The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-29


To Ts~s seN~~ x,~. N,sa.. wr>eleaav
ASS Devastated ~ she nssrn- ws.~
~. paul. Mimi. July "A.
Ihc Town Of New Tim was wrecked i, 4
cyclone late Yesterday afternoon. Il seem.
thHt Two currents Of air swept the valley
simultaneously. coming from different al
fectiohs. The scene was appalling Stone
ari brick buildings were RACED Ia their
foundations, and me cir was full Of debris.
The town and In suburbs are now 4 mass ~
ruins. West Newton, In the ncirhhorlny
County % NicoIIet. was also visited by he
storm.
july Il.
Eyewitness give many strange and
graphic accounts.
a child Of Fritz Dckmyer was carried
over half mile and II still alive. Martin
Prank. Of West Newton. was found dead 4
mile from bis house, but not piece Of his
house o. IL contents has been found since
the storm. Ofthe family Of seven OF Mat
thew Finley, Of West Newton, but one re-
mains alive, an infant, which was badly
injured
a family Of five was buried in the ruins Of
q house near Fort Eidgley. Miss Anna
Leach was carried out Of the house. Her
mother ran out after her, and she said.
"Oh, mother, must die, ~ and immediate
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80 ~" $3.50, Us IMPRESSION 'na' 'ue pau
!. =. 49, ".S ''''.,< "" 'ue -" before
- NV s'','e. nen' women ana cn''o'en
- e ''.'.' 'n'' sPP.enenu'"S severe
49, I" ~ ~. 'o''a. ree''''ns 'ns" pol'ane
P.,Pe.s ~ = ooo's' s"o'''y ai'el n's
oc'oeA the storn-ciouu burst, and, with
the noise Of . raging torrent, Il ,urst upon
the town III the form OF 4 terrible hurricane
from, the xxa.t p.,r,... <,...,....<a ...,..-
49,. 4. ~. -.,,n..' MA ,...
s.'nh Z" ~ sao.e ''a"'e' .'.u n ~ ,n'Posr'-
PIC LOT one % DISTINGUISH MS most intimate
friends n distance Of ten feet. while the
large brick buildings On the oppo~ite side
~ she .tra.f ,n. ,.h.h 49,, ..,,.,., ..,.,,.
.. ,. 'f''- y '''@'' >'''. -
"e.''o eou'o scAfce'! oc "u'iheu
against the inky sky. The first effects OF the
tornado were felt In the northern part OF
~. f.lo,;,,. 1919. y, IN. n....,,.
- 49, '"o''"e 1870, ~ o''"'un,'s'
ihese were somewhat scattered. put ~ less
than two minutes were All carried on bodily
or lexeied 10 the ground. over 4 hundred
dwellings ware absolutely swenf AWAY IN
W. ~'nss - rs ".nu' anu sess'', nunuiea
persons rendered homeless In the 'winkling
Of an eye. But the work Of destruction was
nof "a he contined ~ thc out<kirf-
~ ~. .as,.. ~. - -.,,... N
'ne WESTWARD wers rIiua'eu tne rer-
man Methodist and the German Lutheran
Churches, both of which were hurled 70 the
ground IN ~ in.tan, ~ tina scarcely +.
.s r. 49,, .,,,
1919 ~ ING h'r. ntps'on'" v"''"'"k IT.
manned 70 mark - siic. Inc latter was 20
nauis wrecked ~ to rs ApSoluiely worin'.,~.
ridge, the tornado struck the business cen
ter a ne town; ana ~ 2 rev moments thr
Ar was luii oI nyinx umperr and debris q
every description Fence-boardS. fragment.
q roofing. wagons, Mindow-sa.h. doors. and
AZ conceivable articles were nyinE through
the AIT, wbiic above the roar 81 the lem
pe~t could pe heard the frantic shouts
n men. inc piercing shriek~ "a women.
and the aTonizinG wall o. children. Inc
darkness was intense. and though some
rushed hither and thitner ~ blind frenzy.
inc more collected awaited their fa'e with
caimness or sought refuge ~ me cellars 81
tneir buildings. Inc noise wa ueaIening.
ROOF AFTER rooI w;s~ torn from ~ iastenin-~
and was carried away by the wind win
aea!ening crash against tnc Wall q roinr
building On ne opposite side 81 ne street
Ine crash ~ iai!ing NAILS wa~ nfaru o.
every side, while ever and anon inc