The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-03-19
PRINCETON DIGS
RUINS FOR DEAD

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from outside points has complicated
the situation and added to the con-
fusion. Some ere here out Of
curiosity. majority hoping to be Of
assistance, manyyin search for news
OF relatives whose homes were in
the tornado area.
Passes in Demand
The Armory is besieged by per-
sons begging, pleading. demanding
military, passes TO get i.ito the ruined
district. Major Watts is giving few
passes. restricting work among the
ruins to forces under military con-
troll.
The first body recovered was that
of Mrs. Thomas Nash. The Nash
home stood or a hill on the west
edge Of Princeton and was demol-
ished. Her husband and two chill
dren were in Princeton and escaped
Eyewitnesseg described the tor
nado cloud rs being greenish in
color and came driving in low in
the sky from the west. AS it struck
Princeton the crash of uprooted
trees, falling buildings and the rush
of wind caused a terrific din. they
said.
A hail storm with hailstones the.
size Of walnuts accompanied the
cyclone.N
100000 Damage
Property damage for this vicinity
will be over $4,000. 600, it is believed
+. r. Parrett, manager OF the
Princeton Telephone Company, esti-
mated the loss in poles and wires at
$4,000. John Parrett, manager OF
the Consumers Power Company, esti-
mated s5O, 0oe loss for his company.
LOSS 81 the Southern Railway shops
was estimated at $750,O00.
F. F. Felts, manager OF the Heinz
plant, estimated loss there at
$25O,000. The wrecked property
covers fifteen acres, including a
green house and the manufacturing
plant. Eighty employees in the build
ing when the cyclone struck.
Felts' home, very near the plant.
was almost destroyed. His wife suf
fered internal injuries. and his
child a fractured skull.
= In Baldwin Heights. the suburb
where the storm spent its greatest
force, 100 houses were damaged. The
Baldwin Heights School. a one-story
brick building. was almost destroyed.
A citizens committee was formed
Wednesday night, under direction
of Mayor Charles Niemeier.
1 Committees Named
George Soler, chairman of the
relief subcommittee, headed a dele
CATION of 100 men to scour the
devastated area for valuables and
additional damage. Dale Ford is
chairman OF the housing commit
tee; o. NJ. Kalbb, food; Arthur Levi.
clothing.
Herman Graper, cashier OF the
Citizens Bank, heads a financial
committee.
Mayor Niemeier said relief fund
had already been started at Evans
Vile and that Tom Adams of Vim
cennes was communicating with In
dianapolis officials to make State
appeal. All donations will be made
through the Red Cross.
A gang of telephone linemen ar
rived from Indianapolis early today
for repair work. They said they
found forty-eight poles down in one
continuous string.
Darkness flinders
Immediate rescue work was de-
layed by darkness which followed
the storm. Parties searching for
dead and injured were also forced
to avoid ruins where walls had been
left standing.
been removed from the debris, most
ly from the Southern railway shops
and the Heinz canning plant. Ma
jority Of the workers had left the
plants when the tornado broke.
Wire communication was de-
moralized, but relief parties from
outside points arrived later and
aided In comb.ng the collapsed
buildings. indianapolis Red Cross
officials are reported on the way
from Sullivan,
|, Search of the debris was aban-
doned toward morning when II was
believed all alive had been given aid.
Injured were taken. to the Elks and
Eagles homes. M
The brunt of the heavy winds
missed the Business section Of the
city.
Parts of the city not Immediately
in the path of the storm felt merely
the strong wind tearing at the
buildings, according to Patroirnan
Jacob Fhuel who was In his home
about eight blocks from the wrecked
sections.
Sounds of the disaster, however
were heard. end residents rush from
their home ana thronged the
streets.
They gazed to the south to see a
whirling ball of smoke lowering
over the tops of the houses.
A heavy fall Of sleet and hail
broke as the twister sheered Off to
the east.
The worst passed through the city
within ten minutes.
Those who escaped rushed to hunt
for friends and relatives. In many
cases persons had been carried by
the wind away from the ruins Of