The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-18
Red Bud Visited by Furious Tornado. at $3.50
O'Clock in the Morning. That Ieveled =.
Churches and Everything in Its Path.
Three Lives Lost and Much Damage In.
fiicted at Bremen and Other Places.
Most of the Western States Visited By Cyclonic
Disturbances Yes,erdsy-Heet. Cold
and Severe Snow Storms


An Illinois Town Partially Destroyed-0ne
Life Lost aud Fifteen Persons Hurt
RED BUD, Ill, Nov. l7.-At $50 this morn.
ing a tornado swept over this village. de.
stroying thirty-five houses, killing one
boy and injuring some fifteen other per-
sons Two churches. the Town Hall and
newspaper Office were among the buildings
leveled. The wind wave came in the midst
of driving rain-storm, and il was day.
light before tie full extent of the accident
was known, or the injured could be given
attention.
The eleven-year-old son Of Mrs. Jacob
Koch was killed instantly. Theinjured IN
clude the following: Mrs. Jacob Koch
fatally; Mrs Peter Kendall. Mrs. Peter
Harden, Mrs. Louis Boyer, Julius Honn
Mr.. Beitman, Adden Starr. Miss Emms
Grow. Mrs. John Manderfeldt Mr.. and Mrs
ID. ID. Perry.
The storm cleared a path 200 yards wide
through the town. Houses. barns, fences
ald orchards were leveled to the ground
and spread over the surrounding country.
Entering from the south, the tornado first
demolished the Catholic Church and school
and the residence of Herman Draee. The
to the ground. After destroying several
barns and tearing away all kinds of fences.
1T struck the largo two-story residence OF
Peter Kendall. which was of solid stone.
and crumbled it to fragments. Mrs. Ken
dali was severely injured. large, double
brick house. occupied by ID. ID. Perry as
dwelling office and composin groom, was
destroyed. The family were buried in the
ruins, but managed 10 extricate themselves
without serious injury. Peterson's agri-
cultural warehouse was also blown down.
Daylight revealed q scene OF wreck and
desoiation. The streets were blocked with
the debris of the storms wreck, and for
some time it was impossible to get an acou-
ratelis of the sufferers of the terri bic vista-
tlon. As soon as the more fortunate OF the
people of the city recovered from the hrst
shock of the disaster efforts were directed
to caring for the injured They were taken
to the homes of those who had escaped the
storm's wrath and cared for by willing
hands. and the doctors OF the village
dressed their wounds
Some of the freaks of the storm were mar
velous. Here house was literally lifted
from the ground and scarce yestiRe OF IL
left. while a neighboring residence seemed
to have escaped with comparatively little
injury. Stone buildings offered no resist
ance to the fury of the wind. This fact Was
fully attested by the fate which overlook
the solid structure occupied as residence
by Peter Kendall. It was crumbled Co .
shapeless mass as though it had been toy
house. Scarcely one stone was left stand
ing above the foundation. The property
loss is estimated at 100000.
A citizens meeting was held to-day, and
relief committees appointed to aid the
distressed. Subscriptions from the outside
will be gladly received by the Mayor. Re-
ports are coming in from the country,
south and west of Red Bud, showing that
the storm did considerable damage in other
sections. At Bremen, In this county. Mrs.
Getting and two of her children were killed
and her house destroyed by the uprooting
of tree, which was presumably taken
up into the air and dashed
against and upon the building ,demolishina
it and killing the three persons above
named. The doctors have worked inces-
sanity. Medicine andemoney were freely
given oy them. The citizens opened their
doors to the homeless and hearty good feel.
ing predomina ated.