The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-31
The SOUTHERN TORNADO.
Further Details of the Late storm in the
south - Much Property Destroyed and
Several Persons Killed.

Further Details of the Late storm in 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 a cyclone at Bowling Green.
The roofs of between fifteen and
twenty houses were blown of and the
unfortunate occupants rushed pelI nell
into the street The most serious dam
age was that done to the Louis.
vile & Nashville rouudhouse. a
large brick building filed with
locomotives The storm struck the
building broadside, tearing off the roof
and levelhng 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, 2 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
$4,000 to 500, COO 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 * Nashville from the
south stated that all along the route
evidences Of the storm could be seen.
The southboUnd 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
senCers 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 KELLT. MISS.
KELLY. Miss. March 25.-A 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 4 small place of
thirty houses, of which twelve or fifteen
are entirely swept away aud there re-
mains nothing to show there was ever
a residence there except by the mass of
debris wAich Is scattered in all direc-
tons
As fer - can be learned there was
not house left standing within the
scope Of the cyclone. which ranged
from 4 quarter II half mile in width
southwest Of kelly. The trees were
moved and blown mp by the roots as
though q scythe had clipped them.
The injured are: Payne. co,o-ed man,
wife and five children: Payne was badly
bruised, being crushed under his cabin,
his wife : crippled and internally in
iured. : small, baby had its foot
mashed An e;ght-year-old child, head
crushed IN: VIII die The other TWO
escaped.
Harriet Smith, co!ored, killed
Chris Buford. coIored. had head
mashed and both shoulders broken;
p-oba bly, die.
E Mclaughlin, colored. shoulder dis
located.
Jim Payne. skull crushed, and arm
6islocated: his little eight-year-oid boy
badly injured internally by heavy log
falling across HI, side.
The child OF Mr.. Cox. living on Hud-
nell's farm, cut across forehead: prob
ably fatal
There were several others who We're
injured; the names and full
particulars could not be learned
FURTHER REPORTS OF DAMAGE
EICEsBURG. Miss, March 25-Addi-
tiODal cyclone news received from pas
sengers on the midnight train from
Memphis say that the storm spent It's
force between Tun;ca and Shaw's sta
ton, which are about seventy miles
apart and on the railroad. At Shaw
some stores We're blown down and
few citizens wounded At Tunica the
courthouse was seriously damaged. =
church and other buildings DESTROYED
and schoolhOuse full OF negro chil-
d-en was blown 70 rieceS Many OF the
children were hurt. but none killed 1t
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