The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-14
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care can be given them. The slightly in
Jured and those whose cases seem hopeless
were kept here and were given the best at
tention possible. The list of dead increased
during the day, and tonight 1t seemed that
one hundred might be the minimum esti-
mate of the dead, while me list of injured
will reach and perhaps exceed two hundred.
During the afternoon Patrick Rating, the
fourteen-year-old son Of Nat Hating, was
brought to the Catholic Church. The body
was horribly mangled. A little laughter of
Mr.. Williams was brought to the same place
from the ruins of her fathers home, near
the railroad tracks. Walter Farrell, a boy,
was also laid among the dead in that
church. Pat McNally died during the day
and at a late hour this afternoon the res
cuers gathered together most of the pieces
Of the mangled body of Michael Hefron,
and he was added to the list of dead.
THE FIRES QUENCHED.
During the day scattered groups Of res
cuers searched the debris where bodies
might be found. A fire company from st.
Paul kept two streams of water pouring
on the smoldering ruins, for fire had been
added to the horrors of the tornado and a
dozen fires were blazing till a heavy rain
at the close of the day about extinguished
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lied private salvage corps and managed to
save some property, but the amount was
small.
The business portion of the city covered
a space of four squares each way and was
solidly built of brick and stone. This entire
space was swept clear, foundation walls,
and. in some places, masses of debris alone
marking where the business places formerly
stood. Trees that had lined the streets of
the neighboring residence district were
broken clear off or twisted and uprooted.
The tornado came up the river from Hud-
son, where the damage was comparatively
slight. Following the general course Of the
river and the branch of the Omaha road,
the storm gained in intensity as it pro-
crossed and was at it's worst when it struck
the business center of New Richmond Out
lying residences in the path of the storm
We're stripped Of shingles and boards, or
sides were blown off, or, as more frequently,
were torn asunder and the fragments were
scattered to the four winds of heaven. Trees
were uprooted and roads blocked, washed
away or so overlooked as to be made en-
tirely unrecognizable.
A circus was in town Monday and peo-
pie had come in from all the surrounding
country to see the show. After the circus
the people had crowed into the city to do
their shopping before going home in the
evening. 1t was at this time the storm
cloud came up from the southwest. The
| circus grounds were outside the path of the
storm, but the people in the business places
fell a prey to the terrific wind.
AID FROM THE OUTSIDE.
As soon as the news of the disaster had
reached the outside world offers of help
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oity. St. Paul being the railroad center to
which New Richmond was tributary was
first to learn of the storm and of its at
tendant woes, and within two or three hours
sent the first relief train with physicians,
nurses, hospital supplies ana commissary
stores for the people of the stricken city.
A second and a third train soon followed
| and speedily neighboring cities in Wiscon-
sin sent in all they could gather for their
needy sister city. The Omaha and Wisconsin
Central promptly carried through all the
| supplies and delivered them to relief head
quarters whence they were delivered to the
| people of the city. Superintendent Thorn, of
| the Wisconsin Central. was among the first
/ to arrive and has given his whole time to-
day to doing what he could to straighten
out matters. General superintendent Scott,
of the Omaha, arrived on che first relief
| train to-day from ST. Paul. The Wisconsin
| Central suffered less, and by early afternoon
| was able TO furnish two wires for the great
mass of t~elegraphic business hat had accu-
INFLATED.
Some of the residents of this place say
that hundreds of people are missing who
were incinerated in the ruins. c. A. Nell
| son, who owned the Columbian restaurant.
| located on Main street, estimates the loss
| at 400 dead. He says that when the rain
storm which preceded the tornado broke
not less than twenty persons rushed into
his place for shelter. He Is positive that
not more than four besides himself escaped.
The building was a substantial frame
| structure. When he heard the roar he
| rushed for the rear door, but could not open
it. He then threw himself fiat under q
| heavy holding board and showed 1t against
the side of the bake oven. In an instant
the crash came. The ruins tumbled about
his head and left him just space enough to
crawl out. In the shop was Mrs. Broad
bank, who was killed. Nelson found only
four alive. He could hear screams and
groans. Since then he has seen none Of
the survivors. Every one was so excited
he says he cannot remember the names
of those in his shop.
In the Congregational Church fifteen bod
les were laid out on the seats and through
the aisles. and a throng surged in search
| of their dead. The young women Of the
| church rendered ready assistance in caring
for the dead and relieving the sufferings Of
the wounded. At the Catholic Church a
similar scene was enacted. Here a dozen
| bodies were laid out and some of them
were awaiting Identification. AT noon sew
eral other corpses were added to those
| already there. In John Glidden's family only
one escaped injury. The family was in the
| living rooms. over the store on Main street,
| when the storm struck. Mrs. John Glidden
was killed. Mr.. Glidden, John Glidden, jr,
Mary. aged t~wenty-four years. Charles.
aged sixteen, and Ella. aged ten, were all
seriously hurt. Mary was carried a block
from the house and alighted at the edge
of the mill pond. Many bodies are thought
to be in this pond
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