St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-29
TRACK OF THE TORNADO
Marked by Wrecked Buildings
and CrumbIing Walls.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 2S.-From
Fifteenth to Sixteenth are mostly small
frame houses, occupied by colored fam
lies. The roofs were torn Off, but not
great amount of damage was done,
and none Of the occupants were hurt.
From Sixteenth down to Nineteenth,
however, the destruction was terrible.
Peter Speth and family, who live at
1908, were quietly seated in their parlOr
when the storm burst with all its fury.
The building swayed and tottered,
and finally the walls of the
second story reeled and fell with re-
sounding crash. All of the family re.
mained huddled in the hallway, and es-
capped without injury. The furniture
and the building were destroyed, and
the total loss will be about $500.
Adjoining is the residence of Mrs.
Welsh, 1916. 1t was literally dem0l-
ished. From the appearance of the
crnmbling mass of ruins this morning,
one would never suppose that only yes
terday it was beautiful dwelling. By
almost miracle the members OF the
family escaped. The loss will be about
S., 900. Mrs. John Brown lived at No.
1917. Her house received the full force
of
and the walls bent and crumbled like so
much paper. The lady herself was
caught by the falling timbers and pin
iOned 10 the ground, but her husband
succeeded in extricating her. She was
not seriously injured, and was immedi-
ately removed to the residence of her
brother, Peter Speth. Her home is a
mass OF ruins. At 1919 lived
Mrs. Shuttle, in a fine twO-story
brick building. 1t was levelled,
and, together with all it con-
tanned, is total loss. The lady and
the other members of the family opened
the door and ran out when they heard
the crash. thus barely saving their
lives. The Catholic buildings at Seven
teenth aud Broadway were the sisters
home, the parochial school, Father Dis
ney's residence and the Sacred Heart
church. They were all blown down,
and Sister Plus was buried in the ruins.
Shortly after, when taken out by res
cuing party, she was dead. All of the
other sisters escaped without injury.
The residence of Matthew Zettler at l7l4
stood apart from the other houses, and
was in an open space. The rear of it
was blown away, and the bricks were
scattered all over the adjoining CON-
mons, but the members OF the family
rushed to the front door and re-
NAMED there until the storm Subsided.
None of them were hurt. Maj Gait, of
the Louisville & Nashville, and his fam
lily, who lived in two-story brick
house, were sitting in an up stairs
room, when the building began rock
ing. Still they apprehended no danger
and did not become really alarmed until
the
Walls Fell Upon Them.
Mai. Gait succeeded in getting out
without injury to himself, and then,
noticing that his wife was not with him,
he hurried back into the ruins to look
for her. The unfortunate lady was
found buried in pile of bricks. By
superhuman effort her husband sue
ceeded in extricating her, and her UNI
conscious form was carried to neigh
boring dwelling that had escaped the
general destruction, where she was
resuscitated. A physician was sent fol,
and examination showed that she was
not badly hurt. The shock to her nervous
system was great, however, and she is
now lying dangerously ill. The house
is total wreck, and nearly all of the
furniture is destroyed. Three lives were