The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-30
MANY TORNADOES
One 20 Miles Wide Sweeps
Across Ohio.
Another in Missouri Destroys
Two Towns.
WIPED OFF THE MAP.
HillsborO, Tenn, Destroyed and
Three Persons Killed.
Texas, Ill.,, Wrecked and Four
Persons Dead.
WIPED OFF THE MAP.

Piqua, O., April 3o-A tornado 20
miles wide struck this section early
this morning and caused a property
damage estimated at 100000. The path
of destruction extends over several
counties and extreme damage was
done by the wind in the towns of
Piqua. Sidney, Houston, Fletcher. St.
Paris and Kirkwood. No loss of life.
Wiped OF the Map.
Springfield, Mo, April 30.-A special
from Sommerville, Mo-, says a tor
nado passed 10 miles north of that
place last night. killing two persons
ana lnJurlng many.
Dead: Miss Belle Delury and Mrs.
George Smith. Some of the injured
probably will die.
Scores of houses We're demolished.
Telegraph wires are down.
Another special says that a tornado
that struck Golden last night, wiped
that town off the map with the excep-
tion of one brick store building, killed
five persons and injured dozen or
more others. The dead at Golden are:
MRS. w. H HENSON.
MRS. CORA PRENTICE.
BUD HOPKINS.
BESSIE CAMPBELL.
MRS. JARVIS.
Among the buildings destroyed at
building. Wires are down and persons
who have gone to the tornado-stricken
towns probably will not be heard from
till late today.
Both Summerville and Golden are
small inland towns off the railroad.
Summerville is in Texas county, three
counties removed from the Arkansas
state line Golden is in Barr county,
just across the Arkansas line.
HiIIsboro, Tenn, Wiped Out.
Memphis. Tenn, April 30.-The
town of Hillsboro, nine miles west of
and three persons, names unknown,
were killed in a house demolished by
the wind. Many barns and houses
between Franklin and Hillsboro were
unroofed. Hundreds of shade trees
on the old John McGavock farm, his
toric as being in the battlefield of
Franklin, were blown down and all
of the barns on the place destroyed.
Tidal Wave 10 Feet High.
Detroit Mich, April 30--A tidal
wave 10 feet high at South Haven,
on the east shore of Lake Michigan.
caused $4,000 damage to water front
property at South Haven.
At Fenton. where the storm ap-
preached the proportions of a tor
nado, the damage aggregates $4,000.
Much live stock was killed all over
the state. At Grand Rapids, the
(TranQ river mas IlStn 1OQl LCCb oilo
flood warnings have been sent out.
Damage was done to- telegraph
and telephone wires in western Mich
igan.
Whole Town Is Wrecked.
Carmi, Ill. April 30.-A tornado
swept over Texas City, 80 miles south
of here this morning. killing four per-
sons and injuring several more
Dead: Ed Overton, his wife, lnfant
child and servant girl.
Many houses were destroyed and
the whole town practically wrecked.
Cloud Burst at Bradford, Pa.
Pittsburg, Pa. April S0.-Flood
warnings were set out To-Day IN IN the ne
three feet above the flood stage, is
expected here by tomorrow. Heavy
rises are reported at all points along
the Allegheny river and a rainfall of
about three inches was general
throughout that valley. At Bradford
the 12 inch snowfall of yesterday was
followed by a cloud burst and already
that place has been partially SUBJ
merged
Industries at Standstil1.
Michigan City, Ind, April So
Nearly every factory building in the
state prison has been unroofed in
whole or in part. All the industries
ara at a standstill. The militia ar
rived today. A temporary wooden
stockade will be built outside the line
of the wrecked wall. The soldiers
will be kept on duty until the stock
ade is finished.
Iatonia Track Damaged.
Cincinnati. O., April 3o.-A violent
wind storm that swept over Kentucky
early today caused damage of S1O,-
600 TO the Latonia race track and
$4,000 damage to the town of La
tonia and vicinity. The ticket office
and the shelter sheds and Is stables
at the track were destroyed. The
benches in the grandstand were pick
ed up by the wind and thrown in all
directions. Part of the roof of the
club house and the roof of the pad
dock were blown off. The grandstand
was slightly damaged.
The steeple of Johns Hall Catholic
church in Campbell county, Ken
lucky, opposite Latonia, fell with a
tremendous crash. demolishing the
roof of the church.
The waiting room of a street car
company in Latonia was lifted up by
the wind and smashed TO finders on
the other side of the street.
Many Lives Lost.
Nashville. Tenn, April 30.-Late
advices from Centerville show that a
score or more of lives were lost in
property damage is 100000.
At Fayetteville, Lincoln county. the
storm razed many residences, blew
off one end of the Elk cotton mills
and killed three persons.
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Sugar Trust Pays Its Fine.
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