The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-22
Only One Member of Two Large Fam
lilies Escaped Death or Dam
gerOus Injuries.
CARRIED AWAY BY THE STORM
BODIES OF VICTIMS FOUND A LONG
DISTANCE FROM THEIR HOMES.
Two Persons Injured by Hail stones
That Are Said to Have Been Ten
Inches in circumference.

OMAHA Neb., June 21.-Special dis
patches to the World-Herald from Naper,
Neb.. tell of the frightfu work of tornado
which visited that vicinity last night, the
details being obtainabe only late this
evening. OF the family of Jacob Greening,
Mr.. Greening and his wife, who are fatally
hurt, and their fourteen year-old daughter
Grace, who is seriously injured, are all that
survive. The dead Margaret Green
ing, aged seven; Maggie, aged nine;
John, aged four; Jacob, jr., aged
two. OF a family Of six named An
derson, two children, Ida and Clara, aged
seven and eight. were killed The mother,
Mrs. Mary Anderson, was not badly hurt,
but the shock made her very i'll. Her
daughter Bertha and son Theodore, aged
ten and twelve, were seriously injured.
August Anderson, the father, was away
from home at the time. No other casual
ties are as yet reported. The family of
Jacob Berg and a man named Metz were
injured when their houses were demolished,
but not seriously.
Mrs Anderson said: when 1 saw the
storm coming l grabbed the youngest child
and took two with me. When the storm
struck it took it right into the air and
that was the last of it. 1 hurried to my
children, but the storm took two of them
away from me and killed them. 1 laid
down and held my baby. The wind also
took it away from me. A timber struck
me and broke my shoulders. After the
storm all my clothes and shoes and stock
ings were gone"
All communication with the outside world
is cut off and it is impossible to learn what
damage the storm did along the Keyapaha
river, west of where the Greening and An
derson families were found. A great crowd
of people visited the homes Of the stricken
families and are doing all they can for the
injured
Mrs. Greening, mother of the Greening
family is expected to live but a short time.
Her shoulder is broken and she is injured
internally Grace, ner daughter, though
badly injured. may survive. The father Of
the Greening family was found a quarter
of mile from the house badly mangled.
Both arms and legs and back were broken
and absolutely there is no chance for his
life Little Maggie and Jacob Greening
were found 500 yards from where the house
stood They were stripped of all their
clothing, but were not dishgured. The other
two children were close TO the house and
were i'm full view of their mother and oldest
sister. who could see them, but could render
no assistance.
Six hours before the storm the sun was
shining. The storm cloud appeared about 5
o'clock and travelled down the Keyapaha
river II seemed TO rise up and skip some
houses and then swoop down and demol-
ish everything. The tornado was preceded
| by severe hailstorm. Stones fell that are
| said 10 have measured ten inches in cir
cumference Mr. and Mrs. Herman were
out q short distance from Naper and both
| of them were severely injured by the hail
Mrs Herman was struck on the head and
/ was badly injured
This message is sent via Brockaburg, as
the Keyapaha river is a raging torrent and
| impossible.