The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-03

WABASH, April 27.-[Special. IA
heavy storm which visited this section
last night blew the roof off the Treaty
creek stone and lime company's factory.
unroofed Lswlon's machine works, blew
down the sheds OF the Wabash importing
company's stables and partially wrecked
the quaker church south of the city, un-
roofing it and carrying the timbers
through brick school house. The accom-
panying rain caused much loss. Miles of
timber in the path Of the storm were
blown down.
MARION, April 27.-[SpeciaL The most
terrific wind storm in the history of
Grant county swept through the southeast
last night. The path of the storm
was almost due east. Around 10 and
about for miles are scattered household
utensils, timbers, clothing and every
thing that q hurricane in its Jury
sees fl to give its atten-
ton. The house of Thomas Eichel-
berger furnishes evidence of the most
curious OF the many freaks that al
WAYS attend such visitations. The
lower half of the house was
left almost intact. while the
upper story was carried . quarter of a
mile and dropped into a field. Two
bows. thirteen and fifteen years of age,
were taken into the embrace of tbs visitor,
and conveyed so quietly into the field
that neither of them swoke until the en-
tire outfit went down with a crash.
Neither of them was seriously injured.
The next point visited was the house
of Edgar Gasson, whose wife awoke 10 lind
herself clin9ing to q pump with her
family and her domicile scattered
about her. the latter in ruins, and the
former in discontinue. Other buildings
were shattered. many were unroofed.
trees we're blown down, roads blocdaded,
telephone wires torn down, and general
havoc wrought for miles. but no fatalities
or serious injuries are reported.
GAS CRY, April 27.-[Special. AT 3
O'clock last night hurricane swept across
the country, one mile and hall north OF
this place, and caused much damage.
The roof of the county asylum, a fine. new
brick building, was blown of and smaller
buildings were wrecked. Several in mates
were hurt, though none seriously. An
old school house, occupied as a dwelling,
Gaping seemingly by a miracle. The roof
was blown from the two-story residence of
Jesse Jay and landed in the river, and a
chimney fell across bed "a second after
his little daughter was lifted out. a
yonng woman in the family was bruised by
bricks falling upon her. All along the
path Of the storm barns, Out-houses, or
chards and timber were leveied. The
damage will amount TO several thousand
dollars.
WARSAW, April q. - Especial. Last
evening terrific storm swept over this
place, doing much damage in the south
eTn part of the city. Barns were unroofed,
out-buil6ings were blown away, fences
were carried away and trees were up
rooted. The damage amounts to several
hundred dollars. The greatest damage
was to the property owned by Mrs. Huber
and Mrs. Parks. The house belonging to
Mrs. Parks barely escaped being crushed
by the fall of an immense pine tree.
FoRTvILLE, April 27.-[Speciai. The
heavy rains and wind OF the past few
days have done considerable damage to
buildings. trees and growing crops, and
especially TO A. w. Clayton, who is build
ing business house here. Luckily the
workmen had but few brick laid when
the heavy rains undermined the south
wall of the foundation and about fifty feet
crushed into the cellar, entsiling loss
Of 500.
MUNCIE. April 27.-ESpecial. l-Mordecai
Whitney's new tWo.story brick residence
five miles east of Muncie. was unroofed
and the walls partially destroyed by q
severe wind storm last night. His orchard
with many others, was destroyed, and
also much timber.