The sun., 1917-03-24
100 KILLED In
INDIANA GALE
New Albany Suburbs Hit.
Hundreds Hurt and Loss
Is S2.000.O .O00.
CITY'S HEART Is SPARED
Nearby Places Rush Guards
and Aid-Many More
Deaths Expected.
CITY'S HEART Is SPARED

NEw ALBANY. Ind, March e3--This
city was struck by a hurricane driving
at the rate OF ffty-two miles an hour at
a.sO o'clock this afternoon, and besides
killing more than 100 people and injuring
hundreds of others it wrought damage to
residence and business properly esti-
mated at 100000.
|, Is believed by the New Albany
officials that the list of dead will be
much augmented to-day as scores of
men and women are lying injured in
hospitals with slight chance Of recovery.
George Strack, councilman. with his
wife and six children, were in their house
when the cyclone approached. All took
refuge In the cellar. When the gale
struck It the house was carried away
bodily up the street. Mr. Strack suffered
injuries TO his face and an ear was torn
off. His brother. Henry. who was with
him, suffered n broken shoulder.
The hurricane caught the city wholly
unaware 1t had been raining slightly
early in the afternoon. but no storm
indications came to give the people warn
ing. All at once the sky became black
and a peculiar heavy cloud appeared
close 10 the earth in the southwest.
4 few minutes later the gale struck
the Corydon pike about two miles be-
low the city. and after it had wrought
heavy damage in five or six minutes.
II moved southwest and entered New
Albany at State street near Ealy. this
being one OF the thickly populated resi-
dence sections.
Leaned Mile Over city.
With terrific speed it tore through the
street for three blocks, laying every
thing low in the way. Reaching the in
tersecton at State and Pearl, however. 1t
rose high in the air and leaped clear
over the city a distance of one mile to
the outskirts where 1t came down again
and struck the earth at Nincennes street
and Charlestown road.
Here II played frightful havoc with
three blocks OF homes and shops along
vincennes street before 1t rose again
ard passed away In all there were
about six full blocks laid waste by the
storm. The damage done on the Cory
don pike below New Albany was very
great. according to persons who were
caught by the gale at this point.
A. VI. Floyd. manager of the Cumbcr-
land Telephone Company. reported that
hundreds of trees were uprooted and
carried with great force through the air
and Uttered over the ground In the wake
Of the storm as it moved IN the direction
Of the city. Many small homes along
the pike were wrecked and scores Of
people injured.
Entire Family wiped Out.
A baby about six months old was
found floating in small stream into
which 1t had been borne by the wind.
The child was alive and clinging to a
dog. which apparently had been killed
by the storm. The child died in the
arms of its rescuer., Later an aunt
identified the baby and then reported
that both the father and mother had
been killed
were mass OF wreckage, and it was
soon seen that outside assistance was
needed. An appeal was made to the
city authorities Of Louisville, who sent a
large number of policemen. In addition
every available officer from the Indiana
state reformatory at Jeffersonville and
IRON The Jeffersonville police force was
hurried to the stricken district.
call was made on the Governor for
state troops, and II was reported tonight
that these were on the way. Numbers
ol citizens from surrounding towns
hastened to New Albany and offered
such aid as they were able to give.
Quick Relief. Work.
Early in the night plans were formed
Tor furnishing relief 10 those whose
homes had been destroyed. At hur-