The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
Ry Assoeiatd Press.

Memphis, leun,, April oV'--i ltloha |
of Tennessee Arkansas and Mississip. |
pi. within a radius Of several hundred
niles Of Memphis were swept by a
storm, wind aud rain last night, which
claimed lives OF a score or more of
persons. Several days may elapse be.
fore the whole story is known
In the tornado belt Of Arkansas,
fnere were two known deaths and over
hundred injured,
In northern Mississippi the vicinity
of Horn Lake, probably suffered the
most Many small farm buildings
we're razed and the number Of dead Is
placed at Twelve, The farm houses
and cotton gins are masses of wreck
age. Somo of them are ablaze.
Five Killed Near Springfield.
Near jackson, Tenn, seven persons
we're killed and many injured and
there was also an enormous property
loss. At Youngs Crossing five are
dead
Springfield, Mo, April 90.-A special
from Summersville, Mo. says that q
tornado passed ten miles north Of that
place last night, killing two persons
and injuring many. Several were
probably fatally injured Scores of
houses were demolished and telegraph
land telephone wires blown down. An.
other special says tornado that
struck Golden last night and wiped
that town off the map, with the ex-
cepton Of one brick building The
tornado killed five and injured over
a dozen people.
Six Killed at Chicago.
BY Associatd Press
Chicago, H.. April 30.-Six persons
we're killed and fifty injured in Chi
eago and surburbs by wind storm
last night, according to reports re-
ceived today by the police and cor
oner
Two Ttowns Blown Away.
Louisville, Ky, April 3O-Several
persons were reported killed in last
rights tornado The town If Frank
lin, Tenn, and the town Of Hillsboro
s few miles from there, are said to
have been blown away
Kansas City in Wake.
! Kansas City, Mo. April 30 4
I twenty mile an hour north wind and q
. temperature of forty degrees above
E were the conditions prevailing gen
! orally in western Missouri and through
, out Kansas today It is freezing IN
, the Texas panhandle and there will
/ probably be a killing frost IN Missouri
= Oklahoma and Kansas tonight The
: telegraph and telephone companies
were the chief sufferers in this section
in last nights wind
! Electrical Storm in Chicago.
. Chicago. April 9O.-An eiectria
/ storm. accompanied By a gale of wind
+ that approached the fury OF tornado
+ burst upon this city at els O'Clock
e last night, bringing death 20 at leasi
five persons, and cutting the city of
from direct outside communication
for nearly two hours
The center of the storm was on Oh,
south side Of the city Here three Ia
borers were killed and several more
' were injured when the roof Of ths
Grand Crossing eompany's plant wai
blown off
r 4 cottage at 10Th street ant
!. Ellis avenue was blown down by the
I wind and II was reported TO the polio,
! that two men were killed and a woman
, and child injured.
4 Telephone and telegraph wires were
! cut down on all sides Of the city Il
. was the most complete prostration Of
/ wire service In twelve years. The
, Western Union reported that all its
i wires were cut of as though by fash
d of lightning Communication with the
J east was established slowly, and by
3 clrouitous routes. The Postal Tele
/ graph company at Z o'clock had the
only wire In the city to New York
Traiiic was impeded on surface and
; elevated line and suburban trains were
/. delayed. Two inches of rain fell here
and in neighboring cities, Many per
sons were injured by flying boards
and knocked down by street cars and
wagons
Peoria Is experiencing the worst
storm in it's history. was the last
message sent from that city Just be.
fore communication was cut
This was the second storm yester.
! day. One accompanied by thunder
lightning and rain, struck this city