The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
A CYCLONE IN A CITY.
Louisville, Kentucky, Devastated by the
Wind.-The Total Loss of Life may
Reach Thousands.

Z O'Clock, and has not since Deeu re-
sumed. 4 report comes by way of
Jettersonville, Ind, that a cyclone has
done great damage to Louisville, par
ticularly in the western portion OF the
city where many buildings are in ruins
and there has been great loss of life.
These reports came from people who
crossed the river to Jeffersonville to-
night, but, as telegraphic communica-
ton with Jetfersonville is confined to
the railroad company's wires used IN
moving trains, particulars cannot so
far be had.
CINCINNATI, March 2S.-2 \. NJ
Information just received here IS that
the cyclone struck Louisville in the
southwestern portion and took a north
easterly direction. An eyewitness
narrates:
Il only saw the course of 1t from
1lth and Walnut to llth avenue and
Market street. From this latter point
it followed its course to 7th and the
river, where it left the city, striking
across the river, and reached Jefferson
willie at the foot of Spring street
Little damage Was done liz Jeffer-
solville, however. In Louisville the
devastation is terrible, aud the loss OF
life will certainly reach hundreds if
not thousands. In one building at 18th
and Market two lodges and dancing
school were in session, there being IN
the building perhaps one hundred peo-
ple, not one of whom Is Thought to
have escaped. | stood and watched
them working in ruins and saw SIX or
eight corpses taken out in fifteen min
uteS.
"There is scarcely anything left that
would Indicate this heap of rubbish had
ever been buildings, and if any OF its
inmates escaped it was by nothing less
than a miracle. The path ofthe cyclone
was about square and Il half IN
width"
NEW YORK, March PA report
Just received here says that Chef
Operator Breed of the Western Union,
at Louisville, had arrived at Jefferson
vile, Ind across the river from Louis
vile. He reports terrible destruction
there, almost the entire western portion
Of Louisville being in ruins,'and /, 100
to 800 supposed to be killed.
LoUIsvILLE, Ky, March 27.-SEoctly
after 9 o'clock a tornado swept over
this city, wrecking two or three hun
dred houses and killing two hundred
people. The wind came from the south
west.
The Union depot at the foot of 7th
street was lifted from its foundation
and turned over into the raging torrent
of the Ohio lRiver. 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 one
hundred people and but few Of them
escaped alive. Many buildings after
falling caught fire and the inmates
were burned. All the streets were
blockaded with debris cf fallen build
ings or telegraph and electric wires.
This dispatch is carried around the
city to tue bridge and sent by railroad
wires.
A PATH OF DESTRUCTION IN ILLINOIS.
ST. LOUIS, March ia special to
the Republic from? ILL.,, says
the cyclone struck that place with
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glass is left in q window with western
exposure. The city hall, large frame
structure, was demolished. Martin
Porter's livery stable is wreck. Saw
yer d McCracken's cooper shop, a
brick building, is demolished.
At Little Prairie, a few miles distant
from here, the storm destroyed the resi-
dence of VIM. Rhine, and Mr.. Rhine
was internally injured and is not eX-
pected to live. Two of his children
were carried quarter of a mile to the
home of David Smith. They were un-
injured. Smiths house was destroyed.
He rushed out with his little girl and
tree fell on them. Neither is expected
to live.
Fritz krum's house was blown away
and he and his wife are probably IA
tally injured. Henry Taylor and fam
ily had a like fate two were young
ladies Miss Morris and Miss Maggie
Simmands, both of whom will die from
their injuries.
a special to the Republic from Car
bondale, ILL.,, says the disastrous cy-
clone passed through Jackson County
this evening. At Grand Tower coach
of the Grand Tower and Carbondalc
railroad was blown from the track.
A number of houses were levelled to
the ground, and three lives are reported
lost. Near Murphysboro Mr.. Linds-
ley's dwelling was literally blown to
pieces, his child killed and his wife
dangerously injured.
NOT AS BAD WAS PICTURED.
LOUISVILLE, March 29.-It is now
pretty near certainty that the entire
loss Of life from the tornado in this city
will not 60 much above one hundred,
if that number is reached. Up to this
writing the total number killed at all
places whose bodies have been recov-
cred, and of the missing who it is rea-
sonably certain are dead, is eighty
eight. In addition to these, there are
about dozen who are so badly injured
that death may ensue. Anywhere from
$50 to POO persons are injured to an eX-
tent worth noticing, and probably 500
to 1000 have very slight bruises or
that do not inconvenience
them.
HAVOC AT GRAND RAPIDS, KY.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 2O.-James
director of the Grand
Rapids Company, brings details of the
havoc played there by the storm. The
city is located about eighteen miles
south ofPaducah and midway between
the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers.
1t is small place, the headquarters of
a company organized to develop the
iron Industry. The principal office
was completely destroyed, the hotel
partially so, and eight other houses
were blown down and completely des-
troyed. Richard Beck, Abe Murry and
a little boy were killed and seventeen
others seriously injured.
There was to have been land sale
there April 2nd, at which a large atten-
dance was expected from all parts OF
the country. \ large party of Eastern
capitalists expected to leave Bos' on to-
to be present.
The new iron bridge just constructed
over the Cumberland river by the New
port News and Mississippi Valley Rail.
road was wrenched from the piers and
thrown into the river.
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