The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-04-04
HUNDREDS KILLED IN STORM
Large Portion of Omaha DevaStated-Entire
Central West Suffers Indiana Hit.

ments even extended in a somewhat
abated form TO points far to the east.
No sooner had the great wind passed
than second violent gale swept over
much of the same territory, but with
! leSsened fury.
What seems II have been a separate
storm swept portions of Indiana, doing
greatest damage in and near Terra
Haute. There nearly a score of per-
sons were slain and hundreds were in
jured. Other places in Indiana report
lesser damage.
Flood swept through several Wiscon-
sin cities, damaging many thousand
dollars worth OF goods in easements
Dams were washed out in many places
and the released waters swept over
the fields.
All Elements Seem to Meet in Chicago
In Chicago, all the elements seemed
to meet shortly after Easter Sunday
had closed The wind blew a violent
gale, snow flew before it in some
| places, hail crushed windows under
it's propeling power in other parts
of the city. and rain and sleet were
dashed by it into the faces of belated
pedestrians and those who We're
driven into the streets by the partial
wrecking of their homes.
| After the storm ha passed, the
wind died TO gentle breeze, the sun
| shone brightly and the warmth OF
! spring pervaded the air.
Like Separate Storm in Indiana.
Terre Haute, Ind.-Eighteen persons
! known to have been killed, $50 injured,
275 homes destroyed and other prop
erty estimated at nearly million doE
lars, was the toll Of the tornado that
devastated Terre Haute and vicinity
| Sunday night.
Now the officials in charge Of the
rescue work say the list Of dead viii
be increased as the searchers clear
away the debris OF wrecked buildings.
Hundreds Of homeless are being
cared for by charitable institutions
and citizens, while the wrecked dis
trict is being patrolled by Co. B, First
regiment, Indiana national guard and
the police. The militia was ordered
out by Gov Ralston, who directed the
relief measures from indianapolis.
In addition to destroying about 800
homes in the south portion Of Terre
Haute, Prairieton, small town six
miles south, was destroyed and the in
tervening territory devastated The
injured will number at least 300 and
many OF these are in n serious condI-
ton. The hospitals are filled to their
capacity.
| xx,Srn ~ fhe.'
district affected This prevented res-
cue work, although every available
fireman and policeman was rushed to
the stricken district It is expected
the death list will be more than a doz-
| en-.
Lightning set fire to many housea
| Men, women and children were
crushed to death in bed. Some es-
capped TO the cellars. Whole struc-
lures were blown away by the force
OF the wind The manned were rushed
to hospitals as fast as they were ex-
tricated
Full Horror Known.
Council Bluffs, Ia.--For three days
each succeeding hour tended to in
crease the list of dead and injured
due TO the tornado of Easter Sunday
Every town in Iowa that ii was pos
sible TO reach by long distance tele-
phone throughout this time added to
the enormity of the destruction.
II is not possible to begin anything
like an accurate estimate Of the prop
erty loss, but it will run into the hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars.
The town of Bartlett added three to
the death list. All were members of
the family of Edward Dendean
At Beebe, Mrs. Kate Cavanaugh,
mother OF Mrs. Lee Hopper, whose
two daughters were killed at Nicola
and, who was herself seriously hurt,
was probably fatally injured
A peculiar feature of the Hopper
family's experience in the storm was
the fact that the father was carried
for more than a quarter OF mile in
the tornado and was found uncon-
scious with nearly all of the clothing
torn from his body
Heavy property loss was reported
from the towns OF Magnolia, California
Junction, Blackburn. Missouri Valley
and Malvern. No deaths were report
ed from any OF these places but in
Malvern two persons were reported in
jured.
Three miles east Of this place a sec
ton OF 200 feet of the Chicago & Great
Western bridge was blown away.
Following is the revised list OF dead
and injured in Council Bluffs:
| Dfrn rID
Rice, three months old. John Schultz
and wife, Mrs. VIM Poole, Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Rathke, Mrs. Joe
Swinerman, two sons of Mrs Rathke,
aged ii and 13, Mrs. Edward Mote,
J. J. Mcdonald. infant daughter miss.
ing. Mrs Weston, unknown woman at
Dansville Crossing.