New Britain herald., 1915-07-08
Property Damage Estimated at Many Millions of Dol lars---l62 Blocks in St Charles, Mo-. Demolished;
 Telegraph and Telephone Service Cut Off,
SEVERAL TOWNS ALMOST WIPED OUT;
 RAILROAD LINES ARE PARALYZED

Buildings Unroofed and Heavy Dam age Caused to Crops Prisoner On State Penal Farm at Greencastlc, Indiana Killed by lightning While Walking in Field Catholic Church At St. Louis Razed. According to figures compiled early today more than fifty persons were killed and several score injured by the < wind and rain storm which extended from Nebraska to Ohio last night.
 The property damage is estimated at several millions of dollars.
 Greatest Loss in Cincinnati.
 The greatest loss of life occurred in Cincinnati and vicinity. where thirty three persons are known to be dead and fifteen missing, eighteen of the dead there being dock hanus who were drowned by the capsizing of the tow- boat Convoy on the Ohio river.
 I62 Blocks Demolished.
 Tn eastern Missouri the storm as- sun1ed the proportions of tornado, domolishing 1892 blocks in St. Charles, town of about I l ,00O people.
 St. Peters. a town of 300 inhabi- tants, and Gilmore, a village of 100. were almost wiped out by the tornado. Tn St Charles possibly three per { sons perished In St Peters there wAs no loss Of life while in Gilmore only one person was killed, 5. Heavy Damage to Crops.
 Tn Lincoln and Custer counties. Ne- hraska, wind and hail caused heavy damage to crops and in the vi iIlage of 1Csal1away several buildings were ur1- rooted There had sbeen no loss of life reported early today,
 Tn southern Illinois the storm was severe At Mound City the business part Of the town WITS flooded.
 Tn central and soytnern Indiana three persons were killed and many injured. Telegraph and telephone Z service was demoralized, buildings were unroofed and crops damaged by. the feavy wind and rain
 Cincinnati Hard Hit.
 Cincinnati, O., July 8.The most devastating storm that has visited the < city in several decades descended about 9:s0 o'clock last night ragged for half an hour, took a toll of lives estimated as close to thirty-five and wrought property damage somewhere z between half a million and a million dollars. @.a
 As definite reports began to filter in today from tae suburbs where tel ephonic communication was slowly being establ blished, the list of the mis- sing which at last reports last night indicated between fifteen and twen- tys was Increasing.
 Railroad Service Raralyzed.
 Railroad service was partially par alyzed and wire communication with the outside world was confined to press servicey The streetsIof the city were littered with fallen trees, signs. roofs of houses and other wreckage that had been tossed there by the wind. Numerous church spires were blown down and the street car service was decidedly limited. s
 From the other side of the Ohio river, in Newport Covington, Fort Thomas and Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, come reports of collapsed houses and the street car service entirely sus- pended.
 Property Damage Heavy.
 In the outlydng districts of Gin cinnati the property damage appears to be heavy, particularly in the resi- dent sections of Clifton. Avondale and College hill. a
 With one exception, that of five buildings at Sixth and Mound streets no one locality appears to have suf- Tered more than the other Accord ing to reports this morning, however 1t has been found that there are not many buildings in the city that have ht suffered to some exteht.
 The Known Dc4d.
 n known. dead are:
 am T. Allen Of the Ohio Hu-
 Mrs E Cohen.
 mrs. TO sgTennenbaum!
 Brad williKna
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 Phillip Rizzo. N sss
 George Pagan.
 Unidentified woman A s., ling tree. '>s'1 '
 Unidentified man kflles wreck caused by storm. - ln < " s'' :
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