The Irish standard., 1894-10-06
RUIN DOWN SOUTH.
A Cyclone Rages in the Capital
City Of Arkansas.
The Insane Asylum and the Pen'rentiary
Suffer Greatly Buildings In the Gen.
u ter of the Town Demolished
Nine Lives Lost.
HAVOC IN LITTLE ROCK.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct "a terri
Bile cyclone swept over the business
portion Of this city at 7:40 Tuesday
night, carrying death and destruction
in it's path. Shortly after dark heavy
storm came from the west, accompa-
MED by vivid flashes of lightning and
heavy peals of thunder The skies sud-
denly cleared away and the storm was
thought to be over. when suddenly a
heavy gale from the southwest ap-
peared, and for three minutes the city
was in the throes of death and destruc-
ton So far as can be learned nine per-
sons have been killed. A number are
reported injured.
Insane Patients Hurt.
At IL o'clock p. m. message was re-
ceived from the insane asylum, miles
from the city, and the state peniten-
tiary calling for a corps of physicians
and other assistance. 1t is reliably
said a number Of patients at the
asyl UNI are fatally injured and great
damage was done to the buildings.
Reports from the peniten tiary say six
convicts were badly injured by falling
tim bers, two Of whom will die.
Path of the Storm.
The wind was terrific in the ex-
IRENE. Trees, telegraph, telephone
and electric light poles were uprooted
and carried distance of 200 yards,
The roofs of thirty of the largest
buildings in the city were torn off
and hurled against buildings on
the opposite side Of the street,
leaving the occupants within to the
mercy of the drenching rain. which
began to fall in torrents shortly after
wards.
Loss viii BE Heavy.
The loss to property alone will
amount to at least $1,000, 900. Almost
every building situated in the district
was more or Jess damaged by wind and
water The damage to the asylum
will reach 100000; that at the peni-
Tertiary $780, 600, and the Capitol and
Richelieu hotels were badly damaged.
Every window in beth buildings was
either broken to pieces or cracked.
The business houses on East Markham
and Main from Markham to Third are
damaged to great extent. The roofs
of majority Of these buildings were
torn away and stocks Of goods entire
~ ruined.
At the Penitentiary.
A visit was made to the peniten tiary
at midnight. The office of the main
buildings was torn away and lodged
on several frame cottages in the neigh
borhood. completely Gemolishing sew
eral. A stampede took place among
the convicts, but Superintendent No
Cornell and his assistants soon sue
eeeded in quieting them down. For
tunately only 1875 convicts are inside
the walls. The other $50 were taken to
Sunnyside plantation some days ago.
At the insane asylum was found the
grea test wreck. The roofs Of the main
buildings were completely demolished
and several wards cayed in, completely
destroying everything in sight
wreck. Several insine patients
made their escape. but were
recaptured. Two men, violently in
sane, were captured near the Union
depot shortly after midnight. It is
not known how many inmates are
killed or injured, as many are sup
posed to be buried in the ruins. The
loss to the buildings and contents at
the asylum will reach 1926, 600. This
is considered conservative estimate.