The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-05
A TRIPLE VISITATION.

mate j. that thirty-three persons were
killed and twenty-five injured. Thirty
six houses were swept away and 10
persons are left in destitute circum'
stances. The identified dead are:
ia Johnson and three hired hands
John O'Connor. Ir.
John O'Connor. >r.. and wife.
Agnes and Nellie Oconnor. twins.
aged -
Charles O'COnnor
James O'Connor-
John o'Connor. Jr.. and two chill.
dren.
| Owen Rooney.
Mrs Rooney and two children
Miss Annie llcddens.
David Banks wife and two children.
| IA. {. Clemens
Rev. J. NJ Carlo.
David Brooks and wife
Ella Brooks.
| Jerry Brooks.
| A child of Mr.. Eateman and eight OF
the Perry family are also among the
dead.
The seriously wounded are: Charles
Hartwell. Thomas Weaver. John Doyle
George O'Connor. NJ. Rooney. Pat OVAL
lev. Albert >innox. Mr.. Gilmore and
wife. four children of Mrs. Banks. Mrs
Calbert. Mrs. :. H. Wilkinson, George
Hughes and child.
\ The most damage was done in the
western and central portion Of the
county.
| ~, -.rn hue .hf.
| pie of Purcell town in the Chiclxa-
saw nation. fifteen miles southwest 81
here. noticed dark cloud overhanr-
ing the western sky. which began to
send down shoots like carrot root
Several persons observed the formation
of these clouds through a field glass
Points projecting from the clouds
slowly assumed cylindric form then
a conical. which very much reSembled
great tunnels out If the ends Of which
destruction poured. Their course was
from southwest TO northeast and at
first they moved slowly but seemed to
gain force and rapid.ty as the points
touched the earth.
Passing northwari and slightly TO
the cas-. IL crossed the South Canadian
river. about midway between Purcell
and Norman Here j. struck the thick
lv-~ettled portion Of this country. and
only missed this town by about one
mile.
Iv this tornado four persons We're
killed and several injured. Seven
dwelling houses and two schoolhouses
were DESTROYED. besides machinery and
I lrrI la
fences and barns
An hour afterward another funnel
shaped cloud was seen approaching
from the west which passed On the
other side of the town. it, course being
about in the same direction "a the
other. but i; had been formed several
miles further off.
This last and most destructive tor
nado passed about five miles west and
north of Norman. through what is
known as Ten-Nile fat along the Ca
madam river. the most prosperous agri.
cultural district Of the country. Its
force was spent few miles furthel
north. when il reached the divide DO
tween this place and Moore sta p.
There were thirteen persons ~ John
O-Connor's house. and all of them werS
killed. except two. young George oCon
nor and the hired man. Doyle. who s.
capped. the latter with a broken arm
The house was very substantial two
story frame and nc. enough is left 4
tell where il once stood.
The house Of David Banks. living
four miles north. was entirely dc
, s,royed Himself and wife and mar
risd daughter. Mrs Hess. were killed
and three children dangerously in
iured The dwelling Of a family nance
, Peavey. eight miles northeast was Dc
: stroyed. the father and one child killed
. and the mother and two Children badil
hurt.
. The Sanders family. living two and ;
1 half miles south. were all badly hurt
/ and everything was blown away
, At Ed .Johnson's ranch. in the Chicka
= saw nation. two hired men. named shy
E der and Love. were killed. and an
/, | other name unknown. il not expccteI
: to live 4 little girl Of one of tn
1 ranchers Of the place was killed Nh
: johnson was in town at the time. bri
e his wife took the children into the Gel
f. lar. and they escaped injury.
. The loss of stock and farming nipple
i | ments j. "A serious enc. Ab>olutcl
J. nothing was left uninjured along tn
l. track IF the last tornado. which wa
| the seyercst ever witnessed.
n One of the O'connor children and
5 child Of Mrs Maroney were carried se'
) eral miles and could not he found las
!. night The bodies ~ John UConns
1 and wife were carried at least tw
Q miles by the wind
a One brave woman. having no cave
v 70 To. when She saw the storm coming
II took her two children and waded into
c pond near by. where the water came
their nechs- They saw their HON
swept away hut they remained safe
There will he a general funeral !
this place and Purcell tomorrow. whe
the unfortunate people will be buric'
? All business was practically su
: pended in town yesterday. and the pc
I pie turned oct TO help the unfort'
mates