Daily Republican., 1890-03-31
LOUISVILLE CALAMITY.
NiNETY-FoUR BODIES TAKEN
FROM TINE RUINS.
About One Hundred Lives Lost-sevsrsl
Hundreds xajussd-Over One Hun
drsd sevsssly-Aaiss Clara Bar.
ton Arrives In Louis.
VILE.

LOUISVILLE, March 30.-Ninety- -four
bodies have been recovered, and Il 10
supposed nve or slx more may be found
In out Of the way placer. OF the In
jured, to noticeable extent. the closest
estimate 10 1875.
Work under the supervision Of Chief
Taylor and the Board Of Trade Com
mittes on the wreck caused by the tor
nado was stopped early this morning.
It 10 believed no more bodies will be
found,
Snow began falling here about 4 ,. m.
II mslts % fast - II falls and has the
effect Of gentle rain. In many places
temporary roofs Of hong plank have bsen
put on and In few sjnstsnces permanent
work has been nseeiy snnished. Tarpau-
Inns and Whatever - will turn water
have boon prssssd INTO service. and tho
vUNsRAL PxocHssIoNs.
Funeral procsaaaons have followed
each other IN quick succession to Cave
Hill, st. Louis, Bertrand and the other
cemeteries, and the city has been oil day
In mourning. Many Of the funerals haye
been with military, Masonic or other
honors, aud some Of the scenes have
been very impressive Masses have been
said at tho Catholic churches and ser
mons preached at the Protestant.
MISS CLARA BARTON ARRIVES.
Miss Clara Barton, President OF tho
American National Association OF the
Red Gross, with J. D. Hubbell, General
Field Agent Of the association. and ]. 81.
Morsland, foreman Of the work at Johns.
town, arrived here to-day. They were
seen 1t supper at Alexander's BY the
Associated Press correspondent. Mics
Barton said:
II nnd there VIII b. no need OF our
assistance here. The fret news we had
placed the loss OF lie 90 high, and the
report that Bowling Green was entirely
swept away indicated such terrible dis.
trsss there that 10 spite Of strong rsluc-
tance We left work already before us to
come. It appeared there wero points in
the storms track where there was much
more need oi our help than at Louisville,
nitely hero. find the calamity In Louis
VILE has been met with Admirable cour.
age and good seuse."
Miss Barton will look over tho field
from this point for . tims and then ex-
tend aid In the dire0ti0u Il is most need
cd Her assistants are now located within
call through the sections where danger
OF suffering is threatsning.
Anywhere from 100 to 200 persons are
njured to an extent worth noticing, and
probably 800 TO 1000 have very slight
hrnises or aaRAtchaA that do not tnconve-
nience them.
THRILLING uxPERIRNCE.
II was dancing with Miss Yasger, y
said ts, "when fiash Of lightning, fol-
lowed by , Orash. made mo think that
the lightning struck some part Of the
rear Of the building. The next moment
the big doom that enter into the big hall
In front dew open. Icontinued dancing,
and cried to some Of the boys to close the
doors. They did 90, and were boltiug
them when they wsrs again forced open
with such force ~ 10 knock down every
body around them. Then the window
sashss were blown In and the building
house was about 70 fall, and / hallooed
the walls would 20 next. ran TO the
| dressing room, and think most of tie
girls followed me. l got under table
and hold fast to one Of the legs, thinking
that might be saved IN that way. Then
the walls began crumbllng and the lights
went out, and the 1oor descended like an
| elevator.
"The crash stunned me for moment,
but finally fash Of lightning showed
me . hole in the debris, through which
/ might have crawled had not my log
been pinioned between some timbers.
There were people al about. and they
were crying for help. but thsrs was NO
one to aid us. tugged aud strained.
and that 10 principally the matter with
me now, but I could not get loose.
Finally heard my fathers voice, and
down the hole. Il took him three
quarters of an hour to extricate mo, and
then We both crawled out. II there had
heen help at once We might have saved
others, as know about whero they all
were. but they were more or less hurt" +"
FROM OTHER POINTS.
LOUISVILLE, March 30.-A Dixon, KY.
special Gays: The most terrific storm that
ever inva ded this section of the State
passed through Webster county Thurs-
day afternoon about 9 0 clock.
Tho storm made its appearance as an
ordinary storm usually does, but ito cloud
soon assumed . light red color, with
dark cloud hanging In the centre and
funnel shaped.
Then u rumoliug sound ensued, ac-
companied by thunder, lightning, hail
aud rain, and the storm burst forth in ail
its fury.
1t was about twenty minutes In dura.
tion, but in that time eight lives were
lost, and about thirty persons wounded.
Some Of them will die, aud about $780,
900 worth OF property was destroyed.
LOUISVILLE, Nsrch 3O.-An Eliza.
bethtown. Ky, special says: The house
OF Nathan sPsuls,y, IN that county,
was demolished yesterlsy, and his family
| OF six caught under the falling walls.
His daughter was killed outright, aud
Mr.. Paulsey himself died yesterday aitets
| noon.
For It's powerful and peculiar action
on the liver, Laxador, the golden" So. i.
cific, has estAbIishsl = reputation that is
beyond cavil or equivocstion. 1t co
the work every time Price 25 cents.
Opening Trade Sale.
n. Richenberger will have his opening
sale Tomorrow (Tusslay), at 10 o'clock,
At the sBasar, ON Mary yland ave. Forty
! three general purpose horses are on bis
catalogue. lot Of milch COWS, wagons,
carrlagess harnssa, &c., making one Of
the largest collections ever offered to tho
public; A line OF hacks will leave tho
holel, Front and Market streets, for the
sale, giving all psrsons AZ opportunity to
reach the grounds on time. We hope
that the farmers Of this county, and also
those OF Chester, Delaware, Maryland
and other places viii attend. as there
vii BE- an opportunity for bargains. II
M, 4. V properly sustained, trade sales
VIII % held every weak or two, aud toe
result Will bs . greet advantage to the