The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-06

Chicago, May practically com.
pleee reports of the tornadoes which
yesterday swept the middle western
dead at rs and the injured at 200.
with monetary loss of several mil.
lion dollars. The edge of the storm
swept this city, causing the death of
two persons and the injury of half
dozen others.
The tornadoes touching here and
there carried their devastation through
Illinois. Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Ar.
kansas, Mississippi. Tennessee. Ken
lucky and Missouri
Golden, Mo-; Hillsboro, Tenn, and
Locke, Tenn, were wiped off the
map by the storm, the-last named be-
ing small village Is miles from Mem
phis. The heaviest loss of life was
recorded in Giles county, Tenn, where
20, persons were killed and many in
jured.
Fifty Dead In. Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn, May 1.--Advices
being received by the Banner show
that the storm was the worst ever
known in this state. The indications
are that the death list in this state
will foot up so or more, and the dam
age will run into the millions of dol
lars, The wires are Frustrated in
every direction, and 1t will be several
days before the full extent of the loss
OF life and damage will be known.
Twenty Dead in County.
Pulaski, Tenn. May Twenty per-
sons were reported to have been killed
and 40 injured in a tornado which
swept over the eastern section of
Giles county yesterday. Bee Springs.
village IN the southeast section. Is
miles from Pulaski. was reported to
have been totally destroyed. The
country in this section is devastated
and details are meager.
Eight Reported Killed.
Mammoth Springs, Ark, May l.
, A tornado passed IS miles east of
here killing eight persons and injur-
ing many others. The known dead:
b. F. Sanders, wife, and daughter,
George Whitworth and wife, Robert
Frost and wife, Miss Holland. Many
houses were demolished near Nam
moth Springs and much livestock was
killed
,-rs Four Die in illinois Town.
i, Carmi, ILL.,. May IA tornado swept
over Texas City. 80 miles south of
here, yesterday killing four persons
and injuring several more. The dead:
Ed. Overton, Mrs. Ed. Overton. tn
FAINT child of the Overtons, servant
girl employed in Overton home. Fur
Their Information is not yet obtainable,
except that many houses were de-
stroyed and the whole town practi-
cally wrecked.
Fifteen Die In Tennessee.
Memphis. Tenn, May Memphis
was the center of storm yester-
day, which destroyed a number
plantation buildings. caused the loss of
Is lives and injury to IL others, be-
sides rendering useless telephone and
telegraph wires by the score.
Near West Marion, Ark. the storm
covered wide range. demolishing "a
dwelling houses. besides number of
sludlici uuiluiuSS. Oue woman, MISS
Nancy Young. was killed and four per-
sons were injured
Near Wheatley. Ark. an unknown
negro was killed, another negro prob
ably fatally wounded. and Mrs. Hal
Trash was badly injured
Buildings Are Blown Down.
At Raleigh, Tenn, near Memphis,
score of small buildings and fences
were blown down and trees uprooted,
but so far as can be ascertained no
casualties occurred.
In Memphis the storm damage con-
sists OF the tangling of wires, besides
damage TO outhouses and fences.
Later advices from Horn Lake,
Miss, state that the dead will number
rs, and the injured probably Is
Locke. Tenn. small village IS
miles from Memphis. was practically
obliterated and number of persons
injured.
At Young's Crossing. near Jackson.