Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
TWENTY OR THIRTY DEAD AND
SCORES INJURED IN STORMS
IN TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI
AND ARKANSAS.
STORM EXTENDS
OVER WIDE RANG E
HIGH WINDS AND COLD WEATH-
Err is REPORTED IN ALL SEC
TloNs EXCEPT ON PACIFIC AND
ATLANTIC COASTS.

Atlanta, Ca April 3O.-Between
twenty and thirty persons dead in
Tennessee, Mississippi and, Arkansas
and scores injured were the toll last
hight of series of tornadoes in these
states. The death list as received
here was as follows: i
Youngs Crossing, Tenn, five.
Medina, Tenn.,-Two.
Horn Lake, Miss.,-Twelve.
Forest City, Ark,-Two.
West Marion, Ark.,-One.
Property valued at many thousands
of dollars was destroyed and traffic
was interrupted. Telephone and tele-
graph wires We're rendered useless
and some sections are completely
isolated.
Tennessee Town Blown Away.
louisville, April 3O.-Several per-
sons are reported to have been killed
In last nights tornado near Franklin
Tenn, and the town of Hillsboro, a
few miles from there is said to have
blown away. Much damage is report
ed at Centerville and other towns.
Lake Beat Sinks During Storm
Sault Ste Marie, Mich, April 80. -
While it is the general opinion in ma
mine circles today that it was the Cor
rigan lire steamer Aurania which
Captain Boyce of the Peavey saw sink
yesterday in White Fish bay, nothing
definite has yet been learned. A fur
tous storm is raging today over the
upper lake region.
Cold In Colorado.
Denver, April 80. Temperatures
as low as % above zero were reported
from the fruit regions around Grand
junction, Colorado today and much
damage undoubtedly has been done
The cold weather extends all over the
mountain region.
Northern Arkansas Hard Hit.
Memphis, April 80. - A northern
Arkansas dispatch from Fort Smitl
states that ninety persons are know
to have been injured there by thu
storm in Crawford county. The great
est damage reported is near Jackson
Tenn. Seven persons were killed.
Bad Storm on Lakes.
Benton Harbor, Mich, April go. :
Reports from all along Lake Michigan
as far north as South Haven indicat
that great damage was done by las
nights storm and tidal wave whic
swept the east shore Of the lake. It
feared several vessels were caught i
the storm.
Big Property Loss in Ohio.
Piuua. Ohio April 3o.-A tornad
twenty miles wide in this section earl
today caused property damage est
mated at 100000. The path of d.
struction extends over several coul
ties. There was no loss of life.
Heavy Wind in Missouri.
Kansas City, April 30 A twent
mile an hour wind from the mort
with the temperature at forty, wei
the conditions that prevailed ovt
western Missouri and Kansas today.
Another Report as to Hillsboro.
Nashville, April So - The town
Hillsboro, nine miles west of Fran
lin, was practically wiped out by Il
tornado and three persons we
killed.
Livestock Killed IN Michigan.
Detroit Mich, April 80. At Fe
ton, where the storm approached Il
proportions of tornado, the dama
aggregates 100000. Much live sto
was killed over the state.
Latonia Track Damaged.
Cincinnati, April 30 Latonia,
cluding the Latonia race track, W
damaged to the extent of $4,000
the storm today.
Nebraska in Grip of Severe Cold
Omaha, April 3d.. Freezing wea
er prevails over large portion
the state, the temperature at MOI
Platte being twenty-four.
Big snow in Iowa.
Des Moines, April 80. - Northe
Iowa is experiencing today seve
snow storm. Three inches Of snow
reported at Fort Dodge and Webs
CITY has one inch.
Six Killed, SO Hurt, at Chicago.
Chicago, April 3O. Six persc
were killed and fifty injured in c
cago and environs during the sto