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Evansville, IN Storm, Aug 1884

Posted November 17th, 2007 by Jill

AN EVENT IN INDIANA.

The Most Destructive Hurricane Ever Known at Evansville.

EVANSVILLE, IND., August 30.—At nine yesterday morning the most destructive hurricane ever known here broke upon Evansville, doing damage not less than a quarter of a million dollars in the city and vicinity. Houses were blown down, roofs carried away, three or four steamboats badly injured, thousands of shade trees torn up by the roots and other injury done. It is impossible at this time to give the amount of damage done. It will probably fall short of the figures given. Probably the heaviest individual loser is JOHN H. ROELKER, whose new foundry was almost wholly demolished. The steamers Josh Throop and Silver Thorn were badly damaged, the former almost wrecked. Several churches suffered severely; also one new school house.

The Atchison Globe, Atchison, KS 30 Aug 1884
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