The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-04
KILLED IN THE TORNADO.
FOUR DEATHS TN LITTLE ROCK
FROM A SUDDEN STORM.
Fuiiy = Score OF Persons were lniured-
Great Destruction OF Property Two
state Installations Psrtlr Wrecked.

F-Iiy = score OF Persons were injured
Great Destruction OF PROPERTY - Two
state Installations Parity wrecked.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct. 3.-Iast nights tor
nado caused the following fatalities and inju-
ries:
Killed: DIR. J. I. Ingate; jackson Boyd, son Of
jackson Boyd, and J. F. Grinith.
injured T. Monroe. John Eaton, Jerry
Donahue, $. q. Smith. VIII Ward, John Brown,
Fritz Refs, Mrs. l.. volmcr, Mrs. J. Janka, Mrs.
Lulu Prewitt, Joe Holloway, Joe Swift, John
Fontereaus. w. u. Trotter, Miss Lucille
West, w. A.. Langford, John Ballan, Tom
Forbes, Houser. George Il. Cross, G..
Prater, J. NJ. Ryan. J. G. Riggs. J. ID. Bowlin,
DIR. Lakeland, A. Henry, VIII Harvey, convict;
Tom MITCHELL, convict; q. Baker, convict; q. 8.
jerks, convict; Lee Hinson. convict: Will sim
gleton, convict: J. J, Smith, guard; John witt,
guard.
Never in the history ot Little Rock was there
such n scene OF wrecked and ruined buildings
rs was presented on the streets of this city this
morning. The streets were almost impossible.
The damage will aggregate half q million dol
lars. The only Insurance held by the sufferers
amounts to about $4,000.
Almost every building between Markham and
Third streets on Main was unroofed. and in sew
eral cases entire fronts were levellcd. On East
Markham street the destruction Of property was
greater than elsewhere. Several large buildings
were demolished and not one escaped injury.
Windows and doors were blown out, tin roofs
carried away. telephone and electric light wires
blown to the ground, and poles twisted of at the
curbing.
1t was at the insane asylum where the most
complete wreck was to be seen. The buildings,
built by the state at a cost Of 100000, are on a
prominence three miles west of the business
part Of the city, and offered n splendid target
for the fury OF the storm. The ruin was not
complete, hut the damage is estimated at from
There was one death there, DIR. J. T. Ingate.
second assistant physician. He and Or. Robin
hall talking just before the storm struck, and as
they separated to go TO, their rooms, the two
crashed through the three stories, .%burying DIR.
Ingate under the debris of one Of them. Or.
up against the wall, while bricks and heavy
timbers were flying about his head In the dark,
the lights having been at once extinsuished, he
A heavy force of mon worked all night and
this forenoon in removing the debris 70 find the
mains were not uncovered until II O'clock. He
was found under q mass of brick and timbers In
face. His remains were forwarded to his parents
at Mobile. Ala. tonight.
building, the east wall o; tho male ward was
a total wreck. The roof is blown of. and debris
u Y VI n " ttathN hh[ts
relgned after the fury Of the storm had been
spent. The cells In the south wing were occu-
pied by inmates at the time.
About fifteen escaped, but all but seven were
recaptured. The following are, still missing;
and II il not known whether they were killed
James McPeters, William NJ. Miller, William
surratt, Joseph w. johnson. George wacker-
man.
The storm did damage at the state penitentiary
aggregating $4,000. The south half OF the roof
Of the cell house was completely torn away and
carried outside the walls. The windows were
all broken out, but very little damage was done
to the interior. Many of the convicts were in
their cells at the time and were not hurt. Tie
new workhouse. chapel, and kitchen were
badly wrecked. The third story and the east
wall of the second story were blown down. The
west wall was cracked at the floor and inclined
TO the east about 45 degrees:
1t was In this building where the only death
occurred. J. +. Grifflth. a white man, from Clay
county, was descending the stairway from the
third story, when the wall caved in and buried
him under the debris. The two-story stable.
blacksmith shop. and woodshed that stood in the
centred ( the yard were badly wrecked. Several
head of stock were killed.
The heaviest losers are: Insane asylum, $780,
OOO; penitentiary. $50. 900: Dickinson Hardware
5000: Ii. Il: Rottaken. $4,000; q. =. BaucgH:.
S2O, 900; J.. II. Mccarthy, $4,000: Louin Vel
$4,000; Mrs. {. p. Redmond, $4,000; Capitol
Hotel. $4,000; Arkansas Stables, $4,000;
RSdo,n IEelePhOnee om Gs%p"ny s;,ooS S?'oq e. Elem Ssm
n DHSr Company. $4,000; Little Rock Tent and
Awning Company, $4,000; Wilson and Webb
Stationery Company. $4,000: W. 7. Holman,
$1,000; j. w. Bidelman. 81 800. Several hun
dred others sustained losses ranging from $500