The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-21
PROPERTY LOSS IS HEAVY
Buildings Unroofed and People
Killed in Number of South
em Towns
CHICAGO ALSO IS HARD HIT

Chicago, March 21.-The first day OF
spring opened today with snow and
wind storm which extended over Him
ois, Wisconsin. Minnesota, Missouri,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. northern Ar
kansas ana western Tennessee Tele-
graph and telephone wires were pros
trated in many direction and railroad
/ traffic was greatly delayed In north
ern Arkansas wind storm caused
much damage and in HoXie, Arkansas,
several buildings being unroofed.
Much Damage in Chicago.
Only two telegraph wires connected
Chicago with the outside world for
several hours today. The only prac-
/ ticable relief was the underground tel
/ ephone cable to Milwaukee. Sleet ana
| wet snow and occasional dashes Of
| rain, driven by a forty mile gale from
the west, struck the city and environs,
before daylight and within four hours
had Frustrated telegraph lines in all
directions. All transportation lines
were crippled.
one young woman was blown under
the feet Of team of horses ana was
severely hurt The first effects Of the
storm were felt south and east Of Chi
cago. Wires south and east Of Cnicaso
went down within an hour Of the time
the storm struck Then the territory
west Of Chicago was cut off and about
two hours later the last Of the above
ground wires along the north shore
|....
lonll lines that survived We're 10 st,
Louis over these was carried a very
small part Of the mass of intelligence
which normally is received and sent
out from Chicago. The only crumb e
comfort to those charged with ira ls-
mitting press and commercial tele-
grams was that a Good Friday holiday
relieved them of the usual burden Of
brokeraEo and market reports.
Six hours after the storm broke the
sun forced its way through the clouds
and the disturbance ceased almost as
suddenly as # had begun. The damage
estimated to wires and transportation
is easily S150.OOO.
South Is Hard Hit.
Memphis. Tenn, March 2L-Reports
from north of the Mississippi west
Tcunesseo and southeast kentucky and
north and west Arkansas, which were
, swept by q severe wind and rain storm
last night and early today, are delayed
, because of an almost complete prostra-
tiou Of telegraph and telephone wires
. entering this city.
NO definite advices have been re-
ceived here from Hoxie, Ark, where
, the wind is said to have blown down
a large number of houses and injured q
score of people.
AT Fulton. Ky, considerable damage
was done TO property.
In Mississippi the storm was severe
from Grenada 20 water Valley. AZ
senanohia the wind was unusually
high and houses are said 20 have been
tossed about as if they were play
things. No loss of lives occurred there
Locally only minor damage was
done a heavy downpour OF rain will
!, continuous flashes Of lightning accom-
y rauied The blow.
Low Tsmperatur, In South.
San9as city. Mo-, March 2t--Storn
. and a.eet and a drop ~ temperature
:, were general over the Missouri VALLEY
- and southwest laat night ard early TO-
day. In some zectiors The storm wa
accompanied hy i. strong wind. HcaN'
rama vcro preceded with snow in souu
and ,art Missouri. At oklahoma cit,
the wind ros- to Gorr--slX miles al
.. hour. The mercury this morning drop
:. ped 10 10 here. s in Omaha. - in 81
90 Joe Mo, and 10 at Wichita aud Con
-, corda, kas, - at Springfield, Mo-. 1
at oklahoma city, 2 at Denver an
10 az Amarillo. Texas
Fourteen Reported Killed.
Mobile. Ala. March 2l-An uncon
nrmed rumor from Lower Peach Ire
on the Alaboma river is TO the efteC
-, that fourteen people were killed and a
-, immense amount Of damage done b
- a tornado. which swept through ths
place early last evening
-, Fatalities at Popular cluH.
no Memphis, March 2i.--tive persof
"A were killed and more than fifty IL
- jurcd by storm last night at Popul'
- Bluff. Mo-, according TO members
r.t....I -, qtk paoe 2rd CoIuun1