Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-12
TWENTI-ONE KNOWN DEAD
AND SEVERAL. ARE MISSING
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NEWCASTLE. IND, March IL
killed. several arc missing. more than
a hundred persons were injured. some
fatally, and property damaged TO the
cxtcnt of s1,ooo.oOo. as the result OF Il
tornado which struck Newcastle shortly
after o'clock this afternoon. The
dead:
Everett Dunlap.
Fernice Davis.
Orris Davis
James Ncilis. recently from Kentucky.
Gray Davis.
Mrs. John DAVIS. mother OF GRAY
Davis
- Davis. son Of Gray Davis
Mrs, Archie Fletcher.
- Haler. young daughter OF John
Racer. twelve-year-o son Of
w. T. Racer.
Mrs. Archie Williamson
Miss Opal Williamson. daughter OF
Mrs. Williamson.
- Newton.
Bcrnice bay
June Day
Mrs. Mary L. Williams
Mrs. Vera Higgins. daughter OF Mrs.
Williams
Ernest Waterman. aged six
Two men and one boy unidentified
Among tho missing arc:
William Davis.
j. w Mcl.anc and two sons
Mrs. w. Newton.
William Lowery.
STORM DEMOLISHEs
EVER y'rIIINC:
The storm swept over the city in "a
southeastcriy direction, dcmolishng
practically everything in path al
most two blocks wide and more than
ten blocks long. For several hours the
city was entirely cut off from COM
munication.
Appeals for help were sent out by
Mayor l.cb Watkins. and Governor
Goodrich WAS asked 10 send troops
10 police the city. which is in dark
ness tonight, owing to the demolition
Of tho power plant
The exact number of dead may no,
be known for a day or two. as .practi-
cally all the bodies thus far found have.
been dug out of tho wrcckarc of their
homes. The search tonight Was ham
percd by darkness, but, with tho com
ing OF daylight. il is believed several
more bodies will bc found
Early tonight the list OF identified
dead totals ten, aud there were seven
ether bodies in the morguc but il was
said several others had been found
in various sections of the wrecked dis
trict and taken into nearby residences
not damaged by tho storm.
Confusion and disorder followed in
the path OF the storm. Those who cs-
capped injury and death ran wildly
about the streets, women and children
crying and wrinSinG their hands, and
men shouting and cursing. The men
finally settled down and began the
work OF rescue, digging in tho ruins
of their homes for missing members of
their families. Only two or three
bodies were found in the s&rcets.
ENTIRELY CUT OFF
FROM OUTSIDE WORLD
For several hours the town was en-
tirely cut off from outside communi-
cation. Traction cars could not run
INTO the city because Of tho demolished
power house, and even the roads were
blocked in practically all directions
with fallen trees and telephone poles.
AS soon as possible, calls for help were
sent out by Mayor Leb Watkins, who
started in TO organize the rescue work.
Although the skies had been threat
ening during the early afternoon,
there was little warning of the ap-
preaching tornado. y huge funnel
shaped cloud suddenly appeared in the
west, hanging low, and sweeping
toward the city. Groups OF persons
In the streets began seeking shelter,
men and women running wildly
through the streets
The tornado lasted only about five
minutes, and was followed by hard
rain, which also stopped in few
minutes
one witness of the tornado, who was
driving with his family of four in an
automobile, reached a point I'm the
courthouse square when the storm
struck. Tho man and his family
(COnfinnel on Sevepfb Dn0n