The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-03-23
CYCLONE BLOWS
TRAIN FROM TRACK
CLOVER LEAF PASSENGER OVER
TURNED NEAR MARION, IND.
TRAIN CONSISTED OF FIVE CARS
Logansport, Indiana Also Struck by
Wind and Hail Storm. Many H.
Inos Farms Suffer From
High Wind Last Night.

Marion, Ind, March %. Glover
Leaf passenger train No. 5, CONNER.
cial Traveller" was blown from the
track four miles east of Marion dur
ing a cyclone which passed through
this vicinity about II o'clock last
night The train was overturned and
wrecked while going at high rate OF
speed, it was reported Physicians
have gone to the. scene. Details are
slow in coming in on account of com
munications being destroyed.
The train consists of five cars four
which were turned over, the other be-
ing tilted at an angle of twenty-five
degrees. The engine and tender stayed
on the track and the engineer and fire.
man brought them into Marion.
About twenty-five persons were in
jured.
From the meagre reports received
It appeard there had been no fatalities
in the wreck.
Train Heavily Laden.
Toledo, O., March .22.-Clover Leaf
passenger train No. left Toledo at
six o'clock last night heavily laden
with passengers, it was stated at thu
ONCE Oh tn6 VdFu MASTER.
Officials are seeking to learn of de-
tails of the wreck at Marion, Ind, but
Communications beyond Delphos, Ohio
is cut off. Delphos is said to have been
in the path of the storm.
% One Dead at Losansport.
Logansport, Ind, March ga ter
rife wind and hail storm struck this
city last night, killing one person and
|injuring many others. While the mum
Der of injured is not konwn, some OF
them are believed to be seriously hurt
The storm did thousands of dollars
worth of damage, Several houses were
demolished. others were unroofed and
a great many had their windows blown
in.
Telegraph and telephone wires ara
down aud communications with outly
ing districts IS cut of.
w. J. Ricketts,, 20 years old, was
killed when his home was wrecked
Other members of the family escaped
with cuts and bruises.
Chicago, March pa high wine
was reported to have done consider
able damage to farm and other struc
lures in IroQuois and Kankakee cOun
ties, Illinois, last night. At Otto, neal
IKankakee, a number of freight car!
were blown from the tracks of the ii
linois Central. At the general offices
of the railroad company it was sale
that wires were down and details no
available.
Three Lose Lives.
Paris, Tex, March 22.-Capt. John
| FNA III, IniI nV
| fed white man and negro were
burned to death in the fire which last
night destroyed two-thirds of this
Texas city, entailin ga property loss
of from seven to ten million dollars
A number of persons were injured
and the death report may be IN
creased. Between 1900 and 2O0(
dwellings were burned.
Three Lose Lives
indianapolis, March 22.- Powerful
winds followed by March blizzard
swept the middle west states and Gel
trail district in a narrow path in tn
northwest half Of Indiana. Loss of lif
and much property in Indiana becaus
of the terrific winds and heavy snoN
storm. Michigan also had a hard sno'
storm. Three deaths were caused an
many injured where the wind sWel
across. 49,
The wind entered Indiana from tn
north and swept through LoganVill'
Marion and Mount Pelier, doing tn
greatest damage at Loganville. A
that place, w. J. Ricketts,, was kille
when a roof from an adjourning IA
tory demolished his home. At Mario
T. r. Williams, farmer, was kille
. when a chimney fell throlgh the roe
ion his bed. At Mount Pelier an un
Identified girl was killed. The win
Gained down after passing throue
Marion