Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-02

hour. Slight damage was done to property
all over the city, mainly damaged roofs,
broken windows, and telegraph wires are
generallV down, although communication
is maintained with Nashville, Little Rock,
and New Orleans.
Specials from Nashville report terrific
storm north of there At Gallatin, Tenn
several houses were demolished. John ID.
Tribbitt, his two children and young girl
we're killed by the falling walls. Several
others were injured. The stone bridge
over Deshler's creek, on the Chattanooga
road, was thrown down; all trains are
abandoned. The town of Raigin is said to
be complete wreck, every house, except
one, being demolished. A child of the
postmaster was killed, another seriously
injured Several buildings were blown
down; negro women wore killed, and a
number of people injured. At Bellevue
two men we're burned to death in build
ing.
EVANSVILLE, IND, March 30 "A letter
received from B lackford, KY, at 1890 last
night confirms the report of the terrible
calamity at that point. The correspondent
states that nearly the entire town was
swept away by the tornado on Thursday
night.
But few houses remain standing, and
these are badly damaged Many were
killed. The damage and loss of life in the
country are reported very large, but moth
ing reliable could be learned as there was
no chance to make an investigation owing
to the flooded condition of the country.
PADUcAH, Ky, March ga terrible
cyclone struck the little town of Grand
Rivers 81 miles east of this city Thursday
| night and nearly swept the place away
The cyclone came upon the town, pre-
ceded by a heavy fall of hail. 1t came
quickly and was gone in few moments
but in that time dozen houses were
leveled and as many more were WRECKED
| One woman was hurled two hundred yards
and killed; boy was crushed to death by
| falling house. Nineteen others were in
jured.
Passing from Grand Rivers the cyclone
struck the railroad bridge over Cumberland
river, half mile beyond, end tore away a
span and toppled the draw into the river,
thus cutting off all trains. At Pennington,
Is miles south, there was great damage to
buildings.
EM1NENcE, KY, March 29-This section
of the country was visited by cyclone
Thursday. Many houses and barns we're
destroyed. One of the buildings was &C.
cupied by Jos. Kinney and family. His
little three-year- daughter and his
brother-in law we're killed outright. Kin
ney was probably fatally injured, and his
wife and younger child more or less
bruised.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March sa.-Specials
from Nashville report a terrific storm north
of there. At Gallatin, Tenn, several
houses were demolished and three persons
killed and many injured. The town OF
Raigin is said to be a complete wrecF.
every house except one being demolished;
two or three persons were killed and a
number injured. At Belleview two men
were burned to death in a building. At
Evansville many buildings were Frustrated
and number of persons killed.
MURPHYsBoRo', H., March 30 About
twenty five people are reported killed in
this vicinity. Sixteen are reported killed
in and about Shiloh and North Campbell
Hill, in the northern part of the county
Several were killed about Popular Ridge,
in the southern part of the county. At
Grand Tower four were killed, three chill
dren are missing. and there is great de
struction of property.
| VIENNA, Ill.,, March 29.-W. J. Suits
house was destroyed and his wife and a
domestic in the house received injuries from
which they will die. John Walker and a
little child were instantly killed. Mtny
| houses we're unroofed,
| SPARTA. H., March 29.-The hurricane
swept across the country one mile west OF
Sparta, THURSDAY, wrecking farm buildings
and devastating the territory in i's path
Many injuries are reported, but none fatal.
ST. GENEvIEvE. Mo, March 2s.-The
cyclone struck Boomsdale, in tine north
western part of this county, and i'll an in
slant it was transformed into a mass Of
ruins. Five dwelling houses we're literally
blown to pieces. TIE Catholic church
steeple was blown IF while the congrega-
tion was at worship in the church, but no
one was burt.
DIXON, KY, March 80, 189O.-The most
terrific storm that ever invaded this section
of the State passed through Webster
county Thursday afternoon about six
o'clock. The storm made its appearance as
an ordinary storm usually does, but its
cloud soon assumed light red color, with
dark cloud hanging 10 the centre and
funnel shaped. Then rumbling sound
ensued, accompanied by thunder, lighJ-
uine, hail and rain, and the storm burst
forth in it's full fury.
It was about twenty minutes in duration
but in that time eight lives were lost and
about thirty persons were injured, some of
whom will die, and about $3.50, 900 worth
of property was destroyed.
| The track of the storm, as far as known
here, began at Backford, on the Ohio VAL
ley, and ended at Sebree, on the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad
One can ride seventeen miles in the track
of the cyclone without letting down q
fence House tops, weather boarding and
fence rails are scattered over the country.
and it is not an uncommon sight to see all
kinds of wearing apparel IN tops Of trees
and fastened in the bushes There is a
large number Of horses, COWS and hogs
killed.
Later news than the above, corFects some
to Bowling Green, which, though reported
as destroyed, was unhurt. The Baltimore
Sun of Monday, in its editorial summary
says
"Reports from the terrible tornado which
on Thursday afternoon and night swept
over the western and central parts of Han.
lucky and Tennessee and the lower portions
of Illinois and Indiana show that while the
loss of life and property in the city of Louis,
Vile was somewhat exaggerated by the first
accounts the effects of tho storm in the
country districts trayersed were more seri
Gus than at first supposed. 1t is probable
that about one hundred persons lost their
lives in Louisville, and some thirty or forty
more 10 the immediate vicinity. The storm
entered the city at the extreme southwest
ern corner, and left path Of ruined build
ings extending northeasterly to the Ohio
river. 1t swept on across the river into In
diana, and went crashing through Jefferson
vile, leaving a track of wreckage nine
olocks vide in it's wake. Then it whirled