Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-23
STORMS IN THE WEST
Great Damage by High Winds This
Morning.
investigating the New York Gus.
tom House.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Dwellings Ruined and the Streets Filled
With Wreckage.

Dwellings Ruined and the Streets Filled
With wreckage.
LOUISVILLE. KY., May 23.-Again the wind
has worked its will upon Louisville. Dwellings
are ruined and the streets are filled with
the wreckage Of roofs. broken and uprooted
trees. remnants of walls and visited wires. No
lives are known to be lost. and few Of the in
juries received are serious.
Rain came at midnight. but people slept
peacefully until just before day dawn. At
four belased people saw low black cloud,
with Sreenish fringe, sweeping up swiftly from
the southwest
The blow struck the south of the city first
marking its destructive force first upon the
Louisville and Nashville rouads house at 10th
and Broadway. From there ON the center OF
the city suffered little. save by chimheys blown
down and trees uprooted. The full force OF
the wind struck the squares bounded by Camp
bell. Hancock, Broadway and Green streets,
and there the principal damage was done.
When the storm struck the city eight work.
men under the charge of James Dadigan. night
foreman at the big Louisville and Nashville
round house at 10th and Broadway, were busy
about the engines. AS the wind struck the
circular building the roof was lifted free from all
fastenings and then a lull came. dropped
from its own weight squarely upon the struc-
ture. The walls stood the pressure, but the
roof crashed down upon the interior.
ALMOST MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.
The heavy engines were overturned like tops,
but the men escaped almost miraculousy from
death. As the roof lifted each man Owed into
the pit beneath his engine and there lay safe
and unscathed until the storm passed and all
the damage to the building will not exceed
$4,000. The damage to the engines will be
less than half that amount
North of Broadway and south OF Main, in the
squares lying between Hancock and Campbell
streets. many people were awakened by the
roar OF the coming storm and frightened peo-
pie gathered in the streets and yards. They
stood only for few moments, for. as the storm
burst, the air was filed with flying debris and
each man ran for mis- life.
The following business places and residences
were damaged: Snanks' dry goods store on
Scnoenlaubs undertaking establishment, DR..
+. &. Embrey's residence. Chris Ziegler's me at
shop, o. +. Hartlan's drug store.
The residences OF DR.. Sewers and W. ].
complete wreck. j. kriziese's residence; q
brick cottage at 719 Hancock stree. was also
WE cked. 1t was occupied by several colored
families. W. A. Crosby's residence; j. Hoffer 8
house; Mrs. John Riegle's house.
Logan place, the beautiful little square. the
site of the old market house. is a reminder OF
Baxter square in the days of the great tor
nado. Most of the fence is blown down and
the trees uprooted.
IN THE WEST END.
In the West End comparatively little damage
was done aside from the Louisville and Nash
vile round house. Chimneys were blown
away from Fr.ck's drug store at 9th and
Chestnut streets; the big plate-glass windows
were smashed at Cadhy's shop at 9th and
Broadway and similar accidents happened in
many places, but that was ALL
Forty thousand dollars will cover the
damage.