The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
CAUSE DEATH AND Rim
Several States Visited by rorn.,
That Take Human Life and s0'ss
Destroy Property.
TEN ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN xl1E,
Large Portions Of Count,
Waste by Fury Of the W.. Laid
s.s Some Section, rs
'.re Town. Were Practically En-
stroyed-Many Persons Untrue. ne-

49,. n.n1 some Section. r.
tire : Were Pract,c,,,"hn En-
stroyed-Many Person. In,aADe De-
Indianapolis, Ind, Nav %
heavy storm swept owe 1nd; A
I Thursday afternoon between INDIANA
and four O'Clock. Wire servioo 'nree
been almost paralyzed and d,ma mas
buildings and crops will reach 10
thousands. Buildings were struo naly
llghtnlng and burned and there ,roDs
some narrow escapes by fleeing o mete
pants. The principal DAMAGE 0ssu-
done by lightning. was
At Lebanon, Ind, trees were h,o.
down, outbuildings DESTROYED nu
wire service paralyzed and no cow WV
munication can be obtained with ,hs
surrounding country to ascertain t the
extent of the damage. The roof 'n nc
the Perkins hotel, the largest in 1eh
anon, was torn off and there ,re..
evera narrow escapes from death
The new street car barns were blo,,.
down and windows were broken in
all parts of the town.
At Elwood, Ind, the storm lila
damage to the amount of s2omo
Three in One Day,
salina, Kan, May 22.-The third or.
clone in Salina county within the mast
"a hours struck Assaria THURSDAY
night. Two persons were killed and
a dozen or more injured. The dead
are: William A. Olson, 10 wears ola
and Peter Olson. OF the injured none
is fatally hurt. The house in which
the Olsons lived was demolished com.
pletely, and the body of the boy was
found 80 rods from where the house
had stood.
Killed a Girl.
Kinsley, Kan, May GA tornado
passed over Hodgman county. Is miles
northwest of Kinsley, at three O'Clock
Thursday afternoon, destroying Dan
Gleason's house and killing Mabel Tut
tie. About five o'clock another tornado
could be seer from Kinsley, covering
about the same territory, but no re-
ports of damage have yet been re-
ceived.
Residences Destroyed.
Ashland, Kan, May 22.-This place
and a large portion of the country was
laid waste last evening at five O'Clock
by a cyclone. The business section was
not damaged to any great extent, but
the best residence portion of the town
swept away. Fifteen head of
horses belonging to David K. Linger
were carried a long distance by the
wind and then killed. Two hundred
cattle We're killed and eight farm
houses and a schoolhouse were demol.
Three Drowned.
Lincoln, Neb., May 23.-Storms and
high water III responsible for four
fatalities and much damage to prop
in Nebraska. At Sterling yes.
an attempt to cross the
Nemaha river on a bridge that gave
way caused the drowning of three
persons-Frank Harms, a farmer; his
sister, Mrs. Edward Puhlke, and her
child.
Children Killed.
Clay Center, Kan, May ga cy-
passed over the southeast part
Of Clay county yesterday afternoon.
As far as known no one was killed in
Clay county, but at Bala, a little town
n Riley county, two little girls
named Daub yere killed and a num-
Der of persons injured. Five houses
blown away at Bala and many
cattle killed.
Woman and Child Killed.
Amarillo, Tex, May 22.-The Pan
Handle country was visited by a severe
Thursday night. The home OF
NJ. R. Wilson, near Hereford, was
blown to pieces, killing Mrs. Wilson
md child and fatally injuring Mr.. VIII
son. Considerable damage was lone
property in the vicinity Of Amarillo
farmers wife Loses Her Life.
Chickasha, I. T., May ga tor
lado passed over the town OF Lone
Wolf, 65 miles west of Chickasha, on
he Mangum branch of the Rock
sland. Four houseswe we're blown do"h
nd their contents scattered. Mrs.
iargan, wife of farmer, was blown
gainst a barbed wire fence ana
.illed. The tornado wrecked tele-
hone and telegraph wires, destroy
ng trees, fences, outhouses and Kill
ng stock.
Havoc i'm Ohio.
Cincinnati, May 23.-Much damage
vas done in the Ohio valley by clouo-
'ursts and lightning. No lives were
ost, but many people were shocked
y lightning that struck houses
and telegraph poles. .
ar on the Mill Creek Valley line was
truck by lightning and set on fire al
'arthage and the passengers narrow
escaped death, all being unconscious
a short time. Much damage was
one at Delhi, Home City and Fern
ank.
Eight Thousand HOmeless.
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