Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-25

Norman. Neb.. May 25.-A tornado
struck Is miles south of here early
today, killing Mrs. Earl Bacon, Mrs
WeIliver and John McCurdy, and in
iuring a dozen others and demolish
ing Is buildings.
The storm swept east TO Pauline,
from which point it proceeded in
southeastern direction, losing its force
southwest of Fairfield.
The entire town of Fairfield is re-
ported wrecked. three persons killed
and others injured.
\ relief train was sent to the scene.
In Clay. Adams and kearney counties
many farm houses are reported
wrecked and eight persons killed.
Wires are down and details meagre.
At noon the death list numbered p.
Twelve are reported injured. James
c. Mumaw. wife and daughter. Frank
Quigg. Lizzie and Jeanette Palmer.
all of Pauline; Mrs. Earl Bacon. Mrs.
John Weliver. John McCurdy, all of
Norman. The missing are Neil Nc
Swayne. Peter Hockiuson and eight
members of his family, Of Fairfield;
Peter Johns. of Brockton. All the in
iured are from Fairfield.
Iowa Town Suffers.
Des Moines. May 25.-A tornado
struck the town of Rolfe. 10 miles
west of here. late yesterday. killing
Chinese laundryman. fatally injuring
child. Wrecking a bank building and
general store and hotel, and damag
inc several residences
In Michigan
Marshall, Mich. May PA tornado
passed over this citydoing at least $5O,-
900 worth Of damage. The Dulcina
Home for Aged and Indigent Women.
valued at S:5S.OOO. was unrOOfed. and
twenty other houses and barns in the
city and Marengo township are roof
less.
Telephones were put ont of commits
sion and the Jackson and Battle Greek
Electric railroad suffered. Joseph Hig-
bee and Ernest Burton. both of Albion.
Alexander Skinner. of this city. and
James Hughes, of Marengo. were in
jured, but not seriously by flying mis-
siles.
Losses in Past Three Days
Chicago. May 25.-The storms Of
various kinds-wind. rain and snow
that have passed over the west and
northwest during the past three days
have destroyed eleven lives up to this
writing. as follows:
Mr. and Mrs f. NJ. Slagel and
daughter, FoSs. O. r; two midenti-
fed, at Bala. Kan; unidentified herd
er, near Dodge City, Kan; John Cross,
of Clarinda. Ia; I. c. Brown. of Car
men, O. T.; Mrs. Wismiller, of Carmen,
o. T.; Scott Harvey, of Sioux City;
Mrs. II. +. EIms. at Persia. Ia.
Among the injured are the follow
ing: Fifty at Carmen, o. T., several
seriously; twelve, at Bala. Kan. sew
eral fatally; Mrs. ]. II. German, at
Eureka, Kan. fatally; Mrs. Frank
Sample. at Eureka, Kan, fatally; six
at Eureka, Gan., seriously; Mrs. T.
Shane, near Dodge City, Kan. fatally;
- Harvey and wife. Dickinson coUn-
ty, Kan, seriously; Mrs. Hensinger,
near ESterville. Ia; Frank Sample.
Mrs. ]. II. Owen. ESsie Owen, Chris.
Gullickson and Grant Gullickson, at
Eureka, Kan: several at FoSS, o. II.
Property losses have been very great,
but it is impossible to approximate
very closely rs to what they really
will amount to. But the wind has
wrecked scores of homes. barns and
fences and destroyed forests; the rain
has flooded the farm lands and washed
away railway embankments and light
ming has caused many fires. Carmen.
o. T., is almost wiped out and food
Of rain inundated Enid, o. T., sub
merging 100 houses. The loss being put
at 5000 600