Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-04
FOUR WERE KILLED
BY the Cyclone That Devas-
tated Little Rock.
BETWEEN THIRTY AND FORTY HURT

Only One Of Whom Il Fatally Wounded
Damage tn Property still Estimated ut
About . Million-The Death Of DR.. In
gate and some Narrow Escaqes at the
Insane Asylum-Rapid Work Done at
Clearing Away the Debris.
LITTLE Rock. Oct. 4.-The losses Of
the storm will aggregate nearly 81 Co.,
UO. The damage at the state in
sane asylum is sao,OOO Dr. Ingate, assis-
tant superintendent, was killed beneath a
falling wall Three attendants and two
patients are also missing. 1t is believed
that they were buried under the walls
The state penitentiary sustained loss Of
$4,000. A convict named Griffin was killed
and several others injured Jackson BOYD
and 3-year-old child were crushed to
death in their home by falling wall
When taken from the ruins the child was
clasped in its fathers arms. Both were
lead.
Complete List Of Dead and Injured.
Four dead is sad enough. but the citizens
heavcd a sigh of relief when it was found
that they numbered only that many: for
1t had been feared that the piles of debris
held a large number OF victims. The list
Of wounded strings out, howe yer, to thirty
three, of whom one is fatally hurt The
dead are: DIR. J. T. Ingatc, jackson Boyd,
son of Jackson BOYD. J. T. Griffin
Following is the roll of injured: Thomas
Mitchell, convict, probably fatally; C T.
Monroe, John Eaton, Jerry Donahue
sam c. Smith, Will Ward. John Brown.
Fritz Refs, Mrs. l.. Colmcr. Mrs. ! tanks.
Mrs. Lulu Pcvritt, Joe Holloway. Joe
swift, John Fontanross, w. ID. Trotter,
Miss lucille West. w. A I.angford. John
Fallon Tom Forbes. - Houser. George
b. Cross, Calvin Prathcr. J NJ Ryan. J.
c. Biggs. J. ID Bowlin. DR.. Lakeland, 4.
Henry; Will Harvey, Gilbert Baker, Lee
Hinson. and VIII Singleton, convicts; J.
j. smith, guard; John Witt. guard
They slept Through the storm.
The disastrous effects of the cyclone
were not fully realized until the morn
ing broke From the moment that il
struck until daybreak the city was envel-
opcd in darkness. The streets Were filled
with bricks. mortar and debris of ruined
buildings and an ihextricable mass of tel
egraph, telephone. electric and trolley
wires, making pedestrianism difficult if
not dangerous. The most of the 1900 in
habitants slept peacefully in their beds.
totally unconscious of the devastation in
the business portion Of the city The path
OF the cyclone lay along the Arkansas
river, sometimes touching it. but for more
than six blocks south of its south bank
and never crossing II TO the north.
Took Delight in Smashing .sOld Probs."
The Office of the weather bureau Law in
the storms path and its Instruments with
the exception of its thermometer Were
swept away. SO that no history of the orr
gin Of the storm could be obtained at this
source, nor its course after leaving the city.
although marks of its destruction have
been reported from Lonoke. twcntv-eirht
miles east of here. on the Little Rock and
Memphis railroad. Its course was almost
directly east, the first disastrous effects so
far rs reported here being at the insane
asylum situated on a hill top three miles
west of the city, and where its destructive
ness was appalling, killing DIR. J. T. In
gate. second assistant physician. and in
Juring eleven inmates.
Putting Things in Shape.
Thence in direction almost due east
the funnel-shaped cloud. in slightly
zigzag course. wound its way with fear
full velocity. now rising and again descend
HiE- PiouEHeu IT'S way through TWO miles
of residences and the business portion of
the city, n distance of nearly four miles
before emerging from the city limits Dur
Ing yesterday great change was made in
the appearance of the city. Hundreds Of
workmen were busily engaged in removing
the debris from the streets and sidewalks
repairing the damage to buildings and
stringing telegraph. telephone and electric
wires for service. Last night electric cars
and electric lights were resumed So
quickly did the work progress that except
in few localities no one would have
realized the extent of damage except by a
close inspection of buildings and stocks of