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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
3
A severe cyclone devastated farms, carriages, and carriages and killed two horses. Funeral attendants and the hearse team were injured, and a rafter pierced a house near a funeral. The storm damaged Widkinson area with destroyed church, factory roofs, and corn losses, while power lines failed and towns reported extensive destruction.
Forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for fair conditions in Indiana and Illinois with cooler air in central and southern parts. Friday remains fair with cooler temperatures in the south and north to northwest winds. Ohio will see fair weather Thursday, cooler in central and southern areas, then warmer Friday with brisk to high northwest winds along the lake diminishing by Friday.
Shipping notices show arrivals and departures across transatlantic routes. Vessels include Majestic Graf Walderae Teutonic Coptic Noordland Saxonia Rotterdam Ethiopa Mesaba and others making port calls in New York Liverpool Queenstown Philadelphia Beeston and Naples with several ships sailing to Liverpool Southampton Philadelphia and New York.
Rebuilding was completed in time for the September fire but it remains unclear whether the Snow plant will be traced. The report notes uncertainty about tracing and future use of the facility.
A deadly June windstorm hit Pendleton Indiana causing extensive damage to factories homes and crops. One man Jim Van Hoy was killed and several others injured as barns homes and streets suffered heavy destruction. Damage extended to surrounding towns including Ingalls and Markleville with numerous buildings unroofed and telegraph lines down.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports a morning storm crossing western and southern Henry County, Indiana. New Castle and nearby areas saw heavy rain and hail, while two miles south of town the countryside suffered extensive destruction with broken timber, ruined crops, and numerous farmhouses wrecked beyond repair.
A man survived after his wagon overturned as trees felled around him and debris filled the air. Kennard J. T. Falkner's drug store and Mrs. M. J. Chew's home lost roofs while Lewisville suffered near destruction of a new canning factory and other buildings. The storm's path spanned about five miles in the county, leaving crop losses incalculable and much property damage.
Noblesville Indiana faced a severe storm and cloudburst this morning at 9 causing darkness for hours. Hail and high winds damaged crops and shade trees while two cottages near enameling and carbon plants were moved by the wind. Smoke stacks and chimneys toppled at the Hight plant and enameling works with roofs torn off. A smoke stack at the light plant killed a horse. City to remain in darkness for nights and operations at the enameling works will take about two weeks to resume.
A severe wind hailstorm swept northern and eastern Boone county at 8:49 this morning. Barns and outbuildings were demolished, residences blown over, and crops including wheat oats and corn badly damaged. Amber and timber losses run high, roads to Lebanon northward were nearly impassable, and Lebanon fair grounds suffered extensive damage with the amphitheater floral hall and stalls destroyed. Estimated fair ground damage about 2500 dollars.
A fierce morning storm from the northwest caused extensive damage in Lafayette and surrounding towns. Uprooted trees, shattered barns, and downed telegraph lines disrupted service. power plants, churches, homes, and businesses suffered significant destruction with no reported injuries.
A severe wind and hailstorm near Fortville Indiana damaged the Fortville Milling plant and the Indiana chemical works. A roof blew from a freight car and telephone lines were destroyed. Crops, buildings, and barns suffered heavy losses including destroyed schoolhouses and several residences. Several livestock were killed or injured, but no serious injuries reported.
A severe storm struck southwest and south of Dublin Indiana at 10 am causing extensive damage. Telegraph and telephone wires were down, barns and roofs were destroyed, fences toppled, and trees lay uprooted across a six mile radius. A farm worker was injured. a Dublin doctor tended him. Reports indicate similar havoc as far south as Bentonville and along the old state road where telegraph lines lay down.
A severe windstorm swept through Whitestown Indiana causing widespread destruction from Dublin west to Dunreith. Homes and barns were leveled, a canning factory collapsed, and telegraph lines were cut. Wheat and oats suffered while orchards and timber lay leveled. The Whitestown Cooperative Telephone Company lost lines and multiple farms reported damaged barns and crops.
A morning storm in Connersville Ind caused extensive damage including seven wrecked homes two collapsed to kindling and numerous injuries none fatal. Nearby Harrisburg Waterloo and Bean Blossom bottoms saw barn and crop destruction while Marion county reported heavy corn losses from hail.
A heavy wind and hail storm struck Rush County early this morning near Mays. The new Isaac Fletcher barn three miles northwest of Mays was wrecked along with George W Rhodes stock barn in Center township. J R Henry and B B Benner in Mays lost roofs on their barns, and O W Rhodes and S H Trabue reported significant timber damage. Hail lay in the roads for about 30 minutes as the storm tracked from northwest to southeast. No damage reported in Rushville city despite heavy rain and another storm this afternoon.
