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The '''Little Rock Tornado of October 2, 1894''' struck around 7:30 PM, killing four people and damaging the [[Arkansas State Lunatic Asylum]], [[Arkansas State Penitentiary|State Penitentiary]], and several blocks of businesses in the downtown district about three miles east of the government buildings.
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The '''Little Rock Tornado of October 2, 1894''' struck around 7:30 PM, killing four people, injuring dozens, and damaging the [[Arkansas State Lunatic Asylum]], [[Arkansas State Penitentiary|State Penitentiary]], and several blocks of businesses in the downtown district about three miles east of the government buildings.
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Eyewitness Charles Joseph was standing at the corner of Third and Main when the tornado struck: "About 7:30 o'clock I heard an awful noise and roaring. It was unlike any ordinary sound. In a moment there was a burst of wind, and I ran across the street into a stairway. The storm burst in all its fury. The rear of the building in which I stood
  
 
The cyclone destroyed many buildings and ripped roofs off others along East Markham, Main, Center, and Cumberland, Second, and Third streets. Damaged in the storm were [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]], [[Arkansas Stables]], [[M. F. Baucum Wholesale Grocery]], [[Bell Telephone Company]], [[Capitol Hotel]], [[Dickinson Hardware Company]], [[Dudley E. Jones Company]], [[Little Rock Tent and Awning Company]], the [[Oak Leaf Hotel]], [[Charles F. Penzel & Company]], [[Robinson Hotel]], [[Sam Rudolph & Company]], [[L. Volmer & Company]], [[Western Union]], and [[Wilson and Webb Stationery Company]]. The [[Baum Block]] was completely leveled by the storm, and four wards of the asylum were destroyed.
 
The cyclone destroyed many buildings and ripped roofs off others along East Markham, Main, Center, and Cumberland, Second, and Third streets. Damaged in the storm were [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]], [[Arkansas Stables]], [[M. F. Baucum Wholesale Grocery]], [[Bell Telephone Company]], [[Capitol Hotel]], [[Dickinson Hardware Company]], [[Dudley E. Jones Company]], [[Little Rock Tent and Awning Company]], the [[Oak Leaf Hotel]], [[Charles F. Penzel & Company]], [[Robinson Hotel]], [[Sam Rudolph & Company]], [[L. Volmer & Company]], [[Western Union]], and [[Wilson and Webb Stationery Company]]. The [[Baum Block]] was completely leveled by the storm, and four wards of the asylum were destroyed.

Revision as of 02:59, 24 March 2010

The Little Rock Tornado of October 2, 1894 struck around 7:30 PM, killing four people, injuring dozens, and damaging the Arkansas State Lunatic Asylum, State Penitentiary, and several blocks of businesses in the downtown district about three miles east of the government buildings.

Eyewitness Charles Joseph was standing at the corner of Third and Main when the tornado struck: "About 7:30 o'clock I heard an awful noise and roaring. It was unlike any ordinary sound. In a moment there was a burst of wind, and I ran across the street into a stairway. The storm burst in all its fury. The rear of the building in which I stood

The cyclone destroyed many buildings and ripped roofs off others along East Markham, Main, Center, and Cumberland, Second, and Third streets. Damaged in the storm were Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company, Arkansas Stables, M. F. Baucum Wholesale Grocery, Bell Telephone Company, Capitol Hotel, Dickinson Hardware Company, Dudley E. Jones Company, Little Rock Tent and Awning Company, the Oak Leaf Hotel, Charles F. Penzel & Company, Robinson Hotel, Sam Rudolph & Company, L. Volmer & Company, Western Union, and Wilson and Webb Stationery Company. The Baum Block was completely leveled by the storm, and four wards of the asylum were destroyed.

Killed in the storm were asylum physician J. T. Ingate, Jackson Boyd and his son, and penitentiary convict J. F. Griffith.

References

  • "Cyclone in Arkansas; It Destroys Much Property and Many Lives are Lost," Aspen Weekly Times (Col.), October 6, 1894.
  • "Three Dead, Seven Missing; Besides Thirty-Five Injured at Little Rock, Ark.," New York Times, October 3, 1894.
  • "Wrecked by a Tornado; The Business Part of Little Rock Devastated," Cranbury Press (N.J.), October 12, 1894.

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