The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-29


the storm spent its fury. many are still
missing, and it is thought that consd-
erable number of the unfortunates were
incinerated in the flames that broke out
soon after the storm had ceased The work
of rescue continues. but 1t may be days
before the total number of victims is
known. AS far as known the names of the
dead and injured are as follows:
The Dead
MRS. HENRY ELLINGTON.
MRS. A. Il. BOWMAN.
THEODORE BRIGHAM. ex-merchant
MISS LENA BROWN, OF Moberly.
CHILD of REV. ALBERT BURR
MRS w. w. GREEN.
a. ]. GLASSE and wife.
]. A. GLASSE and wife.
DR.. w. b. HOWELLS. osteopath
j; B; LARkIN. retired merchant.
THREE CHILDREN of HENRY LOWE.
MRS. JOHN MAHAFFEY. SIR.
MRS. JOHN 7. MAHAFFEY.
+. NJ. M'CLAY and wife.
MOTHER and NIECE of j. T. MILLER.
MISS ORA MILLAN; Woodland; Mo.
MRS. II. X. SHERBURNE.
SAMUEL WEAVER, ex-contractor.
MISS I.EONA WHALEY.
MRS. CALVIN LITTLE.
DIR. WHEELER.
MRS. JOSEPH WOOD.
MARY RORABEUGH.
MRS. LON MITCHELL.
j. K ANDERSON.
DIR. BILLINGS.
JAMES CUNNINGHAM.
DREW BOWMAN.
MISS BEssfE GREEN.
c. A. GIBBS.
MRS. c. A. GIBBS.
MRS. HEAMAN.
MISS MCLAY.
MRS. ANNA MILLER.
JOHN c. WEAVER.
JOSEPH WOODS.
MRS. WOODS.
Missing
MR. ELLIOTT
MRS. WILLIAMS.
FRANKLIN M'CLAY. wife and daughter.
Fatally Injured
MRS. PECK.
CALVIN LITTLES NIECE.
MISS MOSS. broken back.
DR.. A {. Bowman.
AUGUST RYAN, aged sixteen.
Seriously and Slightly Injured
Miss Della White. W. r. Park. Mrs. Theo-
dore Brigham: legs and chest crushed; Rob-
ert Millay Miss Weaver. Mrs. Oliput, John
b. Kirk and wife, Mrs. Forbes. Mrs. d. ID.
Feathers, Elmer l.. Dennison and wife,
injured; o. II. Beemans's child Mrs. p.
Hill. leg broken and otherwise crushed
John Conder slight; Oscar Ingold and
brother. Mrs w. b. Howell and child. dan
gerous; Norman Yankee of Sedalia, Mrs.
w. II. Vincent. Mrs. Ella Weaver both
legs broken; Daniel McGonigle, John T.
Mahaffey's daughter. BENJAMIN A. Bow
mans daughter. T: J. Miller and whole fam
lily, Mrs. w. II. Phillips. Mrs. Munson. v.
Brigham. Stella Weaver. Joseph Weaver,
George Weaver, Ella Weaver, NJ. A. Romi-
]. F. Ashforth. J. w. Brown, Mrs. Lula
Byrns. NJ. Shney and wife. Mrs. Glen,
Thomas Dinsmore and wife, Mrs. Wheeler
Douglass, Charles Douglass and sons. Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peck. Mrs. DR.. Howell, Mrs.
Mrs. Rowe and daughter, d. s.
Kfnggs Ksr and child Mrs warren r. ohnson MTs MRS
Sarah Reaiger. Miss Belle Mahafrey /.
Coonfeld and wife. Albert Whaley, Mrs. NJ.
e. Hernon. Miss c. Asheck. bruised about
face; Mrs. j. r. Anderson. cuts and bruises
Miss Lille Barnes, scalp wounds; Mr.. Bak-
er. head bruised; Thomas Ellington, stu
dent: chest bruises; IT, Mrs T. S Borden.
bruised externally; Mrs. Thomas Braden
and child lacerations; will Bright, NJ. Cha
ney, head and hand injured slightly; Mrs.
VI. CLANCY, injured about head and arms,
slight Miss Ella Denison. slight cuts: Miss
broken. chest bruised; Frank Douglass,
fractured; Mack Dwyer. Sherman French,
badly lacerated and bruised by flying mis-
sles; E. Gross, Aubrey Green. eleven years
DID, jaw broken: Mrs. Sam Hamilton, arm
bruised and cut; Mrs. Shelton Hamilton,
hand cut and bruised: j. ID. Hume skull
fractured seriously and other slight inju-
ries; Mrs. King, Mrs. John Larkins, badly
bruised externally but will recover: Mrs.
Henry Lowe. Becky McMinn. slight exter-
nal injuries; Miss Mary Mitchell, Miss Ida
Millay, bruised about head and face slightly;
Miss Edna Millay, child internal injuries
Mrs. r. T. Milay. head and face bruised
daughter of W. r. Park, slightly injured
about face: James Riggers, slight cuts and
bruises; John Ryan. aged sixteen, arm bad
ly bruised: Clarence Stearnes and mother
body bruises; Miss Will Smith shoulder
hurt, injuries slight; Miss Effie Vesta body
bruises; Mrs Waddel. body bruised: Bennie
Weaver child. injured internally; Thomas
Whaley. bruised about head and hips; T.
Thomas
The tornado struck the city last evening
when most OF the residents were at supper
cutting a clean path one mile long and So
feet wide through the residence section and
leaving death and destruction in its wake
Buildings were demolished or twisted apart
and scattered to the four winds. A con
servative estimate places the aggregat.
amount of damage at 500, 0co the individua
losses ranging from 800 to $s.0o.
PLAYED MANY FRANKS
The wind played many pranks and ther,
were some narrow escapes. j. II. Coonfiel6
and his family were eating supper when the
tornado struck their home The house wa.
picked up and carried across a slough anC
dumped up against a hill. the building wa.
not completely wrecked and the family es
capped without anything worse than a sever,