The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-11
The CITY YELLED IN DARKNESS.

A terrible cyclone struck Little Rock,
Ark, at 1880 o'clock on the evening OF
Oct. ., and almost devastated the bust
ness portion of the city. Several people
are known to have been killed aud in
jured, while it is feared scores of others
have met the same fate. The main por.
ton Of the business center, bounded on
the south 10y Third street, on the north
by the river front, on the west hy Center
street and on the east by Commerce
street, is practically in ruins The total
property loss will probably approximate
IA million dollars. The cyclone was nc
companied by a terrific rainfall, and the
stocks of goods in those business o Uses
which were unroOfad, though not other.
wise wrecked are destroyed by water.
Shortly after dark heavy storm came
from the west accompanied by vivid
flashes of lightning and heavy clashes of
thunder The skies suddenly cleared aud
the storm was thought to be over, when
suddenly heavy gale from the south
west appeared and for three minutes the
city was in the throes of death and de-
struction. The wind was terrific in the
extreme. Trees, telegraph, telephone and
electric light poles were uprooted and
carried distance of 200 yards.
The roofs of about thirty Of the largest
buildings in the city were torn from the
houses and hurled against buildings on
the opposite side of the street, leaving
the occupants and the property within
the mercy of the drenchng rain, which
began To fall in torrents shortly after
wards. When the cyclone had ceased il
was discovered that the residence portion
of the city had entirely escaped, but the
wrecked district covers the principal
business portion of the town.
The Western Union Telegraph office
Is located in the center OF this district.
This building was wrecked beyond recOg.
milton, the operators, who were at work
at their keys, having narrow escapes.
Operator Culbert was at work only twelve
feet from the large two story brick build
ing recently vacated by tn T. II. Jones
Company. His escape from death was
When the cyclone struck
that building it blew it over on the
Western Union building. The bricks and
timbers came crashing through the latter
one of the bats striking Opera
tor Culbcrt on the hip inflicting n seri-
Gus wound. He is Mt work, how
ever, without a scratch other than the
above mentioned. None OF the other OPP.
orators was injured.
Lightning struck the Martin block,
corner of Spring and Second streets, to.
tally wrecking the third floor. The
TILES building. on the corner of Cen.
ter and Markham streets, was unroofed |
md part of the fourth floor of Gleason's
Hotel was blown away. At Main and |
Second streets the tops of several ada |
cent buildings lie piled up in an indie
heap
The worst damage, however, was done
% property on Markham aud Commerce
streets. Nearly every building in that
district is unroofed, and many are totally
wrecked. The large three-story building
It Market and Cumberland, occupied by
[. B. Mccarthy & Co., is a total wreck,
Is is also the two story building on the
opposite corner. occupied by Max Elkins
IS a saloon. The third story OF the old
)eming house was blown of, and the sew
raj stories under it were flooded by wa
er ana nlIed WIN ueDris.
At III o'clock message was received
rom the Insane Asylum two miles from
he city, and the State penitentiary, just
rest of the Union depot, calling for
0rps of physicians and other assistance, {
I is reliably stated that number of the
90 patients at the asy lum are fatally in
lred. and great damage was done to the
Mayor Hall, a. soon as posi-.
le called out the entire fire and police
apartments, and sent ten hack loads OF q
physicians aud citizens to the asylum
nd the penitentiary.
The city is in the densest darkness. q
nd the streets are veritable stream If
'ud. Rescung parties arc busy search. p
~ for the wounded, but a total list OF
lsuaities is utterly unObtainable. 4
Intense excitement prevails, and II is
tterly impossible to learn the names OF
he killed and injured. All kinds OF ex- a
operating reports are in circulation.
Through the heroic services OF Mayor
all and Chief of Police Frank Mahon
e injured aud helpless are receiving the a.
st OF attention. The loss 10 property 81
one will amount TO at least one million Il
,llars. Almost every building situated IL
the district was more or less damaged W
the wind and water. The damage 10 Il
G Insane Asylum will reach 100000, q
at at the penitentiary 100000 and the CO
lpItal and Richeleu Hotels were badly Ia
mayed. Every window 10 both build II
2 was either broken 10 pieces or crack al