The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-03-26
Killing Many and Doing
Much Damage.
SIX WESTERN STATES IN PATH
OF the Death Dealing Gale
Other Sections Also
Badly Damaged.
DETAILS OF DAMAGE MEAGER

Exacting their toll in dead and
injured and doing hundreds of
thousands of dollars of property
damage, terrific windstorms, that in
many places assumed the proper
tions of tornadoes, swept over Gen.
trail and Middle Western States
Sunday afternoon and night. At
the last reports the death list in
four of six States affected had
mounted to more than thirty, and
later reports constantly added to it.
Several hundred were reported in
jured.
While reports of storms i'm Ne
braska, Iowa, Kansas and Oklaho-
ma were coming, the south end of
Terre Haute, Ind, was struck by a
cyclone. Many persons were killed
and several score injured. Seven
bodies had been taken from the
wreckage at midnight.
About midnight tornado struck
'oitopui iiis, anu StNtTdl are re-
ported dead and many injured.
Omaha and adjacent territory in
Nebraska was the worst sufferer,
according to the latest reports.
Much property in the Nebraska me-
tropolis was destroyed, and at mid
night Mayor Dahlman, of Omaha,
wired the Governor for troops to
prevent rioting.
The request would indicate that
there may be a big death list there
and that the property damage will
mount into the hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars.
At Yutan, Neb.. twenty persons
are known to have been killed and
more than 100 injured. The little
city was almost completely demol-,
ished. as was the town of Ashland,
twenty miles away.
At WOodbine, Iowa, six persons
are known to have been killed and
many thousands of dollars property
damage done. Several were report
ed killed at Craig, Neb.. near Wood
bine.
Berlin. Neb., a small town near
Omaha, caught fire. Many build
ings were wrecked by the wind and
the debris caught fire.
At Valley Atills, Neb., ten per-
sons were missing and many in
jured. The property loss here was
heavy.
. Wire service throughout the
stricken territory was paralyzed
and what few reports received came
by roundabout routes. Telephone
wires were Communicated by the
telegraph companies and even then
very little could be learned.
Ackley, Woodbine and Carroll,
Ia, and Abilene. Kan, are other
places from which scattering mes
'ages carrying the news of grave
destruction have been received.
First reports from Nebraska were
hat the towns visited by the storm
had been wiped out and that the
Wreckage was on fire. Trains load
ID with rescuers. nurses and physi-
'ians were struggling toward the
scene. being compelled to feel their
way without running orders, owing
o the paralysis of the telegraph
ervice.
The loss of life and property In
owa was less severe, according to
messages from the swept district.
Dust storms, rain. hail and ire
nendous electrical disturbance pre-
allied over Kansas and Nebraska,
he greater part of the day Where
abroad service was impossible. mo-
or cars were pressed into service ,
nd surgeons and supplies were
ushed TO the wrecked towns at the
est speed possible over the wash
d out roads. ,
Shortly after midnight the storm 4,
eeched Chicago.
The damage at that place was 1
onfined to broken windows. the un.
oofng OF small buildings and blow /,
e down OF trees. +,
Omaha Was Hard Hit.