A hurricane force wind and heavy rain swept Liberty Indiana around 10 to 11 AM causing extensive damage to homes barns and trees between Brownsville and Connersville. A brick loosened by the storm struck Albert Ball near the Rude Company's shops as he stood nearby leaving him unconscious and likely to die.
A strong storm swept Grant county this morning with thunder and lightning. Lightning struck Judge H. J. Paulus's barn near Marion, burning it to the ground and destroying cattle farm equipment and fuel. loss about 300 with little insurance. Oil field derricks were blown down in the same exchange.
A tornado in western Wayne county spared Richmond Indiana, while southwest of the city fences were blown down and trees uprooted. Later heavy rains flooded streets and cellars. sewers were damaged in parts of Richmond.
In Portland Indiana a lightning strike split a cottonwood and damaged J P Holmes residence. A William Hudson family member in a nearby house suffered shock from the event. In Evansville Indiana cyclonic weather caused tree and wire damage and injured a boy named Nightingale after a falling tree. Heavy rain also reported.
Reports indicate a tornado swept southeastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa with wires down delaying details. Several lives were believed lost at Hudson, South Dakota, though verification is incomplete. The storm disrupted Tomdall communications as crews assess damage and casualties.
A severe windstorm wrecked several buildings and knocked down trees across South Dakota and Indiana. In Sioux Center Indiana, damage nears $2,000 with churches and businesses razed while Maurice and Viborg suffered widespread destruction. No fatalities reported, though injuries occurred in a Erickson family incident.
A tornado struck Marietta during a heavy storm, causing at least 200000 dollars in damage. The Parkersburg and Marietta Interurban plant was destroyed, light lines down, and engineer Severance killed. Twenty seriously injured, many homes blown down, and historic fort and church damaged.
Specials from northern Michigan report a severe storm with hail sweeping the region. Kalamazoo recorded a record low barometer of 29.2 inches as heavy wet snow briefly fell. St Joseph suffered cherry crop damage from hail and high winds, while Sturgis faced damage from high winds and heavy rain.
Manila June 25 Lieut Col F B Baldwin operating in Mindanao expects full submission of all the Dattos by June 27 with surrender of murderers of American soldiers and their ammunition and horses Laguna province to be placed under civil government June 30 Lieutenant Newberry testified before a board investigating cruelty charges Gardener's regiment and Tayabas duty noted Newberry refused to answer a question about nine Filipinos killed and was shown Gardener’s post letter alleging use of force to impress natives. Newberry denied seeing the letter and said he did not treat guides cruelly.
General Chaffee issued a general order from Washington praising the troops in the Philippines for “splendid courage and fidelity” in victory, naming General Davis and Colonel Baldwin. He recounts the Bayan and Butty pursuit of murderers, the return of horses and mules, and notes the May 2, 1902 attack on Bayan’s fort, which killed many Moros including the datto and heir apparent after failed talks.
Fire at Mercur Utah began about 9 this morning in the Preble block destroying the Oquirrah Hotel and a saloon along with forty to fifty stores. The town lacks food and shelter for about 1,000 residents though no deaths are reported. Estimated losses run 800000 to 1000000 with 350000 insured. Population 2851 in 1900.
A humorous classroom scene depicts a teacher guiding developers through a rite titled development. The lesson prompts moral and social questions about politeness, hats, and encounters with authority as developers imagine possible reactions, ending with a relieved chorus and a bold impromptu reply.
A fragmentary note references E. W. Grove and a group described as the Esptipe Five Laneanive, hinting at a local team or club's activities. Readable details are limited, but the names point to a historical figure and a small athletic or organizational roster.
Conductor Houser of the Big Four describes a storm belt that spared Indianapolis railways significant damage. Trains faced delays from downed wires, poles, and debris, with the Cleveland division hardest hit. Stories from Maxwell Wilkinson and Anderson detail shattered factories, missing roofs, ruined crops, and frightened passengers.
Indianapolis faced a violent wind storm that caused extensive damage and fear of loss of life. Mayor Bookwalter urgently organized relief, touring Maxwell Willow Wilkinson and Shirley while reports of fatalities and factory destruction proved exaggerated. Greenfield crews and citizens sought scenes of devastation amid heavy rains and downed trees.
The Union Traction Company reported its Indianapolis to Anderson line badly damaged by the storm. No cars could run between the two cities during the day. A limited car departed Anderson at 6:20 yesterday morning but encountered the cyclone along the route. The disruption affected service and operations.
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