The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-04

on building; Max Elkan and the ole
Robinson Hotef 5000; Oak Leaf Hotel
and several adjoining smaller building,
badly wrecked, loss 5000. Louis Nolmel
* Co, $4,000.
vERY LITTLE INSURANCE.
out OF a total loss Of a million dollars
| or more, the only insurance held by ths
sufferers amounts to about $3.50. OF thai
amount, plate-gfass insurance compa.
| ny OF New York holds policies amount.
| ing to $3.50. The remaining $500 was
| against losses by cyclone
1t was atithe insane asylum where tie
| most complete wreck was to be seen.
| The buildings, built by the State at cost
Of $4,000. are located on a prominence
| of the city, and offered a splendid target
| for the fury OF the storm.
! DR.. j. II. Ingate, second assistant ply
sician. and DIR. Robinson, the superin-
tendent, were standing In the hall talk
ing just before the storm struck. and as
they separated TO go to their looms the
two towers which crowned the main
Office portion crashed through the three
stories, bnrying Ingate under the debris
OF one of them. DR.. Robinson had mar
row escape, but by pressing up against
the wall. while bricks and heavy TIM
bcrs were flying about his head In the
dark, the lights having been AT once eA-
tnguished, he succeeded in getting out
without injury 4 heavy fore. OF men
worked ali night and this forenoon In
removing the Debris to fnd the body OF
the unfortunate physician, but ms re-
mains were not uncovered until III O'CLOCK,
He was found under mass OF DrlGk
and timbers In the vestibule OF the main
building, lying on his face, ana manBIeu
beyond recognition. -
His remains were forwarded to ms MS
parents. at Mobile, Ala, tonight. Be
building, the east wall of the male ward
was completely torn away. Wards ], s. 0
and are total wrecks. The roof Is blown
off and debris has been found half a mile
east. Pandemonium reigned after the fury
of the storm had been spent. The cells IN
the south wing were occupied by inmates
al the time. About fifteen escaped, put
all but the above seven were recaptured'
DAMAGE At THE PES!TFNTIABY.
Tn storm did damage at the State peni-
tentary aggregating $D,WO. Inc soutn
half of the cell house was completely torn
away and carried outside the walls. The
windows were all broken out, but very
little damage as done to the interior.
Many Of the convictS were in ther cells
at tho time, and were not hurt Inc
new work house, chapel and kitchen were
badly wrecked. The third story and the
east wall of the second story were blown
down, and are lying between II ana tne
house, a vast mass of brick and mortar.
The west wall was cracked at the hoor'
and inclined 10 the east about y degrees.
1t was in this building where the only
death OCCurl ed. j. r. GTlulD, NiitS
man. sent up from Clay county for incest,
was descending the stairway from tne
third story when the walk caYed IN anu
buried him under the debris. Ills ts,
mains, badly mangled, were IehoNcu
from the ruins this morning. The hoo
pitaI building was uninjured, except iol
the wrecking OF several chlmneys anu a
portion OF the roof. The t"o.otol
stable. blacksmith-shop, and WOOD i sneG
that stood in the centre oil the s"tG
were badly wrecked. SeVeral heau u
stock were killed.
SOME OF THE HEAVY LossFs.
The heaviest losers are: Insane asylum.
SlOO 900; penitentiary, SW,Uo, property
of the State; Dickinson Hardware Con-
pany. s.. 800: H. III. Rottaken, Alo'Fpi
q. f. Baucum, S2O.0O0: j. II. McCarthy,
~ 900. Louis Volmer, $500; Ralph GoC>-
rich. 5000: A. Lotion, $1,000; Mrs. {. I.
Redmond. 81 900; Capital Hotel, SZ,V"'
Bell Telephone Company, S2,OOo; sam
Rudolph a Co, 5000; Ellen Bogel, Pi,VD'
Arkansas Caret and Furniture Company,
S2O.OOO; Little Rock Tent and Awning
Company, $1,000; Wilson & Webb sta
tionery Company, $1,000; w. p. Homans,
- 900: J. W. Beidelman, Sl,joO. Several
hundred others sustained losses ranging
from 500 to loo
Fully two hundred citizens escaped
leath in a most miraculous manner. Tele-
grams from all sections of the country
Offering assistance were received by
Mayor Hall to-day. All the injured,
with few exceptions, are doing nicely.