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BOWLING GREEN, Er., DESTROYED
GISCIxNATL. March - - Late dis
patches state that the tornado struck
the town Of Bowling Green, Warren
county, KY. and completely wiped
il out As the wires are down
no detailed report can be obtained, and
but the meGser fact that the calamity
had occurred has been received. Bowl
ing Green has population Of about
5, 900 inhabitants, and the loss Of life Is
coniectured 70 be spondlngly large.
AWFUL DISASTER AT METROPOLIS. Ill
CAmU, III, March - A terrific cy-
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III. some twenty-five miles above here
on the Illinois side Of the Ohio river,
between and 5 o clock Thursday even
ing aud cut a clean swath about a
quarter Of a mile wide across the
town, wrecking property Of all
descriptions and burying men.
women and children In the
debris OF falling buildings The num-
Der OF victims can not be ascertained
with any thing like approximate accu-
racy. but il Is reported that several hun
drcd people were killed or wounded and
between 300 and 800 houses were swept
FROM their foundations and dashed 10
pieces above the heads OF their unfortu-
nate occupants.
People outside the path OF the storm
were quickly on the streets. and as fast
/ as possible the victims were taken from
! the ruins. One entire family OF six per-
sons whose names were not learned
were crushed by the falling OF wall.
| In many instances two or three
members OF family were killed, and in
hardly house in the path OF the CIV
/ clone did all escape. One woman was
found dead with babe clasped IN her
/ arms and little girl by her side, all
three horribly crushed, while the near
ly distracted father. himself desperate
| " wounded. lay short distance away.
The first intimation OF the cyclone
was a cloud OF dark yellow or brown
which appeared with terrible rapidity
! and a roar that could be heard nearly a
/ mile away. Many OF the inhabitants
who heard the sound fed 10 the
cellars, and thus doubtless escaped
with their lives. Scores OF bodies and
many OF the wounded are yet unre-
covered, but the work of the rescuers
will 90 on without interruption NATL
! finished.
In the business district the hav &C was
terrible. Stores that had been consid-
| cred substantial were demolished in an
instant, and the goods scattered like
chat on the awful blast The cyclone
entered the town on the south and ives t,
sweeping every thing before it
Hardly a chimney in the place es
capped Every church and other promi
nent building in the place is either de
stroyed or badly damaged, including
two school houses. the courthouse and
Jail and many smaller structures. The
damage can not be computed, but it vii
be very heavy.
Metropolis Is or was. a handsome, thriving
town OF abous $500 population. II was noted
for It's weupayed streets, which are over To-
feet in width. II is the county seat OF MassaC
County H. on the Ohio river, thirty. eight
miles above Cairo and about eleven miles be
/ low Paducah The city was built on al
/ inclined plane above the levl Of th'
/ highest foods Eight churches and o seminary
with good public school system, were amo-
its rel gious and educational advantages, viii,
! in bu mess It was the headquarters for a larg
ship-building yard three big Touring mills anC
large undertaking interests. as well as 70
baccO and pottery manufactures
Loss OF LIFE AT cARBONDALE. ILL
CARBoNDALE. H., March 2s.-A dis
astrous cyclone passed through jackson
County Thursday afternoon. At Grand
Tower coach on the Grand Tower &
Carbonate railroad was blown from tn,
track A numbe of houses were lev
eled 70 the ground and three lives arc
reported lost Near Murphysboro Mr.
Linsley's dwelling was literally blown
TO pieces. his child killed and his wife
dangerously injured
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. III.
NASHVILLE. H.. March 2s.--A terrih,
hail-storm passed over this city at .
m. Thursday, accompanied By blind
ing fall of rain. The tabernacle am
Sswyer's two-story brick coopershoI
were completely wrecked and barns an,
fences blown down all over the city
The windows on the north side Of th'
three-story brick school building wer,
all blown in and a panic nearly ensueC
among the scholars The damage don,
TO the property is estimated at abou
81, 000
At Little Prairie, few miles distan
from here, She storm destroyed the resi-
! dence OF william Rhine, and Mr. Rim,
was badly hurt. his leg and arm bein!
broken He was also internally in
iured ard is not expected 20 i've. Two O
his children were carried quarter Of
mile 20 tho home or David smith. The,
we're uninjured. Smiths house was de
stroyed lie rushed out with bis littl.
girl and tree fell upon them. Neithe
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