The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-16
A Grim Reaper Brings to His Rid
the Cyclone and the Treach-
erous Pit Fiend.
TWENTY-FIVE DIE IN STORMS
Tempest Sweeps Over Parts of Ne
braska, Texas, Iowa and
Oklahoma.
Seven Miners Killed by Explosions OF
Gas While Fighting Pit Fire
Over a Dozen Others
Wounded.

At least five persons are dead, two
fatally injured, score or more bad
ly hurt, while hundreds Of thousands
OF dollars worth OF property was de-
stroyed by tornado which passed
over portions II Sarpy, Cass and Ne
maha counties in Nebraska. The dead
are: Mrs. Frank Hester, near Lou sv lie
Charles Leader. near Richfeld: Mrs
Mako. Bellevue; Martin Tieth ana son
James, near papillion. Fatally injured
Edward Martin, near Meadow; Mrs
Trucclle. Bellevue. Telegraph and tele
phone wires are down SO that full
details are not obtainable, aud Il Isl
feared that there may be more names
10 he added TO the death list when II
Is MI known.
Besides the damage done by the
wind the heavy rainfall caused floods
which badly demoralized the railroads
In the territory mentioned. The heavi-
est property losses. so far as heard
from. were sustained by the United
States army post at Fort Crook and
the Presbyterian college AT Bellevue.
The storm was the most severe that
ever struck eastern Nebraska. The
damage TO The college buildings M
Bellevue was heavy. The tower was
blown from Park hall and the building
wrecked. Lowry hall and Rankin hall
were unroOfed. The panlc-stricken stu
dents ran 10 the basement. and In this
way many fatalities were probably
averted. The college stables were
wrecked and all the horses killed A
number Of small buildings and stores
in the village was blown down. Nov
ing south the tornado struck Fort
Creek. damaging several OF the bar
rack buildings. but nobody was III
jured Iii the town OF Fort Crook, how
ever, a number OF buildings was en-
tirely wrecked and other damage done.
Tornadoes HIT Okiahom.
Eight persons were killed and SCORES
OF others injured In several tornadoes
IN northwestern Oklahoma. The dead
are J. f. Hale and Mrs. j. Il. Haze, Lit
tie Robe. Ellis county; two unknown
persons Arnett, Ellis county: DIR. How
ser. Wei. Woodward county Arthur
Sibei, Mutual Woodward county: VIII
liam Hand. Estelle. Major county: Mrs.
Young, Selling. Dewey county. No list
OF the injured Is obtainable at this
time as telephone communication IL
entirely cut of from the stormswept
area.
Postmaster II. A. Speck, OF Wei, has
asked that postofice inspector be sen,
90 report on his office. which was de-
molished and the contents scattered In
all directions. The village was wiped
of the map. A horse was lifted by
the wind AT Vici and dashed through
the top Of dugout, burying Dr. How
ser beneath the entire earth roof OF
the dugout and the weight OF the ami
mal's body. horse belonging 20 81.
bel. OF Mutual was killed when piece
OF two-by-four lumber was driven
through his body. At Mutual fifteen
young persons had gathered for an
evening social The storm lifted
the house completely Off the floor on
which they were seated, leaving the
floor and the young peop'e unframed.
seven Dead In Louisiana.
Seven are known 10 be dead. and
many others are injured as the result
OF tornado which swept across north
west Louisiana. The little town OF Gil
linn. twenty-five miles north OF Shreyr-
port was destroyed and the town Of
Bollinger. on the east side Of the river
In Bossler parish. was badly wrecked.
Communication with the greater por.
ton OF the storm-swept section Is Ia.
terruptcd. aud II Is believed certain
that later reports VIII increase the
number OF dead and injured.
Texas Has Fatal Blow.
One person is known 10 have been
killed. several others sustained seri-
oue injuries. and considerable prop.
erty damage resulted from lorna
do which swept trough the northern
section OF Texas At leonard Tex,
Mrs. A. r. Bowdry lost her lie. and
her husband was injured when their
home. two-story structure. was de.
mollshed. At CraEdall about tfty
houses were wrecked and several per.
sons were injured.
Train Races with "a Cyclone.
The train crew OF the darlington
passenger train from Omaha reported
at ~. Joseph Mo-, a race with a
cyclone near Island Park Ia. barely
esciplng from the tornado. which they
report wrecked bunk train contain
Ing number Of foreigners who Had
been working on the track. Six mea
Wire reported killed and score In
Jured. 1hfbunk train had been moved
from bartlett, Ia. earlier IN the day.
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