Calamity in Louisville as cyclone devastates city
News from Louisville reports a devastating cyclone igniting chaos across the city. Buildings torn apart and hundreds feared dead or missing as fires and debris filled the streets. Warnings spread from Jeffersonville to Cincinnati as rescue efforts began and wire communications failed. Authorities estimated 200 to 700 deaths with about 75 acres laid waste and widespread destruction reported before wires went down.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Tornado devastates Louisville wrecks depot and hotel
A late dispatch from Louisville describes a catastrophic tornado that struck after 9 PM, ripping through the city, lifting the Union depot at Seventh Street, sending debris into the Ohio River, destroying City Hall, burning many buildings, and trapping or killing hundreds of residents.
Louisville Cyclone Destruction and Mass Casualties
A Louisville cyclone struck at 7 30 p m devastating the southeastern district. Five blocks wide, it leveled all buildings along a ragged path to Seventh Street. About 2 500 houses destroyed, fatalities near 500 with thousands injured. Main Street to Market Jefferson Walnut streets ruined. Falls City hall prostrated with 20 buried. Union depot wrecked but passengers rescued except one newspaper boy. Seven fires burned at once. railroads halted except for Pennsylvania lines. The city reels with mass graves, missing names, and urgent relief efforts.
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Seventhat
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Knights of Honor
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Sixteenth-st. Arain
Parkland
Union Depot
Seventh St
Washinton
May Horvaks
Louis Stus
Miss App
George Foster
Ben Randolph
James Rock
Peter Crawley
Harrison
Buffett
Ada Mills
Chas. Hasson
J. Barnell
St. Johna
Cincinnati
Lexington
Louieville & Nashville Southern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pennsylvania Lines
Indianapolis
Courier-Journal
Mainst
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Market St
Sarah Kelly
James Hasson
Perrod
Neil
Mr. Sim
Marketata
Ames
Louis Lipp
Lipp
Geome
Whitman
G.H. Capito
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Barnwell
Union
Frank Seivert
Jas, Nuttall
White Baldwin
Sixteenth and
Madison
Kate Frazier
Bierodt
Wright
John Tiernan
Sixteenth
Night of Terror as Cyclone Rips Through Cincinnati
Reports describe a devastating cyclone in Cincinnati with winds that toppled iron pillars and brick walls, turning streets into debris strewn rivers. The Falls City hall roof collapsed on 150 people at a dancing school and lodge meetings, with total property losses estimated at three million dollars.
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Eighteenth-St
Falls City Hall
Disaster strikes Falls City with vast destruction and casualties
An estimate records 400 dead and 2,660 wounded as 1,500 houses and major buildings are wrecked. Falls City hall, Parkin's foundry, tobacco warehouses, transfer house, planing mill, churches, schools, depots, factories, and several firms lose structures. The largest black quarter on Tenth Street is wiped out with many deaths, and the prostitution area is damaged.
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Foundry
Central, Enterprise
Farmera
Globe Tobacco
C. A. Bridges & Co
Hofmann
Loub, Strangberg & Co
Tenth-st
Hart, Howard & Co
Christ P. H. Church
Main St
Union Depot
Pyne Supply Company
Kentucky Training Company
I. R. Teewater
Simon Cage, Jr
Mane’s Furniture Factory
Tenth St
Town Wiped Out by Tornado Hits Jeffersonville
Meager reports say a tornado wrecked Jeffersonville and nearby areas with 800 lives lost in Louisville and 25 in the city. Galloway hall ruins yielded 35 rescued, including women and children. Henry Mason, Hancock county legislator, died in a collapse. Wires down and rail service disrupted. Big Four track washed out leaving trains hours late.
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Spi
Jeffersonville
Galloway Hall
Henry Mason
Hancock County
Virgil Wright
Louisville
Nene
New Orlands
Chicago
Jlvfersonville
Aurora
Ind
Shocking Reports From Kentucky Storm Wires Down
Cincinnati dispatch reports chaotic communications as a relief train from Indianapolis ferries linemen to Louisville. Newsrooms issued extras but could not reach the stricken district while wire service links remained severed and trains ran hours late amid widespread storm damage.
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Arelief
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Commercial Gazette
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Waiting for News of the Disaster in Louisville Streets
Conductor Bennett traces the calamity at Louisville where a hotel dining room became a morgue and a streetcar driver’s body lay in darkness. Debris filled Main Street, Wright’s tobacco store was flattened, and Parkland plus Front Street suffered heavy damage as the storm raged across Jeffersonville.
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Union Depot
Dr. Walling
Wm. H. English
Will E. English
Waverly
Louisville
Nicholas Bennett
Inquirers
Miss Neal
Chattanooga
Louinville
Wright
Maip St
Parkland
Jeffersonville
Wm. Mitchell
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Monon
Mr. Bennett
Seventh-st
Mitchell
Death Toll Rises As Metropolis Wrecked by Cyclone
Metropolis NL reports a devastating cyclone that killed sixty people and wrecked much of the town. The storm flattened about 300 homes and caused widespread destruction in the business district, leaving extensive debris and emergency crews assessing the damage.
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Metropolis
Bill
Heae
Kallen
Cyclone Ravages Bowling Green and Nearby Towns
A cyclone wrecked Bowling Green Kentucky and surrounding areas. The city with about 6 000 residents was described as destroyed with heavy loss of life. Reports say many churches and prominent buildings were destroyed along with schools and civic structures. Official tallies list around 60 killed and 150 wounded.
