Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-13

tho city. The loss 20 the tobacco crop
val be more than half n million. The
usual freak features were present.
The Smith family. which was almost
wiped out. were seated at the table at
their home near Evansville The house
was thrown 10 the road and landed on
the roof OF another.
Mrs. John. Clowdcr. 50 years old. was
alone IN her home near Orf0rdviile. The
house was demolished
Mrs Brode, bride OF six weeks. was
Instantly Killed az her home In which
she had lived but few days. Her hus-
band was. not far from the house when
the storm came up. lie remained IN the
barn, caring for his stock. until no re-
sHzed that the storm had developed into
= tornado.
Running toward the house in the
darkness. he discovered that II had been
demolished and that his wife was Killed.
Frank Welsh, n rich taitscf, ...4 %
path Of the storm sat in his home when
he saw his barn. tobacco and sheep sheds
and other buildings torn from their
foundations and demolished. The tornado
also damaged the house. but tho family
escaped unhurt. He placed his loss at
si5,WO.
hoy Meets death.
ROCKFORD, III. Nov. 12-Honry
Meyers, 10 years OF age. OF Bclvidere
M. was killed yesterday when the storm
tore the roof from a barn IN which he
had taken refuge. Rockford. I'm Winnie
bago county. suffered heavy property
loss. but no fatalities.
Tornado Hits Virginia, III.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Nov. ia tor
nado swoOped down upon Virginia, H.,
at 4:s0 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. dealing
destruction right and left and leaving
ruin IN rs wake. a score OF persons
were seriously injured. while the town
was completely wrecked. Many had
miraculous escapes. but none was killed
The most seriously injares we're Earle
whitaker the little son OF William
Whitaker; Fad French and Otis Mid
dleton.
The Whitaker boy was the most sorl-
ously injured, being caught under the
wreckage OF the whitaker homo, which
was demolished.
Tho storm SWEPT with terrific force
through the center OF tho town. not n
business building or residence that lay
in It's wake escaping damage. One hun.
dred dwellings were unroofed or sus-
taincd serious Injury in another manner.
while the business section is MAS OF
wreckage a drenehing rain followed the
violent wind. and tonight the town was
IN total darkness.
The path OF the storm was half mile
wide. Many small buildings we're
wrecked. Telephone wires are down and
Il is difficult 60 get details from nearby
towns In tho storms pate.
The tornado followed a hot. suitry day.
Al noon the mercury stood at 30 degrees,
HAHN turning 20 snow followed the wind
and a rapid fail OF temperature began.
A. 1910 O'Clock tonight the mercury stood
- p degrees.
storm Hits Peoria,
PEORIA, III. Nov, ia wind and
rain storm swept over Peoria at o'clock
Yesterday causing property damage
Of several thousand dollars. The wind
reached velocity OF fifty miles an hour.
An inch and a quarter Of rain fell In half
an hour. Tie tempefpture dropped 81
degrees In eight hours. registering Is de-
grccs at 10 o'clock. Telephone and tele-
efaph communication tonight IS praotic-
ally at standstlll. The storm seemed
10 follow tlso river and more than twenty
motor boats were sunk Ia fho river Nh