Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-06-26
Terrific Wind Storm Sweeps Over Portions
Of Central Indiana
TEN TO EIGHTEEN ARE REPORTED KILLED
Maxwell, PendIeton and
Cleveland Are in the Path of
the storm md Are the
Worst Sufferers.
INDIANAPOLIS.


Marion and Boone counties and into Tip
pecanoe and adjacent counties. Madison
county also felt it's fury. Hundreds OF
buildings were razed, thousands OF trees
we're uprooted and blockaded highways, rail-
roads and traction lines and crops were
ruined. The aggregate property loss is
estimated at nearly 81, 000, 900 and fifty per-
sons we're more or less injured. But three
deaths are known to have resulted. James
Vanhoy was crushed to death in the ruins
Of a collapsed barn near Pendleton and
James Bailey was killed by timbers at Fort
Vile. The most severe damage was In
Hancock county. All wire communications
with the cities and towns in the devastated
district is cut of. Telegraph and telephone
poles are down for many miles.
Trains are running irregularly. The
crews of incoming trains bring from the
north and east stories Of widespread de-
vastation.
Several Hundred Injured.
At Maxwell, Hancock county, the United
States chain factory was ruined, all the
buildings being destroyed. Seven hundred
workmen were injured by being caught be-
meath the wreck All will recover The
New Bros flour and grain elevators were
destroyed and the Friends church was
blown away. One house was destroyed and
several damaged by having roofs and
kitchens blown away.
At Cleveland, six miles from Maxwell.
the storm broke as the funeral OF Mrs
Mary Earl was being held. The roof of
an adjoining house was blown away and
a 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 injured. Outside three
horses hitched to carriages were hurled
by the wind against trees and killed. The
hearse was demolished and the horses har-
messed to II were so injured that one OF
them had to be shot. The funeral was
postponed.
Ernest Hurst and e. Helms were badly
hurt at Cleveland by being blown against
the side of house. Seven houses were
destroyed there and the postoffice was un-
rooted and one side blown out
Between Cleveland and Greenfield all the
roads are blocked. In that section a heavy
hail and rain fell after the wind had spent
! its fury. Crops are ruined and fields are
several inches under water. Several farm
houses were unroofed and several fine
tracts of timber have been laid waste. The
bottle factory at Greenfield was unroofed
and several workmen were slightly in
jured by flying pieces.
Damage at other Places.
| At Wilkinson several persons were in
| jured, one perhaps fatally. This was
| Charles Shepard Of Red Key. Four houses
were destroyed.
At stringtown Mrs. Cicero Hamilton was
seriously injured by being caught under the
wreck of her house.
| At Fishers station three persons were
| injured, none fatally. From that place east
| into Hancock county the whole country
has been greatly damaged. Crops we're
ruined and fences and farm buildings are
down.
East Of Anderson, along the line Of the
| Pennsylvania railroad, the tracks were OBJ
structed by the fallen poles Through this
section nearly every farmhouse is un-
rooted.
From Pendleton to Fortville all telegraph
poles are down.
At Raleigh the schoolhouse was de-
stroyed and nine houses damaged.
At ingalls, a glass factory was blown
down and six workmen were more or less
injured, though none fatally.
| At McCordsville, Pickle Co.'s general
store was destroyed and the general stock
| of goods was scattered over several
squares. The Masonic and Odd Fellows
| block was destroyed. The Methodist church
| and two houses were blown down and four
teen houses were unroofed. Five persons
were injured. From this town east hve
farmhouses were swept away and crops are
ruined One farmer is reported killed, but
his name has not been learned.
At Castleton, in the northern part OF
this county, six buildings were destroyed
and several persons we're injured. Hamp-
ton Vests farmhouse was blown into a
field 700 feet away. Mrs. Mains, aged So
was buried under her house, but was only
slightly injured. August Clinton was
struck by falling timbers and may die. Five
barns were destroyed and much stock was
killed.
Depot f. Blown Across Tracks.
All trains coming into Indianapolis report
great damage. The Monon depot at Horton
north Of this city, was lifted from its foun-
dation and blown across the tracks. few
houses were blown down there, but nc
deaths are reported. The Monon agent wal
slightly injured and an operator had his
arm badly fractured.
At Wilkinson the bottle factory and win
dow glass factory were wrecked. Two meI
were hurt.
At Shirley several buildings we're over
turned and others had their roofs torn of
Between Milburn and Richmond the dam
age was heavy Houses, barns and treei
were overturned. Many cattle were killed
. Two persons we're injured.
At Fortyille James Bailey, a retire'
sailor, who lived in the forest In a small
house, was killed under falling timber. HI
was 70 years of age No large building
were destroyed there.
Between Noblesvile and Fishers station
the country was much damaged, At Castle
ton two houses were destroyed and tw,
barns we're blown down and some stool
killed.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June ga de
structiye wind and rainstorm struck tn
southern part Of this county today.
number OF houses were destroyed In Stock
, we'll and vicinity. Many orchards wer
completely ruined and wheat aud oats wer
badly damaged Several buildings in thi
/. city were unrooted and many smokestaok
were blown down. Telegraph and tele
, phone poles are down in all directions
! Street cars were tied up for several hours
! Surrounding towns report the most de
= structiye storm OF the season.
|
Tragedy In Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. June 2.-Albert L. Sc
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