Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-04
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, VIC
TIM OF A CYCLONE.
MANY LIVES KNOWN TO HAVE
BEEN LOST.
Wires Are Down and Communication
Is Impossible city in Terrible
Darkness Lunatics and Con
victs ThIong the Streets Relief
Parties Can do but Little.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct "a terrible
cyclone struck this city Mt 1880 O'Clock
last evening, and almost devastated the
business portion OF the city. Several
people are known to have been killed
and injured, while IT. Is feared that
scores of others have met the same
fate. The main portion of the business
center Is practically IN ruins, The total
property loss Will probably approx
mate half Il million dollars The cy-
clone was accompanied by Il terrible
storm and the stocks Of goods In the
business houses which were unr0ofcd,
though not otherwise wrecked, were
destroyed by the water
Tho storm struck the state pcnitcn.
tiary, which stands on Il hill in the
western part Of the city, with fearful
force, destroying dining rooms, tearing
down the stable and shops, unroofing
the main ellbuilding aud drmolIshing
the wardcn'rs office. Several, convicts
were seriously Injured, one Of whom
died an hour afterwards. Down town,
the lightning struck the Martin block,
totally wrecking the third floor. VIII.
liam Eaton was fatally injured there
The TITLES building was unrOofrd aud
part OF the fourth floor OF GlcasonS
hotel was blown away, at the main and
second stories; the tops OF several ad-
jaccnt buildings lie piled up IN IN indie.
scribnblc heap IN" worst damage
hnUynunr Ian
ham and Commerce streets. Nearly
every building in the district was IN
roofed and many totally wrecked. A
large three story building occupied by
the Is. II. Mccarthy company Is Il total
wreck as also the two story building
on the opposite corner occupied by
Max Elkans as Il saloon. The third
story Of the old Dcming house was
blown Off and several stores under II
are Hooded by water and lillrd with
debris, The streets are filled with tin
roofs, electric wires nnd other wreck
age and II will be several days before
the extent Of the damage cnn be nc.
curatcly known. The large cotton
warehouse OF j, II, Bacum Is wrecked.
1t fell on the Western Union telegraph
cutting of all Geographic communira-
tlon with the outside points, The city
In In dense darkness and the streets
are vcritnhle streams Of mud. llCSru
ing parties are busy searching for the
wounded but the list Of casualties Is
utterly unohtalnablc. Among those
known to be seriously and probably
fatally injured are &. T. Monroe mem
her of the Arkansas legislature, John
Eaton ANA $. O. Smith n prominent cot
ton buyer, Is also badly wounded, Many
others are known to have been more
or less injured but their names are
not obtaInablc. All klnds of rumors
are utloat, one to the effect that the
insane asylum, In which some GOO pa
TENTS are confined was blown down
Hnd many patients were injured, but
the asylum Is situated Il mile from the
city, and the rumor cannot be con
llrmcd. A number of escaped lunatIcs
were captured near the union depot
aud this fcct gives color to the rumor
Up to | o'clock the dead and IN
.Iurcd were;
Representative Elect +. r. Monroe,
badly cut on the head and body by
falling timhcrs; physicians say thai
he will probably die,
John Eaton received Internal IN
mries from which he viii die
Capt sam. q. smith, prominent
citizen; n portion OF brick wall
struck him ON the head and back lie
will recover though horribly mt ana
bruised
John Edwards. with infant baby In
his arms, found dead on the main
street Ivy police,
An aged negro eoupl" ais" found dead
in u rootr.s cabin III the same To-
cality,
At the pentcntiary the main build
iugs are torn away and completely de.
molshcd. A stampede took place
among tho ronvictS. hut Supt, MG on
nell and his assistants SOON succeeded
in qutctlng them. At the INSANE aSy
hum there was found the greatest
wINck 'rhN roots t til" main build
inGs are completely demolished and
several wards are cavedin completely
destroying everything inside, Several
insane patients made their rscap" hu1
were recovered Two men, violently
insane, were captured near til" untoI
depot, shortly after midnight 1t i
not known how many inmates Wct,
killed or injured, MS many are sup
posed to be buried IN thN ruins IN,
confusion is too great there to lcarl
anything ut present. nr, Jacob I. In
gate. Of the asylum, = killed