Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-25
CYCLONE IN INDIANA
Central Part of State in It's
Path.
MANY PERSONS KILLED
TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH AND
TROLLEY WIRES DOWN.
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Maxwell, Cleveland and Pendleton the
Towns Which Suffered the
Most.
MANY PERSONS KILLED

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 25-The
most terrific storm in many years swept
over central Indiana about 8 o'clock this
morning. Telegraph and telephone wires
were torn down along it's trail and at noon
communication with the storm-swept sec
ton was almost entirely interrupted
From information which had reached In
dianapolis up to noon time it was believed
there had been a heavy loss of life
The storm spent most Of it's force in the
country twenty or thirty miles northeast Of
indianapolis, lying between the Greenfield
electric line on the south and the Union
Traction lines to Anderson on the north.
Maxwell. Cleveland and Pendleton suffered
most severely.
A telephone message from Greenfield said
that terrific storm had swept over han
cock county, taking in Wilkinson and Pen
dleton.
1t blew down houses in all of these towns
and from ten to eighteen people are report
ed Killed three men are believed to have
been killed in the chain factory which was
demolished at Maxwell; grain elevator
there was also blown down. In a funeral
procession at Cleveland Ind eighteen
horses are reported killed.
Several Reported Killed.
Several people are supposed to have been
killed at Pendleton. Many houses In
Cleveland were blown down. A. v. c..
SAMPLE of this city is reported fatally in
jured The roof was blown off the Holl-
wel-Reese bottle factory in Greenfield.
All the physicians in Greenfield went to
the stricken towns. Greenfield Is on the
! Pennsylvania road, twenty miles east of
Indianapolis.
At McCordsville. Ind, ten trees were re-
nOrte6 h1nup bo oF
Traction Company. completely stopping the
traffic. and since 1918 o'clock this morn
ing no gas belt traction cars have reached
or left Indianapolis At Linden, Ind, the
plant of the Greer-Wilkinson Lumber Com
| pany was wrecked, its lumber house being
unroofed.
Lebanon. Ind. reported that large tree
had been blown through the telephone
wires. destroying for a time all outside
communication.
| The first intimation that Indianapolis had
of the storm was at 8 o'clock this morning.
when the sky became suddenly overcast
and the downtown stores were compelled
| to turn on electric lights. In less than an
| hour the sky had cleared and the sun was
shining.
Electric Wires Suffer.
The local telephone and telegraph COM
panies suffered severely. In the Bell Com
pany's system all wires south of Chicago
| and west of Cincinnati were laid fiat, and
| the only way Chicago could be reached
was through st. Louis. No connection
| could be had with Terre Haute and Louis
! Vile. but for hours the greater part of In
diana was cut of and no cities north or
| east could be reached.
The greatest damage to the Independent
Company's system was reported in Hamil-
| ton county. The Union Traction Company g
| Offices in this city received a message short
ly before noon saying that several people
| were reported killed at McCordsyille, Ind
I and that traction cars were tied up from
| here to Anderson. In many places trees
| were blown across the track and 1t would
| be hours before the tracixx could be cleared.
| telephone message from Broad Ripple.
ten miles above Indianapolis, at noon today
reports that the Y. N. c. A. camp has been
destroyed Nobody was injured. ALI tents
I are DOWN and the campers had to run into
the open to avoid being killed by failing
i trees,