Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-26
z LIVES LOST
|NSUNDAY STORM
SECTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND IN.
DIANA DEVASTArEp-1oo
FAMILIES HOMELESS.
NEARLY 200 ARE INJURED
Damage to Property Estimated at Be-
tween 100000 and $4,000, 900
Bush, H., Reduced to
Ruins.

St. Louis, April 23.-Latest reports
from the storm-swept territory Of
southwestern Illinois told of more
than u dead, 200 injured and prop
erty damage estimated at between
100000 and 100000.
Bush, a village of 600 in the north.
western corner of Williamson county,
suffered heaviest. The two storms
which wrought havoc in central and
southern Illinois Sunday evening met
at Bush, at p. m, one coming from
the northwest and the other from the
southeast.
Fifteen persons were killed, three
died of injuries and a hundred more
are suffering injuries as the result OF
the storm. The two storms met at q
velocity of rs miles an hour and in a
few minutes, Bush was in ruins. The
property of the Western Coal & Min.
ing company was destroyed as was the
postoffice, general department store.
hotels, restaurants and 40 dwellings.
Thirty-five other dwellings were par
TALLY wrecked. In addition to the dead
and injured accounted for, Is persons
are missing.
| Thirteen persons, family Of eight
and five boarders, sought refuge in a
cistern. The house was blown over,
covering the opening of the cistern
and the 10 were not rescued until
late yesterday.
Traffic on the Herrin. st. Louis and
Benton divisions of the St. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern railroad
will be tied up for few days be-
cause of the wrecking of 60 freight
cars on the main line near Bush. ;.
Family Wiped Out.
J. w. Campbell was section fore
man at 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, 16 years old. was in Benton when
the storm broke and escaped injury.
A COW was picked up in Bush
street. carried 100 yards by the wind
. and landed safely on the railroad
tracks. Guards have been placed
around the general store to prevent
footing and the contents are being dis
tributed to survivors.
A trainload of injured were taken
from Bush to Murphysboro, where
three died. They have not been iden.
titled. Seventeen persons are report.
ed dead at Marion, but the count has
not been verified. A two-year-old child
was killed by the storm in Hamilton
county, where the wind left a path of
ruin 40 yards wide Three are report.
ed dead at Murphysboro and five are
seriously injured. 80
Three Dead at WIIIsvIIIe.
Willsville reported three dead and
90 injured. In the district within IL
miles east of Bush, eight are known
10 be dead and 80 injured. Seventy.
FIVE families are homeless and desti-
tute in southwestern Illinois and an
appeal has been sent to the state. In
the meantime, officials of the St..
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
railway, led by w. E. Merrifield. divi.
sion superintendent. are looking after
the rescuing of survivors.
William Gambill and his two daugh.
tiers were killed at Freeman in Will
hanson county. Gambill was crushed
by falling barn. The two women
were carried 100 feet into the air. A
| son and farm hand are believed to be
fatally injured.
kankakee Loss 10 Heavy.
kankakee, Ill.-Damage amounting
to 100000 resulted from Sunday
evenings storm in this section of II.
| linois. Reports from Grand Park show
that 4 residences and buildings were
| demolished there.
Fifteen Killed In Alabama.
| Birmingham, April ga tornado
swept Adamsville, Hinckney City,
Judgtown, Brookside and several 9TH
er mining towns in this district In
complete reports say twelve to fifteen
persons were killed and several hurt.