The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05
IT, PrSp=,y Loss WI Fcos Up Many
.Io-s q D1lzrs

II. LrTT-. May = The terrible epi-
drnlic ~ storms and tarnadces that
has devised various portions OF the
ccuutry during tAe past few weeks
s~-erls a. hare reached it, eliminating
point In - louisa vicinity Wedne>-
dsy evening. resulting in scene Of
widespread destruction disieul, 70
r-zilEe AMI an aggregate los OF human
life that when the full tale /, told viii
reach snto the hundreds while. many
hundreds more received injuries that
uEil long remain rs n reminder Of one
OF The wOst disasters tina. ever bef~l
the western portion of the Continent
Nearly ali OF Wednesday afternoon
there were Indications that there
ua- a storm rowing. and people on
she streets wore an anxious look as
they viewed the threatening clouds
bot none imagined that there was 70
Ing 20 tse anything more than a rhuu-
der storm. a. minated il. the " Gather
forc-as. for tire day shortly before
6ve O'Clock. however. hliniinr fash
Of lightning follow ed bT terrific crash
Of thunder told that the beginning Of
the storm was at band The ram clouds
h-@gan moving over the city from the
west. but we-- met bv strong
wsni from the northeast. which after
n few minute struggle with the west
erty current. seemed 70 double hack
towards tasc southeast Then there
sUyFt down from the northwest a ter
rife gale accompanied nirh perfect
deiuge of rain. which made everr-
-.
s-sp thEs hurricane continues. It's furi-
cus onslaught Then the storm took
trend 20 the north and swept the
business district between Broadway
and the river Boats were blown from
their mornings and capSizei before the
eyes 81 the people on shore IL i i'm
Fss>sihte 10 say a. yet how many
were drpHuef several b1a-- ar.
missing A. last - I.anfS
where the storm shifted after de-
rsstating portions Of this city. the
damage l. awful There Is scarcely a
building Standing in the town. When
the storm passed the dead and in iured
were lying i'm the streets Prom "a.
- Louis q spread away 10 the north 4
In the records Of thu local weather
bureau the wind has never blown with II
the velocity j. dssplaved YESTERDAY. A
For nearly thirteen MINUTES tie
sF-e~d r~-gi-frrrei on the oh,erra-rrv Il
tower Ea- - miles an hour and this Y
posnt w-s s1eIl removed from th.. center
~ the storm. During the tornado. and Il
for lonz tIHe atserit passed. the rain
fell ~ sheets. Lightning struck numer-
sus brilHln-- and the E-upertv los bv
nre alone " i.i - --1prmlruS Tie entire
-'ty hrhfiag and the electric street
railway -ys-efn ~ the sguthern part ~
The '-Ity we're destroyed. and the
sszccts we're lined for miles with aban-
tDnrd ears idie I'd rroti0nless.
4 terrb BE feature Of the storm was
tsne oa0-fng down OF the city hospital.
The entire west wing aud part u the
ru-sf On the nor tn wing Of the ram
siH2~kie obi structure was blown say.
Two patients were killed and uurr-
b--r seriously injured How marr IL
the untortunate- Of the city resting in
asse hospital walls At the time the
storm rtrack u will die as the result
OF the exposure To the elements can
not D. con j-ctured-
There was great los Of life in the
path Of the tornado. Down various
in the path Of the storm
there A. scarcely a house standing
tnoseau avenue Was almost blown 90
she earth from one end to the other.
aud 1ratios street ! a heap u ruins.
As along 10 the mO>s .hickly-s~rtled
PORTIONS ~ the city jus. south of the
ssAiroad tracks in the Mill Greek VAL
lev parties searched ali nigh. g. I
bodies DOz~ns ~ men women and
saildr-n are undoubtedly under the
ruins 4
~kies a. black as ink and a st~adv ..
raan snterfered gr-atlv with ,he -.orx
81 rescue during the night The city
" a. an total darkness. and the street,,
we're litter Of broken. twisted wires
Aft etertrie currents wer. ordered
-srned OF and still there was danger
-scun the mas " wires In the ruined
d'~sritts caseium lights were made 10
DC Illuminating duty on the streets.
but the lahcrs 81 risose carving ON the 4 /
ehcrt % rrt ont sine ,irtirrss were nr~rs-
szriiy retarded
ne storm came at a time az The :
day whsn Il was easies. 10 rar.lvz.- 4,
th~ machinery Of the health and r.clIce =
departments I'm account If the .hu. 4
ting on cf the lights Men walked ~.
streets at tire risk Of shcsr liv-~ !
Ins<vss and thugs we're abroad worx- :