The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-03-16
HAVOC BY BIG STORM.
Southern ard Western States Wis
tied by Wind and Rain.
A Number OF Lives Lost, Many Per-
sons Are Hurt, While the DAM
age to Property Il Reported-
TO De Enormous.

Wills Point, Tex, March 11.-A cy-
clone passed through the west side OF
this town at IL o'clock Saturday morn
ing, demolishing everything in it's
track. Four persons are dead and
about 20 injured, many of these ia
tally. Fourteen dwelling houses were
entirely ruined and a number of 9TH
ers are badly wrecked. The public
school building is total wreck.
The storm did great damage in the
country districts, southwest and
northeast of Wills Point, but details
cannot be obtained. 1t is feared that
many lives have been lost in the farm
ing communities and villages.
Eight Deaths Reported.
st. Louis, March 11.-A special to
the Globe-Democrat from Dallas,
Tex, says: Up to midnight eight
deaths are reported from the Wills
Point tornado. Beulah Johnson died
from fright. She was sick at the
home of her father, o. L. Johnson,
when the storm struck the town. S.
w. Garrett, Benjamin Waters and
two of j. w. Williams children are
reported to be dying. The property
loss in Wills Point is estimated at
$4,000 and in Van Zandt and sur
rounding country districts at 100000.
Losses Estimated at $1,OOO,OOO.
The storm section extends into Ar
kansas. Louisiana and up the Missis-
sippi valley nearly to Memphis in re-
gions almost without wire or rail.
Telegraph companies are finding it
difficult to gather details of the
storm, but enough is known on which
to base estimates of property losses
approximating 81 100000 to the south
farming and other interests,
and at least score of persons dead.
Mayor Finney ISSUED statement
on the Wills Point situation. He
says nearly 100 persons are entirely
destitute and are being cared for by
local authorities. A relief committee
has been formed. At present contri-
buttons will be asked for from Texas
only. If the conditions in the coun-
try district develop badly the request
for aid may be extended.
Six Killed In Arkansas.
Paragould, Ark, March 11.-Satur-
day nights storm killed three per-
sons in this (Greene) county and
wrought much property damage. At
Rockhill Mrs. Millie Davis and 49,
year-old boy named Osmer Roberts
were killed by falling timbers. At
Jackson Commissary, ~ miles west
of Paragould, Charles Bowling,
well-known young business man, was
killed outright by the root of his
house falling in. Several persons are
reported injured. Much damage to
small buildings, fences and fruit
trees is reported.
Forrest City, Ark, March 11.-Three
persons were killed and many injured
in this vicinity Saturday night by a
tornado. Four miles west of this
city Pinkey Watson (colored) and
her infant child were the first VIC
Tins. In the same neighborhood 16
houses and miles of fences and many
trees were leveled to the ground. In
Johnson township, ten miles norl.l
east, the cyclone literally lifted the
house of j. A. Woody from it's foun-
1ation and shattered it to fragments,
killing Woody and seriously injuring
his wife and his stepson, Bob Allen.
and miles of fences were
smashed to pieces.
In Michigan.
Grand Rapids, Mich, March ILL.,
to the Herald from va
rious points in western Michigan in
1icate that the wind, sleet and rain
storm has almost paralyzed the state
telephone service. The 60-wire state
inc of the Michigan Telephone COM
pany about Ionia is mass of tan
yled wires and broken poles. The Cit
zens' company is crippled fully as
bad as the Michigan. In Ionia the
streets are blocked with fallen poles
md wires. The loss to both COM
Danies will amount to several thou
sand dollars. At st. Joseph the Bell |
company suffered loss Of 81, 900 from |
The storm. Four hundred telephones
we're burned out by contact with the
trolley system wires and the loss to |
telephones and switchboards will |
amount to $4,000. Fire in the Bell
telephone Office caused by live wires
caused loss of $4,000. In Benton
Harbor the wires of the company are
Ill down and service so crippled IL |
will take several days to make re-
pairs. The loss will amount to $4,000.
In Indiana.
Princeton, Ind, March 11.-This |
,ity was struck by tornado Satur-
lay night. One dwelling was totally
wrecked, several others were moved |
from foundations and hundreds Of |
were demolished. For
no lives were lost. The
and high school buildings
we're much damaged. Hundreds of |
windows, many plate glass, were
blown in. The storm came from The
last.
In Chicago.
Chicago, March IL. = A storm of |
wind, rain and sleet played havoc
With telephone and telegraph wires
Ind poles in TINS city. All suburban
ines of the Chicago Telephone COM
pany were put out of service. The
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