The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-31
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Thousands of houses were wrecked
hundreds of head of live stock killed
| and many thousands of acres of grow
ing crops devastated.
The Safest in the series of tornadoes,
started last Sunday, apparently in the
vicinity of Willisville, in southwestern
Illinois, swept southwark across the
Ohio river into Kentucky, down the Mis-
/ sissippi into Arkansas and Tennessee
Alabama, where the storm apparently
spent itself. The dead in the four south
ern states was roughly estimated at
100, and the injured at several hun
dred.
Tornado Series Began Friday.
The destruction began last Friday in
Andale, Kan, where 20 people were
killed and 60 injured.
Late Saturday twister, probably
me most severe Of the series, struck
the rich corn belt Of central Illinois,
killing "a persons and injuring per-
haps 500 in Nation. At Charleston,
ten miles east of Nation, 81 were
killed and more than $50 injured. The
property damage in the two cities Is
estimated at 100000.
Another destructive storm late Sat
urday crossed a territory approximate
ly 100 miles north Of the center of Illi-
nois, reached into northern Indiana
and caused the loss of a dozen lives,
the injury of more than 200 and n
heavy property damage.
Heaviest Loss of Life in Illinois.
Mattoon, Ill.,, May 29.--American
sympathy manifested itself in a sub
stantlal fashion for the plight of
Charleston and MattOon, twin victims
of the tornado which swept central
Illinois on Saturday leaving behind 1t
death and ruin.
Scores of communities throughout
Illinois, Indiana and neighbOring states
responded to 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 ]. G. O'Connor OF the Chi
cago chapter Of the American Red
Cross. who arrived with contingent
of 10 nurses.
Cooperating was the state board of
health under DR.. st. Clair Drake, which
Immediately began sanitary survey
in each town, that possible disease
epidemics might be prevented
Unload Food Cars All Niaht.
In both Mnttoon 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 to
public buildings, institutions and pri-
vate homes serving as temporary shell
tiers for the stricken.
So far ms was known the wind cost
% lives and resulted in injuries TO
about $50 persons in Coles county. Re
ports from the farming districts indl-
eating that the casualties were heav-
lest in the two cities.
The farmers, however reported
heavy property losses in the destruc-
ton of buildings, the death of stock
and damage to growing crops. Avail
able estimates placed the damage in
the county at between 100000 and
$3,0O0,000, Of which $1,250,0O0 was in
Mattoon, and about $4,000 In
! Charleston.
OF the injured only about score
were in a serious condition, according
to the corps Of volunteer physicians.
Plans for the burial of the dead are
under way In Mattoon Il public Mem
orial day funeral is contemplated, bur-
inl of large proportion of the victims
being in the Dodge Grove cemetery.
Itself storm swept
While immediate food needs I'm
| Charleston and Mattoon were provided
FOR relief officials made it plain that
the necessity for aid still was vital
In both communities the storm cen.
tered Itself largely on the homes of
workingmen and among the 5000
homeless were hundreds who lost their
all IN the ruins. An imperative need.
Il was stated, is for money and for
clothing, particularly for women and
\ children.
| Mr., O'Connor asserted that II will be
| AZ least ten days or two weeks before
many Of the destitute can be put on
kenosha Renounces Free Lunch.
Kenosha 49, Kenosha has given nm