Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-12
1000 HOMES DAMAGED
BY TERRIFIC STORM:
OHIO Is ALSO STRUCK
Newcastle, Ind, Gets Force
of Storm-Many Places
Demolished.
THREE ARE DEAD
IN CINCINNATI
Complete List of Dead and
Amount of Damage Un-
known for Several Days.

known Tor Several Lays
Newcastle, IND. March 13.-search
began today for additional bodies OF
persons supposed to have been killed
In the tornado which swept Newcastle
AZ we'll as the rest OF southern Indiana
and Ohio yesterday leaving 30 known
dead in this city. damaging 1000
homes and causing a financial los. Of
tho complete list Of dead ana the to-
tai number Of injured. the latter al
ready little less than 200, would
not be known for days. The wreckage
Of buildings in some cases was COM
plete and rescuers could hear means
Of wounded and dying under the ruins
Many Reported Dead.
Unoonhrmed reports were that the
storm had resulted in deaths in
neighboring towns. Three persons
were said to have been killed in Mt.
Summit, three in Moreland and three
vening. >ls5
Neighbor1ng cfties responded to ap-
peals for help. Ambulances were
brought to Newcastle from Muncie by
policemen Of that city who at onoe
began to aid in the work Of rescueand
search 10f tho mh00nS.
Terrific Strength.
The storm broke during . warm af-
ternoon and lasted only q few min
utes. Il cut q swath two blocks wide
in some plaoes IT, strength was 20
some distance two freight cars Leads
cd with iron. Mrs. A. y. Sliger Was in
been heard from rural districts inter-
bed when tho storm struck her house
and demolished It, but the bed vas
carried out and Mr2 a1ger caxried
with 1t. She escaped serious injury. s
Three Dead In Onclnnati..
Cincinnati. March 12.-Ths dsath
sksrm that levsllsd numerous hoases.
in Hyde park. in the east END Of the
city last night, had not increased to-
day. Three people, two men and q boy,
are dead. while hospital authorities
.are working to ssvs ths. nvss Of four!
others who are Known to be danger
ously injured.
More than thirty houses were either
completely lsvellsd to the ground or
damaged to such an sxtsnt a. to mako
them untnhabftable. The rescue work
was efficient, however, and all Of the
homeless were taken care Of by nGeGh.
bors.
Storm Lao Sunday.
Newcastle. Ind. March 11-A6pre
than 20 persons wore killed and 16o
In tornado which wrecked 500
homes in this city late yesterday af-
ternoon. The damage was estimated
at 100000, but may exeeed that
figure.
The storm swept over the city IN q
southeasterly direction dsmolishinx
blocks wide ana more than ton blocks
long. For several hours the city was
entirely cut of from communication.
Appeals for help were sent out by
Mayor Lob Watkins and Governor
Goodrich was asked to send troops to
police the city which u in darkness
tonight owing to tho demolition Of the
power plant.
The exact number Of dead may not
be known for a day or two as pract1c-
ally all the bodies thus far found have
been dug out of the wreckase Of their
homes. The search last night was
hampered by darkness. With daylight
today It 10 believed several more
bodies will be FOUND.
Early last night the list Of idsnti.
ned dead totallsd ten, and there wore
seven other bodies in the morgus but
1t was said several others had been
found in various sections Of the
wrecked district and taken into near
by residences not damaged by the
storm.
Confusion and disorder followed In
the path Of the storm. Those who es-
capped injury and death ran Wildly
about the streets, women and children
crying and wringing their hands, and
men shouting and cursing. The mon
finally settled down and began the
work Of rescue, digging In the ruins
Of their families. 9tsa a.
Most Of the dead wsre found In the
wreckage OF their homes, only two or.
three bodies being found in the
streets. ~
The identided dead are: = =
Gray Davis. Mrs. John r. Dayis.s
Mn. Archie Fletcher. Edward Dun
lop, James Nsilis, Elizabeth Day.
Mrs: Acis Williamson and dAughter
Opal, Razer. man: Hayler, girl .
The storm struck the south and
west sides Of the city. The south side, :
school, the rolling mills ana q shovel,
plant wsrs destroyed. While the storm
also hit the better residence district
It wa not damaged as ssvorolyl ass
that IA the nsiShborhood Of the Nax-s.
we'll automobile factory. s.-' = =.
Newcastle has q population of 1E..s
600 and 10 known a. the city Of roe.s
-" because OF the large grsonhoueessss
located there. It has several larEos
manufacturing plants. ~ - q,