The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-26
A$2,OOO,OOOSTORM
INDIANA CUT BY swATH OF DE-
STRUCTIoN.
TWO KILLED AND SO INJURED.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE IN MANY
COUNTIES.

storm Swept Across Entire North
Houses and Barns Raised, Horses
aud Cattle Killed and Crops Utter
Iy Ruined-ThOusnnds of Trees
UprOoted and Highways and Rail-
roads Obstructed-Many Factories
and school Houses Suffered-A Flu
neral Broken Up, the Hearse De-
molished and One of the Horses
killed.
Indianapolis, June 25.-The entire
north central section of Indiana was
visited to-day by one of the most dis
astrous storms that ever swept over
the state.
The storm swept sections cover hun
dreds of miles, extending from Han
cock county northwest through the
northern portion of Marion county.
Hamilton and Boone counties and do
ing much damage in the Tippecanoe
and adjacent counties.
Madison county also felt its fury.
Hundreds of buildings were RACED.
thousands of trees were uprooted, and
now blackade highways, railways and
traction lines, crops utterly ruined,
causing a loss estimated at nearly ST.
900, 900, and fifty persons were more or
less injured. But two deaths have been
reported with authority. That was the
killing of James VanHoy. who was
caught in the ruins of a collapsed barn
near Pendleton and Bias Bailey,who was
killed by flying timbers at McCords-
vile.
The course of the storm was south
east and northwest. Its path was clear
across the state. In the ruins left be-
hind are many factories, churches,
school houses and frame residences
The most severe damage was in and
near Hancock county. All wire COM
munication between the cities and
towns in the devastated district is cut
off. Telegraph and telephone lines are
down for many miles, and 1t will re-
quire several days to establish wire
service.
Trains are running irregularly. The
crew of each incoming train brings
from the north and east stories of the
serious damage to property.
At Maxwell, Hancock county, the
United States Chain Factory was
ruined. all the buildings being destroy
ed Seven workmen were injured by
being caught beneath the wreck. All
will recover. The New Brothers flour
mill and grain elevators were totally
destroyed and the Friends Church was
blown away. One house was totally
destroyed and several damaged by hav-
ing roofs and kitchens blown away.
A Funeral Broken Up.
At Cleveland, six miles southeast Of
Maxwell, the storm broke as the fun
eral of Mrs. Mary Earle was icing
gheld. The roof of an adjourning house
was blown away and a piece OF tim
Der was hurled through the
side of the house of mourn
ing. 1t struck ex-County Clerk
Sample, breaking his leg. Several
others were slightly injured Outside,
three horses hitched to carriages were
hurled by the wind against trees and
killed. The hearse were demolished
and the horses harnessed to it were
injured so that one of them had to be
shot. The funeral had to be postponed
Ernest Hurst and f. Hoims were bad
ly hurt by being blown against the
side of a house. Seven houses were de-
stroyed and the postoffice was unroof-
ed and one side blown out.
At Wilkinson five people were Sc
riousiy injured, one perhaps fatally.
This was Charles Sheperd of Red Key.
-Four houses were destroyed and gem
eral havoc created by the wind.
At Stringtown, Mrs. Cicero Hamil-
ton was seriously injured by being
caught under the wreck of her house.