Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-16
THREE KILLED
IN A TORNADO
Property Loss of $500, 900
Near Syr .cuse N. 7.

Syracuse, n. Y, Sept. 16.-A tornado
which swept over Onondaga county
killed three persons, injured forty 9th
ers, partially wrecked ninety buildings
and did property damage amounting to
$500, 600. Hundreds of persons, trap
ped in their homes, barely escaped with
their lives .
| At North Syracuse, six miles from
this city, q farm house occupied by a
Mrs. II. w. Wendell and her three
| children was overturned. The gables
of the root were buried In the mud.
The oldest son, a boy Of twelve, carried
his mother through ar attic window.
His shoulder was broken. The furnl-
ture was piled on the ceilings.
At Long Branch, on Onandaga lake,
where one man was killed, three cars
on the Syracuse and Northern trolley
line were lifted from the tracks and
two Of them overturned. At the same
alley were demolished and the boat
house and shells of the Syracuse uni
versity crews were lifted from the
bank Of the Onondaga lake outlet and
planted In the stream.
Physicians had narrowing expert
ences in getting to the injured. Four
teen automobiles were sent to Long
Branch to bring in the Injured. All
Of the hospitals were called on for as
sistance.
Doctors Graphic Story.
The storm first appeared neal Long
Branch and travelled just north Of the
town Of Liverpool, devastating farm
lands to North Syracuse, a distance of
seven miles. The dead are: William
Madison, Syracuse; S. w. Dopp, Full
ton. and Charles Chapman, Salina. OF
the dead Chapman lost his life In his
barn and Dopp, a Lake Shore motor
man. died at q Syracuse hospital Of In
-juriC> received when his car was over
turned. A graphic story of his trip
across country, southeast of North
! Syracuse. was told by DIR. B. S. Moore.
at was the worst trip l ever had
! declared the physician. 81 had read OF
the damage done by tornadoes, but new.
er dreamed it was anything like I saw
last night. | was called to attend
Frank Green, who was terribly Injured
by his barn falling on him. He has
three broken ribs, all his teeth were
knocked out and has internal injuries.
If he lives it will be due to the heroism
Of his wife.
INF. and Mrs. Green with their chill
dren were IN the house when the build
ing began to break, and they dashed
out and started to run toward a neigh
boris house. When they had gone SOM
distance Mrs. Green looked around fol
her husband and, not seeing him, tol6
the children to run on ahead. She re
turned to the house, as the tornado hat
passed by that time, and began tt
search for her husband.
Drags Husband From Death.
"She found him at the rear of the
barn, buried under the debris. I dom
know how she did it, but, unaided, sh,
dragged him out and carried him int
the house. Then she went for assist
ance and was called by phone.
1.-THE barn was demolished by tn,
wind, not a timber was left standing
The roof was blown off the house ant
all the windows were broken. / drov,
to a point a half mile from the hous,
and then had to get out and walk. Thu
road was blocked by fallen trees. ON
big tree, roots and all, was lying di
rectly across the road. They told m'
1t has been blown fully six rods"
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