The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-15

Newcastle, Ind, March 12.-With 20
persons lead and 200 injured, New
castle today began clearing away the
debris left by the cyclone which swept
h southern part of the city yesterday
afternoon.
Fully 500 homes were destroyed or
badly damaged. The estimates of the
property loss are set at about $1,000, goo.
The death list began to dwindle early
today, when persons who had beer re-
ported killed began to appear or were
found among the injured.
Searching of the ruins continued,
but as no more bodies were found, the
hope was expressed that all had been
accounted for.
The city was under police n mill
tary control approaching martha law.
guard were ~patrolling the damaged dis
trict. All saloons and factories were
closed. Workers from the factories
were busy clearing the streets.
Half Circle Through City.
The tornado struck the city from the
west, levelling the rolling mills OF Blue
river valley. 1t swept through the en-
tire width of the city from Sixth to
Twenty-fifth streets. The first homes
in the path of the twister were prac-
tically leyelled to the ground, after
which the wind apparently raised
slightly, ldAIIlS III IOolS 4iO4 ~ Iiio
houses from Tenth to Twentieth streets
where it again dipped, sweeping prac-
tically every house before it to Twenty
fifth street. The greatest damage was
don in the south of the city where a
great many of the factory employees
homeless throughout the night.
Two hundred special officers were
sworn in by Mayor Watkins and a
strict patrol of the affected districts
was maintained. The tornado cut a
path from 800 to 500 feet in width
through the city for a distance of 1s
blocks. 1t entered the city limits near
the southwest boundary line and
worked it's way in a zigzag name
north for two blocks and then east. 1t
turned south near the eastern limits
and left the city in a s~outheasterly di-
rection.
Because of darkness and a heavy
fog last night it was impossible to es-
tinaate the damage. A Chill wind was
blowing and added to the suffering to
those rescued promptly: Ihree or four
ruins caught fire and at a one body
was found badly burned after the ire
was extinguished. The storm lasted
only a lew mute
The entire city turned its attention
to rescue work with Ma. p. A. Davis,
of the Indiana National guard, and
Mayor Watkins in charge. Three
companies of Indiana National guard
We're here before ] o'clock. A citizens,
relief committee was being
and will take up the work OF giving
assistance.
Many Tornado Freaks.
Communication with nearby villages
was broken off, but reports from per-
sons coming into Newcastle in automo-
biles were tina at least seven persons
had been killed in this vicinity.
1t was reported that three had been
killed at New Lisbon; three at More
land and three at Mount Summit.
The tornado played many freak acts
I as it whirled its way through h city.
On a number of streets every house
: with one exception was levelled to the
ground and in one block every second
house was wrecked and h other
homes escaped untouched. The entire
roofs were torn from houses and one
! house was picked up and carried a half
| auare and set down again, practically
l unframed.
Confusion After Storm.
Confusion disorder followed IN
| the path of the storm. Those who
| escaped injury and death ran wildly
| about the streets, women and children
crying and wringing their hands and
men shouting and cursing. The men
finally settled down nj began the work
Of rescue. digging in the runs of their
homes for missing members Of their
families.
FOUR ARE FOUND DEAD.
Richmond, March 1.-THE death toll
OF yesterdays tornado in Wayne county
was Increased to four early today by
the finding OF the bodies of two laborers
near Hagerstown.
Hagerstown is 16 miles west OF hich-
mond and the storm that struck there is
believed to have been the same one tina
wrought such havoc at Newcastle. The
roads south and west of Hagerstowr
were blocked with fallen trees and tele.
phone poles and it was hard to get in.
formation from the stricken section. Th'
tornado spent its force before reaching
Richmond. although the wind reached {
i ard rain felldiu torrents