The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-24

~ 80" NfNt'ut. presumably from lrlkH
while numbers OF Others received Il
juries Of various degrees Of sevcri,
from flying debris.
The worst wreck was singulapl
enough that accomplished by the cy
clone just as IL finished its wild swee
across the city and crossed over III
river towards Venice. III. The Worn
brock Furniture Company, on tho north
east corner Of Tyler and Main streets
Is large three-story building slantinI
down from Main street towards TIL
river. Across the street TO the south ar,
the lumber yards OF Methudy 4 Meyer
and when the cyclone struck the i'm
mense piles OF lumber stored there, /,
lifted them high in the air and threw
| thcm with tremendous force against the
Vornbrock building. The entire third
story Of that building was swept away,
the second floor broken through. the
stock OF furniture destroyed. the whole
building being virtually wrecked. and
not a window but what was shattered.
The boilerhouse was demolished CON-
pletely. and a three-story elevator
building blown down. The street from
Main 70 the river bank was piled high
with timber. bricks and shattered build
ing material, and the 'jumping-otf
place. Of the cyclone was appropriately
marked BY a scene Of wreck and ruin
surprising all the havoc created along
its entire course.
The above Is only partial list Of tho
buildings wrecked and damaged. but it
Is sufficient 10 give an intelligent idea
Of the fury OF the cyclone
The following is list OF the killed
and injured;
Barney SfcCoilum. s2l Mound street.
Mrs. Maggie Connors. 922 Mound street.
Joe Weaver. s.l Mound street
Clarence Marks, 1881 North Broadway.
INJURED.
Miss Maggie Connors, s22 Mound street;
broken leg
Miss Manic Connors. s22 Mound street;
oru'sc.
VIM. Brady, struck by falling brick at
Fifteenth and Morgan streets; skull thought
% be fractured
Mrs Roberts. 1851 Chestnut: struck by frag.
nenfs Of nying glass and severely cut In left
Lrrn.
Mrs. Charles Miller and child, 100 south
twentieth street; cut by flying glass Mr. |
'harles Miller slightly bruised.
Mrs. McQuade. 1878 Biddle street; head |
truck by falling debris.
Mrs. J. Ryan and daughter. 1916 Biddle
treet: injured by failing bricks.
Benz van Pelt. Ias7 North Tenth street; leg |
ractured and internally injured.
~ J. Alderman, 1871 Morgan street: ugly 1
caip wound from falling brick.
James McCash, liz5 OFailon street; scalp
found.
wenzei Henzel. 1912 North Twelfth street:
uried under falling walls and bruised
Frank kohler. 29i3 North Broadway: caught
! ruins OF ISIS North Broadway and slightly
,jured
John Mcdonald. loo North Broadway:
ack injured
In addition TO the wreck OF buildings
le telegraph, telephone and electric
ght lines have been badly crippled,
nd IL will be several days before the
ariors lines can be fully rehabilitatcd.
Eleven Persons Killed NJ Clinton. Ky.
CLINTON, Ky, Jan. 13.--A tornado
.ruck the west side of this city last
light between six and seven o'clock.
fifty-five houses. killing
even people and wounding fifty-three.
he tornado struck the city absolutely
ithout warning. During the early
lrt Of the evening it rained somewhat,
II there was no indication Of serious
orm. Suddenly low, rumbling sound q
as heard in the distance like the i,
utter OF thunder. 1t came nearer !
ID nearer until suddenly with i
ash the tornado struck the outskirts '
the city. The people who were in I
g streets at the time ran for shelter
rror stricken, but number were
ruck by flying timbcrs and debris.
nall houses were lifted bodily from
9 ground and whirled around in the
r. dropping to the ground with ter
dc crash. and being literally smashed !
TO kindling wood. Flying timbers
led the air, and the crash Of falling
ildings mingled with the shrieks Of !
Q people fleeing from their ruined
mes. Is
The tornado struck the town on the 4
stern side. II swept across the river
a nearly every frame building on that y
le Of the town was totally demolished. u
le tall iron chimney on the flour-mill
> torn from its fastenings and carried y
considerable distance away. The "
'ptist Church steeplc was blown over. y
ling on the roof and breaking J.
rough with crash; q number of
light cars which stood on the \
Icks Of the New Orleans. y
Louis 4 Chicago road we're .
med over and pile OF lumber was
altered like straw.
The path Of the tornado was about Ct
zee hundred yards wide, as shown BY v
. debris. "
Tor several miles aroui q Clinton near Ia
every thing Is RACED to the ground. II
Q first building struck was section ro
use about half mile south OF the st
rn, and which was occupied BY John TO
odes and his family, consisting OF his 81
q and three children. all or whom N
re killed. an
The population Of the town is about to
thousand, and at first il was feared III
i hundreds had been killed, but the Oh
was found to be comparatively small. ID
y eleven bodies 50 far having been ro
nd.
he young ladies belonging TO the f.