New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-04
WRECKED BY THE WIND.
WORK OF A TORNADO AT THE CAPITAL
OF ARKANSAS.
FOUR LIVES LOST AND MANY PERSONS IN
JURED THE STATE INSANE ASYLUM
PARTLY DESTEOYED-TIIE LOSS
A
WILL REACH A MILLION.

WILL REACH A MILLION.
Little Rock Ark. Oct. 3.-The scene OF last
nights tornado here is being viewed by thousands
Of people to-day Retail business IS suspended,
and the merchants are lending their assistance to
their less fortunate fellow-citizens who were
heavy losers by the catastrophe. Or. 1ngate, at
the insane asylum was buried beneath the RUNS
when a part Of that institution collapsed last
night The dead DR.. Ingate. physician at the
insane asylum: J. F. Griffin. convict, from Clay
County. and John Boyd and son, coored. Tom
Mitchell. convict was fatally injured.
Among the injured are Fritz Refs, Honet H..
Monroe John Eaton Captain Samuel .. smith,
Mrs L. Volmer Mrs. Janka, Lulu Prewitt
colored: Miss Lucille West, W. A. Iangford, John
Pallou "Tom" Forbess -- HOuser, George f.
Cross. Calvin Prater J. ". Ryan J. c. Briggs,
J. d. B1wlin. DR.. Lakeland, A. Henry; AT the
penitentary Guards j. J. Smith. John Wit and
convic,s "Will" Henry. G. Baker, G.. 5. jerks ana
Lou" Henner.
The property loss Will reach sl,oOo,0Oo. The
heaviest losers are the Arkansas Carpet and Fur
niture Company, $4,000 NJ f. Blucum, wholesale
grocer; Volner & Co.. $4,000 1t will take a
month 10 clear the streets of the wreckage and
repair the damage to demolished buildings.
The insane asylum authorities report the follow
ing PATIENTS missing: Percy Jones. Dennis Gala
han James NcPeters. william NJ Miller William
Surratt. Joseph W. Johnson ana EeoIs" W. -AN"
erman.
The destruction in East Markham-st.. cover
ing four blocks, along which the wholesaie liz" NV
are located. is greater than hrst reportcd' lhi
Dickinson Hardware Company lose Sl0'OJo, ana
Charles + Penzel Company. $1,000: Maxelkan ani
the old Robinson Hotel. $1,000 The oak Lear
Hotel and several adjoining smaller buildings are
badly wrecked. -,
hil the male department and annex at the
asylum were razed TO the ground four noors
falling in a mass. DR.. lngatc VINO was ior'"sl -
ly Of Mobile, Ala, and one patient were III
stantly killed. A..
The destruction II the residence part OF the
city I'm she vicinity Of the penitentiafy' u EIr"'.
S.ate Senator Vests daughter. who lived IN tnat
noighborhood was Injured by falling roof Inc
house was blown down and everything hes. .oScu'
The other occupants escaped serious hiJu
state Engineer Eggleston's house was unrooisd'
Thomas Warmers house was demolished, ara d
two-story tenement on West Third-st ana Peter
Englsh's two-story house were wrecked me
Dihrnll House one OF the Oldest buildings in the
city. was demolished. Young grocIS was mh u,',
rooted and a boarding house at Secohu-s', "lH
broadway was blown down but no one was IN,
hircd The Presbyterian Church on rour'h n an, anu
state SITS. was unroofed Abraham oliei1, olienei1Ir,
house vas wrecked The damage 10 residence
rrorertv in the West End will exceed s5ooco Inc
bell over the Torrent engine-house. we,ghiiig , wv
pounds fell into the street ana deinohsheu '"c
engine house. . - .oo,
The worst effects Of the storm are to be seen
NJ the insane asylum which Is three niles
west Of the business centre OF the ci'E' Inc
entire south half of the main building was de-
u,oshed The tower fell through superintendent
Rohertson's rooms. buryng DIR. lngate IN the
ruins Mrs. Roberts escaped Win shSh, III
jrres Many Of the inmates were found Gown o
town and placed IN jail. Some, 1t Is Feared are
buried In the ruins.
The storm came from the southwest ana s"ep,
roorl, avervthSnR in IT,, path. Pedestrians ana
teamsters hastily sought places ot SAFETY Dut
tho velocity Of the wind was terrible ROOFS
signs and trees were tossed about ike paper,
Tho path Of the tornado was not more than -VV
Yards vide and rs course was zig-zag. Its dura-
tion was not over three minutes though ,le ram
cnn,inuo1 The ASYLUM is damaged to the ex-
tent of $i50.000 - +,
\ carpenter. named Clark. with his wife ana
bohv were In n room in their house when the
etorm struck t. blowing the roof from over ther
heads and tearing away the walls around thenl;
leaving the inmates untouched ana uhhar"eu
I'm the centre IL the floor
The instruments Of the weather lorecaS'e'
here were blown away.