Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-06-25
MANY DIE IN STORM
THIRTY ARE KILLED AND to7 IN.
JURED DURING DEVASTAT-
ING TORNADO.
CYCLONE HITS MANY STATES
Women and Children the Greatest Suf-
ferers From Terrific Wind-Church
Steeple Blown Down in Ohio With
Tragic Results.

oteeple Blown Down IN Onio WIN
Tragic Results.
Kansas City, Mo-, June 18.-A tor
hado in Bates county, Missouri,
moved down giant trees and destroyed
all homes in it's path of death Sun
day morning Twenty are known to
be dead. The twister dipped to earth
near Lacygne, Kan. It's fury increased
rs 1t sped northeast into Missouri
blotting oft whole families, venting
ending five miles northeast of Drexel
Mo.
The dead Mrs. Frank Cory, fifty
five, three and one-half miles south.
east of Drexel; Mrs. Albert Cory. thir-
ty, daughter-in-law, Of Kansas City; a
Greek, killed in train wreck; Mrs
George Reed, thirty-eight, three miles
southeast of Drexel; Fred Groves,
twenty-five. three miles southwest of
Drexel; Glib Groves, forty; Henry
Cameron, forty; Mrs. Cameron, three
children, Maude, eleven; Roy, four.
and baby, six months old, mile north
west of Merwin, Mo-; - Alexander,
Mrs. Alexander and two children,
three miles northeast of Merwin.
A Kansas City Southern train of
nine cars was blown off the track near
Drexel and the train turned in the
opposite direction, some of the cars
standing, some on their sides and
backs, all off the track, including the
engine. 1t was a work train filled
enteen hurt.
WarrensbuTg, Mo-, June 1S.-A tor
nado one-half mile wide swept north
eastward eight miles through south
ern Johnson county and northern Hen
iry county, Sunday morning.
The home of Don Carlos, one and
a half miles southeast of Lection, was
crushed and Carlos and his wife were
killed In their beds The home Of the
Misses Milmer was destroyed and the
two women were carried into plowed
field, but were not hurt Near Suther-
land, the home OF Guy Booth was de-
stroyed. Booth was killed and his
wife and two daughters, Blanche and
Ethel, were fatally injured
Oklahoma City, Okla, June 1S.-Be-
tween thirty and forty persons were
fatally injured Sunday in a cyclone
which swept over the Usage Indian
nation,
Columbus. o., June 1S.-An inter
mittent series of tornado storms Sun
IL, IL II,
several villages, killing three persons
so far as meager reports show, injur-
ing between fifty and seventy-five and
doing property damage which will to-
tai high into the millions. Columbus
was visited by the storm and despite
the fact that it was not in its direct
path. two persons were injured and
much property was demolished.
Worthington, Ia miles north, and
Plain City and Kile, 20 miles north
west of Columbus, suffered heavy
losses. A farmer near Worthington
was killed. Scores Of residences, bust
ness blocks and other buildings were
entirely demolished at Plain City ano
Kile. In GAINESVILLE, where two fatali-
ties occurred, 500 houses were badly
damaged, fifty families were rendered
homeless and scores had narrow es-
capes. Property damage there is es-
timated roughly at $4,000
The known dead: Barnard Daniels,
farmer, Worthington; Thomas Skin
MON and John F. Oman. GAINESVILLE.
At Delaware houses were blown
down, but there were no fatalities.
When the storm struck the church in
GAINESVILLE Rev. Father Roach, who
was celebrating mass. faced a panic.
Calling upon his congregation to be
calm, he made his way to the rear of
the church, where the steeple had
fallen, and administered the last rites
to the two dying men. Many of the
parishioners were pinned under the
debris and others were fighting madly
to get out of the windows. Holding
above his head a crucifix he called
upon his people In the name of God to
have courage to spare the weak ard
to follow him.
The front doors were blocked by the
wreckage and the walls, stripped of
the roof, were falling piece by piece
into the body of the church. The
priest managed to get them out of a
window and a rear door.
Skinnion was dead when removed
from beneath the stone and debris.
Oman died two hours later in hos
pital Organized rescue work result
ed In saving the lives of others. though
many of them were seriously hurt.