South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-08
STORM TOLL IN LIVES PUT
BETWEEN FIFTY AND SIXTY
Hurricane Sweeps Across Country From Ne
braska to Ohio Leaving Ruin in Seven
States Estimated at Million Dollars.
THIRTY THREE KILLED IN
CINCINNATI; 4 IN INDIANAPOLIS

apolis and several at Vincennes Bick-
nell and Putnamville Many werS
wounded. Nincennes, Terre Haute
and Brazil suffered heavy damage and
washouts on railroads we're numerous
Much live stock was drowned
Nebraska and Iowa suffered heavy
damage 10 crops. but no loss OF life
had been reported.
Record breaking rainfalls were re-
ported over a widely spread area, Cal
gary, Alberta, having "a precipitation
of 4.S0: Indianapolis. 4.22: Terre
Haute, $50; Davenport. la. 80:
Cairo, H.. > inches: Toledo. O.. l70;
Toronto. Ont. las; st. Louis. 1.42 and
Peoria, H., l.5S.
INDIANAPOLIS. July S.-At least
four persons are dead several others
injured and hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars in property and crop losses
resulted from the terrific rain, wind
and electrical storm that swept over
central and southern Indiana late
Wednesday.
The known dead are:
Floyd Oakes, electrician Martins
Vile electrocuted while repairing
broken current wire.
Sias Welton. Vincennes struck by
lightning
Roy Chambers. farmer Bicknell,
was crushed under barn
Unidentified person on state penal
farm, Pumamville. killed by light
ming.
Injured:
Ross Finley. merchant. Harmony.
struck by lightning.
Ned McLarren. Worthington, boy.
burned by live wire.
Three Inches OF Rain.
rainfall for four hours was 3.4S in
ches. Six houses and buildings were
struck by lightning sewers were
Clogged, wire and telephone facilities
severely hampered. and traffic in the
streets temporarily abandoned In
the suburbs sidewalks were washed
away.
At Martinsville. the city lighting
system was put out of commission,
small bridges were washed out aid
much damage To wheat and corn was
suffered.
Brazil reported four washouts on
the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and
Eastern traction road between that
city and Terre Haute WashOuts also
delayed traffic on the Big -Four and
Chicago and Eastern illinois
Bicknell reported that the town OF
Bruceville had been almost wiped out
but prostrated wires prey ented de-
tails being obtained.
Engineer Buried.
The old Nincennes cistsllery and
Nincennes furniture factory were
wrecked. Engineer Welton of the dis
ullery was buried beneath falling
walls. and struck bv lightning bolt
which descended the steel chimneys.
In the vincity Of Terre Haute light
ming burned one large barn and dam
aged business and residence property.
Big and Little Sugar creeks flooded
Wes' Terrc Haute. driving scores Of
families from their homes
CINCINNATI. O.. July S-Cincin-
natl was struck by tornado early
last evening. resulting in the death
Of 33 persons and causing great
property damage.
Twenty persons We're injured i'm the
city and thus far 40 persons are un-
accounted for.
The 10 known dead i'm the city
were killed under the ruins of houses
demolished by the wind
Pennsylvania passenger train.
known as the Race Horse Express
bound from Cincinnati to Aqueduct.
Ky. was blown from the track ar Mil
ford. suburb of Cincinnati. Three
persons We're killed and II injured.
The train carried number of valu-
able race horses. several Of which
were killed. The steamer Convoy
sank near the Ohio shore and Il is
believed that Il members Of the crew
were drowned.
Another boat carrying 90 men is
missing.
The packet Fulton sank a the foot
of Broadway and it is reported that
some lives were lost
Ragc~ Tor An Hour
The storm struck Cincinnati ar $50
o clock and ragged for almost an hour.
growing in intensity until Q o'clock.
when il reached its height Bv $50
O'Clock the wind had subsided and the
police began relief measures. Not
more than dozen persons, however.
were sent tc the hospitals
Street car service throughout the
city was brought 90 "a standstnl and
for two hours Cincinnati was cat of
entirely from communication with the
outside world.
Great damage was done on the hills
the city and i'm small
towns along the Ohio river
Railroad traffic in and in the vicinity
OF Cincinnati was entirely suspended
for several hours after the storm.
Debris covered the tracks for several
miles.
Reports indicated this morning that
the storm was more seyede in Dayton
and Bellevue. KY and nearby towns
along the river. II IS believed the
loss of life has been heavy.
The property damage is conserva-
lively estimated at $500. 600. Houses
I'M the west side were sufferers from
the wind, many uf them being demol-
ished.
Houses Blown Down.
More than 25 houses were blown
down In the west end Of the city, plate
glass windows In the business section
were smashed. church steeples were
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