The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-04-03

tered q the Louisville Hotel, the wrisins-roem
OF which he had boen seen 10 leavo just mo-
mont before the descent Of the tornado. OF
those who pcrishcd in this wreck the bodies Of
but four have been recovered. Four others
are known to be still imprisoned. The
escape Of tho proprietor was remariE.
able. His voice was recognised ~
the rescuers, and when they reached him he
was imprisoned amongst fSllen timbers and
holding knife In his hand. He aftcrward 0Aid
that his sunerings ami terror were 80 great that
he determined to kill himself rather than suffer
the terrible agony, though he knew all possible
haste was being made to reach him. but he was
30 pinioncd down that he could not deal the
blow with sumo ent force to penetrate . vital
part. Beside himself, terribly mansicd and
perhaps cripple 'or life, only one of the poor
laundry girls escaped from the building.
Sixty eight builCings-mostly business places
--on Market street were wholly o; partially de-
stroyed Six buildings on Eleventh street were
wrecked. The storm seemed only TO have
swept Broadway from Fifteenth to Ninth, but
nearly all tho houses between these streets
and on the intersectng streets were dem0l-
ished. Most Of the cottages however, and low
frame buildings escaped witnout serious injury.
From fifteenth TO sixteenth are mostly small
frame houses, occupied by colored families The
roofs were torn OF but not great amount OF
damage was done, and none Of the occupants
were hurt From Sixteenth down to Nine
teenth, however. the destruction was terrible
The Catholic buildings at Seventeenth and
Broadway were the Sisters Home, the Paro-
chial School, Father Disney's residence and
the Sacred Heart Church. They were oil blown
down, and Sister Plus was buried in the ruins
Shortly after, when taken out by the rescutng
party, she was dead. AL the other Sisters,
however, escaped without injury.
A thrilling experience was that OF Mrs. Mary
Roemele, who kept dry goods store at Colgan
uSd Co onnfh ctr ar hast xva a pnvu
brick At tho time Of the storm, her nephew,
Willie Killmier. was with her. When the walls
began to shake and threatened to fall, both Of
them were almost frightened TO death. Without
pausing to look, they rushed 10 the front door
just rs whrlwind was passing 1t gathered In
both Of them and carried them into the air dis
tance Of forty feet At Maple street they were
both hurled against o fence and remained there
unconscious until they were found by the neigh
bors few moments later.
From Seventh and the river, rs fnr down as
can be seen, one continuous sea OF desolation
meets the eye and bewllders the thousand OF
spectators who never dreamed OF any thing so
terrible. Old soldiers, who survived the stormi-
est battles Of the civil war; Scared aud thought
full, walk nervously about, and their dscon.
nected utterances tell plainly enough that the
most horrible catastrophe OF their lives has
been suddenly realized
1t is almost impossible at this time to tell the
number OF houses destroyed, but 1t will reach
nearly a thousand, with . probable loss Of life
| Of POO. The pecuniary loss win 60 up to the
millions
The estimate OF furniture and other property
ruined can not be made. 1t Is certain that in
| nearly complete loss owing to the heavy rain.
| 1t was fortunate that the tornado struck before
people went to bed or larger number Of deaths
| would have resulted