Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-07
A CYCLONES MAD WORK,
Twenty Men Killed; Many More Seriously
Injured.
BATON ROUGE SWEPT,
ties No; Great or Numerous Compare
tiveiv--A Steamer Damaged.
lBy telegraph 70 tho Dispaich.)

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the Garig brick-yard. passing up through
Catfshtown, and struck the hill just cas-
of Mr.. John Johnson's residence. Its patti
continued in o northeasterly direction
crossing North Boulevard hundred
yards to tho east OF the Governors man
sion. IL then went north, striking th'
penitentiary building and the j. A. Dough
erty residence on North street. and thence
beyond the citv.
RIoocHErTED LIKE CASSoN-BALL.
The cyclone was three hundred yard,
wide. and rlcochetted along its course like
a cannon ball. devastating as IL went. In
The ,ity no one was killed, though several
persons were seriously injured. | have
\ Sust returned from the State penitentiary
which is partially wrecked. len -convlcts
were killed and thirtv-fve injured, five ol
these very dangerously. The following /;
list Of the dead;
THE KILLED.
whltes-Isaac McClelland. Of Calcasiu
j. A. Waggoner. Of Claiborne; Frederick
Cage, of Ouachita: James Van Meter, oil
Naichitoches; John Gibson and William
Willow. Of New Orleans. Gibson was one
OF the Maly murderers.
Colored-Nathan Chancev. of East Fell
cisna: Henry Calestin. of Orleans; Beau
regard Harden, of Bossier; Edward Buck
Ler, Of Caddo.
THE DISASTER IN DETAIL.
The convlcts were al work in the jeans
pants factory. the third story of the north
wing, when the storm struck the building
and entirely demolished the second and
third stories. There were Others in the
hospital in the second story, and 1t is 0
miracle that any escaped with their lives.
MIR. John IL. Hodus, one of the guards
/ was sitting in q third-story window open.
lng 10 the south when he was blown out
into the yard. along with bricks and Other
oebr,s. He escaped uniniured. Ex-Judge
II. J. Ford was in the conmissary on the
first floor when the building collapsed.
THOUGHT HIS HOUR BAD COME.
He saws he got near wall and stood
still. muttering Il prayer, as he felt that
\ his hour had come. When the materials
Quit falling he saw an opening, and
4 escaped on his bands and knees into the
yard uninjured. He Immediately went to
/ work to save and assist others less fortu-
nate. In addition TO the north wing the
coll building was unroofod and partially
n destroyed. The wOmon's ward was also
Nnroofed.
4 IL Is impossible to form any estimate OF
the damage TO the buildings. as all the
property Is more or less injured.
IN THE CITY
fifty houses wore at least unroofed or des.
troyed. Mr.. j. III. Young and members OF
4 his family were seriously hurt by the col
lapse of their house on 81. Charles street
Mrs. Cotton. son, and two daughters, living
in brick house on Main street. were in
jured by the falling of the building. Mrs
Cotton received dangerous blow on tint
back Of the head and also internal injuries
while one of the girls was cut on the limbs
Mrs. Cotton, IL IS thought. will recover.
There were no Others seriously hurt.
SCENES or HORROR.
BATON RoUGE, LOUISIANA, July. g.
There were forty prisoners at work in the
Il pants-factory at the time of the crash, and
II OF that number six wore killed ana twenty
two wounded and horribly crushed. On
81 the second story central hoor) was the
n hospital, where twenty sick prisoners lay
undergoing medical treatment. Of which
number four were killed and fourteen seri
ousy, If not fatally, injured. The fre-alarn
Il was sounded and the entire department wa.
summoned TO the scene of the dreadful
catastrophe. and together with the citizen
and prison officials, aided 10y the uninluret
prisoners, worked vigorously for the rescue
4 of the unfortunate souls confined under
the great heap of debrts. Scenes of the
greatest imaginable horror greeted the eye
OF those engaged in the rescuing work.
The storm was attended by mos
violent rain, IN which the rescuers worked
and tOilod for several hours, or until boil
the living and the dead were extricated
from the runs. The total number OF
wounded Is thirty-six. of whom SIX are ex
pected 90 die at any moment, and the re-
coyery of several others Is extremely
doubtful. The total damage to the peni
Tertiary buildings Is estimated at $50 600
khaic-trces on many of the streets were
uprooted.
DAMAGE IN THE CITY.
visit to the Capitol and other State
buildings showed them TO be unharmed by
The wind. as was also the business portion
of the town, on Main and Ford streets
unaffected 10y the mad storm. The south
ern portion of the citv, styled Catfish
town" suffered great loss and damage OF
property In this section Of the city seve.
raj persons were seriously hurt and bruised
Nv flying timber from falling houses and
fences. The drugstore of Ii. A. Dav was
completely demolished, with its contents,
the loss amounting TO $4,000, Several
other small grocery stores and stall-shops
in this vicinity were destroyed. The brick
yard OF Garig. Reddy d Co. was badly dam
aged, but the loss is covered by insurance,
winch is the only storm policy held by
those damaged. The extent OF the dam
age throughout the city by tho storm can
not correctly be estimated at this time,
but il can be said that II Is the greatest
Baton Rouge has ever sustained either
from cyclone or fire.
The cyclone did not make straight
sweep through the city, but would strike
the ground and bound forward like q
bouncing ball and pass over several houses
nj time, aud descending again tear its
way for hundreds of feet. So sudden was
the storm that number OF bread-carts,
express and other vehicles were caught
and wrecked in the streets, and 1t passed
Oh as suddenly as 1t came.
NARROW ESCAPES.
number of very narrow escapes are re-
ported. Mr. J. Noung's house was RACED.
As II left the foundation and struck the
ground the chimney fell Oh Mrs. Young,
who had her baby IN her arms. Neighbors
rushed IN and rescued the family. none of
whom received dangerous wounds. Mrs.
Jones' wife of DIR. Thomas 5. Jones, had
Just entered the bathroom when four of
The rafters from Milier's shop came flying
through the air and pierced the wall of the
room less than three feet above her head
Mir Charlie Day Yves IN his fathers drug
store when il collapsed, aud although the
room was turned nearly upside down and
timbers sent in every direction, he
escaped with slight bruise on the fore
head. Jacob Senior and family were
covered by the ruins of their house, but
were rescued by friends. Mir. Balm had
lis feet badly mashed, and Mrs. Wolfe was
badly bruised about the body.
Tow-BoAT SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
New ORLEANS, La, July 6.-The tow.
boat smoky City was caught in the cy-
clone tins morning eight miles below Ba-