Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-11
HEAVY STORMS
IN THE EAST.
Great Damage Done to Property in
Chicago,
MANY ARE DEAD In TEXAS.
Three People Killed In Greene Couu-
~ Ark cloud burst In Kentucky
Many Disasters Everywhere.

Chicago, March lO.-One Of the worst
Windstorms Of the season struck Chi
cago early today, and during the two
hours that 1t was it lis height dam
aged property throughout the city to
the extent Of $4,000. Many heavy
plate-gass windows were blown in.
The storm Is believed to have been
most severe in Southern Wisconsin.
Along short stretch Of the Milwaukee
road in southern Wisconsin 500 tele-
graph poles are down.
Reports from many points IN Indiana
and Kentucky also indicate heavy
damage from the storm.
At the life-saving station at the
mouth of the Chicago river it was con-
sidered the worst gale that has struck
Chicago harbor since 1863. The water,
lashed into fury, came up to the life
saving station and Hooded the floor for
the ilrst time in twelve years. Most
oil the shipping was protected in win
Ter quarters, 50 that the damage done
to 1t was slight.
Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Indianola
ana Creston bore the brunt Of the storm
IN Iowa. In lndianoa the teegraphs
were destroyed, and the Mutual Tele-
phone company suffered $4,000 dam
ages In the destruction Of its wires and
operating apparatus. There was
heavy snow at Cedar Rapids all day to-
day, trains being blockaded and tee-
phone and telegraph companies being
forced to abandon all business.
FIFTEEN HOUSES UNRooFED.
Little Rock, Ark, March l0.--A heavy
rain, wind and thunderstorm, accom-
panied by lightning. visited Arkansas
yesterday, At Van Buren, lightning
struck the residence Of James Morrell,
rendering his wife unconscious, and a
boy was Knocked down In the street.
AT Conway fifteen business houses
were unroofed, three others blown
down and many stores flooded.
Reports from Pine Prairie say that a
cyclone struck there, wrecking every
thing In its path. A boy named Turner
was killed.
Fulton, Ky, March 10.--In the ter
rlilc storm that swept this section last
night the damage was the greatest at
Clinton and Hickman. At Clinton
twenty negroes cabins were demol-
ished two negroes being MORALLY hurt
ana many Others badly bruised and
crushed. Part of Marvin college was
unroofed, the waterworks plant was
destroyed, and eight freight cars were
blown from the track,
STORM IN MICHIGAN.
Detroit, Mich, March lO-Over 1000
telephones were rendered useless today
by the rain, which fell and froze during
the entire morning. The thirty-mle-
an-hour wind which accompanied the
rain raised havoc with the wires
weighed down as they were by the ice.
officials of the Michigan Telephone
company tonight estimated their total
loss in the State at $4,000
Sleet and rain have almost paralyzed
the State telephone service. The lines
Of the Michigan Telephone company
about lonia are mass of tangled iron
and broken poles, The Citizens COM
pany is also badly crippled. The loss
will amount to several thousand dol !
lars.
At st, Joseph 400 telephones were
burned out by contact with trolley
wires, In Benton Harbor the wires of |
the company are all down.
EIGHT DEAD.
Dallas, Tex, March 1O.-up to to.
hu
the Wills Point tornado. Alice John |
son died last night from fright She
was sick at the home Of her father, O. |
H. Johnson, when the storm struck the
town X. l.. walters and two Of j. |
Williams, children are reported to be
dying. The property loss In Wills |
Point is estimated at $4,000 and In Van
landt and surrounding country the |
storm did 100000 damage.
The storm section extends into Ar |
kansas, Louisiana and up the Missls- |
slppi valley nearly to Memphis. which |
region Is almost without wire or rail.
KILLED AT WILLS POINT.
Dallas. Tex, March l0.-Further re- |
ports OF yesterdays tornado at Wills |
Point have made no additions TO the |
death list. As stated In last nights re- |
ports, four people were killed outright. |
The property loss will be heavier than |
at first estimated. At Wills Point |
alone ii IL $4,000.
East Of Wills Point the course OF the |
storms fury dotted with wreckage can
be followed TO the Arkansas line. At
New Boston and Teyarkana houses
were considerable damaged
In Collin county, about thirty miles
north OF Dallas, the wind was very
strong. but Il did not attain the
strength Of a tornado At one place 1.3i
inches Of rain fell in forty minutes,
KILLED BY THE STORM.
Paragould, Ark, March l0-Last
nights storm killed three persons In
Greene county and wrought much prop
,rty damage.
At Rockhill Mrs. Mile Davis and
old boy named Oscar
Roberts. were killed by falling tmbers.
At jackson Commissary, Charles
3rowling. a well-kn0wn young business
nan, was killed outright by the roof
Z his house falling In. Several persons
re reported injured. Much damage TO
mall buildings. fence and trees Is re-
'orted
CLOUDBURST AT GREENSBORO.
owensboro. KY. March lo--A cloud
urst here last night did great dam
ge. The sewer-weli and a big water
lain at Main and Davless streets burst
nd a hole twenty-five feet deep and
bout nifty feet wide was torn In the
treets for some distance. The streets
'ere undermined so badly that today
art OF them caved IN The Temple
heater and Anderson's department |
tore near by are both undermined ana
re In danger.
Last night the city was In total dark
ess. Electric light poles IN many
laces were down. and as gas main
urst on Main street, ali gas had 10 be
lrned Off.
A big force Of men has been al work
u day trying TO repair the damage