The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23


MARION. May 1s.-Special-This city
vas visited yesterday by one Of the most
destructive wind storms known here for
years.
Walter L. Mains circus showed here
yesterday and last night the performance
had scarcely begun when a fierce gust Of
wind blew the dressing tent down and
one side Of the large tent was swinging
in mid-air. For a few seconds it seemed
that a panic must necessarily follow, but
the managers tried to quiet the excited
crowd and all escaped without an injury.
A second wind blew the lights against the
guy ropes and they took fire. The people
were left in total darkness. The big CEN
ter pole was blown down breaking a num-
Der Of seats. a tent man was struck and
disabled temporarily, and the midget
Shetland pony was injured by falling
timbeTs. BY the time the circus usually
closes the whole wet and dusty outfit was
packed in the cars ready to start for
North Manchester, The big tent was
ripped down the middle and aside from
the great excitement which prevailed the
damage was net serious. Other portions
of the town were not neglected. and
forest trees. shade trees and fruit trees
suffered alike On the Massena farm,
three miles south on Liberty pike. der
rick was blown down and completely de-
mOlished. At Nathan Madlin's and |. W.
Carter's. few miles south of town. the
corn looks If il had been cooked a
portion Of the Stewart Esley glass factory
was demolished and part Of the Marion
brick works. As yet an amount of the
loss is not known.
ELWOOD. May -Special.-Advices
from Frankton so 70 show that the main
force OF last nights storm was in the
vicinity Of that town and followed the
banks Of Pipe creek. leaving a track of
destruction behind. The Quick City steel
works, in process If construction and
nearly completed. was struck by the ter
rife wind and utterly destroyed. piling
the machinery and debris in one vast
heap, causing a loss Of at least $2OOOD
The entire plant IS a mass Of ruins ana
there was not cent Of insurance on the
factory or machinery The plant is be-
ing put In by a company Of English cap
italsts and II viii be AZ once rebuilt
The storm struck it fairly and lifted II
into the air and dropped Ii down In
heap, destroying in an instant what 1t
had taken weeks to create.
The total loss IS about 900 and the
contractor, Nathan Booth. viii have TO
bear more than half Of IL.
The storm here was unusually severe
last night. several houses being upturned.
In the country surrounding the storm
ragged with great fury. trees being lev
eled to the ground and sheds and barns
overturned. The plate glass factory was
damaged Tn a place or two. but the loss
a. not great. At Fraukton and other
small towns near the damage was great
er than here factories being badly dam
aged and many residences upset
ANDERSON, May 1T-Special-A
heavy wind storm passed over this city
tonight doing considerable damage.
In North Anderson, the glass factory
addition, the storm was the most severe
Of any In the past five years.
Factory No. Of the North Ander-
son glass compauy's plant was COM
pletely unroofed. while the rest Of the
cumpany's factories and those OF the
Victor glass company. Indiana box fac
tory and Mansfield carriage works were
damaged several thousand dollars.
Several n the glass blowers. who
were &C work IN factory No 2, were
injured
Several Of The mems condition Is scri-
Gus.
In the city many houses were I'M
rooted and trees blown down
The wind storm. which lasted n half
hour. was followed by cluudbufst
which deluFed everything
ANDERSON. May Special
nights terrible wind storm was followed
this evening by a similar storm Of less
nereenpsa. but WAS accompanied bv IA
drl1zling rain that nt times had evil
dancps of snow The temperature
dropped suddenly, fully fifteen degrees.
ana lHut nights storm did much more
damage 60 factories than az first sup
posed The damage to window glass
factories alone VIII reach $4,000 John
Wiihort The glass blower. who WIS Hafl.
pualv injured in the North Anderson
factory wreck VIII recover from hir la.
iurles, which nl first were considered
fatal
PERU. May M hpeelalaA very hlgh
wind pHssrd over thla city 80 o'oleek
last night, uprD1ilng trees and unroof.
lhg barns aH 10 went a large number
uf Shade tfHrst Hutnu eighteen inches
through, We're blown down hul ~ far
az heard there were 80 fatalities, bat
very heavy damage go property. itra
ports FROM he country show great
destruction hy inHt nights storm, Hnuih
~ ihiH city ltfhu hrlrh school house
aud i've barns were iapelnd, with small
81 buildings. tfpoH mud fences M lhe
eitV q large flour u8ii WHH uHfu0ffd, aud
great damage WHH dome go trees and
smaller buildings Tho lHhn ifrle nishl
trains experienced HfrHi trouble with
fallen tfnrH The storm WHH the worst
IN years So loss ot life haa been re-
ported
MICHIGAN cry. Nay a. Special
nnn of che worst storms for Arafa Via-
TEA tbs tltf lHHl nlHhli during which
fhe huuHa 81 Frank kuae was struck
hf lightning ana destroyed, To-day the
wind hhH been 80 rough thul the three
masied schooner Mnara 0anr, laden
with shingles WaH driven un the beach
while Tying 90 make thr harhur Tho
sailors wore tsken from the schooner
by fhe lifessaYlng crew in an exhausted
condition, after hard iRht with tho
waves The schooner VIII probably ~
a. pieces unless The storm ahatra before
many hours
ELkttAlpf. May lb-aneelal. The
worst storm hkhart hHH ever expert
euced Htru0b this city inat evening at
D q'claok Trees We're blown down oT up-
f1oted ANA barns torn down. houses
moved of the foundations ana unrnnfed
The hall af j. i, Hoffman had two ohm.
unya blown on and the tn roof was
carried away The grocery store 0f
Paul q CO. had a large plate glass win
dow blown iu Reports from north of
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