The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-29
MANY INJURED,
100000 LOSS,
WAYNE'S TOLL
Wreckage of Score of Houses
Marks Path of Tornado
Near Fountain City - Two
Hurt Seriously.
MUCH STOCK IS KILLED

More than a score of buildings were
demolished, and a number of persons
were hurt, at least two of them seri-
ously, by a tornado, which swept
through the northern part of Wayne
county about 6 p. m, Sunday. The
badly injured are Charles Davis and
Frank Pierce.
The damage done to property and
livestock is estimated to reach more
than 100000. Scores of persons were
| in the wrecked houses when the tor
nado swept down on them, and that
! none of the injured was fatally hurt,
was miraculous.
The tornado, which came from the
| west, was about 200 yards wide, and
swept in a northeasterly direction,
from Fountain City, missing both
| Fountain City and Arba.
Barns, houses and other buildings
in the path of the twister were either
| completely demolished or badly wreck
ed. Telephone, and telegraph wires
path of the storm, and many trees and
poles were blown down.
Heavy Rain Follows.
Heavy rain and an unusually high
wind followed the tornado, and sew
eral places which escaped the actual
| twister were damaged slightly by the
| winds that followed.
The first house struck was at Pleas
ant View farm, owned by Ben Wright.
1 Here the house was badly wrecked.
and two barns were destroyed besides
several other outbuildings.
Although there were eight people in
the Wright home, none of them were
hurt. Several head of cattle and hogs
were in the barns, but none of these
were injured.
Much Stock is Killed.
Sweeping east, the storm wrecked
the homes of Fred Bockhofer and Wal
ter Schroeder, and here, as at the
Wright home, no one was seriously
hurt. A large quantity of stock was
killed on these farms, however
One of the worst wrecks of the dis
trict was the home of George Beeson
between Fountain City and Arba. The
Beeson home was blown completely to
the ground, and all that remains is
a mass af wreckage scattered over the
ground.
Mrs. Beeson was cut and bruised Sc
verely by debris, and Mrs. Charles
Green who, with her husband, stopped
at the BeesOn home to escape the
storm, was also slightly cut about the
face and head
The home of Emery Lewis, about {
mile northeast of the Beeson home
was also completely wrecked, anC
Earl Lewis, his son, was slightly hurt
Several head of live stock were killed
on the Lewis farm and on the farm o.
clarence Boren, across the road.
Davis Seriously Hurt.
North Of Arba, several homes were
destroyed, including the home of Char
les Davis, who was seriously injured
The exact nature of Davis injuries
could not be determined, but it is be
lieved his hurts will not prove fatal
Frank Pierce was also seriously hur
when one of the farm buildings nea,
Arba was destroyed.
At the home of Harlan Reese, ius
north of Arba, the house was com
pletely wrecked, and the barn partial
ly destroyed. Mr.. and Mrs Reese anc
, their three children were in the houst
when the tornado struck, and tn,
three children, Ralph, Thelma ant
Iris, were slightly cut about the heat
and face.
Two school houses were wrecked b,
the storm, one. the old Boren schoo
; east of Fountain City, was one of tn,
I ieiI maj ND VI tidL pal L Vi lue county
The other was the Arba school, ant
was only recently completed
Crowds of people flocked to TIL
scene Of the tornado all Monday morn
ing, and farmers Of the community
whose homes were not wrecked. wer,
busy helping their less fortunate
neighbors. School children at Foun
tain City were given half holiday t,
visit the storm area.