The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-03

| Little Rock, Ark, Oct. "A terrible
cyclone struck this city at 7:3O o'clock
this evening, and almost devastated the
business portion of the city.
Several people are known to have
been killed and many are injured.
| The main portion of the business cen
ire, bounded on the south by Third
street, on the north by the river front,
on the west by Centre street and on
the east by Commercial street, is prac-
tically in ruins and the amount of dam
age is incalculable.
| The cyclone was accompanied by a
in those business houses which were
unroofed, though not otherwise
wrecked, are destroyed by water.
| The storm struck the state penitenti-
airy, which stands on a hill in the west
ern part of the city, with fearful force,
destroying the dining room, tearing
down the stable and shops, unroofing
the main cell building and demolishing
the warden's office.
Several convicts were seriously in
jured, one of whom died an hour after
wards
Down town, the lightning struck the
Martin block, corner of Spring and
Second streets, totally wrecking the
third floor. A man by the name of
Eaton was fatally injured. there The
TILES building, corner Centre and Oak
street, was unroofed and para of the
fourth floor of GIeason's hotel was
blown away.
At Main and Second streets, the tops
of several adjacent buildings lie piled
up in an indescribable heap. The most
damage, however. was done TO property
on Workman and Commerce streets.
Nearly every building in that district
is unroofed and many are totally
wrecked. The large three-story build
ing at Markham and gilbert, occupied
by the 3. H. Mccarthy company, is a
total wreck, as is also the two story
building on the opposite corner, occu-
pied by Max Elkins, as a saloon. The
third story. of the old Deming house
was blown off and the several stories
under it were flooded by water and
filed with debris.
The streets are filled with tin roofs,
electric wires and other wreckags, and
1T will be several days before the eX-
tent of the damage can be accurately
known
The large cotton warehouse situated
at Second and Scott, owned by J. II.
Bachum was wrecked 1t fell on the
door and wrecked it, thus cutting off
all Geographic communicate ton with
outside points. The city is in the dens-
est darkness. Rescuing parties are
busy searching for the wounded but a
list of the casualties is unobtainable.
Among those known to have been
seriously and probably fatally injured
are:
| C. H. Monroe, member of the Ar
lran 81 a q
Sam Smith, prominent cotton buyer,
is also badly wounded.
Others are known to be more or less
injured but their names are not OBJ
tainable. All kinds of rumors are afloat,
one to the effect that the insane asylum,
in which some 900 patients are confined,
has been blown down and many pa
tients injured, but the asylum is stu
ated mile from the city and the rumor
cannot be confirmed. A number of
escaped lunatics have been captured
near the union depot and this fact gives
color to the rumor.
Trough the heroic services of Mayor
Hall and Chief of Police Frank Mahon,
the injured and helpless received the
best of attention. The loss of property
alone, it is estimated, at midnight, will
amount to at least $1,000, 900. The dam
age. to the insane asylum will reach
s100, 600; that at the penitentiary, $780,
00O The Capitol and Richelieu hotels
were badly damaged.
| The streets are covered with poles,
wires and debris from the wrecked
buildings. Six electric motors are pin
toned on the track on Main street with
heavy rafters and poles, and are total
loss. The office of the main buildings
at the penitentiary were torn away
and completely demolished. A SIAM
pede took place among the convicts,
but Superintendent Mcconnell and his
assistants soon succeeded in quieting
| them.
Fortunately, 45o of the convicts had
been taken to Sunnyside plantation
some days ago.
! At the insane asylum was found the
greatest wreck The roofs of the main
buildings were completely demolished,
and several wards caved in, destroying
everything inside. Several insane pa
tients made their escape, but were cap
tured 1t is not known how many in
mates were killed or injured, as many
are supposed to be buried in the ruins.
The confusion is too great there to