Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-04
FIVE KILLED AND A NUMBER INJURED

MANY hOuSr6 Demolished Per-
sons Killed aud large Number In
Jured-Pcople Crushed in Their Houses
-Insnne Asylum and State Peniten-
tiary Wrecked-Great Excitement in
Little Rock.
Associated Press Dispat;h by spsclal Wires
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Oct 3.-News
from the Arkansas State Insane Asylum
confirms the rumor in regard to the
damage at that institution from last
nights cyclone, and proves it to have
been fully as bad as at first reported.
All tho male department and annex was
RACED to the ground. four floors falling
in mass of ruins. DR.. Ingate, formerly
of Mobile, Ala, and two patients were
instantly killed, while four other pa
tients were seriously and perhaps fatally
injured.
The destruction In the residence por-
ton in the vicinity of the penitentiary
is very great. State Senator Vests
daughter, who lived In that vicinity,
was injured by falling roof. The
house was blown down and everything
destroyed The other occupants escaped
serious injury. Engineer Eggleston's
house in the same neighborhood was
unroofed, old man Tom Warrcn's house
demolished, and a two-story tenement
ON West Third street, near the peniten-
tiary, was almost demolished. Pete
English's two-story house was demol-
ished. The old Dibrel house, one of
the Oldest buildings in the city, located
on Markham and Broadway, was totally
destroyed. The damage to residence
property in the west end will exceed
$4,000.
The name of the convict kill at the
penitentiary is Griffin. Guards Smith
and Witt were badly injured and seven
trusty prisoners seriously hurt. The
property loss to the State penitentiary is
$4,000.
SOME OF THE CASUALTIES.
The list of casualties as far as can be
learned at 9 a. M, is as follows:
Jack Boyd and baby, colored, killed
in Warhefritz's building.
Mrs. J. Janko, fatally injured; Fritz
Refs, seriously injured; Joe Holloway,
colored, killed in Little Rock Bakery,
scantling ran through his side, horribly
mangled; John Fouterouwez, fatally
injured; Jim Swift, hit in the head with
brick; DIR. j. T. Ingate, Mobile, Ala,
killed; Convict Griffin, killed.
Several children were covered with
debris in the ruins of the st. Charles
Hotel, but they have all been accounted
for.
The bell of the Torrent engine house,
mammoth casting weighing 700
pounds, fell into the street and de.
molished the engine house.
DAMAGE MAY REACH A MILLION.
The damage done to property in the
city will probably reach 100000. The
worst effects of the storm are to be seen
at the insane asylum, located three miles
west of the business centre of the city.
The entire south half of the main build
ing was demolished by the storm. 1t is
four stories in height and comprises six
male wards, occupied by $50 inmates.
Superintendent Robertson and family
occupied rooms near the main entrance.
The tower fell through their rooms with
terrific effect, burying DR.. Jacob Ingate
in the ruins. Mrs. Robertson escaped
with slight injuries, having just left the
room as the tower fell. All but 90 of
Many have been found down town and
placed in jail and some are buried in
the ruins, it is believed.
DIR. Ingate's remains will probably
not be recovered until tomorrow even
ing as they are buried under n heavy
mass of mortar and timbers. Tho loss
to the asylum will reach $150,000.
CRUSHED IN HER HOME.
A frame cottage at Fourth and Bishop,
streets, occupied by Mrs. Sarah Lynch
and daughter, was blown down. Mrs.
Lynch was crushed beneath the falling
bmbers and her mead was frightfully
bruised. She is not expected to live.
Miss Hinkle had her hip broken and her
injuries are also believed to be fatal.
The Burrows house, on West Third
street, near the penitentiary, was almost
completely demolished. A lady living
In the house, whose name could not be
ascertained, sustained a broken hip.
SWEPT EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.
The storm came from the southwest
and swept nearly everything in its path.
Luckless pedestrians and teamsters
hastily sought places of safety, but the
velocity OF the winds was terrific and
the list of injured will consequently be
large. Roofs, signs and trees were
tossed about like paper. Some of the
most substantial brick buildings in tho
city were either demolished or badly
| damaged.
The path of the cyclone was not moro
than 200 yards WIDE Its duration was not
more than three minutes, but the rain
continued to pour for more than an
hour.
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
The police department performed the
work of relief corps and the patrol
wagons were utilized for conveying the
injured persons to the City Hall as fast
as they could be recovered from the
debris, where temporary hospital was
established. The rain was followed by
brilliant electrical display, accom-
panied by loud peels of thunder which
continued for over an hour.
A SCENE OF EXCITEMENT.
At 0 o'clock the rain ceased to fall
and in the down town district was a
scene of excitement never before wit
messed in this city. Men were hurryIng
to and fro assisting merchants whose
buildings were demolished in removing
their goods to places of safety. There
was constant fear that fire would
break out in some portion OF the city,
but fortunately this did not occur.
Three in Eight and All Fatally Hurt.
| Associated Press DltpIpin uY sue ilnl Wire4
DENTON, Ten, Oct. 3.-Jim and
Marion Crutchficld, brothers, and
William Mitchell, all negroes, engaged
in deadly battle near Parvin post.
Office, II miles northeast of here. The
trouble arose over horse. jim Crutch.
field was killed outright, but his brother
before dying, managed to draw his pis-
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