The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
CIRCUS TENT WRECKED
MAIN CANVAS OF THE SELLS-FORE-
PAUGH SHOW BLOWN DOWN.
One Man Killed, Another Probably Fa-
tally Hurt and Many Less Seriously
Injured-Panic-Stri Crowd.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, June PA severe
windstorm struck. this city tonight, blow
ing down the main tent of the Sells Fore
paugh circus while the performance was in
progress. The collapse of the canvas
caused panic in which a score or more of
people were injured. One of them Adolph
Halversen. of Sioux City, died soon after
ward of his injuries, while Frank Reynolds,
an attache of the show, is hurt internally
and it is believed will die. The injured are:
PETER BRANCH, struck on head by a
pole, face badly skinned and body bruised
by being trampled on while unconscious.
PETER WILSON, right shoulder dislo-
Gated
DETECTIVE HENRY MORRISON, left
arm cut by barbed wire.
JACK RYAN, serious cuts and bruises
about body.
PATROL DRIVER FORD, left leg cut.
EX-CITY CLERK w. w. WIANAND,
arm and leg mashed.
A. w. ERWIN, confusion of the head;
very serious.
JOHN NAFFZIGER. three ribs broken
and breast crushed.
CHARLES ZENUNG, mailing clerk at
postoffice, struck on head by pole; injury
not serious.
MRS. GEORGE LYONS. arms bruised.
DIR. HARVEY w. MARVIN, confusion
of the head.
II. VI.
crushed
WILDER BAILEY, nose broken.
CHARLES A. HILLS, scalp cut.
F. RUNNELS, clown, shoulder cut and
dslocated.
MRS. Z. P. FAIR, severe injury on fore
head
NJ. w. GURNEY, right forearm fractured
and bad bruise on back and head.
POLICEMAN FRANK HARVEY, body
bruised.
Two daughters of Frank Sharp, thrown
from hack and slightly bruised.
w. p. KEEFE, serious scalp cut.
FRANKIE RYAN, leg seriously cut
DETECTIVE BRESNAN, of the Omaha
road, hand bruised and cut by falling pole.
MAUD H.AUCHAN, shoulder dislocated.
HENRY NEWMYER, internal injuries,
possibly serious.
CHARLES ARMSTRONG, leg bruised by
being run over by hack.
CITY CLERK FRITZ ZELZER, head
cut.
S. w. SEAWELL, reporter, shoulder hurt
j. H. CARNEY, Anthony. Ia, several ribs
broken.
MISS MAY BECK, Leeds, La, eye
knocked out.
The day was hot and sultry and the even
ing threatening, but crowds of country peo-
pie had come 10 town, and they, with the
the tents for the evening performance. AT
about O'Clock the hot wind, which had
been blowing ali afternoon, freshened and
within few minutes deluge of rain fell
upon the hundreds of pleasure seekers.
pelting through their canvas shelter and
drenching them. This had lasted but a
few minutes when the great center pole
began TO sway and guy ropes to creak from
the pressure of the wind which had be-
come a gale. Fright took possession of the
crowd. and wild scramble for exits be-
gan. Scores of the employees of the circus
were called into service in an attempt to
calm the fears of the panic-stricken people,
and TO save them from the danger they
were momentarily making greater by their
headlong break for the open air Many
were trampled under foot or bruised by
falling timbers as the structure collapsed.
The employees of the show and cooler per-
sons among the crowd did heroic work On
rescuing women and children from the fallen
tents 1t is hard TO get definite informa-
ton as to the number hurt. for the reason
that those who could do so made their way
TO their homes at once; but 1t is believed
that, besides Halverson and Reynolds few
sustained serious injuries. Halverson was
carried TO the police station, where he died
within a few minutes. force of $50 men
was put to work on the circus property
which was damaged to the extent of $4,000
Fortunately most of the animals in the
menagerie had been taken from the tents
to the cars before the storm struck the
city. No other damage by the storm has
been reported in the city or its vicinity.