The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-03-27
EOUINOCTAL
STORMS RAGE
SECOND CYCLONE IN A WEEK
SWEEPS THE ENTIRE OHIO
VALLEY.
SEVERAL TOWNS BLOWN AWAY
Worst Damage Felt at Omaha, and at
Terre Haute, lnd.-Rall and
Wire Service Demoralized
Everywhere.

Chicago. A terrific windstorm,
the second In a week, causing wide
spread damage and loss of life and
practically wrecking the already de.
moralized telegraph service, ragged
over the central west and middle
states. Reports from Nebraska, Kan
sas. Illinois, Iowa and Indiana indi-
cate heavy damage, but owing to the
wrecking of telegraph lines, reports
are fragmentary and lacking in de-
tail.
Omaha, Berlin, Ashland and Yutan,
| Nebraska-the latter towns near
ha-Marshalltown, Ackley, Wood
bine and Carroll, Iowa; Terre Haute,
Indiana, and Abilene, Kansas, are
places from which scattering mes;
sages carrying the news of grave
| destruction have been received. The
death list at Yutan was placed at five
and the injured at so. A dispatch
from Lincoln says at least thirty per
sons were killed in eastern Nebraska
10 are missing and more than hun
dred were injured.
For more than four hours no word
was received from the stricken city
of Omaha. Late bulletins report that
half the city was swept by a tornado
All wires were down and Berlin, a
neighboring town, was said to be in
flames. The message was received
over single long distance telephone
wire, which worked at intervals.
Terre Haute, Indiana, suffered Sc
verely. Scores of persons we're in
! jured, an unknown number were over
whelmed in the ruins of houses blown
down by the wind and many fires
were started in different parts of the
city.
First reports from Nebraska were
that the towns visited by the storms
had been wiped out and that the
wreckage was on fire. Trains loaded
with rescuers, nurses and physicians
were struggling toward the scenes, be-
ing compelled to feel their way with
out running orders, owing to paraly-
sis of the telegraph service.
The loss of life and property in
Iowa was less severe. Dust storms,
rain, hail and tremendous electrical
disturbances prevailed over Kansas
and Nebraska the greater part of the
day. Where railroad service was i'm
possible, motor cars were pressed
into service and surgeons and supplies
were rushed to the wrecked towns at
the best speed possible over the
!, washed-out roads.
Terre Haute Swept.
Terre Haute Ind.-Loss of life and
severe property damage was caused
by tornado which wiped out the
southern part of Terre Haute
A total of seven bodies has been
discovered. Scores were injured and
property damage will reach into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
All wires were blown down in the
district affected. This prevented res
cue work although every available fire
man and policeman was rushed to the
stricken district. 1t is expected the
death list will be increased.
With no warning the terrific gale
swept down upon the district. Parts
of the Root Glass companys plant was
fattened The end of the foundry
room of the Garland factory, a solid
brick wall 184nches thick, was caved
in. Brick and stone structures suf-
fered alike.
Lightning set fire to many houses.
Men, women and children we're
crushed to death in bed. Some es-
capped to the cellars. Whole structures
were blown away by the force of the
wind, The manned were rushed to
hospitals as fast as they were extri-
Gated.
Difficulty was experienced in obtain
ing doctors and the fremen were un-
able to cope with the flames which
swept the district The heavy down
pour of rain is all that prevented
scores of injured from being burned