Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-30
The SOUTHERN TORNADO.
Further Details of the Late Storm I'm the
South Much PropertY Destroyed anC

IHE SOO 7EhN IOHNRCO.
Further Details of the Late Storm I'm the
south = Much Property Destroyed and
Several Persons Killed.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 25.-The
heavy storm which passed over a large
section OF the south did great damage
at Bowling Green and the surrounding
country. The storm was in the nature
of cyclone at Bowling Green.
The roofs of between fifteen and
twenty houses were blown off and the
unfortunate occupants rushed pell nell
into the street The most serious dam
age was that done to the Louis.
vile & Nashville roundhouse,
large brick building filed with
locomotives The storm struck the
building broadside, tearing off the roof
and levelling the brick to the ground.
The falling material did serious dam
age to the engines inside the building,
several of them being badly smashed
up The employees who were at work
in the building made rush for the air
with the first sound of the breaking OF
the timbers. One unfortunate, col.
ored man, was unable to make his es-
cape and he was caught in the debris.
He was badly, though not seriously.
hurt.
The loss to the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad Co. on building and loco
motives is estimated all the way from
s75, 600 to 500, 600. Among the roofs
blown off at Bowling Green was that
of the county courthouse, which is
considered the finest court house build
ing in the state outside of Louisville.
The loss on the building will be con-
siderable.
Passengers on the delayed express on
the Louisville 81 Nashville from the
south stated that all along the route
evidences of the storm could be seen.
The Unbound passenger was struck
by the storm at Rowlett's station and
SO great was the force of the wind that
the coaches rocked violently. The pas
sengers were greatly frightened and
for time panic was imminent. The
town of Ryland was almost entirely
destroyed. The post office building,
owned by Frank Cordier, was swept en-
tirely away, together with all the mail,
some of which was found two miles off.
DESTRUCTION AT KELLY, MISS.
KELLY, Miss, March ga thorough
investigation was made regarding the
damages made by the cyclone which
showed that matters were worse than
expected. Reports were numerous.
Kelly itself is only q small place of
thirty houses, Of which twelve or fifteen
are entirely swept away and there re-
mains nothing to show there was ever
a residence there except by the mass of
debris which is scattered in all direc-
tons.
AS far as can be learned there was
not house left standing within the
cnn o. hA al 1.,,1, 4
from quarter to half a mile in width
southwest of Kelly. The trees We're
moved and blown up by the roots as
though a scythe had clipped them.
| The injured are: Payne, colored man,
wife and five children; Payne was badly
bruised, being crushed under his cabin,
his wife is crippled and internally in
iured. A small baby had its foot
mashed. An eight-year-old child, head
crushed in; will die. The other two
escaped.
Harriet Smith, colored, killed.
Chris Buford. colored, had head
mashed and both shoulders broken;
| proba bly, die.
E. Mclaughlin, colored, shoulder dis
located.
Jim Payne, skull crushed, and arm
| dislocated; his little eight-year-od boy
badly injured internally by heavy log
falling across his side.
The child OF Mr.. Cox, living on Hud-
nell's farm, cut across forehead; prob
ably fatal
There were several others who were
reported injured; the names and full
/ particulars could not be learned.
FURTHER REPORTS OF DAMAGE.
VICKsBURG. Miss. March 25.-Addi-
! tional cyclone news received from pas
| sengers on the midnight train from
| Memphis say that the storm spent it's
force between Tunica and Shaw's sta
ton, which are about seventy miles
| apart and on the railroad. At Shaw
some stores were blown down and d
| few citizens wounded At Tunica the
! courthouse was seriously damaged, a
| church and other buildings destroyed
and schoolhouse full of negro chill
dren was blown to pieces. Many of the
children were hurt, but none killed. 1t
! will be a day or two before the full eX-
| tent of the disaster is known.