Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-23
Eighteen Dead and Forty
Injured in Bush and
Nearly Every Dwelling
Destroyed.
DEATH LIST GROWS
AS DETAILS COME IN
Several of Those Injured in
Storm are Reported Dead
Today; Big Property
Damage Was Wrought.

Damage Was wrought.
Chicago, April 22-The tornado
which late yesterday swept over CEN
trail and southern Illinois and north
west Indiana killed at least thirty per-
sons and injured nearly 200 others,
according to advices received mere
early today.
Miles of telegraph and telephone
wires were blown down, farm houses
Vert demolished, and it is probable
that the death list will be increased
when communication is restored with
all points over which the tornado
passed.
While there is no means of estimat-
ing the damage by the storm, 1t Is GER
tain to run into hundreds Of thousands
of dollars.
At Bush, village in Williamson
county, the greatest loss of life oc-
Cured, eighteen persons having been
killed and more than forty injured.
Nearly every dwelling in the village
was either destroyed or damaged.
Most of the dead were foreigners
who worked in the coal mines near
Bush. At Morocco, Ind, nine persons
lost their lives by being crushed IN
the collapse of their houses.
9At Grand Park, Hi, half dozen per
sons were injured. and damage
amounting to more than 100000 was
caused by the tornado.
Family Almost Wiped Out.
The family Of Nelson Hulse, at Cam
pus, a village near Reddick, was al
most wiped out. Hulse. his wife and
oldest daughter were killed and two
other children were severely injured.
Trolley lines throughout the storm
swept district suffered damage on ac-
count Of the destructioneof poles. Loss
Of life in the towns which are in COM
munication with the outside world Is
as follows: -,
Bush, ILLS dead; 40 injured.
Willisville, Ills dead, 40 injured.
Campus, ILL., dead, injured.
Morocco, Ind dead, II injured.
The known dead are: ...
Nelson Hulse, Reddick. ILL.,, crushed
under his home when it was blown
down. ..- .-r"...
Mrs. Nelson Hulse.
Daughter of Mrs. Hulse.
Mrs. Charles Rice, Morocco, Ind.
Four children of Mrs. Rice.
Frank Rice. married son.
Mrs. Frank Rice.
Miss Cassie Smart Morocco, Ind.
Infant sister of Miss Smart.
Those injured so seriously they may
Gle are: u .-.-
Two children in the family of Mel
Iy,,1,o 80 DedIioG I'll
Charles Smart, father of the Smart
girls, who were killed at Morocco, Ind.
Charles Rice, head Of the Rice fam
lily at the same place which was wiped
out. '@ '-t.
Bruce Hanger, Morocco.
Modde Hammel, Morocco.
Miss Con, Morocco.
William Wilderback, Murpyhsboro.
Mrs. Wilderback.
Mrs. George King, Murphysboro.
Henry Black, Grant Park, III.
Walter Redenbauch, Grant Park, Ill.
Vanderberg, Grant Park, Ill.
Five year old son Of Mr.. Vanderberg.
Carl Rascher, Grant Park, ILL.,.
Death List Grows Today.
st. Louis, Mo-, April 22.-The death
list caused by high wind storms in
southern Illinois continued to grow
today, in, the meager telegraphic and
telephone reports received here. At
Murphysboro, ILL.,, George Meade, who
lived two miles north Of the city, died
because of injuries. One woman and
two children of the forty-one persons
brought here last night from Bush,
died today in hospital.
Two men were reported dead at
Freeman, III. The second relief train
which was started from Bush for
Murphysboro, was sent to another
town because of the crowded condi-
ton of the Murphysboro hospital.
A child of Thomas Thayer was
killed and many persons were injured
when the storm swept path in Ham
ilton county, III. Fourteen houses
were demolished.
At Bush five persons were killed in
the home of Section Foreman Camp
bell of the Iron Mountain. Seventy
five houses, the hotel, postoffice, min
ing company's office, and store and
the round house were destroyed. Sew
enty-five families are destitute and
the state has been asked for assist.
ance.
Ten of the Iron Mountains employees
of Bush are enroute here for treat
nlent. It is thought they cannot live.
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