New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
)perty damage, S5,OOO,OOO.
Mattoon HARDEST Hit


at NATION, city OF 10000 population
in the broomcorn country Of Central
Illinois, where ffty-fOur are known to
be dead and 500 injured, with prop
erty loss of 100000.
Charleston, ten miles east of Mat
toon, was also partly wrecked Satur-
day evening, with loss Of thirty-eight
lives and $50 injured. The property
loss there is a million dollars.
The next most serious loss was at
Andsle, where twenty-six were killed
and score injured, on Friday. Dub
lin, Ky, suffered three dead and sew
enteen injured to-day.
A telephone message from Hickman,
KY, late tonight, to Memphis, Tenn,
stated that reports from farming set
Elements about Hickman indicated
that twenty or more persons were
killed in that vicinity.
South Dyersburg, Tenn, was report
cd tonight TO have lost two killed
and thirty-two injured in a tornado
that swept Dyer County to-day. At
Blythevilie. AK, nine persons are re-
ported killed and dozen hurt.
May Be 20 Dead in Indiana
\ Reports from Indiana show at least
! seven persons killed at Hebron, kouts
and other places, and the death list
NAV reach twenty. More than 200 were
injured in the Indiana territory swept
by the storm.
Smaller towns in Illinois lost dozen
dead on Saturday, with twoscOre IN
jured, while in the southern point of
Illinois windstorms to-day killed half
dozen and injured a score.
Meagre reports from Sayre, fifteen
miles east Of Birmingham, Ala, said
several were killed and many injured
when tornado struck the town early
tonight.
Sundays sunrise showed the devas-
tation of 40 blocks of houses occu-
pied by workingmen in the north part
Of Nation. The wind RACED 1876
houses and partly destroyed li6 more,
rendering 1000 persons homeless.
these are sheltered with friends. in
Tublic buildings, and in a tented
refuge in Peterson Park
Chsrleston's losses IN Saturdays tor
nado. as checked up tonight, show
thirty-eight known dead, more than 100
injured, some Of whom will die; four
missing and "A large area of the city,
including part of the business quarter,
laid waste, with property loss Of
100000.
Farm Buildings Leyelled
Having swooped TO earth al spots be-
tween Mattoon and Charleston, TO kill
livestock and level farm buildings here
and there. the tornado struck the north
west section of Charleston, and levelled
all the houses, factories and stores in
an area two miles long and three-quar-
ters of mile wide.
After working through the night in
darkness. except for lanterns, the unin-
jured citizens Of Charleston to-day
found that there were $500 homeless
persons 10 be cared for. and that prob
ably half of these were IN want.
The storm wore itself out in the
northwestern corner of Indiana. caus-
ing more havoc here and there as IT
hoped along an crratic course 10 its
disappearing point.
Fire, which so often adds its calam-
,ous touch TO that OF tornadoes. broke
out in Nation, but, IS calm succeeded
she windstorm, was soon put out with
cut serious damage.
For hours there was a confused rush
ing about Of the survivors in the
stricken area. seeking relatives and
friends. Efforts 10 send for help were
thwarted by the collapse OF wires. but
finally messenger was dispatched TO
Champaign By automobile. so that
relief train arrived before midnight
rhe militia was nut on guard. and be-
fore dawn order had been established.
Thousands Of bandagos. prepared by
the United States Hospital Aid Society
for war use. we're distributed 10 the
hospitals. Hotels prepared and dis
tributed free barrels of coffee and res
iaursnts served meals gratis 10 the
homeless
Tombsiones Demolished
Lcvelling nea-ly all the modest homes
OF those living n the windswept zone.
the tornado rushed through Dodge
Grove Cemetery. turned over hundreds
of tombstones and demolished the pub
lis stone mausoleum.
Vast damage was also done IN an
area proximate 20 the swept zone and
twice as large as the i40 blocks laid
waste. In this area. however, houses
were merely shipped OF ohimneys. de-
nuded Of porches or twisted awry on
foundations. and few persons suffered
death or injury.
Five persons are known 20 be dead.
several hundred are injured and many
houses we're demolished ss the result
Of yesterdays storm in Indiana. Great
numbers Of livestock lie strewn about
the fields Of devastated farms.