The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-14
TORNADO KILLS
DOZEN PERSONS
SEVERAL TOWNS IN NEBRASKA
ARE PARTLY WRECKED.
A COLLEGE IS DEMOLISHED.
Institution at Bellevue Suffers Severe
ly--Loss of Life Heaviest At
acknowledgements in
Missouri.

Omaha, Neb., May 13.--Twelve per-
sons are known to have been killed
and a score injured by tornado which
swept over the northern part of Sarpy
county at Ave O'Clock Tuesday after
noon.
The storm, which gained velocity on
its way south, started in Omaha about
4:30. At Bellevue the college build
ings were damaged to the extent Of
probably $4,000 and several persons
were injured. none fatally. The storm
then moved on to Louisville, Richfield
and Springfield, where the principal
damage and loss of life occurred.
The casualty list, SO far as known,
is as follows:
Dead-Mrs. Frank Hester, living
near Louisville; Charles Leader, near
Richfeld; two unknown at Louisville
village; seven persons, names I'M
known, in sand-pit near Louisville.
Charles Martin. fatally injured near
Meadow.
Bellevue College Wrecked.
The storm was the most severe that
ever struck eastern Nebraska. The
damage to the college buildings at
Bellevue was heavy. The tower was
blown from Park hall and the building
wrecked. Lowry hall and Rankin hall
were unroofed.
The panic-stricken students ran to
the basement, and in this way many
fatalities were probably ayerted. The
college stables were wrecked and all
the horses killed. A number of small
buildings and stores In the village
were blown down.
Moving southwark, the tornado
struck Fort Crook, damaging several
Of the barracks buildings, but nobody
was injured. In the town of Fort
Crook, however, number of build.
ings were entirely wrecked and other
damage done.
Many Houses Demolished. ~
sFseiIesps, Webs My lS ssA ssfHecs
struck this place about 5:45 Tuesday
afternoon. doing large amount OF
damage at the college and in the town
and seriously injuring several people.
The store of A. Wright was wrecked
the stock was scattered over the coun
try and he was severely injured
Those whose houses were complete
ly wrecked were: Harry Peters, A.
Wright, L. N. Purcell, G. r. Glenn, J.
b. Dillon, Wesley Huff, and scores
were partially wrecked. No one was
killed outright, but several were more
or less injured. Mrs. L. II. Purcell
may die, and Mrs. Gunyon and Mrs.
Sloan are seriously injured.
Loss Of Life at Louisville.
Springfield, Neb., May ia tor.
nado late Tuesday afternoon wrecked
the towns of Louisville Bellevue and
Richfield. killing several persons and
injuring large number. The heayi.
est loss Of life and injured is reported
from Louisville, a junction point OF
the Missouri Pacific and Burlington
railroads in Cass county. The number
of deaths is unknown and no names
have been secured, but 1t is said be,
tween 40 and 60 are injured, many
seriously.
Near the village of Richfield, Elmer
Leader was killed and his, father was
badly injured. Ed Miller, a farmer
near Richfleld, was fatally injured.
1t is difficult to get any definite
news from Louisville. Reports are to
the effect that the town is blown away
and the people are in panic. The
Burlington station was torn to pieces,
most of the business houses wrecked
and, 80 residences destroyed. The Mis-
souri, Pacific depot is standing, but
both telegraph and telephone wires
are down. There were four distinct
tornado clouds as seen at Springfield
Cyclone In Missouri.
st. Joseph, Mo-, May ia cyclone
which swept the country half a mile
north and half mile east Of Watson,
Mo-, in the northwest corner of the
state, completely demolished the house
and barn on the Good farm The oc-
cupants, Mel Goa wife and son, es-
capped serious injury by seeking refuge
in the cellar. Several other barns are
reported blown down, but no loss of
life has been reported.
CIoudburst in Oklahoma.
Tulsa, Okla, May-13.-A rainstorm
of almost the proportions of a cloud
burst destroyed crops and drowned
livestock Tuesday. At Dawson. near
here, Richard Cunningham was killed
by lightning.
HIT BY TRAIN.