The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-07-14
FR|GHTFUL STORM
SWEEPS COUNTRY
Leaving Death and De-
VISITATION Behind.
CINCINNATI SUFFERS HEAVILY
Twins Killed at Two Places
One Fatality Recorded
In Kentucky.
NUMBER VICTIMS IN INDIANA

The death list has grown as COM
plete reports come in from districts
devastated by the disastrous storm
of Wednesday night. Thirty bodies
have been recovered at Cincinnati
and many persons still are unac-
counted for.
A dozen or more persons We're
killed in Indiana. Kentucky, how
ever. had but one victim-Mrs. Jno.
Dauie, of South Erlanger, who met
death when her home collapsed.
Two farmers we're killed in Daviess
county, Ind, and twin daughters OF
James Moore were crushed when
their home was destroyed. Five
year-old twin children in Lawrence
county, Ind, also met tragic death,
near Indian Springs.
Thirty Bodies at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. o., July 9.-With the
total death list reaching thirty and
with the list of missing slowly de-
creasing, Cincinnati to-day began
burying its dead, the human toll
taken by the storm of Wednesday
night.
Probably the most pathetic Incl
dent following the storm occurred
to-day when one funeral service was
held for eleven of the victims. Five
of the caskets held the bodies of
members of the family of Meyer
Tennenbaum, while the other six
caskets contained the bodies of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Cohen and their four
children. The Tennenbaums and
Cohens were closely related.
Except for the collapsed buildings
little effect of the storm could be
seen in the business section of this
city and in the over-river towns in
Kentucky All debris had been. re-
moved from the streets and street
cars were running on regular sched-.
ule time.
Four Persons Nilled.
Washington, Ind, July 9.--The
storm which swept over this section
of Indiana Wednesday night not.
only brought a property loss esti-
mated at from SIS, 900 to 100000,
but death trailed in its wake. 1t
became known Thursday that four
lives were snuffed out and three
persons injured so seriously that
their recovery is doubtful.
Joel Lyon, farmer, killed when
home was demolished.
Twin daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Moore, crushed when home
was destroyed
Howard Ward, farmer. drowned
in gorged stream.
The storm paralyzed all telephone
communication until late hour last
evening, which prevented the extent
of the havoc becoming known be-
fore.
Twins Meet Death.
Bedford, Ind, July "a combin-
ed hailstorm, windstorm and lorna
do struck this city Wednesday night
which wrought great destruction
and lasted more than an hour.
The hve-room house of Elmer
Johnson, farmer, was carried sew
enty-fve feet from its foundation.
johnson, his wife and four children
were injured. but none fatally. The
home of Thomas Beasley was de-
stroyed and a daughter suffered a
broken thigh.
At Indian Springs the dwelling of
Clara Sanders was destroyed and
two 5-year-old children, twins, were
killed.
At the home of Glen Owens the
family was preparing to retire when
the tornado. struck the house and
scattered II over half a mile of ter
ritory, the furniture and bedcloth-
ing being carried away by the wind.
Three OF the family were severely
injurd.
Norman Killed At Erlanger.
Erlanger, July 9.-Erlanger
and vicinity we're visited by lorna
do wednesday night at s;i5 o'clock
when the wind gained velocity OF
seyenty-five miles an hour. Houses
were blown down and unroofed, out
buildings torn down and in South
Erlanger Mrs. John Dauie was In