Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-31
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Stoically taking UP the task of re-
covering the dead, nursing the injured
and caring fer the homeless, NATION
and Charleston, Illinois, swept Satur-
day evening by, a tornado that took a
toll of more than 100 lives in central
Illinois and northwestern Indiana, on
Sunday night had established syste-
matte methods of relief from the disas-
ter. il: a., .o. IN ~ @l.~sl.
Sundays sunrise showed that Mat
toon had lost ffty-fye known dead,
with a score. missing, u 500, injured.
some of whom. may leland the de-
vastation of lao blocks of. homes in
the north part of the city, The wind
RACED 1876 homes. and partly destroyed
146 more, rendering 1000 persons
homeless. These are housed with
friends, in public buildings or in tents.
Charleston Loss Heavy
Charleston. ten miles east of Mat
toon, with 5000 population, suffered
larger loss In proportion to it's size
than Mattoon. the dead being estimat-
ed from thirty-fve to fifty.
Many were injured in Charleston
also and some business buildings were
wrecked, including the Mape1 hotel,
two railroad stations, three grain ele-
vators and Andrew Brothers lumber
yards. A company of national guards
men are doing patrol duty at Charles
ton. = 800 2@(<
Reports from the rural regions in
dictate that there was no extensive
loss of life outside of Mattoon and
Charleston. E p IN .~
Sweeping through Modesto to the
south, where much damage was done,
the storm rushed northeast, dropping
down on the north part of Mattoon.
Leaving unscathed the business parts
of the city and$barely touching the in
dustrial plants, the swirling whirlwind
lifted its -tentacIes until it reacIb d
Charleston. ~ fi":
Still seek Missing
There the tornado again gripped the
earth and tore away substantial build
ings, crushed out the lives of two
score more human beings amidst the
falling Of houses, the HURTING of TIM
bers and the swapping of trees. The
citizens Of Charleston Sunday night
still sought missing persons, while
doctors and nurses worked over the
injured, and public officers and COM
mittees of business men arranged re-
from cold and hunger.
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extinguished without serious damage.
In Mattoon the darkness of the cloudy
whirlwind was succeeded, after brief
intermission of bright sunshine, by
the blackness OF night, as the lighting
system was damaged.
For hours there was confusion in
the stricken area. Efforts to send for
help were thwarted by the collapse of
wires, but finally a messenger was
dispatched to Champaign by automo-
bile, so that relief train arrived be-
fore midnight Word was later gotten !
to Springfield. and militiamen were !
sent to aid in guarding property and
helping the homeless.
In Indiana
The storm wore itself out in north !
western Indiana. Seven persons are
known to be dead, several hundred in |
iured and many homes swept away as
the result of the storm near Valpa |
raise. Stock was killed and other
damage done,
In the South
In Kentucky and Tennessee also
number of lives have been lost as a
result of storm. The devastation
was over wide area. The total dead
in all the states may reach a hundred.
The stricken cities have appealed !
for aid. .a 'tj.s.