The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-04-26
z DIE IN STORMS
SECTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND w.
DIANA DEVASTATED-1oo
FAMILIES HOMELESS.
NEARLY 200 ARE INJURED
Damage to Property Estimated at Be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, 600
Bush, H., Reduced to
Ruins.

st. Louis, Missouri.-Latest reports
from the storm-swept territory of
southwestern Illinois told of more
than 70 dead, 200 injured and prop.
erty damage estimated at between
$500, 900 and 81, 900, 600.
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 6 p. M, n 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 G. Min
ing company was destroyed as was the
%postofice, general department store,
hotels, restaurants and 40 dwellings,.
Thirty-tve other dwellings we're par
TALLY wrecked. In addition to the dead
and injured accounted for, 10 persons
are missing.
Thirteen persons, a family of eight
and five boarders, sought refuge in a
cistern. The house was blown over,
covering the opening of the cistern
and the 13 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 a few days be-
cause of the wrecking of 60 freight
cars on the main line near Bush.
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. Ono
son, Is years old, was in Benton when
the storm broke and escaped injury.
A cow was picked up in a 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
MOI 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.
Three Dead at WiIIsvllIe.
Willsville reported three dead and
20 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. Merrifeld, divi-
sion superintendent, are looking after
the rescuing of survivors.
William Gambill and his two daugh-
tiers were killed at Freeman in VIII
IL NooiSy NohlDli was ~ u0AOO
by q falling barn. The two women
were carried 100 feet into the air. A
son and farm hand are believed t O be
fatally injured.
kankakee Loss is Heavy.
Kankakee, Il.-Damage amounting
to $500,0 600 resulted from Sunday
evenings storm in this section of n
linois. Reports from Grand Park show
that 4 residences and buildings were
demolished there.
Fifteen Killed In Alabama.
Birmingham, Alabama.-A 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.