The record-union., 1894-10-03
RUIN WROUGHT BY Wind.
A Terrific Cyclone Strikes the City
of Little Rock, Ark,
ALMOST DEVASTATING TIE BUSI-
NESS PORTION.
Several Persons Known to have Been
Killed, While Great Number
We're Injured-The Property Loss
Buildings of All Kinds Twisted
Out OF shape at Wichita, Kan.
Special TO The KECORD-UNION.

LITTLE Rock (Ark.), Oct. "A ter
evening, and almost devastated the Dusi-
ness portion OF the city. Several persons
are known to be killed, and great NUM-
Der injured. The total property loss will
probably approximate half million dol
lars. The cyclore was accompanied by
terrific storm, and stocks of goods in
many business houses are destroyed by
water. The storm struck the penitenti-
ary, which stands OH hill in the western
part of the city, destroying the dining
room, tearing down the stable and shops,
unrooting the main building, and de-
moishing the Superintendent's office
Several cOnvicts were killed.
Down town it struck the Martin block,
corner of Spring and Second streets, to-
tally wrecking the building. At Main
and Second streets the tops OF several ad-
Jacent buildings lie in an irdiscriminate
neap. Nearly every building in that dis
trlct is unroofed, and many are totally
wrecked. The large three-sLory building
at Mark ham and Culbert streets, and oc-
cupied by b. II. Mccarthy d Co.. is a
total wreck, as is also the two-story
building on the opposite corner, occu-
pied by Max Elkins' saloon. The third
story of the old Deming House was
blown off, and the several stores under it
were flooded with water
The streets are filled with tin roofing,
etc.. and 1T Will be several days before the
extent Of the damage can be known.
The large cotton warehouse at Second
and Scott streets, owned by j. ii.
Backum, was wrecked. 1t fell on the
" estern Union Telegraph Office and
wrecked it, thus cutting off all tele-
graphic communication with the outside
points.
The city is in the densest darkness.
Rescuing parties are busy searching for
the wounded, but a list of the casualties
Is unobtainable. Among those known to
have been seriously and probably fatally
injured are: g. Ii. Monroe, member of
the Arkansas Legislature; - Eaton and
sam Smith, a prominent cotton buyer.
Others are known to be more or less IA.
tally injured, but their names are uuab-
tainable. a number of escaped lunatics
have been captured near the Union depot.
Through the heroic services of Mayor
Hall and Chief OF Police Frank Mahou,
the killed and helpless received the best
of attention.
The loss to property it is estimated at
midnight Will amount TO at least 81 ,000-
0GO. The damage to the insane asylum
will reach 100000 and that to the peni-
tentiary $1,000. The Capital Hotel was
badly damaged.
The streets are covered with poles and
wires from the wrecked buildings. Six
electric motors are pinioned on the track
on Main street with heavy rafters and
poles, and will be total loss
Ihe offices OF the main buildings at the
penitentiary were torn away and COM
pletely demolished. A stampede took
place among the convicts. but Superin-
tendent Mcconnell and assistants soon
Snpcp1GpH n al in falx
100 OF the convicts had been taken to the
Sunnyside plantation some days ago.
At the insane asylum was found the
greatest wreck. The roofs of the main
buildings were completely demolished,
and several wards caved in, destroying
everything inside. Several insane pa
tients made their escape, but were cap
tured. 1t is not known how manysin-
mates were killed and injured. DR.. Jacob
Migrate, who came here several months
ago from Mobile to accept position in
the asylum, was killed.
DAMAGE AT WICHITA.
WICHITA (Kas.), Oct. I'm the tornado
which played leap-frog through the
northern part of the city last night build
ings of all kinds were demolished, twisted
out of shape and removed from founda-
tlons, yet the occupants suffered no harm
except bruises and scratches, and not
single fatality is reported. From here the
twister lifted and disappeared northwest.
From what can be learned from the sur
rounding towns the tornado seems to
have been confined to Wichita.
y NEBRASKA ZEPHYR.
PAwNEE, Oct. "A cyclone struck the
house of John Nelson, seven miles south
of here, al o'clock last night. The fam
lily and seven children were blown into
an adjoining field, and girl Is years old
had stick driven through her skull and
cannot live. Five others were severely
injured.
DELUGE IN OKLAHOMA.
PERRY, Oct. I'm the severe rain
storm last night many business houses
were flooded. Here and at Mckinney.
ten miles north, much damage was done
n srorae