The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-21
Many People Killed, Hundreds of Others
Severely Injured-Mssouri Meets
with Great Losses.
The State of Illinois Has Terrible
Visitation of Wind.
Over Sixty Killed and Two Hundred Hurt
Indiana Has Slight Blow
Scenes and Incidents.
WISCONSIN,.
A Pitiful Scene Along the Course OF the
Tornado at Racine.

the course OF the cyclone is pitiful and heart
rending in the extreme. 1t was not general
lY known until yesterday morning that Ra-
cine had suffered a calamity without parallel
in its history. Nearly the entire population
of the north and west side of the river visit
ed, during last evening and night, the ruins,
where the scene among the dead wounded
and dying was one painful beyond descrip-
ton. In many instances surviving relatives
had lost all semblance of reason. Physicians
were not numerous enough to give prompt
assistance, and numerous bleeding victims
were rolled up in blankets while anxious
relatives ran in every direction to secure
medical aid, 1t is now estimated that fully
twenty-five were killed and 100 injured. One
hundred and fifty houses were demolished
and mad the cyclone struck the business CEN
ter the damage would not easily have been
calculable. AT the Western Union junction,
seven miles west of Racine, many houses
were wrecked, and one young man, named
Webber, killed. The killed and wounded at
Racine SO far as known are:
Kiled-Wilie and John Kastanick, eleven
and thirteen years old; the little girl of Peter
Dressel six years; infant child of August
Kisner; the young daughter of Barney Will
ing, and young son is missing Paul Kuhl,
Albert Kuhl, Mrs. Kastanick, Simeon Giese,
Matt LAWN, two children of Fred. Falk, Mrs.
Mccarthy, Mrs. Kortz, infant child OF Mi
chael Jochiem Mrs James Decker, and Mrs
Wendell.
Seriously injured-W. A. Spradel, leg and
two ribs broken; Mrs Spradel, hurt inter-
nally; Kate Lutz, seventy-six years, arm
broken and head crushed Mrs Frederick
Falk; Herman Kuhl, crushed about the head;
Mrs. Refuse hurt about the breast and eyes,
Fred. Falk, hurt about the head and eyes;
two children of Mrs. Barse; Mrs Mistner,
chest bone broken and SIX ull fractured Mrs.
Flannigan and three children, all seriously
injured; Mrs. Mary Miller daughter and son,
all badly injured Fred. Essmuss, leg and face
badly bruised; Michael Dorrey, knee broken
and one eye knocked out; child OF Mrs. Wen
del, seriously injured, Michael Jochiem, wife
and four children, seriously hurt; Mrs.
Knudson, arm broken; family of William
Garnold, bruised and cut; VIM. Deershing;
head cut; John Lukes, seriously cut; Mr..
Lichtfeldt wife and boy, badly hurt; A.
Krauski; Mrs Rowland was blown out of
her buggy and badly injured; VIM Sprado,
both legs broken and thought to be fatally
injured internally; John Strait, thigh broken;
Mr.. Miller, arm twisted of; John Riegelman
wife and children, all seriously injured; Bar
ney Willing and family, all seriously in
jured.
Andrew Fox was buried in the ruins of his
house, together with small child.
j. Iuckfelt, wife and two children were
carried with their house fifty feet. The
children escaped, but Luckfelt and wife were
badly injured by the wrecking of the house,
f. Court and young man named Krengel
were killed, and four others badly injured
INCIDENTS OF THE STORM.
Racine has been thronged to-day with peo-
pie from abroad, drawn here by curiosity
and partly by desire to render assistance
Work at the scene of the demolished houses
has been going on by such of the sufferers as
were able to be about, in the hope of recov-
ering some of their property from the debris
so widely scattered. Both official and popu-
lar action has been taken, with a view to
render aid to those to whom aid can be Civ
en-. Mayor Fish called special meeting of
the council this evening, and a relief COM
mittee was appointed A citizens meeting
is called to be held at the Opera-house to-
night, and bids fair to be very largely at
tended.
Annie Willings seven years old was killed
at John Nunn's house. Gus Kissner's young
est child was killed in its mothers arms. An
elder child of the same family who was miss
ing has been found in the creek, dead. The
Challapka children, girls, were found dead
at O'Clock in the runs of a brick saloon
There were fourteen men in the saloon at
the time, and not one of them received a
scratch The Challapka children we're pass
ing in the street, and the building fell on
them.
Among the peculiar incidents told of the
cyclone is one to the effect that the house of
Matt Layn and wife, an aged couple resid-
ing on the lake shore, was picked up and
hurled into the lake, leaving them sitting at
table on the floor in the room unihjured
Three miles from there, and out of the track
of the Storm barn was taken up and three
COWS left standing uninjured on the floor.
A little girl of five months was discovered,
this morning, in yard near by, with both
legs broken, dead. A boy eight years of age
was found alive, but badly bruised. Joseph
Keipel, living in house on the lake shore
saw the cyclone coming, and started for the
house of Mr.. Hilker to get into the cellar his
wife and child being with him. When about
half way across the lots the storm caught
them, and Mrs Keipel fell and lost her hold
on the child, which was rapidly carried to-
ward the lake. A large Newfoundland dog
of Mr.. Hilker ran and caught the child and
held it until the danger was over thus
saving il from being carried into the lake.
Mr. Keipel grasped his wife and saved her.
When the storm struck the lake the water
was thrown in the air to the height OF seven
ty-fve feet. A house on High street before
the storm is missing, and can't be found.
Men are at work clearing away the debris,
and women, clad in borrowed clothing, are
hurrying about with tear-stained eyes be.
moaning the loss of their homes and relatives
and friends, The suffering is confined to the
very northern outskirts of the city.
THE INDIVIDUAL LOSSES
Among the laborers and mechanics who
owned their little property, which was COM