The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-06-06
VICTIMS OF STORMS.
Wind and Lightning Cause Many
Fatalities.


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been storm swept for the past "a
hours. Three tornadoes, two Monday
night and one Tuesday night resulted
In the loss of six lives. the fatal injury
of three and the serious injury of a
score of people beside great property
loss.
The following are known to have
been killed.:
At Glenwood-Maggie Biettner and
Hazel Wright, both of Adaza, la.
Near Buxton-Georgia Buckley and
Herbert Rhodes.
At South Dcs Moines-Russell A.
Knauf, aged 20 years, and Floyd Knauf.
his baby.
Nine Killed In Missouri.
Blanchard, Ia, May PA tornado
struck the town of Elmo. eight miles
west of Blanchard and just across
the Missouri line, Tuesday, destroy
ing the town. Nine persons are
known to have been killed and a
number of others injured. The storm
struck three-story brick hotel,
which was entirely destroyed. Nine
bodies have been removed from the
ruins of the building. and others are
believed to be buried in the debris.
sixteen Killed In Nebraska.
Hastings, Neb., May ga series Of
heavy storms, two of which developed
into the worst 'tornadoes that have
visited southern Nebraska foroyears.
passed over portions of Clay, Frank
lin and Kearney counties Sunday
evening. Sixteen persons are known
to have lost their lives. 2O-odd were
more or less seriously injured and
number of others received minor in
juries. Every dwelling and outbuild-
ing In the path of the tornado was
blown to pieces, and the financial loss
thus far accounted for will reach
about 100000. A list of the casualties
is as follows:
Near Norman.
Dtad-Danicl McCurdy. Robert Nc
Curdy, Mrs. John Wehleyer, Mrs.
Earl Bacon. Mrs. {. A. Tipp'e.
Injured-Mrs. George Jmecr. arm
broken; Icey McCurdy. leg broken;
George Jmeer, badly hurt; Robert
Chamberg. badly hurt: Earl Bacon.
John Wehlever, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kinmarc, not serious.
Near Upland.
Dead-Lutheran minister, name I'M
known; Mrs. John Peters, farmers
wife; Mrs. Chris Lamers and mother.
Injured-Chris Lamers and two
children. william and Minnie Schultz,
Fred Pop and mother, Mrs. Isaac Cas-
per.
AZ PauIfne.
Dead-Mr. and Mrs. James Mumaw
and child, Frank Quigg, Flora Pal
mer. John Palmer.
AZ Fairfield.
Injured-Mrs. A. W. Broderick and
child, serious; John MeReynolds, in
ternally injured; Sfrs. Nobe Linsey;
Charles Taylor, caught by falling
chimney. serious
Fatalities I'm ChTese~.
Chicago, May 26--Three men were
killed by lightning during Mondays
storm. One was killed and one injur-
ed by the collaps. of Pettibone &
Mulliken steel foundry at Division
street and North Forty-seventh ave-
nue.. Trees and signs were leveled,
roofs carried away. and telephone
and telegraph service crippled.
More FATALITIES.
Chicago, May 2s.-A wind, rain and
bailstorm swept over Ohio and Indiana
Wednesday and extended through Wis
consin and Minnesota, leaving death
.rd d.cx rurt;nu In its nsth Reports
from the stricken districts places the
number of killed at II, while many are
injured. Homes and buildings of all
kinds were razed and crops were gen.
orally destroyed.
Northwestern Ohio suffered heavy
property loss, while Indiana's loss to
buildings and crops reach nearly ST.
100000. Indiana's greatest loss was
at KokomO, where six factories were
raze6. scores of buildings blown from
foundations, and the cab of an engine
was blown over while the train was at
full speed.
Reports from Tuesdays storm are
just beginning to show the magnitude
of the damage. Crops in Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Iowa were partially ruined,
and scores of houses destroyed. Riv-
ers are rising at alarming speed, and
floods are threatened. People living in
the lowlands in Iowa and Kansas are
seeking safety on the hills.
New York Celebrates.
New York, May 27.-New York on
Tuesday officially commemorated the