Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-10-11
BUN AT LITTLE ROCK.
The Arkansas Capital Visited by
Cyclone-Thirty Buildings
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Demolished.
Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 3.-A terrible
cyclone struck this city at 7:30 O'clock
last evening and almost devastated the
business portion of the city.
The main portion of the business center
bounded on the south by Third street, on
the north by the river front on the west
by Center street and on the east by Com
merce street. suffered greatly. The total
property loss will probably approximate
SlDOO.O0O. The cyclone was accompa
MED by a terrible storm, and the stocks
OF goods in those business houses which
were unroofed. though not otherwise
wrecked. are destroyed by water.
The storm struck the state penitentiary
which stands on a hill in the western
part of the city with fearful force, de-
stroylng the dining room, tearing down
the stable and shops, unroofng the main
cell building and demolishing the warden 5
office. Several convicts were seriously in
Jured, one of whom died an hour after
ward. stampede took place among the
convlcts, but Supt. Mcconnell and his as
slstants soon succeeded in quieting them.
Fortunately only about 12o convicts were
inside the walls
Down town the lightning struck the
Martin block. corner Spring and Second
streets. totally wrecking the third floor.
John Eaton was fatally injured there
Markham streets. was unroofed and Il
part of the fourth floor of Gleason's hotel
was blown away At Main and Second
streets the tops of several adjacent build
lngs lie piled up in an indescrbable heap.
The worst damage, however. was done
to property on Markham and Commerce
streets. Nearly every building in that dis
trict is unroofed and many are totally
wrecked. The large three-story building
at Market and Cumberland streets occu-
pied by the B. II. Mccarthy company is
Il total wreck, as is also the twO-story
building on the opposite corner occupied
by Max Elkans us a saloon. The third
story of the old Deming house was blown
off and the several stores under it were
flooded with water and filled with debris.
The streets are filled with tin roofs,
electric wires and other wreckage. The
large cotton warehouse situated at Sec
ond and Scott streets, owned by j. IL.
Bacum. was wrecked. 1t fell on the West
ern Union telegraph office next door and
wrecked it, thus for Il time cutting off all
Geographic communication with outside
points. The city is in the densest dark
ness and the streets are yeritable stream
of mud. Rescuing parties are busy
searching for the wounded. but list OF
the casualties is as yet utterly unobtaln-
able
Among those known to have been seri-
ously and probably fatally injured are G..
Z. Monroe. member of the Arkansas Leg
islature. and sam Smith. a cotton buyer.
Others are known to have been more or
less injured but the names are not OBJ
taina6le.
The loss to property alone will amount
to at least S1.OOOOO0. Almost every
building situated in the district was more
or less damaged by wind and water.
The capitol and Richelieu hotel were
badly damaged Every window in both
buildings was either broken to pieces or
cracked The business houses on East
Markham and Main from Markham to
Third street are damaged to Il great eX-
tent. Nearly every merchant along the
street suffered almost total loss of stock,
and residents are also great sufferers.
John Edwards. with his infant baby
in his arms, was found dead ON Main
street by the police An aged negro cou-
pie was also found dead in a roofess
cabin.
Six electric street car motors are
pinned on the track on Main street with
heavy rafters and poles These motors
are a total loss. Gov. Fishback's quarters
in the Martin block are a mass of ruins.
At the insane asylum the greatest dam
age was done. The roofs of the main
building were completely demolished:
The male ward is Il total wreck. Several
insane patients made their escape. but
were recaptured. Two violently insane
men were captured near the Union depot.
1t is not known how many inmates We're
killed or injured. as many are supposed
to be buried in the ruins. DR.. JACOB
r. Ingate. who came here several months
aco from Mobile. Ala, to accept posi-
ton in the asylum, was killed. lie Is
buried beneath the ruins of the building.
The loss on buildings and contents at the
ASYLUM will reach S120, 900.
Capt. Sam O. Smith. agent OF Al!geye'
& Co. was in his office writing letter
lust as he reached the sidewalk a por
ton of a brick wall from building on
the opposite side of the street strucb
him on the head and back. lie viii re-
cover though terribly cut
The roofs of about thirty of the largest
buildings in the city were torn OH ano
hurled against buildings on the opposite
side of the street. leaving the occupants
and property within to the mercy OF the
rain. which came in torrents. The res!
dpnre portion of the city entirely escaped
but Main street to Third, Markham iron
Center to Cumberland and Second iron
Center to Cumberland were almost tota
wrecks. This territory covers the nrlii
c;Dal business portion of the town. Inc
Western Union Telegraph office was II
the center Of this district. rms building
was wrecked beyond recognition, the op
orators who were at work at the time
having marrow escapes. Operator Cul
bert was struck by a flying brick ano
seriously wounded. The names of the
business men who suffered damage VII
reach over 100 and comprise all the mos
in