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Benhaz
Louisville
Bowling Green
Storm Blizzard Ravages Illinois Killing and Wounding
A severe Midwest storm battered Illinois and adjacent states, with Wichita and Nashville hit hard by cyclones and blizzards. In Nashville Illinois homes were wrecked, a man and wife injured, several children unaccounted, and total damage estimated up to $50,000. Lightning killed one woman in Jacksonville.
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Wichita
Minnesota
Dakota
Iowa
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Little Prairia
Nashville
Ill
Oreaa
Wm. Rhine
David Smith
Rhine
Smith
Fritz Krum
Olney
Soonater
Indianapolis Relief Committee Plans Relief Train to Louisville
The Indianapolis relief committee met at the board of trade rooms and arranged a special train from Panhandle Road to Louisville with a relief corps of doctors and supplies. A fund was raised to cover expenses and subscriptions were authorized through newspapers and banks to aid Louisville sufferers, with committees appointed citywide to solicit funds and manage distribution.
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Board of Trade
Panhandle Road
Louisville
Moore
Workmen Halt Asphalt Cutting Over City Dispute
About 25 laborers prepared in alleys near Fletcher's block and the New York store to cut through asphalt as Incandescent Electric Lighting Co sought to lay a conduit. Street Commissioner DeRuiter halted progress after property owners protested. City Attorney Taylor claimed the right to proceed. The matter may go to court. work paused temporarily. Kier's Clothing House advertises nearby in the same issue.
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New York
Alactric Lighting Company
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Eiher
da Rutier
Eouth
Meridian St
Egun
News of Louisville disaster scene of death and ruin
Graphic, first person style report details the Falls City market disaster after the cyclone. It describes dozens killed and wounded as buildings collapsed, rescuers struggled, and gory scenes outside the wrecks of warehouses, saloons, churches, and depots, with families and officials recounting losses and heroic efforts.
Beaman sought on forgery charge by Tennessee governor
Gov Hovay issued a requisition for Thomas J Beaman, held in Martin Tennessee on forgery charges, wanted in Owen County. George Keating, a track man at Kingans park house, injured Thursday by falling lard, shoulder bruised. Blanner’s ambulance to city hospital. Councilman Yonz seeks committee control over street dept purchases and hiring, subject to city improvements committee approval. Music festival committee hires Seidie Metropolitan Orchestra plus soloists IRE… Wallac e, Knorr, and Black. Robert McKee heads to Boston to visit wife and babies at the white house. Mrs Harrison expected to arrive Thursday. Mrs Malford improving in Asheville. Democrats caucus delayed by weather. Stecihan rumored as Republican board member.
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Tennessee
Thomas J. Beaman
Martin
Tenn
Owen County
George Keating
Kingan
Blanner
City Hospital
Yonz Wanta
Mvusic Festival Committee
Seidie
Opara Honna
New York
Irelda Seguim-Wallace
Charles Knorr
Charles Holman Black
Robert McKee
Boston
Stecihan
Notice to clear out blue and black dress pants sale
A sale notice announces 200 pairs of fine cork screw dress pants in blue and black from stock of suits with gold coats and vests. Pants formerly valued 36.50 to 8 dollars now price 24.60 per pair, first come first served, sale to close when location closes at No. 13 West Wash Street, Furmans Eagle.
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Furmons Eagle
Rotten to the Core ad Shameful City Affairs in New York
Aragged dispatch from Eastter Shepard, New York, March 27 reports ex Sheriff Fiack fled the city though later denied. The piece notes office corruption touches and Tammany bias against reform with Editor Shepard of the Mail and Express as a Republican mayoral candidate. The City Improvements board approved Street Commissioner DeRuiter’s bills including $85 for a fence removal. bills will be reviewed weekly and placed in a separate appropriation.
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Shepard
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Board of City Improvements
Youtz, Murphy and Pearson
DeRuiter
Michigan St
Property transfers in city from Friday deeds
Ernest Koller sold the Deake-Walter block at 274 E Washington to F W Derke-Walter for 23000 dollars. J L Thompson paid 11000 dollars for the Illinois street property between Market and Chiosts now occupied by Noel Bros feed store to Lydia B and Alfred Harrison. China and Hahn of Bremen conveyed the Washington street block to Henry Frommeyer for 40000 dollars.
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Deake-Walter
E. Washington St
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J. L. Thompson
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Market
Chiosts
Noel Bros
Lydia B
Alfred Harrison
China &. Hahn
Bremen
Germany
Washington St
L. Lieredorfer
Henry Frommeyer
Convoluted 19th Century News Fragments Hit Several Cities
A sweeping summary of scattered events from across the globe and United States including uprisings near Reading Pennsylvania, executions and crimes in New York and Texas, political rumors in Washington, a London murder cost, and an explosion at a Chicago sugar mill with several workers injured. The items reflect turmoil, political intrigue, crime, and industrial accidents of the era.
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Argentine Republic
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Archer
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W. J. McGregor
Pittsburg
Ohio
Diedrick
John
Henry Backfield
Red Rock
Father O’owser
Telamore
Stanislaus Bert Kienich
New York
Louis Payne
Sexton McNichols
Texas
Father Lenneghan
Amushepents at Carleton Opera Company: Mixed reviews
Review of The Brigands at Carleton Opera Company notes strong chorus and capable principal performers led by Carleton, but criticizes some male roles as foolish for comedy. Alice Carle voices Orella. Clara Lane plays Fragoletto. Clara Wisdom praised as Princess of Grenada. Carleton earns a double encore on Molloy’s The three beggars. Holy week pauses many troupes. Reuben Glue to play at Park. local sale of 68 worsted Fack suits advertised at 6 60 per suit.
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Orella
Clara Lane
Ote
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Grenada
Mr. Carleton
Molloy
Washington
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