Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-07
STORM CLAIMS !! VICTIMS.
Little Girl Killed by Falling Tree
and Her Father Fatally
- Injured.
ACCIDENT OCCURS At ALEXANDRIA, IND.
schoolhouse Near Washington, Ind,
IL Fatally Injured-Fierce Storm
Sweeps Ohio Winter Wealth er
Reaches New York State.

Alexandria, Ind, April 6.-During q
storm and high wind here Friday
afternoon Oscar Cummins was perhaps
fatally injured and his ten-year-old
daughter was instantly killed by fall
ing tree. He and his two daughters
were returning from short visit to
neighbor and found the water over
the road. He carried one child over
and had returned for the other when
the high wind blew large tree over
on them.
Children Injured.
Washington, Ind, April Cone Of
the most destructive tornadoes in
years swept over southern Indiana
shortly after noon Friday. Great dam
age was done in this county. The
storm came from the southwest and
after crossing White river swept
through the country, carrying barns,
houses, trees and general destruction
with it. At the Wathen district school
40 children were eating their dinner.
One end of the building gave way and
fell inward. Those present were on
the opposite side of the room. but q
child named Carrie Smoot was struck
by flying brick and fatally injured
and several Others were badly hurt.
Damage An Floyd County.
Louisville, KY, April Ga wind.
storm which prevailed in this vicinity
Saturday afternoon developed the
al +1r
the northwestern portion of Floyd
county, Ind, just across the Ohio
river. Several barns were blown
down and some fences and outhouses
destroyed, but no one was injured.
storm Weakens Levees.
New Orleans, April 6.-Though II
is probable that the heavy gale along
the river Friday night did consider.
able damage to the levees, no news
came Saturday that there had been
any further break in the Louisiana
line. The winds died out by morn
ing and the weather Saturday was
colder, but clear. The government
guage recorded 20.1 Saturday, a de-
cline of tenth. Work at Hymelia was
stopped during the night, owing tc
the force of the blow, but was resumed
Saturday.
Cold I'm south.
Cumberland, Nd, April 6.-Very cold
weather prevails here and throughout
western Maryland, with high winds
Saturdays trains reached here GOV
cred, with snow.
New York Gets Winter Weather.
New York, April GA heavy rain
storm which began Friday night ant
continued during the forenoon, turned
to snow shortly before noon Saturday
The temperature fell and the snowfall
was accompanied by high west wind
Cold weather with snow prevailed gen
orally throughout this state.
Ohio storm-Swept.
Cleveland, O., April 6.-The ferc.
storm that prevailed over the uppe,
lake region Friday swept down upon
northern Ohio Friday night and early
Saturday, playing general havoc with
telephone and telegraph wires ant
flashing Lake Erie into raging sea
After precipitation of IA inches tn,
rain turned to snow and the tempera
ture during the SO hours ending a
seven o'clock Saturday morning hat
dropped AZ degrees. Railroad trafH.
was delayed to some extent owing t,
the prostration of wires in all direc
tions.
Ohio Frmit Crop Damaged.
Columbus, O., April 6.-Reportl
throughout the state are to the effec
that the early fruit crop was badl,
damaged by the frost and snow of Fri
day night. Early peaches, plums
cherries and apples in bloom wer,
frozen. Glover in the central part o
Ohio is reported turned black, but il
thought not to be permanently injured
In Knox county fruit in the uplands i
reported severely damaged, but tn,
lowlands escaped. In Union county
the reports say, that the early fruit il
damaged beyond recovery. Plum
peach and cherry trees were damage,
in Fairfield county.
High Winds no Damage.
Columbus, O., April 6.-Heavy rain
accompanied by terrific winds, visite,
Ohio Saturday. At GAINESVILLE, the Har
ris Brick company was partlywrecked
entailing loss of SIC, 900, and the Ar
pottery works were damaged to- tn
amount of $4,000. In Perry count,
John Ice lost stock to the value of So,
900. His daughter had her leg broke,
by falling timbers in the barn.
At Portsmouth the steamer Queer
City was blown on the shore and bad
ly damaged, but none of the passen
gers was hurt. The front of the Legle.
hotel was blown in and Mrs. Ella Nc
1 Cornell was probahly fatally in i,,ra,