The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-03
CYCL0NB'S TERRIBLE WORK.
The Business Portion Of Little Resk "
most Devastated,
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED, niIY HURT
Reported that the Insane AsyBuus wss De.
"o'i'hsd-Ths Psnissstisry Partially
wrsekssi--Othsr Damage,

LITTLE ROCK. ARK, Oct. "A ter.
ribie cyclone struck this city at 7:so
O'Clock this evening, and almost devar-
lated the business portion OF the city.
Several people are known TO have been
killed and injured. The main portion of
the business centre. 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 Commerce
street. Is practically In ruins and the
amount OF damage Is incalcuable. The
total property loss will probably approx
innate a half-million dollars. The cyclone
was accompanied by a terrific rain storm
and the stocks OF goods In the business
houses which were unroofed, though not
otherwise wrecked. were destroyed by
wind.
MANY But D.NGs vRfckrD.
The storm struck the State penitsn-
tiary, 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. unrooftng the nam
cell building. and demolishng the war
der Office. Several Of the convicts were
ser usly injured. one OF whom died IN
hour afterwards.
Martin block. corner OF Spring and See
ond streets, totally wrecking the third
floor. A man named Eaton was fatally
injured there.
and Markham streets, was unroofed ana
part Of the fourth floor of Geason's Hotel
blown away.
several adjacent buildings lie piled up in
an indescribable heap. The worst dam
age, however, was done to property on
Markham and Commerce streets. Nearly
every building IN that district was un-
nafA nd V,.tan tAl .y..l
The large three-story building at Markham
and Cumberland streets. occupied by the
B. Il. Mccarthy Company, Is total
wreck, as is also the two-story building
on the opposite corner, occupied by Max
Elkans as saloon.
FLOODED WITH WATER.
The third story OF the old Deming house
was blown OFF and the several stories
under 1t were flooded with water ana
filled with debris. The streets are filled
with tin roofs, electric wires, and other
wreclSage, and It will be several days
befofS>the extent OF the damage is known
accurately The large cotton warehouse.
owned by J. II: Bacum, was wrecked.
office next door and wrecked It, thus
cutting of all telegraphic communica-
ton with outside points. The city IL In
the densest darkness, and the streets
are a veritable stream OF mud. Rescuing
ed but list OF the casualties is utterly
unobtainable.
Among those known to have been Sc
riously wounded are G. T. Monroe. men,
Der Of the Arkansas Legislature. and
Eaton. Sam Smith a prominent cotton
buyer Is also badly injured. Others are
Known to have been more or less injured,
but the names are not obtainable.
STARTLING RUMoRs.
All kinds OF rumors are afoat. one 10
the effect that the insane asylum, In
which some six hundred patients are con-
fined has been blown down and many
patients injured, but the asylum is situ- r,
ated mile from the city, and the rumop
cannot be confirmed \ number OF es-
capped lunatics have been captured near
the Union depot, and this fact gives color
to the rumor
THg CYCLONE sTRIKEs MyaPuIa
MEMPHIS. TENN, Oct. 2-The indi.
cations are that the cyclone which swept
over Arkansas tonight has been serious
N amount of damage and the extent OF
territory covered. but only the most
,oint. The storm made It's appearance
n the extreme Northwest, moved south
and was reported this evening
'entrnl over the Upper Mississippi Valley.
rhe trough of the storm thus occasioned
extended southwark To the northern bor-
Ter, but there Is no report OF damage In
Texas,
At II o'clock a storm OF almost cycionic
proportions struck Memphis accompanied
~ rain and heavy electrical demonstra-
ions.