South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-24
GALE MOVES EAST AND
JUST MISSES CHICAGO
Property Loss is Reported
Throughout Minnesota and
WiSCOnSin-Lineman Blown
From Pole and Killed.
BULLETIN.

SIOUX CITY, =. D.. June 21.-Three
persons were probably fatally injured
and a score seriously hurt i'm "A tornado
which demolished many buildings i'm
MatcrtOWn. =. d.. last night, according
10 adViccs received from there today
i'm roundabout way.
The storm broke suddenly over the
city. giving the inhabitants little time
TO escape from their homes. hany
were caught under falling debris
Norman Rose and James Hogan were
struck on the head and suffered frac-
tured skulls \ child OF Carl Bach
lund was badly hurt Little hope was
held out for their recovery.
CHICAGO, June 24-Five persons
are known to have been killed at
least eight fatally injured and be-
tween IS TO 100 were hurt IN a tor
nado or series OF storms that swept
over sections of South Dakota. Mime
sofa and Wisconsin last night and
this morning. Half the city Of Spar
Ia, Wis. with a population OF 1000
is reported wiped out by the storm.
and Tomah, Wis. city OF $500. is
reported 10 have been badly damaged.
Nearly every town I'm Northern Wis
cOnsin felt the force OF the storm and
the damage 10 property Of all kinds
not only there but In South Dakota
ana a small section Of Minnesota is
enormous.
Beginning at Watertowu. s. n. last
night the storm showed its force
across the state into Minnesota and
then southwark through Wisconsin.
thence along Lake Michigan 70 Mil
waukee In all places storm was ac-
companied by vivid lighting and
winds of terrifying velocity and al
though some sections OF the wide
area visited did not get a drop OF rain
others were drenched by a cloudburst
that did much damage
A despatch from Watertown. s. d,
gives the casualties there as three
fatally hurt, and between 80 and 40
badly injured.
The towns Of BaraboO, FL Roy and
Kendalls. Wis, were among those suf-
fering severely with many persons in
jured in each place.
All Northwestern trains are late to-
day the Pioneer Limited, their crack
train, being several hours behind
schedule time.
The greatest loss OF life and infiic-
ton of injury 10 persons and damage
to property is believed 10 have oc-
CURED at WatertOwn, :. D., but up ID
10 o'clock this morning there had no
communication with that city and tel
egraph and telephone companies re-
ported prospects poor.
80 Houses Destroyed.
The last advices from the direction
Of Watertown came from nearby
town early today. They were TO tho
effect that at least 40 persons had been
injured there and that 30 houses had
been destroyed by the tornado which
struck the city late last night The
fear was expressed at that time that
daylight would reveal dead bodies
among the injured. This report was
partially confirmed by adVices recelV~
ed by Chicago and Northwestern Off
cials today, stating that there had been
loss Of life in WatertOwn. The country
round about WatertOwn was severely
handled by the storm.
Moves Due East
The tornado or series Of tOrnadoeS
moved almost due east from Water
town and later ia the night the force
of the elements was felt through
northern Minnesota. both ST. Paul and
Minneapolis reporting high winds, ter
rife electrical disturbances and some
damage 10 prOperty.
The storm hit Milwaukee shortly af-
ter O'Clock this morning. killing
Henry Johnson. a lineman. Johnson,
who had been sent 10 repair break N
a line. was blown from the pole ana
his skull fractured Many houses
were struck by lightning In Milwaukee
and fires broke out ia many parts or
the city.
The storm dipped into the extreme
suburbs 0f Chicago about
i've o'clock this morning and then ap-
parently departed via lake Michigan
Changing Pressure Cause.
Intensely hot weather has prevailed
over the entire northwest and west for
the past three days and the storms
were a result Of changing air pressure.
weather experts declared.
At Kendalls, Wis. the German Lu-
theran church was blown over and
homes rooted from their foundations
in the village several buildings were
toppled over AT Fl Roy and the roof
OF the Chicago and Southwestern
round house was torn away.
Baraboo Wis. reports the destruc-
ton OF property for miles around the
town. Many are said 20 have been in
jured there