New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
SCORES DEAD IN CYCLONE
Storms Kill Nearly a Hundred in
West and South.
MANY HOMES WIPED OUT
Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Ala
bama and Wisconsin Hard Hit
Town in Ruins.

heavy damage TO property was inflicted hy
storms which swept sections Of the South
and Middle West yesterday. Illinois and
Indiana were the greatest sufferers. In
those states - per sons are dead. 30 in
iurod ond nearly 1co families destitute.
More than one hundred homes were de
stroved and the loss TO property will ag-
eregate several hundred Thousand dollars
Many dramatic incidents. involving deaths
and thrilling escapes. occurred Tho town
of Bush, H.. is in ruins.
At Newborn. Ga. six persons were killed
and much damage done 10 livestock and
property.
The cyclone also hit Wisconsin. the
damage being confined principally TO live
stock and farm buildings
Nevbern, Ga, April ga tornado which
passed over this section Of the state this
morning caused the death Of six persons
and injured a, score Of others Loss OF
livestock and other property is reported TO
he heavy.
Birmingham. Ala, April 22.-One negro
was killed and numerous small houses We're
blown down by a heavy windstorm which
other mining towns in the west end of JEFF
ferson County this morning. At Pinckney
CITY a baby was carried more than mile
bv the wind and was uniniured when found.
Chicago, April 22-Iatest figures regard
ing The storm which swept over Illinois and
Indiana SUNDAY evening show = dead, 200
injured and nearly 100 families in destitute
condition. More than one hundred homes
were demolished. and the property loss
totalled several hundred thousand dollars
The greatest damage was done a Bush,
Willsville, Murphysboro, Campus, Freeman
and Kankakee. Ill. and Morocco Ind. Gov
ernor Deneen and Adjutsnt General Dick
son to-day arranged 10 extend state relief
to the stricken districts I'm Illinois.
The dead and injured are as follows:
Bush. H., 1s dead. 100 injured.
District cas- Of Bush III. dead, 30 In
iured
Marion IL. l. dead Cunconfrmed).
Willsyille, IL. dead 20 injured
NIurphvsboro, IN. 3 dead, 5 injured.
Campus. H.. . dead, | injured
Kankakee H.. dead, y injured.
Morocco, Ind, dead ! injured.
Freeman m ? dead
District near Morocco, Ind. , dead
OF fifteen persons killed at Bush. III,
eleven have been identified. They are Mrs.
Alex Williams. Valentine Farmer. !. W.
Campbell. his wifo and six children and
Joseph Wood.
J. ". Campbell was section foreman AZ
Bush. With his wife and six children he
was sitting in the section house when the
storm demolished it, killing the occupants
instantly. one son, sixteen years Old was
in Benton when the storm broke and os-
caped injury The number of injured al
Bush will reach more than hundred.
Bush a village in the northwestern cor
ner Of Williamson County, suffered the
most damage. Two storms met at Bush,
one coming from the northwest and the
other from the southeast. The storms met
at velocity Of scventy-1ve miles an hour
and I'm a few minutes Bush was In ruins.
The buildings of the Western Coal and
Mining Company were destroyed, as were
the postofiice general department store,
hotels, restaurants and forty dwellings.
Thirty-fve other dwellings were partly
wrecked. John Humphrey. superintendent
of the mining company. received injuries
from which he will probably die.
a tranload Of injured was taken from
Bush to Murphysboro where three died.
! They have not been identified
Seventy-five families are homeless and
destitute in Southwestern Illinois. Until
| help comes from the state officials Of the
ST. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern Rail
| road, led by W. + Mortified, division SUI
perintendent, are looking after the sur
ViVOrs.
| Hammond. Ind. April "a destructive
storm which struck Lowell a city of 2,yO
| inhabitants, twenty miles south Of Ham
lnond, last night cut q swath 200 feet wide
| through the residence section Of the town.
Several people were hurt, but none fatally
| Kankakee, H., April 22.-Mrs. David Jay,
who with several friends was returning
| from Kankakee on Sunday night TO her
home, eight miles west OF the city, was
| killed by the tornado and others in the
I party were seriously injured. When the
storm broke they took refuge in deserted
| stone house about five miles from town.
but the wind demolished the building.
| No deaths were reported from Grant
! Park. H. to-day, when communication was
restored by automobile, but there are more
than score OF injured persons in the vii
Iage Forty-four buildings were destroyed.
| Racine, Wis. April 22-Tclcphone advices
report that late yesterday a tornado swept
over a section Of Dover township. fifteen
miles west OF here, destroying several
barns and killing horses and cattle. The
wind was followed By terrific hailstorm.
ROCKEFELLER MAN ILL