The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-13
DAYS d Horror
Twenty Killed in a Wreck
100 Dead and $50 Injured
by a Tornado-Disastrous
Storms.

Atl;lOA NJ on May H. near Harrisburg, Pa,
passenger train struck freight cars which had been
thrown across the track by previous accident
The locomotive boiler blew up, causing carload
of dynamite 10 explode.
Twenty persons are known TO be dead ana more
than 100 others were injured. That not more per
sons were killed is considered remarkable by the
Pennsylvania officials full box ear OF dyna-
mite exploded directly at the middle OF the heaNy
express train. The details of the accident are nor
| rible.
| GUTHRIE, OKLA, May n.-Over 100 people Ailieu
and about 80 injured is the terrible record OF the
| tornado that last night destroyed the village OF
SNYDER and laid waste a large stretch of country
In several instances whole families persisted IN the
ruins of their homes. The population OF the vii
lage which is situated in the heart Of the kiones
! farming country. was about 1000.
Eighty-hye bodies have been recovered, dozen
persons are missing and given up for dead, ana oil
the Il seriously injured several likely to die
| At Olostee Okla. il is reported that number OF
| lives were lost.
An unidentified woman picked updead. haV-
| ing been pinioned 10 the grou nd by large spin
| ter, which entered her LEFT leg and came out
| through the back of the head.
| Clarence Donovan. railroad engineer, and Miss
| Nina Fessenden were to have been married last
| night. but had Just postponed the nuPtiais until
| this morning Both were instantly killed by the
/ storm.
! Fred Crump, boy, had started Ia a cellar when
4 a flying timber decapitatsd him. Debris WAS car
rled northeast far CoopeTton y miles. AMI IL
/ is reported that there are fragments at that
town than in the tornado path.
/ About - head of horses aud cattle were killed
one OF the Saddest cases WAS that OF Colonel VIII
hanson When the storm struck. Williamson
- ia Il
| hurried away to a place Of safety. When oot ct
| danger he discovered that the woman was not his
I wife later Mrs Williamson vas brought 10 the
Temporary mosgue with her bead completely sew
| cred from the body.
/ CHICAGO. Nav T.-ReT.oTts Of = remarkable tidal
[ wave along The Wcsi shore Of Lake Michigan were
received today. The wave seemed TO be the high
es, At Kenosha aud Racine Wis. where wall 81
I water swept in causing much damage and alarm
sioug the docks A. Chicago The wave simply
Kissed the stage Of water and cAused very heavy
current down the drainage canal Boats nAyigsiesi
the river with the greatest difficulty a. Fesnlt 81
( the high current.
/ Weather cauditiaas in Chicago this Aftsrncon
we're such that's recurrence Of tidal waves along
the vest shore was anticipated The rain during
tbe lasl y hours had b-en almost unprecedented
/ INpnxArotgs. ISn. NsY ll.-IndiAnA uAs visited
equalrsi in aurtst ia = single day snd FosSlsl )
neser IN The ausouai a rainfall The oonsinai hiks
xsusls ami almost Esaer1i Destruction Of property
/ While many pcopls u dlsssHnI parts ef abe ssAi'
we're Injured only tso deaths are rCposied toaEht
Z aui both Of thc>c froea lightning.
The iets cane fguE shs uns hNesS. and IN souas
I localities tho cioais hrsvy that me dArk
uexs Of nighi prevailed isf nore thas hoaE. bas
.nszs being suspended and people takin< 10 thss
hsnSs la fszr White the sto-uas s~sPs over nsArll
ali parts Of The they proved asa destructive
in Northern IsaisaA sn especially IN TIE epsaaiis'
+ q white Puaassi an.l Mars. Cssz. Ctnson Hear
Z sna Hamilton
In souse paacss Eh~ fain paarssl dewn n tosFsut
aaa Has AecnsngAns-i b. seuvy hsii The stnrsss II
aazny Instances h~lnx larxe hsp's eggs sal ssrsE
p4ae sraN and shade tFr~s uf lisshs ant ls&Ses
T Barns and eashoa@ss usFe bis~n eowp. Dwelling
anfu.sts,i scioszpa and telephone unss ,svss~
I Wssh TIE rruaDa All aAny HsAis u Shsai cs,sa
paescly destroyed - bail and rAin trcas ne eissa
I Aarss
SaEsni Martin. a. t,aiaa Cisy. ant Mr. ReujAzis
Marvhsaai. Al New CASTE. strucE ty ls9ssHins
4 and kAiAes3
/ Repssa frpn al F4sss a. sae stats is.ilesss sha
tie aasaaee wui reaeh hausisvsis ef shsaSansis n
assh.sn sslai save ss NiealEAR cay carried ~
uAisss u LAKE gcssx.s = tsvt above normal .ssh
usrrxins lhe pssrs aud o4rryiaK tso HOUSES f'ssa
( tnsss foansiatseus-
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/ sosa * ourrssuat y saiArs sasthsast ~ TosskN
today sasi passing tssuaxa iAscsiy ~stiisi ssF@
fnr eoramanity wFveR~3 usserAi sos~ca Aad aaarn'
/ ans unfgaissi ushsr, - hsr ta0un. ne pas waa
/ kflie5 Only oos F<szaa "a tspsrt13 ia5arr3- Ths
azsnr sEasta tifueg tAsrsnee eSusag s1o.s si<na
nss bus 10 os,e uas hurt