Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-08
Property Damageda and People
Injured by Storm at Col
linsville, Illinois.
HIGH WINDS BLOWING
Blizzard is Raging in Nebraska-NIin.
neapolis Experiencing the severeat
Storm of the Svinter-snowins
An Kansas At Denver.

St. Louis, Feb. s.-(By Associated
Press. )-The town of Collinsville, Ill,
twelve miles from ST. Louis, on the
Nandalia railroad, narrowly escaped
destruction by a tornado today.
Nine persons were injured in the im-
mediate vicinity, some fatally, and
there was much damage to property.
Miners who live on the outskirts lost
most by the wind. : group of three
fine residences standing on hill were
reduced to splinters. The injured are:
Paul Quarandhi, aged 50. perhaps ia
tally; Otto Odderhole, IL, seriously.
Sophie Fix, II, thought fatally; New
ton Anderson, no, serious; Theodore
Lawrence, internally; Frank hobart,
seriously; son and daughter of Frank
hobart, severely. About 2:30 o'clock
the storm was first felt mile south Of
Collinsvine. The first house demolisl-
ed was that of Frank hobart. He and
his son and daughter were buried in
the debris some time before they were
rescued. From this place the wind pass
ed quarter of mile west Of Collins
vile and its last trace was observed
at Hlghtsville, a manufacturing suburb
mile away. After the hobart house,
the group of three dwellings was fell
ed. They We're occupied by John and
Paul aarquett aud Philip Crossan and
families. The occupants escaped injury
except John Marquett.
Tony Skalla, wife and two children,
badly; Barney Fallette, scalp; Tom Po-
matti, arm broken.
Beyond the Nandalia tracks stood a
group. of large frame houses, occupied
by the Lawrence. Oduerhole and Fix
families. The storm leveled them low,
leaving nothing but a mass of tangled
wrecllage. 1t was here that Odderhole
and Lawrence and the members of the
Fix family received their injuries.
Damage at st. Louis.
| st. Louis, Feb. S.-(By Associated :
Press Considerable damage was
done in various parts of the city and
vicinity between 2 and o'clock this
morning by storms. The wind reached
a velocity of sixty miles an hour, and
was in the nature of 4 tornado. The
barometer fell to 29.35. the lowest ever
reached in this locality. Previous to the
windstorm terrifying thunder-
storm ragged for several hours, the rain
falling in torrents.
Blizzard in Nebraska.
Omaha. Feb. s.-(By Associated
Press, 1.-The Storm. reaching almost
the proportions of blizzard, which
Eswept over Nebraska last night, is still
raging. 1t is not thought that stock
suffers severely.
Storm at Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Feb. s.-(By Associated
Press Minneapolis is experiencing
the severest storm of the winter. AZ
midnight snow began falling, accom-
perature. BY daybreak it was packed
in deep drifts in some places, while
the ground was swept bare in others.
Business is paralyzed and trains arc
late.
showing In Kansas.
Wichita, Kas., Feb. s. -(By Associat-
eu "TIeSs.J-- ne heaviest snow OF Inc E
season began falling last night and
continues today.
Clear and Cold at Denver.
Denver, Feb. s.-(By Associated
Press.)-Following the blizzard of last
nigha the weather this morning is
clear and cold.
Blizzard Subsidies ut Des NIoines. &
Des Moines, Feb. s.-By Associated
Press The blizzard which ragged all
night has subsided.