Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-11-16
GALE SWEEPS FROM CANADA
OVER MANY STATES AND
REACHES THE GULF.
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
MORE THAN $1O,OOO,OOO
Lake Boats Missing and Fears Are
Expressed That Crews Are Lost
Heavy Snow Storm Works Its Way
East-six States Hit by GaIe-Rivef
Graft on Mississippi and Ohio
sunk-lllinols and Indiana Towns
Suffer.

st. Lou1S.-Leav1ng a trail of dead
and injured stretching from the
Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico,
the storyn which struck the Central
States is Nov raging along the south
ern coast.
The loss Of life is estimated at 81,
and 205 are reported hurt. The prop
erty loss will easily reach $40, 900, 900.
Another storm seems to be headed
south along the Atlantic coast, but lit
tie damage so far has been reported
and no loss of life. On the Great
Lakes, however, the wind attained
great velocity and fishing craft and
small launches had difficulty in wealth
ering the blow.
Several boats out Of Chicago are
missing and rescue stations have been
notified to put off to their relief as
soon as the weather permits, but the
wind is still blowing a gale and only
the staunchest boats can Withstand
the buffeting of the waves.
The Morning Star of Chicago, with
sever fishermen, is missing and grave
fears are expressed as to their safety.
The Delta, another Chicago boat, was
thought to have been lost, but came
into a northern port. Her crew had
suffered greatly from the cold and
were almost exhausted.
In Wisconsin, particularly in Rock
county, the tolLof death is heavy. At
least eight persons were killed and
probably fifty injured. The property
loss will be found to be more than
81, 100000.
Loss Of Gife Heavy on Lakes.
On the great lakes nineteen persons
are reported drowned. Two men froze
to death in Chicago.
In North Dakota a farmer walking
across the prairie vas frozen to
death.
At Owosso, Mich, two were killed
and twenty-three injured by a tor
nado.
On the Atlantic coast n vessel is
reported sunk and another is missing.
The number Of passengers and crew
or the former is not known, but four
teen are believed to have persisted on
the other boat.
On the Pacific coast a boat, with
twenty-five passengers aboard is in a
dangerous condition and is expected
to break up at any time.
At an Eastern aviation field seven
teen aeroplanes were damaged by the
wind, which wrecked the sheds.
1t was one of the most remarkable
storms that has visited the country
in many years, for the reason that.
while at all points the wind blew ter
~rifically, 1t was cyclonic in some parts
of the country and in others was q
hurricane, while along the Atlantic
coast it was a biting gale. At nearly
all points It was accompanied by rain.
From the Northwest it was report
ed that a heavy snowstorm Is working
it's way eastward and warning given
to prepare for a big drop in tempera-
ture within t~wenty-four hours.
Six States Feel Gale.
In Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, I'LL
nois, Indiana and points in Nebraska
the sweep Of the storm was felt.
Northern Illinois suffered heavily.
The loss of life in this section is esti-
mated at ten and the injured at fifty.
In Nebraska there is one known death
and several others reported.
In Missouri, outside of st. Louis,
the storm, while doing great damage
to buildings and property, caused few
accidents.
At Quincy, ILL.,, and Evansville, Ind,
damage to river boats was reported.
The harbor at the first place was
practically swept of all craft, but no
loss OF life was reported. At the lat
ter city, twenty-five gravel boats were
wrecked by the wind.
River Craft Damaged.
In st. Louis five persons were In
jured as a result Of conditions due to
the storm. Telegraph and telephone
poles were torn down and signs pulled
from buildings. One man vas injured
by a falling smokestack and the blind
ing wind and sleet were responsible
for other accidents.
River craft suffered heavily from
the storm. as the boats in the harbors
OF the Mississippi and Ohio rivers
were pulled from their moorings and
either thrown upon the bank or sunk.
The large steamers were able to
weather the blow, but small pleasure
boats were caught as toys and hurled
hither and thither.
At Alton, the levee was practically
cleared of craft and one steamer, the
City of Moline, was sunk. The engi-
neer Of this craft had a thrilling ex-
perience and narrowly escaped death.
esNt
Cruel.
"Well I've got my winters supply
of coal in. anyhow"