Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-03
LITTLE ROCK In RUIN
A Cyclone DeVaStateS the Arkansas
Capital.
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED.
a Number More or. Less Seriously In
Eurcd-Property Loss at Least
Half Million.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, October a
terrible cyclone struck this city at 7.S)
o'clock this evening and amost devsstate1
the business quarter. Several peope arc
known 10 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 Centvc street, and on the east
by Commerce street. is practically IN
ruins. and the amount Of damage is in
cilculable. The total loss viii probably
approximate $4,000.
The cyclone was accompanied by
terrific rain-storm, and the stocks of
FOODS in the bus iness-houses which were
unroofed. though not otherwise wrecked
were destroyed by wind. The storm
struck the state penitentiary. which
stands on a hill in the western part oil
the city. with fearful forrc, destroying
thc dfuing-room tearing down the stable
and shops. unrocilng the man cen ouiI'-
ing. and demollshng the warden ONCE
Several OF the cOnvicts were seriously
injured. one OF whom died an hoIr dit''-
wards.
y
downtown the lightning struck the
Martin block. corner Of Spring anu
second streets. totally wrecking the thlti
floor \ man named Eaton was latahy
injured there. The TiIles building, c'r-
ncr Centre and Markham streets WIS
uuroofed. and part Of the fourth nor
~ GIcason's Hotel was blown away. Al
Main and Second streets the tops OF
several adjacent Buildings lie plea UP lh
an indescrbIb.e heap.
The worst damage. however, was done
70 property on Markham and Commerce
streets. Nearly every building u tnIi
district was unrOoieI ana many ar
totally wrecked The large thrce-story
liill.ng at Markham and Cumberland
streets. occurred by the i. ii. Mccarthy
COMPANY is a total wreck. as is also the
tWo-story building on the opposite corner
occupied hy Max Elkans as saloon.
Tho third story Of the Old Deming House
WAS blown of. al the several stores
rnder II were flooded with water ana
filed with debris
The streets are filled with tin roofs
electric wires. and other wreckage ana
II VIII bc several days before the oX-
rent of the damage is accurately known.
The large cotton warehouse situated at
Second auI Scott street, owned by j. H.
Bacum. was wrecked. il fell Ton ith'
Western Union Telegraph Office, ncNt
door. and wrecked that. thus cutting OF
an tolcgraphic communication with out
side points. The city is in the dens"st
darkness, ana the streets are Ncrit"hle
streams oC mud. RescIing parties are
busy searching for the wounded, but
list Of the casualties is uttcAy unobtain-
able. -
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Aron., those known to have been seri-
ouslv wounded are G. T. Monroe. mem-
ber Of the Arkansas legislature ana ---
Eaton. sam Smith. prominent cotton
buvcr. is also badly injured Others are
known 10 have been more or lass injured.
but their names are not obtainabie. All
kinds Of rumors are ahoat. one u the
effect that the insane asylum, in which
some Gl0 patients are conllncd mas be'i
blown down and many patients Injured,
but the ASYLUM is situated a milo from
the city and the rumor cannot be confirm
Ci.
\ number of escaped lunatcs have been
captured near the union pot.
STORM At MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS. TENN, October 2.--The In
dlcatioas are that Tie cyclone which
swept over Arkansas tonight has been
serious I'm amount of Gamag- ami ne cX-
tout II territory covered. hut only :he
most moaerc reports can DC oD.~ned a,
this point
At II o'c,o.k a storm Of almost ~
clonic proportions struck Vi .mrhs, a.
comuaulcd by rain ana heavy electric.
demonstrations, ana this fact gives co.o,
10 the TuIurr.