Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-06
Dead.Iniured.

mdlana ................ l. ~
Kansas .........--...'. 20 W
kentucky .........-..... 40 %
missouri .-.......--..-.. l.
Tennessee -........,..... ~ %
Alabama ................ 81 AVo
Arkansas ...........s... % o.
Totals ..........-..... 40 I'-o'
Thousands Of houses were wrecked,
hundreds Of head of live stock killed
and many thousands Of acres of grow
ing crops devastated.
The latest in the series of tornadoes,
started last Sunday. apparently in the
vicinity Of Wiuisville. in southwestern
Illinois, swept southwark across the
Ohio river into Kentucky, down the
Mississippi into Arkansas and Tennes-
see and finally veering eastward to-
ward Alabama, where the storm APP
parently spent itself. The dead in
the four southern states was roughly
estimated at 100, and the injured at
several hundred.
Tornado Series Began Friday.
The destruction began last Friday In
Andale. Kan. where 20 people were
killed and go injured
Late Saturday a rwister. probably
the most severe of the series. struck
the rich corn belt Of central Illinois.
killing IS persons and injuring per-
haps 500 in Nation. At Charleston,
ten miles east of Nation, 81 were
killed and more than 100 injured The
property damage in the two cities is
estimated at 100000.
Another destructive storm late Sat
urday crossed q territory approximate
~ 100 miles north of the center of Hi
nols. reached into northern Indiana
and caused the loss of a dozen lives,
the injury of more than 200 and a
heavy property damage.
Heaviest Loss of Life in Illinois.
Nation. H., May 90.-American
sympathy manifested itself in sub
stantial fashion for the plight of
Charleston and Nation. twin victims
Of the tornado which swept central
| Illinois on Saturday leaving behind it
| death and ruin.
/ Scores of communities throughout
Illinois, Indiana and neighboring states
responded 70 the appeals of the strick-
en- cities with cars of foodstuffs,
blankets and cots, and assurances were
received that more was available If
necessary.
Organized relief for the destitute. Of
/ whom there are about 5000 in the two
| towns, was begun under the super
vision Of J. c. O'Connor of the Chi
cago chapter Of the American Red
Cross, who arrived with q contingent
Of IS nurses.
Cooperating was the state board of
health under DR.. ST. Clair Drake, which
Immediately began a sanitary survey
In each town, that possible disease
| epidemics might be prevented.
Unload Food Cars All Night.
In both Mattoon and Charleston
forces Of volunteers worked through
the night unloading cars Of food pre-
paratory to its distribution to the
needy.
During the day food stations were
established and owners of motor cars
were pressed into service delivering tC
public buildings, Institutions and pri
vate homes serving as temporary shell
tiers for the stricken.
So far as was known the wind cos
90 lives and resulted in injuries Il
about $50 persons in Coles county. Re
ports from the farming districts indi
cate that the casualties were heavies
in the two cities.
The farmers. however, reported
heavy property losses in the destruc
ton Of buildings, the death of stool
aud damage 10 growing crops. Avail
able estimates placed the damage il
the county at between S2,50000O ant
$4,000 600, Of which 81 100000 vas IL
Nation. and about $4,000 II
Charleston.
Memorial Day Funeral.
OF the injured only about a scor
were In a serious condition. according
TO the corps of volunteer physicians.
Plans for the burial of the dead ar
under way. In Nation a public Me
mortal day funeral is contemplated
burial of large proportion of the vic
tins being in the Dodge Grove GENE
terry. itself stormswept.
While immediate 1o0d needs /
Charleston and NATION were provide
for, relief officials made 1t plain tina
the necessity for aid still was vita
In both communities the storm Ger
! | q
workingmen and among the 800
homeless were hundreds who lost the
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