The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-30
ELECTRIC STORMS +.
!. AND TORNADOES
FIVE PEOPLE KILLED IN CHICAGO
AND BUILDINGS WRECKED
IN SUBURBS.
TWO LIVES LOST IN PI1TSBURe
Towns In Kansas, Iowa and Arkansas
Suffer from High Wind-People
Are Killed and Prop
a erty Damaged.

ing death to at least five persons and
cutting the city of from direct out
side communication for nearly two
hours. The center OF the storm was
on the South Side of the city.
Telegraph and telephone wires we're
cut down on all sides of Chicago. II
was the most complete prostration Of
wire service in ~ years. Great dam.
age was done in several suburbs,
where buildings and trees were blown
down. Injury to electric light plants
placed two suburbs in darkness dur.
ing the evening. The wind reached
. velocity of 4s miles an hour.
twenty-five houses were blown
down or damaged by the storm in Blue
island, southwestern suburb. For
more than mile along the main
street there the roofs we're torn off or
windows broken. More than so houses
were nnroofed in Grand Crossing.
The Rev. Hugh Mcdonald Scott, pro-
fessor of ecclesiastical history at the
Chicago Theological seminary, was
killed here last night when he was
crushed between two surface cars.
The minister was confused by the
storm.
Several trains on the Chicago G. AL.
ton were stopped at Lemont, H., 20
miles from Chicago. by the storm.
The wind ripped part OF the iron sheet
Ing OF one Of the coaches and broke
several windows
Telegraph poles fell across the
racks. The town was in darkness and
The passengers seeking other accom-
modations than the coaches were
forced to wade through heavy floods.
Citizens of Moran Park, another
southern suburb. were forced to fee
10 the cellars of their houses. Roofs
we're torn of many houses. The lights
went out and the foods came to add
% the terrors Of the night. A hastily
organized rescue committee of 20 cit
'zens went from house TO house and
Bucceeded in saving the lives OF sew
eral persons. The walls of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
station were crushed together The
residence Of Justice Henry Myrick was
blown on its side. carrying a big oak
tree with II. A one-story frame house
was blown down and Henry James.
aegro, and his child we're buried in the
ruins.
Peoria, ILL.,, Apr. 3O.--A wind and
electrical storm which struck this
flty last evening unroofed the Chica.
go, Burlington & Quincy freight house,
damaged the union depot, blew sew.
Irsl cars from the tracks, demolished
three fiagmen's shanties and caused
much damage along the Illinois river.
Thousands of dollars of damage was
lone TO farm property.
Kansas and Iowa have experienced
Wind storms approaching tornadoes in
Violence. Telegraph and telephone
wires have been blown down for miles
southwest OF Des Moines. Lightning
and hail have caused much damage. A
tornado has wrecked a portion OF
Douglas, Kan, killing one person and
njuring dozen.
Storm Hits Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Apr. 30.-Two lives were
!ost and much damage was done to
property when an electrical and wind
storm passed over Pittsburg yesterday
afternoon. Lightning played havoc
with electric wires and the wind,
which reached the velocity of a hur-
acane, tore many roofs off, blew chin
aeys down, broke glass and uprooted
.rees.
The heaviest snowfall of the winter
v northwestern Pennsylvania began
shortly before midnight Wednesday
and at O'Clock yesterday morning at
Bradford the snow was ten inches
deep.
Tornado Visits Arkansas.
Fort Smith, Ark, Apr 30.-At least
llx people were seriously injured late
yesterday afternoon in a tornado which
passed over Washington and Crawford
sounties. At Kibler eight houses we're
grecked and great damage done TO
frops II was reported that the vii.
age of Harrolton was blown away.
The tornado was also severe at Dyer
and Springdale.
Knoxville. Ark. Apr. 30.-Fourteen
lersons we're injured two seriously, in
: tornado here last yesterday after
lOop. Many houses were wrecked and
sreat damage done to property gener.
Illyq.
Memphis, Tenn, Apr. 30.-Memphis
was the center of storm last night
which destroyed a number OF planta-
ION buildings. caused some loss of life
and injury 10 others, besides rendering
nseless telephone and telegraph wires
by the score Dispatches received tell
u the death of six persons In the sur
bounding country and injury to eight
bthers. Near West Marriott, Ark, the
storm covered wide range, demolish.
hg "a dwelling houses. besides a mum.
Der OF smaller buildings. One woman,
Miss Nancy YOunf, was killed and four
persons were injured.
Near Wheatley, Ark, an unknown
aegrO was killed. another negro prob
ably fatally wounded and Mrs. Hal
Trash was badly injured. Near Horn
Lake, Miss, a number of plantation
tabIns were wrecked. ~ people we're
Eilled and rs others injured.
Locke. Tenn. small village ~
allies from Memphis was practically
lbliterated and number OF persons