The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-05
Bodies of Man and Young
Daughter Recovered To-
day, Following the Cyclone
of Last Evening.
DAMAGE TO HOUSES
BY HARD DOWNPOUR
Property Damage in the City
Will Run Up into Thous-
ands-Many People Had
Narrow Escapes.
palladium SpcciaD

Shelbyville, Ind, April 5.--The worst
wind storm that has ever visited this
county, took d toll of two lives at 10
O'Clock last night the victims being
Timothy Lewis. "a. and his daughter,
Louise, Z. They were buried beneath
the ruins of their home one and a
half miles northeast of the city. Mrs.
Lewis had miraculous escape. The
bodies of the two were taken from
the ruins about a. m today.
Shelbyville presented a sorry spec
tacle when day dawned Her once
clean streets were blocked with rub
bish. House and barn roofs were scat
tered in the mud. Hundreds of homes
were damaged by the heavy rains
which swept through the open roofs
and broken windows and doors. The
rain laid open nearly every business
house along Broadway and Harrison
street and the damage to property in
the city alone Will run up into thous.
ands of dollars.
Some Narrow Escapes.
Many people were injured. and 9th,
ers report narrow escapes from death
by falling walls or flying debris. Sew.
eral missed electrocution by margin
from contact with the electric light
wires before the employees realized
the situation and shut off the current
The storm took d northeas sterly di
rection. taking in sWath about a
mile wide beginning southwest of the
city, and ranging two miles to the
! northeast. Considerable damage was
done outside this belt. Live stock suf
| fered to an extent as yet unknown
but estimated in the thousands OF
dollars.
Mrs. Lewis. who escaped from the
| falling walls of her home. remembers
only that she dug herself to freedom
after the crash. Mr.. Lewis was with
i her. and he hurried back to the bed
room to save his sleeping daughter
That was the last Mrs. Lewis saw OF
him. She ran in her night clothing tc
| the home of James Vice, neighbol
living an eighth of a mile away and
collapsed. Her condition is critical
Killed by Chimney.
crushed in the head of Mr. Lewis
when his body was found. The lit
tie girls neck was broken
! The home of Edward Moberly, one
of the finest country residences ir
the county, was scattered over theil
/ fa
badly hurt. but will recover They
made their way to the home of Jacot
Darling after the storm.
The home of Jack Walton and wife
was blown from over their heads, anG
they awoke with the roof gone, bu,
they were uninjured. Other residences
were damaged in the Walton neigh
borhood. Several barns were razed
MIR and Mrs. Marshall Cherry ant
! son. northeast of the city, escaped
| by hairs breadth when their homes
were carried away. Mrs. Cherry was
injured, but not seriously. The barr
on this farm collapsed and buried q
half dozen horses, but they were lat
er saved.
| The home of Samuel Robinson anG
Isaac Wallace north of the city also
were carried away and number OF
other families suffered to a great ex
tent in this community. Commodore
Alleys barn was demolished but his
horse was left in the stall, hitched tc
| the manger.
The storm combined with fire, al
most destroyed the residence Of
James Phillips. and the barn was roll
ed out into Shelby street