New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-06
SWEPT BY WIND AND FLOOD.
DAMAGE REPORTED IN A BIG SECTION
OF THE WEST
IN ILLINOIS KENTUCKY TENNESSEE AND WEST
VIRGINIA THE STORM WAS cYcLONIc-RAIL-
ROADS CUT OFF FROM CINCINNATI


ROADS CUT OFF FROM CINCINNATI
AND OTHER CITIES
Nashville Tenn March 5..-A brief but terrific
cyclone struck Nashville about o'clock this morn
Ing. doing considerable damage. For the third
time since It's erection nearly half a century ago
the spire which adorns the McKendree Church.
possibly the largest and wealthiest Southern Meth
odist congregation in the United States, has suf-
fered injury This time 1t has been completely
wrecked. lifted from It's base and scattered over
the roofs OF adjacent business houses and nearby
alleys. Rumors were at once current that the Cen
tennial buildings had been wrecked. but they came
through unscathed Scores Of the big downtown
business houses unroofed and the Masonic
Temple slightly damaged. No fatalities have
been reported.
Huntington. w. Va. March 5.-A hurricane In
Southern West Virginia at o'clock this afternoon
proved far more disastrous than the recent flood
Hundreds OF buildings unroofed and many
smaller ones were upset The south end OF Mar
shall College collapsed causing a panic, and many
girls fell and had to be carried from the building
In Central City every industry Ia the town suffered
heavy loss, while the massive chimneys on
Washington School fell through the roof and went
TO the second floor. A dozen children were more
or less injured. Several churches were badly dam
aged Trees falling across the railroad tracks have
paralyzed travel ard crippled the telegraph wires.
over this city early this morning. and for ten MIN
utes It's velocity was about fftyhve miles an hour
The roofs OF houses and barns. trees, fences and
sgnboards were badly wrecked. One house In the
outskirts of the city badly damaged that a
stove overturned and set fire TO the building
The three old baby OF Caesar Pettis. COL
ored. burned to death. Several other persons
were seriously burned. The wind accompanied
by a heavy rain and fierce electrical display.
Louisville, Ky. March 5.-A cyclone did consid-
cradle damage in Central Kentucky this morning
At Winchester several buildings were unroofed and
three new ones demolished. At Mount Sterling
the great McBrayer distillery was unroofed. The
Louisville and Nashville roundhouse at Rowland
was wrecked. and property suffered severely at
Stanford.
Southern Indiana was flooded last night by the
heaviest rain years. The Baltimore and ONO
Southwestern has three heavy washouts near Sey-
mour and the Pennsylvania two. The bridge on
the Evansville and Richmond between Bedford and
Seymour is washed out. One train wrecked
by going through "A culvert
Cincinnati. March 1.-The only railroads not af-
fected by the food are those which enter Cncin-
natl from the South The CincirEati Division OF
the Big Four ran trains to-day. neither did the
Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton. The Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern reported more washous
than ever before In It's history. No trains rum
ming the Ohio Division.
A special train carried officials out to Wnton
Place this afternoon. 1t being reported that the
bridge there and the one at Ivorydale were In an
unsafe condition. The Pennsylvania tracks are
under water for some distance out. The Indian
Hill Bridge was carried away BY the flood this
afternoon. The Cincinnati Portsmouth and Nir-
ginia trains are blocked by high water at Batavia
Junction.
The steam railroad and the electric line 10 Col
lege Hill were closed account of the submerged
tracks The town Of I-ockland Ohio, is inundated
city, the torrent Is doing more damage than the
recent high water III the Ohio. Houses have been
are swollen. the Miami and Licking rivers Will
certainly rise to swell the Ohio at this place which
The Weather Bureau states that the rain is gen.
eral from, the Missouri Valley to the Allegheny
ern Ohio. The river at this point Is expected to
reach the danger lne-forty-hye feet-by the rising
A landslide at Trautman's Station carried away
part OF the Big Four Railroad track and covered
other parts. preventing any trains on that road
reaching this city. Andersons Ferry is submerged
from 'he surface flood All the rver-front houses
worst experienced.
indianapolis. March "a ranstorm which was
little short OF a cloudbu.s, deluged this city during
yesterday evening and last night. The rainfall for
the night was nearly four inches the heaviest for
the same space OF time since 1895 The northeast
section OF the city Is under water and boats were
boghood. Pogues Run. through the centre OF the
city. is raging torrent and has broken its
washouts and trains are much delayed.
Columbus Ohio March 5.-Ran has beer falling
steadily and heavily since O'Clock last night the
precipitation reaching amos: four inches. The
Scioto River Is rapidly approaching high water
mark The current Is risnS at the rate of six inches
a hour and occupants OF the buildings along the
river are moving out The pumping station OF IT, the
water is threa tenng the powcrhouse OF the street
stree street railway system viii be paralyzcd
Richmond Ind. March 5.--The heavy rain last
nigh: raised Whitewater River fourteen inches
within an hour. The Nixon paper mills were food
ed and the elecirc-light power house is threat
ened Reports from the country say great damage
was done by the floods. All railroad trains de-
layed by the washouts.
St Louis. March 5-At midnight last night the
rain. which mad fallen steadily for thrty-six hours
suddenly became cloudburst. and all the low-lying
parts OF the city were soon under water The
river Des Peres. which drains about twelve square
miles of The citys western suburbs. overfowed its
banks, and the villages OF Cheltenham, Clifton.
Howard, Benton. EIlendale and Edgewood were
waterbound. The tracks OF the Frisco Railway
Were covered ae The river De- De- Peres ordinarily
mile wide. Only one railway track, the Missouri
%as eoSsns ws carried ws and al
men drowned: one OF them Andrew
People living in the Hooded district took refuge
in the tops OF their houses The police and volun-
began taking the unfortunates to high ground
This work on till daylight. when the water
the Mil Creek Valley which bsects the city th.
flow too great TO be carried off by sewers and
great dan was done 70 railway tracks. Every
Incoming train late from two TO four hours
on the east side OF the Mississippi the flood did
great damage principally TO railroads. The Van
dalia and the Baltimore and Ohio the most
serious sufferers.
WRECKS CAUSED BY WASHOUTS
Aurora Ind. March 5-The fast newspaper train
which left Cincinnati at 3:ij o'clock this morning
for St Louis. the Baltimore and Ohio South
western Railroad was wrecked four miles west