcely
jumped from the building before the
whole structure had fallen to the ground.
At the lower end Of Fifteenth street
every corner house was carried away,
and many houses entirely swept to the
ground.
THE BOUNDARIES
of the district swept by the hurricane as
nearly as may be described by streets
are as follows: Coming from the south
west, the wind began its destruction at
Broadway, sweeping the roofs between
Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets, thence
northeasterly diagonally TO Chestnut.
On Chestnut the damage is between Six
teenth and Fourteenth; on Walnut, be-
tween Fourteenth and Twelfth; on Green,
between Twelfth and Tenth; on Jeffer-
son, between Eleventh and Ninth; on
Market, between Eleventh and Eight
zenith; on Main from Eleventh to the
Louisville hotel, in the middle of the
square between Sixth and Seventh. Be-
tween Sixth and Eleventh the hurricane
swept to the river and thence leaped to
Jeffersonville.
Reports were prevalent in this city
during the afternoon that "Parson''
Davis, who is here with his combination,
was dead. There is no truth in II. He
and his company are all o K.
Mayor Jacobs placed the district under
martial rule. The district is described
as follows: Jefferson street from Tenth
10 Twelfth; Market street from Eleventh
to Eighteenth, and Main street from
Seventh to Tenth. Shortly after Chief |
of Police Taylor ordered the deputies I'M
der his charge TO arrest any suspicious |
character found on the scene of the dis |
aster, and every person caught in the |
act Of pillaging houses or robbing bodies. |
Temporary roofs are being put on |
wherever possible, ind hundreds of hogs |
heads Of tobacco being carted to the |
IN parts Of the city untouched |
by the storm.
REPORTS FROM OTHER POINTS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 29.-The |
Courier-Journal has the following |
special reports from towns visited by |
nights storm:
A terrific cyclone struck the little |
town of Grand Rivers, twenty-five
miles east of Paducah, Ky. and nearly |
swept the place away. The storm /
came upon the town quickly and il was /
but few moments before a dozen /
houses were Ieveled and as many more 1
Mrs. Matte Beck was hurled /
200 yards aud killed.
John Eteridge, crushed to death by /
falling tree.
Many Others were injured, but only /
Jen Coons seriously. Houses were swept |
as kiudliug from over entire families,
while no one was hurt.
Passing from Grand Rivers, the cy-
clone struck the railroad bridge over the
umberland river, half a mile beyond,
and tore away span and toppled the /
draw into the river, thus cutting OF all |
trans. All telegraph wires are de-
stroyeG, and only through the relief
train sent out from this place could facts