The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-30
DEATH AND RUIN.
Heavy Loss of Life and Property
All Over West
As Result of Wind, Snow, Tidal
Wave and Flood.
BLIZZARD is RAGING
On the Great Lakes and Snow
Plows Are Out
In Most of the States of the
Northern Tier.

tacular happenings among tnousahoS
of accidents which have dealt deatn
and ruin on every hand.
A tornado has blown down 500 feet
of the west wall of the northern IN
diana state prison at Michigan Clty
and troops were modified to prevent
trouble with prisoners.
done great damage in Waukegan ana
Kenosha.
Scores of dwellings in Chicago's
suburbs have been demolished or un-
rooted and their occupants injured =.
Towns have been flooded and cut on
from all communication with the
world
Trains have been damaged and their
progress halted by the falling OF tele-
graph poles across the track.
In the height of the storm chlld
was born in a basement in the soutn-
ern part of Chicago and carried by It's
mother, Katharine Murphy long
distance to a refuge, the woman being
Knocked down repeatedly by the winds
but always falling in such a manner
that the babe escaped unhurt-
On farms barns have been rolled
over, exposing the stock to the 1ury
of the elements.
Six persons have been killed and
many hurt in the country surrounding
Memphis.
Four lost their lives in tornado at
Arkansas caused loss of life and heavy
property damage.
A blizzard is raging on the great
lakes and snow plows are out in the
northern tier of states.
Little Improvement in conditions are
expected during the next "a hours.
Wire Service Crippled.
Showers and thunderstOrms. turning
to snow hurries and colder with a west
erly gale are predicted for the next "a
hours. Telegraph companies expect to
have their lines repaired in that time
but the lack of communication with
many points in the middle west leaves
the extent of the damage in doubt.
That destruction has been widespread.
irvolving the loss of scores of lives and
much stock and other property is shown
by reports from the south and the
southwest Stories of deaths in Ten
nessee and Arkansas, in what is known
ias the ''cyclone belt have been re-
ported. Wires are down in Iowa. Mis-
souri, and Kansas and in central llh-
uois and the northwest.
Telegraph service between the great
news centers is still hampered and early
Improvement is problematicaL South
OF Louisville, conditions are particular
ly bad.
In the south snow has held up train
st rvice and the gale on the lakes has
kampered shipping to a considerable
extent. Inquiry at the general offices
or the lllnOlS AGnITdI as 10 the report
that the town of Horn Lake. Desoto
county. Miss, had been wiped out by
the storm elected the information that
the company had no wav of ascertain
ing the truth or falsity of the report,
as all their wires We're prostrated
of trains. early, although hope was ex-
pressed that a patch work service might
be restored before night.
The Chicago & Alton, two of whose
.afs, fa1f Toe
traffic being handled on normal basis
today, although their wires had suffer-
ed.
Several Killed by Tornado.
Louisville KY. April 30.-Several per-
sons are reported killed in last nights
tornado near Franklin, Tenn, and the
town of Hillsboro, a few miles from
there. is said to have been blown away,
much damage is reported at Center
willie. Tenn. and other nearby towns
Freezing Weather in Nebraska.
Omaha, April So.-F'reezing weather
prevails today over a large portion of
the state, the temperature ranging as
low as "a above zero at North Platte.
Six Killed in Chicago.
Chicago, April 30-Six persons were
killed and so injured in Chicago and en-
virons during the storm last night ac-
cording to reports received today by
the police and coroners.
The list Of injured includes only
those whose names were officially re-
ported. Probably as many more re-
ceived private attention. g.
Cold I'm the Panhandle.
Kansas City. April SO.-A 20-miIe an
hour wind from the north with the
temperature at 40 degrees above zero
were the conditions that prevailed
generally in western Missouri and
throughout Kansas today. The local
Weather htlraaII fal
ing temperature in the Panhandle of
Texas. In this portion of the south
west the damage by wind appears to
have been confined to numerous tele-
graph and telephone poles blown down
Showing mt Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs. Colo, April 40
Indications point to continuation to-
day. of the snow and wind storm
which set in yesterday afternoon. and
which has ragged internationally since.
No damage of consequence has been
reached. although the temperature
dropped to 80 degrees above zero
during the night. The sunshine
yesterday was so per cent of possible
Fruit Is Damaged.
Pueblo, Colo, April 30.-Snow
rain and sunshine alternated here to-
day. Freezing temperature last night
did much damage to fruit and farmers
kept smudge fires to save the bios
SONS and buds.
steamer Believed to BE Lost.
Sault ste. Marie, Mich. April 30
While II is the general opinion in ma
rfne circles today that the Corrigan
line steamer. Aurania sank yesterday
In White Fish bay. nothing definite
has yet been learned. A furious storm
~ raging today over the upper lake
region and it may prevent any boats
getting down from White Fish today
II so there may be no confirmation
Of the boats Identity nor details of
the accident for "a hours. Binding