The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-22
MEN AND WOMEN ARE CRUSHED ID DEATH BY
 FALLING BUILDINGS
Twelve School Buildings Are Damaged and Many Narrow Escapes of
 School Children From
 Death Are Reported.

Cleveland O., April 21-Eight persons were killed, seven fatally hurt, at least 50 sustained injuries and property valued at more than $1,O0O,0OO was destroyed in a tornado which swept through Cleveland and northern Ohio today
 The dead:
 Jasper Cromwell killed by being blown from train at the Cleveland Furnace company plant.
 Mrs. Olive Phalen, nurse at the State hospital. skull crushed by a stone blown from the top of a building.
 Unidentified woman, blown into a pond at Wade Park and drowned.
 John NiebalslSl, a boy, killed by falling steeple at St Stanislaus church.
 Joseph Vessla, killed by falling smoke stack at Cleveland Frog and Crossing Works.
 Louis Petro, crushed by falling roof, died at hospital
 Joseph Slazek, struck in head by flying timbers, died at hospital
 Charles Trautman, blown off Baltimore and Ohio freight train and both legs lost in rolling under the wheels
 Fatally injured
 Charles Heller. 1S years old, struck by lightning.
 David Young, body crushed when wind overturned his wagon on him.
 Harry Bender, head crushed, caught un- der buggy overturned by wind.
 J. Rubyslxy, crushed by living tiIjhSss . Louis Petro. erusheds.Es.,s ,se ejssssss,ssx,. Gladys May injured by falliAg shed. :.
 Mrs. c. J. Herig, fell on a stove and was scalded by hot water when the roof collapsed.
 not recovered. Several students saw her fall into the water They made un- successful attempt to rescue her. Storm Rises Suddenly. The storm arose suddenly and lasted but five minutes. At 12:30 the sun was shining brightly. At 12:3S the city was shrouded in darkness. From the north east of the lake came gale blowing at the rate of 66 miles an hour. In it's wake followed a sheet of rain and hail, which fell with terrific force. In the binding rain pedestrians were blown off their feet and hurled against buildings. in many cases to be struck down by flying bricks and timbers which filled the air.
 Roofs were lifted off houses, walls hurled down strongly braced smoke stacks picked up and chimneys demol- ished, porohes stripped off residences and small buildings carried away Debris was gathered into the arms of the wind to be deposited elsewhere In some instances roofs were carried for a distance of 300 feet and then set down. Skylights and windows were smashed. Many persons were injured by flying glass. The loss was especially great to school property. Twelve school buildings were damaged Many pupils had remarkable escapes, but none was seriously hurt. The Dike, Walton, Fairmont, Scranton, Old Mayflower, Clark avenue down, Down. Ing, Pearl street, Milford, Gilbert Rice and Giddings school buildings were dam aged. The roof was lifted from the main building of the Case School of Applied Science, and buildings at Adelbert col lege sustained impairment Wires Torn Down. Telegraph and telephone service was ruined. Poles were swept down by the wind Crossed wires set poles on fire. Street cars and trains were delayed. Trees were torn up by the roots at Woodlawn and other cemeteries. A score of monu- ments were overturned and crushed. Fire men and policemen from all of the sta- tions in the city turned out to assist the people whose homes had been wrecked and who were injured in the storm. So seri- ously was the telephone service crippled that it was impossible to get connections with either the police or fire headquar- ters.
 There was little lightning and conse- quently few fires
 No damage was done to boats on the lakes. But few fishing tugs were out and all were near shore They dropped anchor when the storm arose. The largest single injury was done to St. Stansaus church, East Sixty-fffth street and Forman avenue. The wind practically demolished the structure. The loss is estimated at s18.000. The church was built a few years ago at a cost of $150,00O.
 The Wellman- Sever Morgan Engineer ing plant on East Seventy-first street was badly damaged when the roof of the Standard Tool company factory was blown over on it. Fifteen workmen wore in- jured by flying debris. but none is serl- ously hurt The holders department of the Co-Operative Stove company was crushed by the wind.
 The roof of the City Tuberculosis sanl- tarium and the frame work of the new exposition building were carried away
 
 Expense Money for Taft.
 Washington, April 21.--An appropriation