The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-21

Brooklyn has also suffered some some
eight of the students are badly injured, hav-
ing been dugout of the ruins The Chaplin
House is turled into a hospital. Some OF
the most dangerous cases are being cared for
there Charles Fry, brakeman on the Rock
Island Road, injured at the train wreck
north of 6rinnell; a child of Joseph Phipps;
Mrs. Donahue. Two are in Alonzo Giles
pies family and in the Beatty family.
A special to the Register received at 7:50
says:
From the numerous and contradictory
stories of the startled citizens We gather the
old story of the deep roaring sound that pre-
ceded the tunnel-shaPed cloud. 1t was seen
first coming from the southwest, sweeping
up to the northwest corner of the town,
leveling huge trees in its pathway and tax
ing away Fosters house and barn, leveling
both to the ground and carrying Mr.. and
Mrs. Foster and their two children thirty
yards, precipitating them amidst the debris.
All are somewhat injured. Just east of FOs-
ter was H. C. Jutman's house, also completely
leveled, burying beneath it Pitman, ii S
and her little baby. Foster took out the
three-year-old girl, Hattie, dead. The boy
Harry, aged ten, was fatally injured, and
Arthur slightly injured. Not far away was
the residence OF Mr.. Lewis, an old man and
lady, who were both killed. Charles, their
son, is in Des Moines, and thus escaped.
From here the storm pursued zigzag di-
rection to north of the city, when after wip-
ing out the finest residence portion Of the
city, it turned in the direction OF
the College. The west building
was dumped into a heap of lath and plaster
and broken timbers, burying beneath it
eight students who roomed therein, all Of
less injured and one dead. The East Col
lege, five-story building, was Gnroofed and
fire followed after. completing its work OF
destruction. At the College the whirhng
fend struck straight across the Iowa Central
Railroad, and directly ip its path lay the
loaded cars. The great mogul en-
gine was lifted completely off
the track. and the train toppled on either
side at the whim of the wind. Across the
track was the building of Professor J. W.
Chamberlain. Treasurer of the College.
which was gathered up in sections and
dumped in disjointed heap, portions
upside down, and irretrievably ruined. DR..
r. y. Scott's house was turned almost
around. c. w. HObart's elegant residence
and barn are completely gone. Near by
once stood the two-story house in
which Mrs. Abbie Agard was killed.
Hardly a sign is left of it, In
the vicinity stood the house of Henry
Mcconnell, who was going around almost
demented, carrying lantern in which there
was no glass or light, moving up and down
in search OF valuable papers which were
blown away. The house was pile of lath,
splinters and plaster. Retracing steps among
acres of ruins In the vicinity you come to a
block which contained nine houses. All
but one were leveled to the ground. In one
house of this block four persons
were killed, Mr.. Ford and wife,
q hired girl and Mr.. Totten.
In this vicinity F. W. Williams house
was unroofed; Professor Herrick's and Mrs.
Morris two houses were punched together.
Not far off stood Louis Sanders fine resi-
dence, and what OF it that is not scattered
over the adjoining country is dumped into
a cellar. There were ten people IN Sanders
cellar. All escaped. Mr.. Taylor and Mrs.
Days houses are both gone; also the home
of Hon. c. F. Cravin, and also the large
new residence of Andrew Larrabee.
The outside and top of B. P. Clarks house
were blown off; also his barn. The homes
of Merrill and Kimball were unroofed.
Then followed rows of houses as fat on the
ground as space will allow. Among them
are John Carhart's, Rufus Rekers, r.
Schsffs editor of the Signal; then Professor
Bucks residence and L. c. Phelps, and
house belonging to Mr. Hayes. The hurri-
cane took everything north of Presi-
dent Magoun's house, leaving that
uninjured. In the northwest cor
ner OF the city the storm leveled
the house of Wilson Ellis, as also that of j. |
NJ Ross. His wife was slightly injured.
The house of Henry Spauldlng was leveled
then the house of Kimball, of KsmbalI &
Merrill, dry goods dealers. A. j. Preston's !
house was moved six feet from the founda-
tion. The dwelling of Attorney Dunn was |
leveled; also G. B. Truwell, dry goods mer- |
cant; also the new house Of Graham, the |
merchant tailor. Naer here Mrs GriswoId |
was killed, and her house demolished John |
Merrills house was blown a long distance, |
apparently ia the belt of the wind. |
Not a sign is left of the house of |
Madison Howard. The house OF George |
cashier Of the First National Bank. |
is sn ruin. GeoIge jennings new 5000 |
house l. in kindling wood and broken plas- |
tea. Two houses belonging TO Mr.. Baltram |
ana rented by Mrs. L. S. Lewis and Dill. |
wers obliterated, also the houses of James
He@lon, Phillip clendenning Henry James |
PitmGr, Marcus Weightman, William Cul- |
!lson, Deacon ForG's two houses |
william Neallis and William Hoffers |
The houses OF A. f. Reinford |
was conpletely demolished, and himself
and wife taken from the ruins nearly dead |
Mrs. Stewards house was blown half block |
fragments iamming the corner of the Jones |
House Frank Carroll, who was stealing |
-ide from Davenport was on the freight /
rain that lsas carried Off the track. lies at /
he Chapin House with broken shoulder |
'lade and nose. Henry Moore, Rock
sland brakeman, is dying in convul-
IONS at the Chaplin House. The scenes
lbound the ruiAs are hesrtranding. Fam
Lies are wandering over the ruins Of their
ZONES in a dazed way replying willingly TO |
ID questions, aEd laughing in such pa
hetie manner at some ridiculous incident. |
While some near and dear friend is dead or
ying One young girl was heard to say,
alf in tears and half in laughter she be-
Ieved she had found fragment of her
com, and was looking for some articles in
Thich to know il. She stopped and picked up