The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-19

tirely destroyed. Rea, where many build
ings were wrecked, Mrs Jacob Hiser was
killed and her husband fatally in
jured. GAINESVILLE, at which place one
house was blown down and an unknown
woman killed, and ROYAL Oak, where
Thomas Brick and his wife were burned
to death in the ruins of their home and
several others injured. As far as can be
learned this is the total number of casu
alties. From smaller places throughout
the state stories of minor damages are
coming in. Crops of all kinds suffered
considerably, hundreds OF acres OF orchards
we're destroyed, farm houses, barns and
out-buildings were demolished or badly
damaged, fences, telegraph, telephone
and electric light wires were broken down
and trees were uprooted. Many head of
stock were also killed. Although no ac-
curate estimate can be made, the total
loss resulting from the storm will foot up
TO several hundred thousand dollars.
Ii was rumored today that the village OF
Saline in Washtauawa county, ten miles
from Ypsilanti, had been wiped out. As
the wires were down in that direction for
time 1t was i'm possible to learn the truth
of the reports but later information
showed that they were false.
YPsILANrI. Mich, April 13.-This city
is today in lamentable condition aud
business is SUSPENDED owning 10 the
havoc caused by last nights storm. Al
most all the principal business blocks.
stores, opera house, postoflice. hotels and
several q dwellings, we're either demolished or
badly damaged. Houses were lifted from
their foundations. buildings were unrooied
and walls tumbled into the streets a mass
OF ruins. In some places the debris IS
piled fifteen feet high. All the electric
light and other wires were blown down
and tonight the CITY is in darkness. The
heavy rain which followed the storm
added largely TO the damage OF the stocks
of goods left exposed in the wrecked
stores. The most remarkable thing in
connection with the storm ia the lack of
fatal or serious accidents. There were
many escapes. So far as known not lie
will he lost az a result OF the storm.
Roughly estimated the total loss is be-
tween 100000 and Sl50,000, divided ND
among a large number of persons, prn-
cipai among whom are the following:
Cleary business college, partially
destroyed, loss SO, 900; opera house, only
front wall left standing damaged $4,000;
Hawkins house. partially collapsed. Sl5,-
COO; Curtis carriage factory, $4,000;
Union block, slightly damaged, loss
small; w. w. Worden. paints.
81 900; K. c. Dolson. owner four
new brick blocks. $1,000; Schares
tag and label factory. $1,000; Label
b ock, $1,000 George, Norman. owner
Occidental hotel and Arcade block, 81 OG0; ;
j. l.. Hunter. supervisor Ipsilanti town
ship, lost barn, two horses and many
sheep, 5000; Stephen 4. Deniker. reai-
dence. 81 600. Somewhere near $50 dive l.
ings and barns were destroyed or dam
aged. on which the loss is estimated at
100000. Other minor losses Will bring the
total up above the 100000 point.
MENoNINEE. Mich. April l3-This city
was visited by terrific electrical storm
last nigh. Lightning damaged the gem
orator in the street railroad power house
and no cars are running today.