The evening world., 1894-10-03
TORNADO KILLS FIVE.
Damage Done by Wind in Little
Rock Estimated at 81, 100000.
Several Persons Fatally Injured by
Falling Walls.
Part ~ nm Insono AsyJ,,,,, UrooLod
Part of an Insane Asylum Wrecked
and Penitentiary Damaged.
(By Associated Press.)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 3-The
tornado that devastated this place last
evening did as great damage to the
Arkansas State Insane Asylum as was
at first reported.
All the male department and annex
were RACED to the ground, four floors
falling in mass of ruins. DIR. Ingate,
formerly of Mobile Ala, and two pa
tients were instantly killed. while four
other patients were seriously and per-
haps fatally injured. The destruction in
the residence portion In the vicinity OF
the penitentiary is very great. State
Senator Vests daughter. who lived In
that vicinity. was injured by a falling
roof. The house was blown down, and
those occupied by Engineer Eggleston.
Tom Warren, Pete English and others
were also demolished, while many build
ings were unroofed. Damage to resi-
coed $4,000.
The name of the convict killed at the
and witt were badly injured and seven
trusty prisoners seriously hurt. The
property loss to the State Penitentiary
nado '' in the business centre are:
Pensel Grocery Company. Dickinson
Hardware Company, Carl & Tobey,
Waer Fritz Foundry Company. Torrent
chants Cafe, E. Ellenbogen, Arkansas
Carpet and Furniture Company. Brad
field & Dowd, Falk, Ottenheimer Co:
=, W; Dedleman & Co, Max lax, EiR ka5.
Company, Daily Democrat. Deming
Hotel. J.. B. Bond and Brizzai..
The killed, as far as can be learned at
a; NJ, are:
JACK BOYD, and baby, colored,
CONVICT GRIFFIN,
JOE HOLLOWAY, colored.
were fatally injured, and many others
were hurt.
The damage done to property In the
city will probably reach 100000.
Of the insane asylum have been discov-
cred. Many have been found downtown
and placed in jail. but 1t is feared that
some are buried in the hs, ruins p,,,,,
streets occupied by Mrs. Sarah Lynch ant
daughter, was blown down. Mrs Lynch
was crushed beneath the falling timbers
is not expected to live Miss Hinkie had
her hip broken and her injuries are also
believed to. be fatal. The Burrows
house, on West Third street, near the
molished. A lady living in the house
whose name could not be ascertained
sustained broken hip.
L he StOTrn came from the southwest
and swept nearly everything in its path
Luckless pedestrians and teamsters
hastily sought Ravens of safety. but the
velocity Of the wine! was terrific and
the list of the injured will consequently
be large. Roofs, signs and trees were
tossed about like paper. The path OF
the tornado was not more than tive
hundred yards wide. and its course wal
the tornado was not over three min
utes, though the rain continued to pou
for an hour.
The Police Department performed tn,
work of a relief corps and the patro
wagons were utilized for conveying in
jured persons to the City Hall as fas
as they could be recovered from tn,
debris. where temporary hospital wal
established. The rain was followed by
brilliant electrical display. accompanied
by loud peals Of thunder which was con
tinued for over an hour. At 0 o'clocl
| the rain ceased to fall. and In the down
town district was a scene OF excitemen
never before witnessed in this city.
Trees. telegraph, telephone and electric
light poles were uprooted and carried
200 yards. The roofs of about thirt,
of the largest buildings in the city were
torn from the houses and hurled agains
buildings on the opposite side of the