Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-23

Chicago, April 22.-Latest isures III
casualties from the storm which swept
over Illinois and Indiana, Sunday eve
ming, show that II are dead, nearly 200
are injured and nearly 100 families
are in destitute condition. Moore
than 100 homes were demolished and
the property loss amounts 10 several
hundred thousand dollars. Greatest
damage was done at Bush, Willsxiile,
Murphysboro. Campus Freeman and
Kankakee, Ills. and Morocco, Ind.
Gov. Deneen and Adult. Gen. Dickson,
today arranged to afford state relief
to the stricken districts in Illinois. The
dead ana inbred are as follows:
Bush. Ills, Is dead; 100 injured.
District east of Bush, Ills. s dead;
30 injured.
Marion. his, II dead (unconfrmed).
Willsville. Ills. 3 dead, 30 injured.
Murphysboro, Ills. , dead; injured.
Campus, HIS. dead: l injured.
Kankakee. IlIs dead; II injured.
Morocco. Ind, 9 dead; / injured.
Freeman, His, 3 dead.
District near Morocco. Ind. ? dead
OF L. persons killed at Bush. Ills, IL
have been identified. They are Mrs
Alexander Williams. Valentine Farmer
J. w Campbell, wife and six children
and Joseph Wood.
J. w. Campbell was section foreman
at Bush With his wife and six chill
dhen he was sitting in the section
house when the storm demolished il,
BILLING the occupants instantly. one
son. l6 years old was in Benton when
the storm broke and escaped injury.
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reach more than 100.
Bush a village in the northwestern
Corner of Williamson county. suffered
|most damage Two storms met at
BUSH, one coming from the northwest
anG the other from the southwest. The
storms met az velocity of IS miles an
hour and in few minutes Bush was
in ruins. The buildings of the western
Cpal and Mining Co were destroyed
as were the post office, general depart
ment store, hotels. restaurants and 40
dwellings. Thirty-iive other dwellings
were partly wrecked. John Humphrey,
superintendent of the Mining COM
pany. suffered injuries from which he
win probably die.
4 train load of injured We're taken
from Bush to Murphysboro. where
three died. They nave net peen iden-
titled.
Seventy-iive families are homeless
and destitute in southwestern Illinois.
Until help comes from the state. off
Gals of the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain
southern Railroad, led by w. t. Merri-
field. division superintendent, are look
ing after the survivors.
Newbern, Ga, April 22.-zSix persons
were Killed and 90 others injured by a
cyclone which swept this section of
the state, early today. Demolished
houses and dead stock were left in the
wake of the storm Which tore track
three quarters of mile wide through
Jasper. Newton and Morgan counties.
The dead
W. w burden. Joseph Maxey, Jo-
sepf Maxey. aged II, his son; Doc
Maxey. another son; two unidentified
Negroes.
Mrs. w. w burden and four grand
children who were in the burden
home when ii was destroyed, were Sc
vereIy injured and not expected to
live.
New Orleans, April 22.-About the
towns of Napaneo, Choctaw and Eliza
beth, water is from three to 10 feet deep.
Nearly 100000 persons from the flooded
sections of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi are gathered in state and govern
mes;t camps. Five hundred Negroes are
reported marooned in box cars near
lStoresville, Miss, menaced by starvation.
| Birmingham, Ala, April pa cyclonie
wind passed over Adamsville, Hinckney
!, City. Jugtown, Breokside and several
other mining towns in this district be-
i twasn 5 and 6 O'Clock this morning. In
complete reports say - to Is persons
were killed and number hurt. Twenty
hcases We're destroyed at Brookside.