The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-30
Death and Ruin Dealt In Many States, the Fierce
Storms Sweeping Vast Area Of Country,
Destroying Millions i'm Property.
A NIGHT OF TERROR IN CHICAGO
Fatalities Reported From All Quarters Of the City
cyclone IN South Chicago, killing Score II
People and Destroying Factories.

CHICAGO, April 30.--An electric
storm accompanied by q wind that ap !
preached the fury of cyclone burst /!
on this city at 6:l5 o'clock last night,
bringing death to many persons and
cutting the city off from direct com
munication nearly two hours.
The center Of the storm was on
q the south side Of the city. Here three
laborers were killed and several in
iured when the roof Of the Grand
Crossing Track company's rlant was
blown Off.
A cottage at Seventy-ninth street
and Ellis avenue was blown down, and
Is was reported to the police that two
men were killed and woman and
child injured.
Telephone and telegraph wires were
cut down on all sides Of the city, the
most complete prostration of the wire
seyvice in twelve years.
Traffic was impended on the sur
face and elevated lines and suburban
trains delayed. Two inches Of rain
fell here and in neighboring cities.
Many persons were injured by flying
boards and knocked down by street
cars and wagons.
Mrs. Matilda Johnson, buried by the
storm when her house collapsed, was
dug out by the police badly injured.
Twenty-Five houses we're blown down
Of damaged by the storm in Blue Is
Ind, a. southwestern suburb. For q
along the main street the roofs
3s of houses were torn or.
More than fifty houses we're unroof-
ed in Grand Crossing.
Cyclone on South Side.
The heaviest loss of life is reported
from South Chicago, where it is said
twenty lives were lost in a cyclone
which swept down factories and resi-,
dences. Fou, bodies have been recov-
cred from one building. At Seventy
ninth street and Ellis avenue a cottage
was demolished and two men instantly
killed A woman and two children
TIC other occupants of the cottage
we're fatally hurt.
Two men were killed and six injur
ed under the falling walls of an eleva
tor struck by lightning. The property
loss in this instance is million and 9
quarter dollars.
John Davis. an express man, was
blown from his wagon last night ant
his skull crushed.
An unknown man. whose hat bears
the Initials, Z. M. H., running from
the storm, was ground to death be
meath a street car. A similar fate be
fell woman.
Storm Damages at Peoria.
PEORIA, In, April 30.-A wind ant
electrical storm passing over this cit.
at 5:SO O'clock last evening unroofe,
the Chicago, Burlington and Quinc
freight house, damaged the union de
pot and caused much damage to shiI
ping on the Illinois river.
On the farms surrounding Peori
thousands of dollars damage was don
orchards and property.
ielephone and electric communics
lion was down for over four hours.
). Y. Coran, switchman, and genera
manager B. & o.. was injured.
'oiHdCO SlTVkSS OdSSvIIIC.
CASSVILLE Mo-, April 3O.-A tol
nado that struck this city late las
evening did thousands of dollars dan
age and killed four persons and muc
live stock.
Golden, seventeen miles east of her,
has been completely destroyed.
0ntn{c In
DES MONIES, Iowa, April 30.-Th
heaviest wind storm OF the year struc
Nevada and Clinton last evening, Iii
roofing houses and smashing window
by hundreds. Hail at Nevada di
enormous damage to budding peac
trees
The storm was preceded by intens
darkness.
Az Rembrandt stores were wrecke
and many dwellings unroofed.
AT Sioux Rapids houses were III
rooted and at Alta every store on til
main street was injured to some e
tent. In the vicinity Of Iowa CT,
much damage was done by the ha
and wind. The storm did little Gar
age IN Des Moines, but wires are dow
N many directions.
Damage at ST. Louis.
sT- LOUIS. April so.- Cyclone