Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
DEATH ROLL IN FIERCE TOR.
NADOES.

Chicago, May Practically com.
plete reports of the tornadoes which
yesterday swept the middle western
belt Of states place the number OF
dead at rs and the injured at 200,
with a monetary loss of several mil
lion dollars. The edge of the storm
swept this city, causing the death OF
two persons and the injury of half q
dozen others.
The tornadoes touching here and
there carried their devastation through
Illinois, Indiana Ohio. Michigan, Ar.
kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ken.
lucky and Missouri.
Golden. Mo-; Hillsboro, Tenn. and
Locke, Tenn, were wiped off the
map by the storm, the last named be.
ing a small village 1S miles from Mem.
phis. The heaviest loss of life was
recorded in Giles county, Tenn, where
20 persons were killed and many in
jured.
Fifty Dead in Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn, May 1.-Advices
being received by the Banner show
that the storm was the worst ever
known in this state. The indications
are that the death list in this state
will foot up SO or more, and the dam.
age will run into the millions of dol.
lars. The wires are Frustrated in
every direction, and it will be several
days before the full extent of the loss
of life and damage will be known.
Twenty Dead in County.
Pulaski, Tenn, May Twenty per.
sons were reported to have been killed
and 40 injured in a tornado which
swept over the eastern section of
Giles county yesterday. Bee Springs,
village in the southeast section, 16
miles from Pulaski, was reported to
have been totally destroyed. The
country in this section is devastated
and details are meager.
Eight Reported Killed.
Mammoth Springs, Ark, May L.
A tornado passed 10 miles east OF
here killing eight persons and injur
ing many Others. The known dead:
B. F. Sanders, wife and daughter,
George Whitworth and wife, Robert
Frost and wife, Miss Holland. Many
houses were demolished near Nam
moth Springs and much livestock was
killed.
Four Die in Illinois Town.
Carmi, ILL.,, May IA tornado swept
over Texas City, 80 miles south Of
here, yesterday killing four persons
and injuring several more. The dead:
| Ed. Overton, Mrs. Ed. Overton, in
FAINT child of the Overtons, servant
girl employed in Overton home Fur
'ther information is not yet obtainable
except that many houses were de
stroyed and the whole town practi
cally wrecked.
Fifteen Die in Tennessee.
Memphis, Tenn, May 1.-Memphil
was the center Of storm yester
day, which destroyed number
plantation buildings. caused the loss O
15 lives and injury to IL others, be
sides rendering useless telephone ant
telegraph wires by the score.
Near West Marion, Ark, the storm
covered wide range, demolish1ng q
dwelling houses, besides a number O
smaller buildings. One woman, Miss
| Nancy Young, was killed and four per
sons were injured.
Near Wheatley, Ark, an unknown
negro was killed, another negro prob
ably fatally wounded, and Mrs. Ha
Trash was badly injured.
Buildings Are Blown Down.
At Raleigh, Tenn, near Memphis
a score of small buildings and fence.
were blown down and trees uprooted
but so far as can be ascertained M
casualties occurred.
In Memphis the storm damage con
sists of the tangling of wires, besides
damage to outhouses and fences.
Later advices from Horn Lake
Miss, state that the dead will numbe
IL, and the injured probably Is.
Locke, Tenn, small village II
miles from Memphis, was PRACTICAL!
obliterated and a number of persons
injured
AT Young's Crossing, near Jackson
Tenn, five persons were killed and
many injured.
Henderson, Tenn, reports three per
sons injured and large property loss
In the vicinity OF Medina, Tenn, two
were killed and five injured.
Prison Walls Blown Down.
South Bend, Ind, May six hun
dred feet of the west wall OF the
Northern Indiana state prison at Mich
igan City was blown down by a cy
clone which passed over this section
of the state. The prisoners were al
in their cells at the time of the acct
dent, and any possible outbreak was
prevented by the prompt action o
Warden Reid, who placed patrols IL
the corridors with orders to use theil
rifles to put down any attempt at es
cape. Although the convicts were ex
cited, no effort was made to effect
delivery. Company +, Third reg
ment Illinois National Guard, receives
orders from Gov. Marshall to proceed
Immediately to Michigan City to pre-
serve order and prevent any possibl
outbreak. and at midnight were mob
liking at their armory preparing. NJ