The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-16
COLD WAVE GRIPS
LARGE TERRITORY
Frigid Spell Preceded by Fatal
Storms in West.
eleven KILLED IN WISCONSIN
Cyclonic Severity-Many Buildings
Demolished in Virginia, ILL.,
Springfield Also Hit.

Chicago, Nov ia fierce tornado
in several sections OF the middle west
ushered in the severe cold wave that
for several hours has held much OF
the country in its icy grip.
Widespread damage to property.
combined with considerable loss of life
and injuries to many persons by this
storm in Illinois, Iowa and southern
Wisconsin.
At least eleven persons were killed
in Rock county, Wisconsin. In the
village OF Virginia. near Springfield,
ILL.,, many of the most important build
ings were demolished.
The heavy wind was accompanied in
many places with a downpour of rain,
and this soon turned to sleet and snow,
as the temperature dropped with great
rapidity. In Iowa the mercury went
down fifty degrees in short time, and
a driving sleet storm tied up street
railway and steam traffic in many
parts of the state The sudden drop
in temperature also caused much suf-
fering
Nine persons are dead, another is
probably dying, many are injured and
nearly half a million dollars worth of
property was destroyed in a cyclone
that swept over Rock county, Wiscon-
sin. Near Orfordville. the whole
Smith family-three daughters. son,
and the father-was killed. Mrs. John
Crowder. eighty years old; Mrs
Proede. bride of few months: Fred
Lentz, a carpenter, and Amy Kerban,
eight years old. met death. Wensei
Kerban is probably fatally injured.
Two persons were reported killed
when the storm struck Milton. Wis.
ten miles north of GAINESVILLE, accord
ing to messages received by the train
dispatchers Office OF the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST Paul railroad. Con
siderable property damage also was
reported and train service was greatly
delayed by buildings. windmills and
other distractions blown across the
tracks at Milton Junction, Pewaukee
and other Wisconsin towns.
The storm broke suddenly and with
intense fury. Farmers and villagers
we're caught entirely unprepared. The
loss will run up into the millions, ac-
cording to David Atwood, who made a
trip into the country Immediately after
the storm passed GAINESVILLE. The loss
TO the tobacco crop alone will be more
than half million.
Many valuable farmhouses were de-
stroyed.
A tornado swooped down upon Viz.
ginia. ILL.,. dealing destruction right and
left. 4 score OF persons were seri-
cusly injured. while many had narrow
escapes, but none was killed The
most seriously injured are Earle Whit.
taker, the little son OF William Whit
taker, Fad French. and Otis Middle
ton.
The Whitaker boy was caught un-
der the wreckage of the Whitaker
house. which was demolished.
The storm swept with terrific force
through the center of the town. Not
a business building or residence that
lay in it's path escaped damage. A
hundred dwellings were unroofed or
sustained other serious damage. while
the business section is a mass OF
wreckage. A drenching rain, which
followed the violent wind. added to the
horror Of the situation.
In Springfield some of the heavy
windows, just below the statehouse
dome were blown in, falling with a
great crash on the roof Of the false
dome, 100 feet below.
A heavy rain and wind storm, accom-
panied by much lightning, swept over
vermilion county, Illinois. and devel-
Eoped into tornado at Rossville. where
much damage was done. At the Ell
gin, Joliet and Eastern railroad round
house several small buildings were
blown down and the coal chutes were
blown across the tracks.