Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-15
Storm Area Covers South
and Middle West, Caus-
Ing Property Damage
Reaching Millions.
q over FIFTY NOW
IS y REPORTED DEAD
Death List Growing as Re
ports Come in From Sec
tions Devastated by the
Terrific Wind.

Widespread storms Of cyclonic
intensity swept over the middle
west and the south during the last
twenty-four hours, cut their way
through towns and cities Of five
states, snuffed out scores. Of lives,
made hundreds homeless and de.
stroyed property valued high In
the millions. At noon today fifty
one persons were reported killed
and the death list was growing.
Other sections Of the country
from the great lakes to the Gulf
and the eastern seaboard to the
rockies were swept away by gales,
rain and snow.
The storm took its heaviest
toll Of live In Alabama, Tennessee
and Northwestern Georgia. From
Nashville and Memphis came re-
ports Of cyclones half = mile wide,
sweeping through five counties,
tumblipa over scofes fof hydsss,s
brushing ! doxsf 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 one hundred yards wide
plowed THROUGH De kalb county,
Georgia, just east Of Atlanta,
cut it off from the world and
killed five persons. Two persons
were killed in Columbus, Ca, and
six In Northern Alabama.
A fifty mile gale that passed
over Chicago and illinois during
the night caused damage esti.
mated at $1,0oo,0 600.
From the strom swept areas
come meager reports OF .devasta.
ton, indicating that tho property
loss will exceed by far the earlier 4
estimates. Many towns have been
cut off from the world and In sec
tions Of four states thousands Of
telephone and telegraph wires
prostrated.
Atlanta, Ca, March 14.--Five know
dead, at least score injured an.
thousands of dollars loss today mark
ed the path OF the severe rain, an,
hail storm which swept the sectiol
Just east of the city last night. TIL.
storm cut a swath about one hundre,
yards wide and extended through D,
Kalb county. Today the devastate'
region is entirely cut off from wir'
communication and later reports. It 4
feared, will swell the list of casualties
Relief parties were sent out from
here early today.
Eighteen Lost Life.
Rome, Ca, March 14.--Eighteen ar
reported dead and many more injure,
as the result Of the storm which swep
over northwest Georgia last night. Tn
property damage was very heavy.
Tennessee Towns Hit.
Memphis, Tenn, March 14.--LAteS
reports received here today from tn
storm swept sections Of Madison ah,
Henderson counties do not add to TIL
list Of dead. Five were killed an,
over one hundred rendered homeless
At Lexington nearly hundre
houses were practically demolished.
Telegraphic and telephone commun
cation is still out between jackson an,
Lexington. It is not believed that an,
further casualties occurred.
The small towns of Camden, Timbe
Lake, Huron, Life and Sharon suffere'
loss.
Houses Blown Down.
Columbus, Ca, March 14.-A storm
of cyclonic proportions struck Colun
bus early today, causing damage est
mated at several thousand dollars. Tw
persons were reported killed. Fat
tories and residences were blowl
down and street traffic demoralized
Overturned Building.
Davenport, March 14.-Thirty fee
of double brick wall In the foundry o
the Bettendorf car shops was blowl
down in a heavy wind storm here las
night. A half completed residenc
was blown over. The velocity OF tn
wind was thirty.five miles an hour.
Twenty Killed In Cyclone.
Buenos Ayres, Argentina, March II
persons were killed or ser
ously injured by q destructive cycion
here today. The property damage !
very heavy,