Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-15
Three Dead and Property
Valued at $2,OO0,000 De
stroyed as Result Of Tor
nado; Other Towns Hit.
DEATH LIST IN THE
FORMER STORM BIG
Late Reports Indicate That
Nineteen Were Killed By
Tornado That Swept Over
Four States Wednesday.

st. Louis, Mo-, April 14.-Three are
dead and property valued at between
$1,5O0,OO0 and 32,000,O00 was destroy
ed yesterday afternoon by the most
destructive storm that has visited St.
Louis since the memorable tornado
Of May, 1895.
Hail caused the greatest damage.
In some sections a heavy wind accom-
panied the down pour. Especially was
this true in the north end. The Bur.
nngton elevator was wrecked by the
wind, and large section Of 1t was
blown into the river. The elevator
contained more than q million bushels
of grain. The damage is estimated at
100000.
A panic was precipitated at Sports
mans park, where the ball game be-
tween the St. Louis and the Cleveland
team was In progress. The wind blew
down the steel flag pole, and the pa
irons Of the game threw themselves
on the ground, face downward, and
protected their heads with their arms
from the bombardment of hail stones.
Three women returning from funer-
al were seriously injured when the
horses attached to their carriage be-
came frightened and ran away. In
III fifteen persons were injured IN st.
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AT Valley Mines, lio., the tornado
killed four persons, and seriously In
jured score more.
At Cadet, Mo-, two women are
known to have been killed and fifteen
persons are reported injured.
At Shelbyville. ILL.,, hail stones eight
inches in circumference we're reported
while at Anna, ILL.,, growing crops were
badly damaged by the hail and wind.
Reports Come In Slowly.
Desoto, Mo-, April 14.-With all tele-
phones south Of here crippled. reports
from the districts swept by tornado
late yesterday afternoon are coming in
slowly. It will be late today before
a complete list Of the destruction can
be compiled.
Eight persons are known to have
been killed In Valley Mines, Cadet and
vicinity. Two men John Powers OF
Cape Girardeau and Joseph j. Boyers
of Desoto, were killed while riding in
An automobile in Jefferson county. A
third occupant of the machine is
missing. The chauffeur who escaped
telephoned the report here.
Meager reports tell of great havoc
throughout Jefferson county. Farm
buildings were demolished and great
damage done to crops.
Extent Of Destruction Unknown.
Although the weather is fair through
Kansas, Oklahoma, Western Missouri
and Northern Arkansas. the major
portion of the telephone and telegraph
wires are still down and only meager
reports of the death and destruction
wrought by the storm throughout the
state Wednesday are obtainable. 1t
will be several days before a complete
list can be obtained.
It now appears that at least nineteen
persons were killed. The names OF
twelve OF the dead are known. -Four
deaths reported from Meeker, Okla,
and three from Plummerville, Ark. are
without names.
The list of injured will number more
than a hundred. Several who were re-
ported killed proved to be. seriously in
jured. OF the injured. few are thought
to be seriously hurt.
The monetary loss in Kansas alone
is estimated to be in excess Of 100000.
1t is thought the damage In other sec
tions visited by the storm will bring
the total to more than $1,0oo,00o.
The Identified dead are:
List Of Identified Dead.
HAMMOND, FRANK; FRED KERN.
JENNIE BROWN, ell Of Big Heart.
Okla
SULLIVAN, MRS. JOSEPH; ETHEL
WHEELER (negress), Lawrence
Kans.
MEIsENHEIMER, MISS GERALD
INE: MISS ELLIOT, Robinson, Kan.
STONE. MRS. FRED. Reserve, Kan.
PETITION, JANE. Z years old, Hiawa-
j. E., Germantown,
SHELLEY, s MRS. ALMEDA. Joplin.
INFANT CHILD Of e. D. Halters,
Checotah, Okla.
sTROWD. MISS EVA, Mountainsburg.
Ark.
Lawrence, Kansas, sustained the
largest property loss Of any Kansas
town. 1t being estimated at 100000.
four residences were wrecked
and the street cars and electric lights
put out of business. The city Is still
dark.
j. D. Bowersock, former congress
nan, was the heaviest individual loser.
ds loss being 100000.
In Brown county. Kansas, the lorna
do hugged the ground and residents
are losers Of more than 100000 worth