Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-04-11
CYCLONICAL.
"The Late Unpleasantness" Con.
sidered in Many Aspects.
Enough of Cause and Effect, and a
Preventive Desired.
HAPPY HoPKiNsvILLE.


Storms, cyclones and tornadoes
come SO often that many people in
the country and city are digging
storm cellars. The blow last Monday
night caused quite hustle, especially
among those who have had experience
in the cyclone business.
Mr.. Morris Cohen has passed
through one cyclone, and Monday
night determined he would not
be caught mapping, and in order to be
ready, arose from his bed in the mid
die of the night, and donned his cloth
ing, expecting to have to spend the re-
mainder of tho night in the cellar.
When he awoke next morning he
found himself in bed dressed and
ready for breakfast. He had for
cotton all about the cyclone.
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Our readers will remember that
about three years ago terrific storms
were very frequent, and for awhile
every cloud that came up produced
more or less apprehension, and for
awhile nervous people were continual
ly on the lookout for the approach of
desolating cyclone, but the elements
finally got on to their good behavior,
and let us hope that such will be the
case again.
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Almost every casualty and calamity
have humorous phase about them,
and cyclone 10 much more to be adj
mired at distance-especially if that
distance is behind us. Then the
Signal service man is exceedingly
wise, the prognosticator puts ON his
"specs" and gets down to business,
the scientific man puts forth his theory
as to cause, and the newspapers bris-
tie with effects. If good gunner
should find cannon that could catch
Administrations cyclone and send
it through it, thus creating a
vacuum through the funnel-shaped
thing and destroying its
power, people could sleep better of
nights. Oil thrown upon the storm
tossed waves may cause shipto glide
smoothly on its way; some people be-
lieve that rain can be brought down
by the firing of cannon, but we want
to hesr of the man who can prevent
cyclones and storms. We have had
enough of the origin, the cause and
effect, bring on your preventiyes.
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Speaking of things amusing we are
reminded of a story told by a man
living down near the Trigg line, who
tells it as fact that the feathers were
blown off all his chickens as clean as
if they had been scalded and picked.
Since the memorable 9th of March
all he has had to do when he wants
chicken ON his table is to go out and
knock one over and take out the en-
trails and it is ready for cooking. No
doubt his wife is happy-no more
chickens to pick.
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The log house of Mr.. Marcum, who
lives near the chalebyate spring north
of town, shook so terribly that him
self and wife, wrapping their infant
in piece of oil-cloth, went out in
fence corner and stayed until the
storm had subsidized. Though drenched
with rain, they preferred it to being
buried under mass of timbers. We
are glad to say that their home was
not injured in the least.
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A horse and COW on the premises of
Mr.. Robert Lucas, near Caledonia,
were lifted into the air and carried
from one field into another. When
they struck the ground they were
burst open, so far had they fallen. A
pond on the same premises was
drained perfectly free of water.
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OF course the incredulous will not
believe this, but they are reminded
that steam ferry boat that was cross
ing the river from Jeffersonville to
Louisville was lifted clean out of the
water and reversed IN its course. Also
that large body of water was lifted
from the river and carried into jeff
ersonville, where it fell and flooded
one of the streets.
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During the first part of this week
the Western part of the country has
been swept by storms, causing great
destruction of property and life. The
Effects were most seriously felt in the
States of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and
Indiana.
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A large umbrella factory in Cleve
and, Ohio, was crushed like an egg
hell. There were about thirty young
women employed in the factory, quite
/ number of whom were seriously in
ured and several lost their lives.