The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-02
A CORPSE STREWN PATH.
SCORES KILLED BY THE BLOW IN
THE COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

Seventeen Lives Lost in Allen County,
Kentucky-Barren, Ohio, and Breck-
inridge Counties Also Heavy Suf-
ferers-Fifteen Families Made Home
less Near Golconda, m.-Forty People
Reported Killed at Henderson, KY,
bu. No Names Given.
ST. LOUIS, April Information from
part Of the tornado-swept region of South
ern Illinois and kentucky is to the effect
that fifteen families in the bay bottoms
near Golconda, ILL.,, were rendered homeless
and most of their members injured. The
storm literally swept growing wheat from
the ground. Ten dwellings were totally
wrecked, and all their barns and out houses
destroyed. Several hundred head of cattle
were scattered and killed
In Livingston county, Kentucky, directly
across the Ohio river from Golconda, Jacob
Schwab had his farm house blown away,
his barns and threshirg machine wrecked,
and was himself carried 200 feet, dashed
against tree, nangled beyond recognition
and died instantly.
WHOLE FAMILY INJURED.
The house of William Bell was torn to
pieces, his furniture blown into the river
five miles away, his barn demolished, stock
killed, and of his family of five every one
had an arm OF leg broken or was otherwise
injured
Eli Babbett and family were at supper,
and, although his house was carried away
and demolished, no one was hurt. SO ne of
the dishes on the supper table were found
on the other side of the Ohio river.
AT Henderson, Ky, it is estimated that
over forty persons were killed or fatally in
jured in that vicinity, and twice as many
more wounded, but their names are not
given.
KENTUCKY's DEVASTATION.
LoUIsvILLE, KY, April IA special
from Glasgow, Ky, says: "News just re-
ceived from the lower part of this and Allen
counties is that the tornado of Thursday
night did immense damage in that section.
For ten miles beyond Barren river, and five
miles on this side, total of fifteen miles,
the storm swept everything before it, its
track extending in width from 500 yards in
some places to half mile in others. It
seems to have hugged the ground closely
and did not leave house or tree standing
in its course"
FEARFUL WORK IN ALLEN COUNTY.
$50 far as can De learned here now, An
drew Winn's house in Allen county was
leveled to the ground, and his wife killed
IA child of Jacob Green was killed.
Samuel White, his wife and son were
crippled. White had a farm contaiuing
fifty acres and a large number OF bee hives,
and every tree was blown down and every
hive carried away. Joe Bush's house in
Barren county was just on the edge of the
tornado and was unroofed, while Alonzo
Whitney's house near by was completely
demolished, as was also William Buttons.
Seventeen lives in all are said to have
been lost in Allen county, but the names of
the victims cannot be learned, except as
| above given. Dwellings, barns, timber and
fences were destroyed, and the money loss
will be heavy.
ROWLING AROUND LITCHFIELD.
A special from Litchfeld, Ky., SAYS:
"News of the damage done in the extreme
northwestern part of this county. and the
southern part of Breckinridge county, by
the recent storm has just reached here.
''At Falls of the Rough several houses and
small bridges were blown down, and Mrs
Tom Edwards was killed. Mrs. Edwards
husband was drowned from raft of logs at
Spottsville bridge, on Green river, only a
week or ten days ago.
''At McDaniels, eight or ten houses were
more or less damaged and the wife of John
Jarbol, merthant of that place, was killed
outright by chimney being bio wn over
and crushing through the roof
1.-TWO children of John Tucks are reported
killed and several other persons more or less
injured.
BROTHER AND SISTER KILLED.
smear Hartford, KY. i'll the path of the
storm was the Gidcombe homestead. Mr.
Gidconbe, Sr., was away from home His
son, aged %, and daughter, aged H. were
killed outright by being crushed by stones
from falling chimney. Two others
of the family were slightly in
jured, but Mrs. Gldcombe escaped
chimney was blown over on the house.
caving in the roof next to it and carrying
the upper floors with it. There was an old
fashioned loom on the upper floor and it
crushed through with the falling chimney
and completely inclosed Mrs. Gidcombe
under it, its massive frame being stout
enough to hold tine roof ana falling chimney
from grinding her 10 DEATH
THE SITUATION IN LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY. April l, IL P. M.-The
ruined districts show several buildings
which withstood the greatest violencs of tae
cyclone. The Fort Nelson building at Eight
and Main streets, was in tie very center
of the storm, but suffered little damage. 1t
is one of the most substantial buildings in
the city, its walls of brick and stone
being unusually thick. It's cornicing
and roof were considerably damaged aud a
big gap was made in the top of the rear
wall, but it suffered little enough to demon
strate the fact that the strongest building is
safest in great wind storms and that it is
possible TO erect structures that will escape
the most furious visitation ever known ia
this county.
Oat of about eighty houses destroyed by
the tornado in Jetfersonville, the owners OF
four-hfths of the number are poor people
whose little homes we're their only posses
sions. All OF the homeless ones have been
given shelter by their more fortunate neigh
bors, but the situation over there has been
much underestimated, aud it is mistake to
suppose that no assistance is needed there.
In the blocks bstwee Market, Front aud
Mulberry aud the fort nearly every home is
ruined, and the inmates lost their furn-
ture. Sinee the terrible accident Dan
phpps has recei ed and given
food and shelte.' TO thirteen families
John Ferguson, grocer, has provided fors
an equal number A yneetiag of tho Com
mercial Club was held at the city hail last 4
night, and speeches. fayoring asking for
outside assistance were made Thus fac~
subscriptions to the amount of only abouI.l
$3.50 have ben sent in. %}]
FEARFUL RAvAGEs AT FAYETTEVILLE.