Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-06-26
STORM OF DEATH.
Four Inmates Of an Asylum
Killed.
DEBRIS COVERS MANY.
'ne etorm First swept over the Main
building OF tho Tn-titution. Frightening
IN" 700 Inmates. aud Passed on 20 tho
Barn. which Was wrenehed Prom Iss
Damage Ei.e~hsr-.

dispatch from Lincoln. H.. says-k
tornado. which Passed over the central AMI
southern portion % Logan county. DESTROY
FL thousands 20 dollars worth q property
and demolished the immense cow barn "a
The farm ~ the state institution for tho s-e-
ole-mintet Iw"nty-six persons. seeking
-.fuee from the storm wcr. lurlel in the
debris. -Four % the refugee. boy pupils
from Chicago were taken out dead Five
others were severely injured. one % whom.
'ne farm snperintendent. VIII probably die.
Av~rted Panic OF the Inmates
A. 5.t5 Ga the afternoon tornado vas
s'en approaching the city from the south
wrst. Tho state Institution for the Feeble
Minded. containing over zoo inmates. seem
u q b. direct tly IN the path 90 the storm.
Aud stringent measures wero quickly taken
.o prevent panic.
IN" roofs ~ several u the buildings wore
'arried AWAY AMI much damage was done
toolt the grounds. but the TOO inmates were
1nier perfect control % the attendants. and
.he Threatened panic and great loss ~ lie
was Averted
Tie tornete passed on % the northeast.
touching next on the farm and stock barns
'onneet"t with The asylum. three miie~ dis
sant- Ia the COW harm were hudtled 26
persons. including the superintendent %
-ae farm, Jacob Wilmot t~-nty-f0ur pupils
and an attendant. The barn wa wrenched
from IL foundation and torn 70 pieces. Pour
ef the pupils we're instantly killed. and the
others. with the exception of the superin-
'enaent, ESCAPED serious injury. and were
shortly rescued from the debris
The tornado continued 70 the northeast
ioing great damags. the extent % which is
T II h..
svo sections and covered a wide territory II
.s feared thai the loss % life vii b. greatly
enlarged vhen reports are received from OUT
side the city.
Paper Mili wing blown Down
} The west wing % the Paragon Paper NH.
AZ Eaton. Ind. was blown lr during the
storm. -Four people are reported hsried In
ne debris Ine loss on property l. sl5 000
The roof On the Eaton Window GLASS works
was lifted OF. ant much damage on other
property was done. Ia Munice the storm
iSmAse will amount 10 several thousand
ioiarr. Several large roots were ultei
among them being that q the HannAn
building The Albany Lumber Company's
sheds We're blown down. the Albany Bottle
Works unroofcd. and chimneys and stacks
are down. Telephone and telegraph wires
are al down. Flint Glass Works damaged.
Ani the brick residence Of NJ. stout is dam
aged by lightning
INpIASAroLIs. Ind.-Later returns r.
cetved from both the north and western Dor
lions ~ the State indicate that the storm.
which lid not cease until morning. did
much damage. telegram from Green
castle says that reports from the country up
70 noon show that large quantities of valua-
Die timber We're destroyed. large trees being
- 4stf "a ~ f.afr
stock suffered severely. and two large barns
valued at - 900 each. were destroy-ti bv
lightning. One az Haabrick's station. con-
tanning some valuable live stock. was de-
stroyed. Al Rochester. Brownsburg. and
wabash tho damage was heavy 10 farm
property. AT Valparaiso heavy hailstorm.
accompanied by high wind, did a great
deal OF damage 20 all kinds OF property.
LINCOLN. Nebr--NiOlent wind storms pre-
vailed over a wide district In Nebraska. In
Lincoln some damage was done. Al Mum
roe, west Of Lincoln. the storm approached
the violence OF a tornado. Hardly a chin.
ney Is left Ia the town. and many roofs were
taken OF. The house OF Peter Tobln was
wrecked and Mr.. and Mrs. Tobin were in
lured- Norfolk suffered from the storm IN
tne way Of unroofed houses and buildings
blown away. Two men were injured bu.
III rCE1OuelJ.
At Milford and Eagle the wind damaged
small structures. limited amount o. rais
Tell, accompanied by hail
sEDAIIA, Mo.-rhe town was visited by
aeree electrical and wind storm. The pow
sr-house OF the Sedalia Electric Railway and
Power Company was struck by lightning
and al OF the dynamos ruined. leaving The
city without street lights and stopping the
cars on all OF the six car lines. number
OK buildings were twisted OF their founda
tion. while fruit, shade. and ornamental
trees In all parts Of the city were broker
down.
Cloudburss I'm the Rockies.
WINNIPEG, Man.-Dispstches from the
West report serious Goods and eloudbursi
west OF Calgary In the Rocky Mountains
The suburbs OF Calgary are submerged
nifty families homeless, aud several bridges
washed away. There has been no loss OF
life, bat fhe damage to property will bs
heavy