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Show TELEGRAPHIC TKItKIBLE TO II IV A D O, Dutli aod UfMtructluu hj Wlud. Louisville, Ky., 6. A Stan lord, Ky., special to the Courier Journal, aye a terrible tornado, with a width of 400 yardu, swept through Caauy couoty on Hturduy af',ernoon doing lrihllul damage in the neighborhood 0 Rich Hill and Mount Olive. Tue whole of the family of Vincent Wet) ley near Rich LLill, contietiog of himself, wile, two grown daughter aud a boy Gained William Sloan, bit nephew, and William Taylor, a neighbor, neigh-bor, Hupping at his bouee, were killed outright. Another mun nauK'd Kiohftrdaon had his sbculdur and collar bone frightfully crushed. Mrs. Wesley'a body was blown 4,000 yards u ud her clothing entirely etnpptd 9. J'he two Caugbtere were carried filty yards and were found locked in each other's arins. The father and nt phew were fearfully mangled, and nil must have been killed by the Grat force of the lempnet. The dwelling, stttbles and out bouiei were blown entirely away, tbe logs being ecattered lor many yards along. In the vioinity of Mount Olive Mra. Morgan, wife of John W. Morgan, waa killud and the out homes of F. Floyd completely ewept away. The timbers tim-bers were scattered in every direction. In the village of Mount Olive several houtiee were swept away, aud tbe re maiuder otherwise injured; fenceg were blown aw.iy along the whole course of the tornado, post and rail fences being drawn out, torn into plinten and utterly destroyed; large trees were twisted from their roots and carried hundreds of jards. Considerable Con-siderable numbers of bonse, cattle and other stock iu ltd course were killed. The probable damage is $50,000. |