IndyStar photographer Michelle Pemberton found this panoramic photo at an antique shop. It shows the destruction from a 1927 tornado in Indianapolis. Read more:
Still, people often knew to seek shelter if they could.
“Just as I grabbed her clothing, a terrific wind nearly blew us into the street. With timbers and bricks flying on all sides I held my daughter between my legs and made up my mind that whatever came it would strike me first.”People make shocking escapes in the midst of calamity Police had to escort what the News called"a parade of sightseers on foot and in automobiles" away from the damage, only letting in those with homes and businesses in the area.
It was one of many near-misses residents related. A roof beam sailed through a firefighter's house while he slept, ripping off part of his pajamas but leaving him with only a wrenched arm, according to the Star. In another incident, John Gasper raced down the stairs after the roof was torn off and just escaped the house before it collapsed.
She sustained a punctured lung, cuts on her shoulders and head, and a sprained shoulder, according to the account.At first, newspapers reported with relief that no one had died. The injury list initially sat at more than 100, they said, with people suffering from cuts and bruises from flying glass, falling plaster and furniture as well as from lacerations, fractures and broken bones.
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