The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-06-28
oYchoNH IN INDIANA.
Sweeps Wide Area. Causing Dam
age of 90, 900, 900.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June 25.-The
entire north central portion of Indiana was
visited today by one of the most disastrous
storms that ever swept over the State. The
storm swept sections, covering hundreds Of
miles, extended from Hancock county
| northwest through the northern portion of
Marion county, Hamilton and Boone coun-
ties, and did much damage in Tppecanoe
and adjacent counties.
Hundreds of buildings were RACED, thou
sands of trees were uprooted, blockading
highways, railroads and traction lines, and
crops were utterly ruined, causing loss
estimated at so, 900, 900.
Two persons were killed and so more or
less injured. The dead are:
james Van Hoy, who was caught in the
ruins of collapsed barn, near Pendleton,
and james Bailey, who was killed by fly
ing timbers at McGordsville.
The course of the storm was southeast
and northwest. It's path was clear across
the State In the ruins left behind are
factories, churches, schoolhouses and frame
residences.
The most severe damage was in and near
Hancock county llwire communication
between the cities and towns in the devas-
tated district is cut off. Telegraph and
telephone poles are down for many miles
and it will require several days to establish
any wire service.
At Maxwell, Hancock county, the United
States Chain Factory was ruined, all the
buildings being destroyed. Seven work
men were injured by being caught beneath
the wreck. The New Bros. -four mill and
grain elevators were destroyed and the
Friends Church was blown away. One
house was blown down and several damaged
by having roofs and kitchens blown away
At Cleveland, six miles southeast OF
Maxwell, the storm broke as the funeral OF
Mrs. Mary Earle was being held. The
roof of an adjoining house was blown away
and piece of timber was hurled through
the side of the house of mourning. 1t struck
ex-county clerk Sample, breaking his leg.
Several others were slightly injured. Out
side three horses hitched to carriages were
hurled by the wind against trees and killed.
The hearse was demolished and the horses
harnessed to it were injured so that one OF
them had to be shot The funeral had to
be postponed.
Between Cleveland and Greenfield all the
roads are blocked. In that section heavy
hail and rain fell after the wind had spent
its fury.
Crops are ruined and fields are several
inches under water. Farmhouses are un-
rooted and fine tracts of timber have been
laid waste. The roof of the bottle factory
at Greenfield was blown off and number
of workmen were injured by falling pieces.
At Wilkinson five persons were seriously
hurt, Charles Sheppard, of Red Key, per-
haps fatally injured. Four houses were
destroyed and general havscreated by the
wind.
At Stringtown Mrs. Cicero Hamilton
was seriously injured by being caught under
the wreck Of her house.
East of Anderson, along the line OF the
Pennsylvania road, the railroad tracks were
INSTRUCTED by the fallen poles.
From Oakland to Pendleton 1o4 poles
were down. Through this section nearly
every farmhouse is unroofed. From Pen
dleton to Fortville all wire poles are down.
At Raleigh the schoolhouse was destroyed
and nine houses were unroofed.
Great patches of timber were leveled and
much stock was killed by barns being blown
to pieces.
At Ingalls, glass factory was blown
down and six workmen were more or less
injured, though none fatally
THE LATEST.
Details state that the losses are greater
than those first given, and much suffering
will follow. Many persons have lost all
they possessed, and are left helpless: In \,
some places over three inches Of rain fell
inside of five hours