The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-05-06
Two Hundred Perish in and
Around the City Of
Chicago.
MILD BLIZZARD COMES
Conditions: In Several Of the
Southern States Are
Appalling.

III r e..
MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 1.--while
gone sections in the pathway of the
storm are still to be heard from and
in all probability will add their quota
10 the list of casualties and the prop
erty loss. dispatches so far received
from Arkansas, western Tennessee
and northern Mississippi bring the to-
ta number OF the killed by the lorna
do Thursday night up to 100. and the
injured, some of whom will die, up to
twice that number.
The property loss runs up into mil.
lions. Tennessee appears to have suf-
fered the greatest loss of life, 1t be-
ing estimated from reports received
that go were killed in this state. Next
comes Mississippi and then Arkansas.
Alabama and Georgia also report loss
of life, but not SO great as the other
states Kentucky reports three dead
Mt Guthrie. Giles county. Tennessee,
probably suffered the greatest loss OF
life of any one county. Here the
uettu lStt " Ia Sdius may TedCu ~
while the property damage will be
$4,000. Hickman county, Tenn. re.
ports seven dead and 100000 in
damages.
Lincoln county, ip the same state,
has eight killed and long list OF In
jured. Fayetteville has Is dead and
a large number injured.
The list of the dead is added to in
reports from other counties of Tenn
essee. In Mississippi, Horn Lake re.
ports Is dead and so injured. caddo
Gap. Ark, reports like number dead
and many hurt. Other sections OF
these states report loss of life. Wire
conditions of the devastated distrlc,
are somewhat Improved today.
sunshine and, cool. bracing winds
today succeeded in lowering the clouds
and many tornados which devastated
scores of small towns and farming dis
tricts in sections OF the South. A re-
vised count OF the dead began today
and the early reports indicate that the
list OF the dead will probably reach
$50. nth the fatalities scattered over
half n dozen states but principally
eentered in Tennessee. Property DAM
age Is widespread.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 1.-The storm
which began Thursday and which took
approximately 200 lives, took the form
OF a mild blizzard In the upper lake
region today.
ATLANTA. Ca, April 3O-Be
eween go and 80 dead in Tennessee
Mississippi and Arkansas, and score.
injured are the total of last nights
series of tornadoes in these. three
states. The tornadoes covered onl!
small area of a few acres or few
acres OF a square miles. The!
struck widely at different points.
The death list follows;
Young's Crossing, Tenn. Ave
Medina, Tenn, two: Horn Lake
Miss. twelve; Forest City, Ark.
six and West Marion. Ark. one.
During the night telegraph wire'
went down all over the territories
Property was damaged to tn,
amount of many thousands of dol
lars.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 30-Sev
eral persons are reported killed II
last nights torndo near Franklin
Tenn, and the town of Hilsboro II
said to have been blown away. Muct
damage is reported at ceuterville
Tenn. and other nearby towns. NJ
loss of life is reported in Louisville
or Kentucky as the result OF the
storm. Much damage was done ii
his city and throughout the state.
CHICAGO. April sO-six person.
were killed and fifty injured II
Chicago and enyirons during the
storm last night, Four deaths wer,
due to anroofiing the Grand Crossing
tack factory.
CHICAGO. Ill, May 1.-The strike
Of the labor; unions ON the Grea,
lakes against the Lake Carriers AS.
ISOLATION. was put into full operatior
lntlnts a.