Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-22
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STORM SWEEPS.
D0WNON SOUTH
Texas, Louisiana and Missis-
sippi Struck by Tornado;
Central West Feels Drop
in Temperature.


tive wind storm swept over this dis
trict last night destroying thousands
|Of dollars worth of property killing
herds OF cattle and demolishing homes
in the surrounding country. Telegraph
wires were prostrated, communication
not being restored till this afternoon.
Rev. w. T. Carroll was seriously in
jured when his home at Klondick near
Meridian, was destroyed. A dozen
other residences there We're blown
down.
At Antioch church was scattered
in every direction and two houses
blown down. AT Bogda and Baily sew
eral buildings were wrecked.
Reports from the storm area are slow
in reaching here owing to the almost
paralyzed condition Of the telegraph
and telephone wires.
Eight Killed In Louisiana.
Shreveport, La, Feb. 21-Eight per
sons are dead and about fifty injured
las the result of tornado which swept
through the western outskirts of Shire
veport late yesterday. The dead are
negroes, with the exception of the two
months old baby Of A. J. Mannheim,
whose home was demolished. The
baby's body was found block from
the Mannheim residence. A number OF
negro claims were destroyed in the
outskirts Of the city and on nearby
plantations.
The tornado approached Shreveport
from the southwest, sweeping q path
through two negro sections and cross
ing Red river, struck two plantations
where negro cabins, barns and out
houses were destroyed. In the city
proper no damage was done.
Damage Done in Texas.
Dallas Tex. Feb. 21.-Heavy wind
storms accompanied in some sections
Iof Texas by heavy snow fall did thou.
sands OF dollars worth of damage by
wrecking buildings and demoralizing
telegraph and telephone service today
In the Panhandle country the storm ac-
companies by four inches OF snow,
|completely disarranged railroad sched-
ules.
San Antonio and Austin, where the
damage appears greatest, report wind
averaging 70 to 100 miles an hour
which 3unroofed many residences, blow
lHS uOWA CuAAiheyS anu upiooIAh6
trees
At Ell Paso much damage is feared
from frost as fruit trees were in
blossom. @
Snow In Central States.
s. Chicago, Feb. 21.-A snow storm
blown by a foEty-two mile gale from
the north visited Chicago and the cen.
trail states today accompanied by a
sudden drop of the mercury.
The snow belt reaches south to ST.
Louis, west to Central Iowa, north a
short DISTANCE into Wisconsin and east
Into Ohio. Not more than an inch OF
snow has fallen in any section but 1t
lis. coming down steadily. Delay in
| hog shipments caused the market to
60 up from five to ten cents here at
ithe opening.
Two Feet Of Snow at Springfield,
Kansas CitysMo., Feb. 21.-With the
clearing of the skies in Kansas, Okla
homa and northern Texas today rail
way traffic impeded by heavy SHOWS
yesterday assumed semblance of regu
larity. Snow continued falling today
! in southern Missouri and northern
| Arkansas Two feet fof snow has
fallen at Springfield, Mo.
Trains Held Captive.
] Wichita; kan, Feb. 21.-Snow, drift
ed in deep cuts, held three Missouri
Pacific passenger trains captive, two
at Reece, Kan, and one near HOoser
Ken. Men have been sent from this
Icitp to dig them out.
I$5O, 900 FIRE IN
FLOYD, IOWA, TODAY