Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-07
DEATHS DEAL.
A Terrific Cyclone Strikes the Louis
lana Penitentiary.
TEN CONVICTS CRUSHED TO DEATH
Sx Fatally Injured, ard fhiry Mere Seriously
dur. by Falling Walls ard fiEbsrs-
Heartrsnding Scsnes-Csbin Of Pi,sshgrg
Towbosi Blown Cf-Miracaloas
Rscsps Of the Grew.

NEw ORLEANS. July 6.-The Picd-
uuss Baton Rouge special says terri
bio cyclone struck this city little after
q o'clock this morning. passing from
southwest TO northeast. IL entered the
city at the Garig brickyard, passed up
through Catfish town aud struck the
hill just TO tho east of Mr.. John john,
sons residence. It's path continued In
northeasterly direction, crossing
north boulevard hundred yards to the
east OF the Governors mansion. IL
then went north. striking the peniten-
tiary building and the j. A. Dougherty
residence on the north, and then TO the
city. The cyclone was 500 yards wide,
and ricochetted along it's course like a
cannon bali, devastating as IL went. In
the city no one was killed, though sew
eral persons were seriously injured. Ten
conyicts at the peni;entary were killed
and 80 injured, six OF these very dan.
gerously. List of dead:
ISAAC McCLELLAND, OF Calcasiu.
]. j. A. WAoGoNER, OF Claiborne.
FRED CLAaE. OF Onachita.
JAMES VAN METEOR, Of Latchitches.
JoHN GIBSON, OF New Orleans.
WILLIAM WILLOW, OF New Orleans.
| (Whites.)
NATHAN CHANcEY, OF East Felicina.
HENRY CALEsTIg, OF New Orleans.
BEAUREGARD HARDoN, OF Bossler.
EDWARD BUcKNER, OF Caddo. (Col-
ored.)
There were forty prisoners at work
a. the time OF the crash. and OF that
number six were killed and twenty were
wounded and terribly crushed. On tho
second story or central floor, was the
hospital, where twenty sick prisoners
were undergoing medical treatment, OF
which number four were killed and
fourteen seriously IL not fatally injured.
The fire alarm was sounded and the
entire fire department was summoned
to the scene Of tho catastrophe aud
together with the citizens and prison
officials, aided by the uninjured prison
ers worked vigorously for the rescue OF
the unfortunate souls who lay some dy-
ing confned under the heap Of debris
that was thickly strewn over every
quarter of the premises. Scenes OF the
greatest imaginable horror greeted tho
eye OF those engaged In the rescuing
work, and the pitable walls and death
croans from the men buried out OF
sight by massive heaps OF brick and
morter could be heard arising from
every part OF the wreck implorlng help;
and altogether the scene was heart
rending.
The storm was attended by most vi
olent rain, In which the rescuers
worked and toIlcd for several hours, or
until both the living and the dead were
extricated from the ruins. The wound
ed are:
From New Orleans, all whIte-Louis
Claire, NJ. J. Finnegan, Henry Mckay,
James MolIer, John Duffy, John
O'Leary, Charles Summerheld, l.. II.
Durley and James Vallare.
Colored, from New orleans--Jake
Jones, Samuel Jackson Major White
and VIM. Gibson.
From the various other parlshes--Jo-
seph Powell, Jr.. G.. NJ. Young, L. u.
Stewart, Gus Block, a. l.. Gurnett,
ID. A. Campbell, j. y. Boz
Ian. Phelix Richards, Marion Perkins.
Walter Douglass, john Foley, Frank
Aaron, John Farland, Melco Neal aud
Alexander Ferrell (all white), and Oscar
Phillips, VIM. Perry. Henry Dorson,
Boerc Peterson. Robert Colleaux, Har-
rIson Dorsey and VIM. Scott (colored).
Total wounded, 80. or the number
wounded about six are expected TO die
before night, and the recovery OF sew
eral OF the others Is doubtful. The
total damage to the penitentiary build
inas Is estimated a: 5000
johnson, the colored nreman,of Louis
Vile, blown overheard and drowned.
The wounded are as follows: Arthur
Crerris. deck hand, white, OF Louis
Vile, face and internally; Harry Martin,
white, OF Pittsburg. Pa, assistant
engineer, leg and ankle; James
Bardsley, white, OF Louisville, KY,
steersman. arms and legs; q. w. Nc
Bride, white. Louisville, KY, pilot.
hand hurt. slight; Alfred Jaret, white,
OF Cincinnati, cook, internally, serious.
Peter Hass, second mate. white. OF
Pittsburg, head, sIight: Charles Dick
son, Greman. hurt a. the seek. Capt.
McLure wvs cut and bruised about the
body In several places. butnot serltusly.