The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-03-22
Latest Reports Indicate Prop
eriy Loss Of Millions.
MOST FATALITIES IN SOUTH

Death is Reported-Late Tidings
Increase Amount Of Loss.
One hundred persons were killed,
many injured and a loss OF millions
OF dollars has been caused by the
great storm that has been centered
over Iowa.
From the gulf TO Duluth and for p
900 miles east and west reports are
coming in OF tornadoes. floods and, In
the south. earthquakes. In the west
and southwest washouts have caused
several fatal railway wrecks.
Heavy rains continue in the south
ern states and heavy falls are report
ed In the middle Atlantic district and
in some OF the interior regions. In
the northwest, particularly in Mime
sofa and South Dakota. considerable
snow has fallen.
Many Fatalities in South.
The storm took its heaviest toll OF
life in Alabama, Tennessee and
northwestern Georgia. From Nash
Vile and Memphis came reports OF
cyclones half mile wide, sweeping
through five counties. tumbling over
scores of houses, brushing a dozen
towns and killing twenty persons.
Rome, Ca. told similar story OF
the storm in northwestern Georgia
during the night, placing the dead at
eighteen. A cyclone 100 yards wide
plowed through DeKalb county, Geor-
gia. Just east OF Atlanta, cut that dis
trict off from the world and killed
FIVE persons. Six persons were killed
HI northern Alabama.
More Than 100 Known Dead.
Here is a list OF the known dead:
Rome, Ga. ........,.......s... ....lo
Curryville, Ga. ...................
Rosedale. Ga. ................s...
south Berlin, Tenn. ..............
CadsdeIl, Ala. .........,.........'
atlanta, Ga. .................'.'
Columbus, Ga. ........'''.''''.''
Gaysville, Ala. ..,................
Northern Mississippi ............. Z
Floyd County. Georgia ............l4
Northern Louisiana ..............lt
Northern Mississippi ............. z
Genldon County. Georgia .........lS
Lexington. Tenn. .................
Huling, Tenn. .......-........'.. d
Potts Camp, Tenn. ............... 1
Brookland, Texas ................. 1
Jacksonville, Ill. ................ i
Deaths also were reported from
Middleton, Tenn. Mount Airy Coun-
Nv. Tennessee; Pleasant Grove, Tenn;
Brinkley. Ark. Marked Tree. Ark. I;
Earl, Ark Huron, Tenn; Timber
Lake, Tenn.
At Columbus, Ca. the Racine no
tel where the st. Louis National
League baseball players were staying
during the training season was
wrecked and several OF the Cardinals
were injured.
Havoc In Illinois.
Z, Chicago the wind attained grea
veIocity. Scores or windows were
shattered.
Down state damage was heavier
At Quincy wires were torn down ant
windows broken. Several large boat
we're broken loose from their moor
ings In the Quincy bay and man,
launches we're swamped. The wave
were larger than have ever been see
ON the Mississippi by many of the oil
river men
In the counties OF Peoria, Woodfor
and Tazewell the damage was heavy
The wind at Peoria reached a veloc
" OF fifty miles an hour Windo'
glass and signs were broken and tree
uprooted Small buildings were owe
turned. Both telephone and tell
rraphic communication is PRACTICAL
nj n standstill
At Spring Bay. H., where a churc
meeting was In progress. the men
hers were thrown into a near PAN
when the church steeple crashed
the ground Part OF the building wa
unrnofed. No one was injured.
Farmer Killed by Failing Tree.
Near Jacksonville. ILL.,, Charles O.
min. n farmer. went to close u
kitchen door OF his house. which hf
blown open. when large oak tn
was blown down, inhicting injuri
from which he died The rear OF q
housH was wrecked
At White Hall, one man was blow
from the sidewalk against house,
distance OF twenty feet skatii
rink was blown over
Three persons we're hurt and CO
adorable property damage done
Jerseyvile, thirty miles northeast
East 81. Louis Several houses we
wrecked.
Floods sweep Wisconsin.
In wisconsin floods and washou
have caused great loss. The Chic
20. Milwaukee and ST. Paul has y
sered washouts on the Reno bran
AZ f,anesboro and at Tunnel City
the main line The Chicago a
Northwestern. experienced seven
lions washouts between Lacrosse a
x., ~..,,ittrv IN the DELAYING