The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-25
CYCLONIC STORMS.
TIE SUBURBS OF INDIANAPOLIS
BADLY DAMAGED.
Several Villages in the HOosier State
Suffer Severely From the Ef.
feet Of the Wind.
The Hamls. Of Kelley in Mississippi oom-
plstely Wiped 0u.-Several Negroes
Killed and Others Wounded.

INDlANAPoLs, March "A storm.
which assumed the proport ions of a ey-
clone before 1t departed, visited Indiana
last night, and left devastation and suffer.
ing in its track. In indianapolis fifty
houses were wrecked in one ghborhood
IN the northwest portion. Many families
were rendered temporarily homeless The
magnitude OF the storm was not known
until day dawned.
At Tuxedo. a suburb, many houses were
wrecked, and several OF the smaller ones
We're carried away piecemesl. Many of
the residents passed the night in their cel-
lars. The cerealine mills on the north
western edge Of this city suffered much
damage. One employe received broken
leg. The Capitol City Cotton mill lost It's
nsst story. All along Fall creek dozens of
giant ttees were uprooted. Adyices from
ali parts OF the state indicate that much
property WAS damaged ana some perSuas
MANNED. No lives were lost in this city,
and only few We're injured, and those
not s.riously
At Loogootee three story Touring mili
was wrecked The Catholic cauteh anu
City hotel were also badly da.uag-d Al
EvansvIlle the south wing of the southern
INDIANA insane ssyiu Was damaged AMI
the suburban railway depot blown down
At MeCordville the farm houss OF James
McCord was blown 10 pieces aud Mrs Nc
Cord fatally injured. AT Aiexanderia he
mammoth lamp factory Of The Llppepeest
company was wrecked, killing William
Angel and his son. aged 10 years. who
were crushed TO death by the falling tim
bers. The storm did other damage,
amounting Co several thousand dollars.
AT Brazil the Swamp Angel mine, belong
ing To the Hoosier Coal company. was
flooded SO that it can never be reclaimed
The loss Will be many thousands. Addi
tional particulars from Alexanderia say
that Frank Mieshaf-rty, Porter Shanklin,
Ernest Grey, James Bernham and some
others We're very seriously injured. Some
OF the injured remaining in the debris
until this morning.
AT KELLY, MISS.
KELLY. Miss, March 24-This morning
a thorough Investigation was made re-
garding the damages done by the cyclone
IL showed that matters were
worse than at 1irst supposed. Reports
from the country were numerous. Every
who came in added horrors 10
the Situation. Kelly itself is only "A -mall
place OF thirty houses. Of which twelve or
fifteen were entirely swept away. There
remains uothing to show that there was
ever residence here. except mass OF
debris, which Is scattered ia all directions.
As Lar as can be learasd there WAS no: q
house left standing within the SCOPE of
the tornado. which ranged from a quarter
to half mile ia width southwest of
Kelly. Trees were moved down as though
a scythe had clipped them. The injured
are as follows:
Mr. Payne (coloreD aud his wife and
five children. Payne was badly bruised. |
being crushed under his cabin His wife |
Is crippled and internally injured An s. |
girl had her head cssshed and |
will die
Harriet Smith (colored). badly hurt; will |
iie
Chris BufoSd {colored). shoulders brok-
,n; will die.
There were several others who were re- |
ported injured, but names and full par
iculars could not be learned On the |
Lemon & Gale farm. five miles from here, |
not house of any description WAS left |
Mr.. Shannon, the village |
school teacher, was teaching school, when |
le noticed signs of an approaching tor
aado, He dismissed the pupils and told |
hem to go home as quickly As possible. |
In half a dozen moments the school house |
vas torn 10 pieces by the wind.
AT OTHER POINTS
NATCHEZ, Miss, March "a 4-Information |
cached this city tonight that the eastern !
portion of Richiand parish, especially in {
he Archibald neig ghhorhood, was fearfnlly
damaged by Thursday $ storm. A number
If buildings were blown down aud several
ives are reported lost; but definite details
lAve yet been unproeurable. There Is no
Geographic connections with the scene OF
he alleged disaster.
VosBURG, Miss, March "a "A terrible
torn visited this section at O'Clock this
morning, unroofng houses, uprooting
rees aud doing much damage To fences.
20 lives were lost.
MERIDIAN, Miss, March PA tornado
truck forty miles south of here last night.
rossiug the Mobile and Ohio railway tbrec
niles north OF Shuhuta. Miss, eating a I
wath a quarter of a mile wide. On the
Heard place a settlement of negro cabins
vas blown down, and two negroes killed
nd several wounded. TDe Western
Jnion wires were blown down and the
eilrosd track strewn with debris.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, March "A "A heavy !
torn, which passed over large section {
I the south last night, did great damage
{ Bowling Green and surrounding
ountry. The storm was ia the nature OF
cyclone At Bowling Green the roof Of
etween fifteen and twenty houses were
Town of. and tue unfortunate occupants {
1shed peIi-meu into the streets. The
=
Dund house, tearing eff the roof aud !.
.veling The brick walls 10 the ground.
he falling material dist serious damage !
} the engines inside the building, several !
them bei3g badly smashed mp Que un- I
,rtunate. q colored man. was caught ia the 6
ebris and badly injured. The loss TO the q
and Nash vile railroad company !
estimated sIl the way sroIn s75.WD 70 Q
20, eoo The roof Of the Warren county {
,urt house, which - considered the finest :
,ar: house building outside OF Louisville. :
a. blown of. Tse los os the building
iii be considerable a south DO1ad >
sssenser train was struck by the storm 8
Rowiett's station. and 80 great WAS the =
olsntIy. Ibe passengers were greatly I
.ghaensd. aud for ,iHe il Iooked IKE
snic was imuiBsnt. The town Ok ky-
nd was almost entirely destroyed
GUTHEsE. o T., March - The bridge y
Ter tie Cotton wood river nt this city was :,
rrisd away this morning bY nigh water .
sd drlftwood. All tbe streams 10 tbls
ction are very high. aud some damsse Is :, :
e result.
KANSAS 6OODlEPS