The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-29

Mangied and Burned Bodies Lying on
Every Side.

Maugied and Burned Bodies Lying on
Every Side.
LoulsvYLlE, March 2s.-Major Gait, OF
the Louisville 4 Nashville railroad, and
family, who lived in q two-story brick
house, were sitting in m upstaiss room
when suddenly the walls fell upon them.
Major Gait succeeded in getting out with
out injury. but his wife was buried in the
ruins. She was not badly hurt, bus the
shock to her nervous system was great,
however, and she is now lying dangerously
i'll.
Three lives were lost at the corner OF
Eighteenth and Maple streets. The killed
are John Wefrick. aged 70: . daughter,
aged years. and James Fitzgerald. Wer-
rick kept grocery store and 1t the time OF
the accident there were In the store proper,
his wife, daughter and Fitzgerald.
At the first gust of wind the walls
doubled up and the roof dropped in Wer-
rick was crushed By the falling timbers and
taken out dead His wife was extricated
in an unconscious condition. Later on in
the night the rescuing party saw . tiny
hand protruding from the debris. and the
mangied form Of the baby girl soon lay be-
side its dead father The body OF Fitxger.
aid. q Louisville & Nashville brakeman,
was next taken out
Eleven men were crowded into the little
barber shop of John Berther, No. l,so5
Broadway. When the storm burst the
roof wss torn oil. the second story carried
away and the side walls were tumbiing IN
when the men broke the windows and
doors and ran into the street, and not one
OF them was hurt, but the building was
totally destroyed.
In going down Main street in an oppo-
site direction 70 the course pursued by the
tornado the first evidences Of serious de-
ssrucsion are topless and wincowiess
houses on tie north side. Between Sixth
and seventh streets the wind took the roof
from and deranged two-story building oc-
cuuied by sutciifte 4 oweuA The next
two upper stories Of A. Gerst & Co. S four
story notion store Was destroys cd. The two
top stories Of Bambergcr. strong & Co.'S
foar-ssory building were demolished.
A thrilling experience was that OF Mrs.
Roenele. who kept . dry goods store At
Colgate and Seventeenth streets. A. the
time OF the storm her nephew, William
E,linire, was with her. When the walls
baraa 70 sh AXE both Of them rustlsd 20 the
front door Just ~ the vkiriwind was pass
carried them into the air . distance Of forty
feet At Maple street they we're both
hurried against fence, and remained there
unconscious until they were found by
rsirhbors . few minutes later. The lady
was badly bruised and perhaps hurt inter-
na,sy. KiIlmire's right arm is broken, his
ankle sprained ard he has deep gash in
his throat
AL the entire western portion of Park
land. which lies just beyond the south
western limits OF the CITY. Vas wrecked
The storm struck that place before reach
ing the city. and its course xas . most pr
GUITAR one- IL did not move IN .
direct line. but went about its dread
faI work xig-xag fashion. On the
cutskirts . tuo-ssory brick residence OF
MAJOR KeppIer was struck by wind and en-
isreiy demolished The occupants esrApr4-
A great Number OF houses were blown