Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-13
Fearful Storm Sweeps Over East.
ern Portion Of he State OOInQ
Grsal Deal Of Damage.
SEVERAL SMALL TOWNS wIPEo OUT
Fort Crook Damaged to Extent OF
100000 by storm-Presbyterian
College All But Entirely Demo''sh-
ed by Wind and Students Had to
Take to Cellars to Save Their Lives.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
LINCOLN. NEB.. May IA spec
ial from Springfield. Neb., SAYS "a tor
nado late today wrecked the towns
OF Louisville. Bellevue and Ritchheld.
KILN several persons and injuring a
large number The heaviest loss of
life and injured is reported from
Louisville. n Junction point of the Mis-
souri, Pacific & Burlington Railroads
in Cass county The number of
deaths Is unknown and no name
have been secured. but II is
known that between 80 and
60 are injured. many seriously
and many fatally. The town OF Bel
levua is declared practically wiped
ont and 1t is known that there wer"
fatalities. Bellevue issthe seat Of
ne Presbyterian college.
Near the village OF Ritchneld. FL
mer Leader was killed and his fat her
was badly injured. Edward Miller
farmer near Ritchfleld was fatally
injured
Twelve Known to be Dead.
NER., May. 12-Tvelye
persona are known to have been kill
ed and a score injured by a tornado
which swept the northern part OF
Sarapy county at five o'clock this
afternoon. The storm. which gained
velocity on its way south, started In
Omaha about 4:30. At Bellevue the
college buildings were damaged .to
the extent OF probably $4,000 and
several persons were injured. none
fatally.
Wires Are Down.
LINCOLN. NEB.. May l2.-lt is diff
ficult to get any definite news from
louisville Reports are to the effect
that the town is blown away and the
people in panic.
The Burlington station was torn to
pieces. most OF the business houses
wrecked and 30 residences destroyed.
The Missouri Pacific depot Is standing
but both telegraph and telephone
wires are down. There were fOHr
distinct tornado clouds as seen ut
Springfield and they made their ap'
pearance shortly before 5 o'clock
Heavy damage was done in the
country and II Is feared there was
some loss Of life. Dispatches re-
ceived at Lincoln say there were
severe storms along the Missouri
river further south at Nemaha CITY
and Falls City.
Students Took to Cellar.
The storm was the mos! severe
that ever struck Eastern Nebraska
The damage 10 the college buildings
AZ BELLEVUE WAS heavy. The tower
was blown from Park Hall and the
building wrecked Lowery Hall and
Rankin Hall were unrcofed.
The panic-stricken students ran to
the basemen, and in this way many
faiilities were probably averted- The
college stables were wrecked and all
The horses killed.
A number Of small buildings and
stores in the village were blown down.
Moving south. the tornado struck FORT
Crock damaging several Of the bar
racks hut nobody was injured. In
the town Of Crook. however. a num-
her Of buildings were entirely wreck
ed and other damage done.
Storms Peculiar Action.
The storm lifted and dipped a; in
tervais. continuing TO move south
ward doing much damage 10 farm,
proporty. The frs; town struck was
Papiliou. eight miles south Of South
Omaha. Al that point the damage
was no, great. the fuEner.shaped
cloud apparently Hitting sufficiently TO
pass the town u again decended.
however. As the Storm moved toward
RitchfsId four miles south Of Pspi-
lion. In It's path was the farm OF
Gus a4adeo. whose farm buildings
were entirely destroyed and his son.
Charles Leader. aged IL. vas killed
outright. All his live stock was
killed
Edwin Martins farm was the next
10 10 swept. Martins home and all
his harms and small buildings were
totally Destroyed and Mr.. Martin was
fatally hurt by being cruShed under
bis home. The little town Of Rich
Geld sss alrnoS; blown 60 pieces. bur
the casuity list sas small.
Al Louisville kar the town vas
wrecked and 81 leaS' eight prisons
lost their lives.
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