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DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.d; We make an abstract of particulars of (he!^ . late storm at Louisville, from the Courier. I„ The Courier savs: !■ * • ’ fThe storm of yesterday was a striking Ulus-]y t rat ion of the theory ol William C\ Redfield,!the distinguished meteorologist, and was a! 1 whirlwind revolving leftwise. Its lowest; 11 i point in a southwestern direction was exhibit* v jed upon the German Protestant Orphan Asy-• | ium. It bore the entire roof from twenty one t j buildings and sprinkled its path with the ru-lins. Its greatest range, of destruction was 111 i the sp|ce between Eighth and Eighteenth! streets; extending from the suburbs of the I city to the river. The large hemp factory, be- ilonging to W. A. Richardson, Esq.* was] snipped of its entire roof, and it was one of i the most substantial in the city. The factory ! t. j stands on Twelfth street, near Chestnut. Tlie |* j limbers in the roof were nearly forty feet i« 1length, and were very heavy and substantial. \ The entire roof was lifted by the storm, car- j c ried about 150 yards, and deposited bottom I e upwards in a peach orchard. Inclining north-1 i cast ward! v from that point, the storm struck j r the I/s of the building of Mr. Lilly, a fine.; ^ arge suburban dwelling, on the west side of 1L? 'm? \.U' 1 «IVn-h be I ween Chestnut and Broadway, jTie'* roofs of the I/s were destroyed, and the)* * }walls much injured. The grounds were strew- • 1 »lt;1 with the leaves of the trees. In the oppo- ]f?')* j site square on the corner of Ninth and Broad-I-I wav, the... residence of James Johnson, itouni merchant on Fourth st.. was unroofed. One It. ' half of the roof was carried across the lot, and ]* 1 dropped on Ninth st. Nearly all Mr. John-1sor/s fa mil v were at home, and for tuna tel v«*• * * *no one of them was injured. The large school j ! di fici‘ —a new lui 1 d i non the come r of Ninth fi and Magr^iae, had its roof stripped off asj 5 though it hud been a sheet of paper. A short j 5 distance from this building, stands the Louis-1-t vUk: University, at preWnt occupied by the;' lvn techy School for the Blind. The south-J• ,. western portion of the roof of that building; was torn up. as though it had been ploughed.\ On Eighth st re eg one square above, the !' - houses of Mr. Fuiler, between Magazine and Chestnut* were stripped of a considerable 1 j portion of their roofs. The large boarding !I house on the corner of Eighth and Jefferson*, (had a chimney and a part of the parapet wall i ■ i sent through the roof with ere at violence. An!*• ii *; imm-nse hole was made in the roof, and the !j j‘ \ h ingles stood on end a round the opening. On; jM/mstrvvt, between Emhih and Ninth, two ’. ***■ t i’ hww buildings among the best and most sub- j ; Irtaniidd business houses in the citv, were scat-I :* a * I, ■ t. j. d iis though they were made oi cards. 1j dlivy presented a curious appearance to -V.Cst* ! who witnessed their destruction. The. ta**, ... The tall|and massive structure* seemed to those whoI were iOuktng at thorn when Ffic storm struck’ them, as though ‘.hey were rapidly sinking in j; the groy.gd. The walls caved inwards as \j though an outside pressure were squeezing H; limn inwards: and the front and sidewalls!we lit to the ground, and the metal roof stretch- !ics almost its entire length over the ruins. / (hie of these building* was owned bv Mr.', t# 4Robert Beatsv. the other bv Messrs. Wright i. . * * C ii and Bridgeh-rd. We understand that I he i -owners of these buildings were estimiUim the ?of /on. up to last Thursday, and, foundV had exuendod f!:;hieen thousandhdiars upon them. We thought that the ‘ foundation of these stores were as sub^/tntia! ; ,i any in tire city. Of the character of the* ' sup rsirnclure we know nothing. The loss isnot only a svtdous one to the enterprising and i worthy cnvims. but to the region of the cii j* iw i ie re \ 1 w. v we re J oca nut.Mr. James Callahan's grocery store was car ;!rie-t a wav. 3The residence, of Co!. Riddle ?nd C. A. 01m- i stead,on Kentucky street lead their roofs blown \i0:1 Sixth street, be vend Broadway, a new }* * frani'-* ‘muse was entirely prostrated.On Wi/lnut, between Fifteenth and Seven-j jJteenth str-vis, two houses in course of erection.! lt;bv C, Gallagher, were blown down, and some \ Ifituoni others* in that vicinity more or less in-! ’lured. * j !The. roof of Judge Rem's house, corner of jJ : Madison and Thirteenth streets was carried off. j( and several houses in that neighborhood seri- j; or./v damaged.The housvT lt;:ate and fencing of the Washing- i '; Ion foundry, on Main street, below Ninth, were j i cast down ; and the gable cud of the sheet iron j'establishment, of I). Lane, on the adjoining ilot. |Th.» f»*rv nf whirlwind next swenl the \i lt;h
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Newburgh Democrat
Newburgh, Indiana, US
Tue, Sep 05, 1854
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