The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-30
50 IS TOLL OF
DEATH IN STORM
Nine Persons Killed In Chicago and
Southern States Reports Large
Number Of Fatalities.

coming In from various places In Chi
cago and from states throughout the
south and middle west indicate that
between 40 and so persons were kill
ed. hundreds seriously injured and
property damage that will amount to
millions was caused by the storm that
for the last two days has swept this
country from the eastern slope OF the
Rocky mountains to the Atlantic coast.
and from the gulf to Canada.
An investigation In being made to.
day to determine the amount OF loss
to life and property from yesterdays
fierce wind. electrical. rain and sleet
storm. The storm swept wide area
through the United States and has
broken all records In the number and
variety of freakish atmospheric dis
turbances.
Reports received by the police to-
day show that nine persons were kill
ed In Chicago and many others intur-
ed. Four deaths were due to tho un-
roofing Of the Grand Crossing tack fac
tory. The first death was instantane-
GUS when the roof collapsed.
In Michigan and wisconsin the
storm assumed the proportions of q
blizzard, the snow In the northern
parts falling to depth Of from six
to IL inches and drifting badly.
In the southern states veritable
tornado swept over Louisiana. Missis-
sipi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Mis-
souri,. Houses were swept down like
shanties and barns were carried hun
dreds of yards. Crops and live stock
suffered heavily.
A. nn1dau NJ (n,,r xorooua uaro
killed and IL injured. Every building
Horn Lake, Miss, was nearly devas-
the town being destroyed. Four were
killed there and . score hurt. Fire
broke out there. burning to death many
OF the injured caught In the debris.
Five were killed at Young's Cross
ing. Tenn, and two at Medina, Tenn.
A report coming from Lncke. Miss,
says that the whole town was wiped
out. No figures as to the dead and
injured we're given.
Twelve large buildings were de-
stroyed at Raleigh, Tenn, and 1t 10
thought several were killed.
Three persons were killed at Hen
derson, Tenn.
Reports from Louisville, KY, say
that the famous Gauk House was
struck by lightning and suffered heavy
damage by IRE. AL the guests es.
capped. Minor damage Is reported
from every town throughout Ken
lucky.
All of Arkansas suffered severely.
Seventeen buildings we're destroyed at
Rams Horn, four at Marion and eight
at Kibler.
Three persons were killed at West
Marion, two at Wheatley snd several
injured.
Company F, Third regiment Indiana
militia. Is guarding the 600-foot breach
In the walls Of the penitentiary at
Michigan City, which was made by
last nights gale. II Is estimated that
the wind blew so miles an hour in In
diana.
At Hammond, Ind, steel girder
being placed In position In a bridge
under construction was picked up bod
lily by the wind and blown across to
another bridge In front Of the Monon
Limited, which carried 200 sleeping
passengers. The locomotive was de-
rallied. but no further damage done
other than throwing the passengers
from their berths and severely fright.
ening them.
A tidal wave struck Waukeban. Ill,
and did considerable property dam
age.
1t Is reported that the town OF Texas
City, ILL.,, was completely wiped out
and IL killed.
One person was killed and II hurt
IN n boarding house at WassOn ILL.,
which was blown down.
At Pittsburg four are dead. The
roof OF the Metropolitan National
Bank building was partly carried
away. causing damage OF 100000.
other heavy damage was reported
throughout western Pennsylvania.