The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-26
Among the Dead Are Dr.. {. Chapman ana
Wife and z. j. Lowe, Chairman Dem
ocraftc Exgcutibe Committee
MANY NEGROES AMONG THE INJURED.
The Storm Struck Their Settlements ani Theif Houses
Were Demolished Like Egg Shells Property
Loss Estimated at a Quarter of
Million Dollars

cents Hospital were torn up by the root5
and passed and large masses OF STONE
were twisted cut Of the ground ana efoas't
and scattered al over the drivewaNs OF
the entrance to the institution.
From Eighth to Tenth Streets the WinH
bounded like a ruhber-ball and Wheh 1t
again descended it struck a twostoTy
house occupied by Joseph Busenhelner.
aud almost razed tito the ground The
eleven-year-old daughter Of John 1>runzer,
a roiling-Tnill man. was caught under the
rolling-mill man. was caught under the
debris and severely injured. a house oc-
suped by Taylor Hinsop, nearby was
unroofcd and three small negro huts de-
molished. Onward the wind sped in its
fury demoiiShng trees and fences until it
reached Eleventh Street, where a house
occupied by John Hayes was levelled to
the ground.
CRUSHED LINE EGG SHELLS.
Skimming close to the earth it swept
through a small pine grove, tearing the
trees up by the roots. and hurled them
through the air like arrows. Beyond the
grove the storm cloud sWoopcd down on
Il negro settlement and the frail cabins
We're crushed like egg shells, not one be
ing left in the pathway OF the storm.
Carrie t:lmcre. u I,eGrp was buried be-
Meath tho debris bat most Of the negroes
ESCAPED! " tlll SLIGHT Ifjtitto.
h.aStWart: the StCr1n swept cutting Its
way through another strip of woods,
striking the Second Presbyterian Chu cin
at the corner al Avenue III and Fifteenth
Street demn!isiliiE the structure. Tile
pews We're piled on top Of the debris. a
small oak table Which was used on the
rostrum was deposited on the topmost
point OF the wreckagc.
WROUGHT HAVOC
East Of the church. directly in the tor
nado's path. in another negro settlement,
much havoc was wrought among the
frail slsaclls, seven of which were swept
levelled between Sixteenth and Seven
Jeenth Streets In an alley between Sev-
entecnth and Eighteenth Streets a small
house occupied by negroes was complete
ly damaged and Green Curry. q negro
woman, was caught between the timbers
and sustained serious injuries. Three
other houses We're blown down nearby
The storm then struck the lneFe t;iicIlly
Settled residence portion of the city and
its work Of destruction increased A
cottage occupied by Fred Schaefer, No
1914 Soutl. Eighteenth Street and a
small frame building a few doors north.
occupied by l.. II. Stewart were struck
and badly demolished Almost a clean
sweep of the district living between Eigh-
lttHli. d1lt L "Eil!cCnE Streets. and Avenue
II and l. two blocks. Here the scene
is one OF complete demolition. The frame
cottages Wer" reduced to fattened piles
OF debris and every tree. large or. small
Was either crushed down or uprootetl,
and fallen telephone poles and their tam
gle OF wires made. a mass ofedestruction.
MARNELLOJS ESCAPES.
The row OF small cottages fronting on
East Nineteenth Street, between Avenues
II and /. Were tlattened out. None of the
occupants had warning and Were unable
to escape from their homes before the
storm wlenched them loose. They made
their escapes from the piles OF wreclage
by their own efforts Or were rescued by
workers after the storm. The house on
the corner of Nineteenth Street and Ave-
nue. /, in this block. was occupied by ".
NJ. Merritt, 4 member of the fire depart
n ent. and his famly--a wife and two
small children. All We're rescued with no
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