Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-13

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DIES N OMAHA BLIZZARD.
Omaha. Nov 13-One death is at
tributed TO Saturday nights storm in
this city. The body of P c. Campbell,
aged G3. for many years a watchman in
a department store, was found within
three blocks OF his home At a time
when the storm was at its height.
TWO FREEZE TO DEATH.
Ottumwa, Iowa. Nov. 13-George
Platt, As years old, d recluse, was
found frozen to death in his cabin
Grand Forks, \. D. Nov l3.-J0hn
". Dudley attempted 10 walk to farm
seven miles west OF here. and was froz.
en- 10 death. His body was found this
morning on the prairie.
kILLED N ALABAMA.
Montgomery. Ala. Nov. l3.-Thomas
c. Lamar of Showdown. II miles from
Montgomery. was so badly hurt that
he died six hours later when the high
wind Of Sunday morning blew an out
house on top OF him.
GAS SUPPLY FAILS.
Lawrenceville, Ill. Nov. 1S.-The TEN.
perature dropped 40 degrees in less
than 10 hours, and blizzard RACED
with undated vigor. A shortage of
natural gas adds 10 the discomfort of
the people of the city. as many OF
them ara not provided with other fue!
CHURCH BLOWN DOWN.
Vaudalia. u Nov 13.-At BluH
City, east OF Nandalia. the Methodist
church was blown down Oriu Law
ler's residence in Hurricane township
was stripped of its roof and porcheA
and the windows were blown in.
STANFORD Is SUFFERER
Bloomington. H., Nov 13.-Stanford
southwest of this city, was the princi.
pal sunerer IN the cyclone which pre-
ceded the cold wave. Elevators. barns
and many other structures were blown
over. Several persons are reported in
jured and the loss to buildings NAV
reach 100000
INDIANA LOSS HEAVY.
Indianapolis, Nov. 13.-Heavv dam
ages are reported from all over Indiana
as the result of the windstorm and
blizzard which swept over the state.
At Bedford. Ind, and vicinity the
property damage IS estimated at $500
900. Ten of the II stone mills
were blown down with $500, 900 loss.
The wind ragged all day and the mer-
curry went to above zero. In the
southern part of the state the storm
was also severe and practically all
communication was cut OF for time.
Farmers report that the cold Is caus-
ing intense suffering TO live stock.
HIGH SCHOOL DEMOLISHED.
Valparaiso. Ind, Nov. 13.-The high
school building at Jackson and the
residence of Henry Prentiss we're de-
molished by a tornado which swept
the northern part of Porter county.
Prentiss' wife and 3-year-old child were
buried in debris. the little one escap-
ing unhurt a boathouse at Long lake
owned by 20 Chicagoans was dumped
into the lake. Many cattle were kill
ed and the damage is estimated at
100000
SHOALS IND- HARD HIT.
Washington, Ind. Nov. 13.-From
Shoals comes the report that scores of
roofs we're displaced and that the
brick walls of the T. V Albright gen
eTal store and the Star Mills were
wrecked. The streets are filed with
tin roofs and wreCkage from damaged
buildings
COLD HITS PITTSBURGH.
Pittsburgh. Nov. 1S.-The thermom-
eter dropped so degrees here tuu1-
bling 10 19 degrees a. 5 p. m. three
degrees lower than ever recorded here
al this time of the year.
COLDEST IN I3 YEARS.
Duluth, MINI, Nov. 13-Teu 20
Il below zero and Is 10 % below on
the ranges tells the story Of one of