Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22

Dubuque ............'.'.
Name. ct +ha dead definitely re-
ported late today arc aside from
the six at Boone are:
George Reid, Is; Newton; Joseph
Drinks and 1-year-o,d daughter
near Carroll; j. G. Zener and un-
identified farm hand, near Jetfer-
son; .Emmet Ehling, near Denison;
Mr.. Anderson, IS, near Hareourt;
Henry Finster, near Eldora; Frank
koloupek, Chelsea; Mrs. William
casman, Walker; Henry Liddie'
Dubuque.
The storm area At Boone was
confined to the extreme eastern
edoe Of the city, about three blocks
in width and nearly ten block: IN
length. Greatest damage was done
to the division shops OF tho Chi.
caoo 4 Northwestern raiiroad, and
/ the loss there was sstimated ~
$2s0,ooo. ,ss
& TIE factory ssetien Of Newton
was wrecked. Emmet Eh'ins, .
farm Iabcrsr, wat killed on tho
Bryan houlihan farm, and on near
BY farms several persons were hurt,
two or three seriously.
Mrs. William ossman was killed,
several persons were injured and
damage to property estimated at
from $4,000 to 100000 was done
BY a tornado at Walker last night,
according to msaoer reports reach
ina Cedar Rapids. The storm Is
reported to have cut path block
wide thru the southern part OF the
town.. A score Of houses were un-
rooted and tho Walker Free Metho-
dist church was blown down. TeIe-
phone and telegraph poles were
carried for two or three blocks.
All wires communicating with Co.
dar Rapids were down and reports
were via Rowley, six miles out from
Walker.
Tho storm struck churdan, in
mort Green county, taking toll OF
two lives there and running strip
Of land near the town half mile
vide. II crossed tho Green county
border into Webster county near
Hareourt, killing tho 75.year-old
father Of David Anderson, in tho
ruins Of tho barn in which he
sought shelter, and greatly dam
AGED property at Dayton.
Two distinct tornadoss swept
thru tho central counties Of tho
state almost simultaneously. Tho
storm that hit Boone and portions
Of Hamilton and Hardin counties
appears to have-commenced ito dc.
struction in Crawford county.
After passing north Of EIdora and
to the east Of Steamboat Rock the
tornado appears to have lifted or
spent ito force.
The second tornado struck New
ton, passed south Of Gilman,
struck Chelsea and some Of tho
country district beyond, lifted, and
than hit tho earth near Walker, in
Linn county.
Thousands Of dollars worth Of
damage resulted from hail and
rain storm that visited the south
ern part of Burlington about 6
O'clock last evening. Some Of the
haiIstonss by actual weight tipped
the scales at over half q pound.
They shattered panes Of glass in
houses and hothouses by thousands.
Hailstonss in some instances
crashed thru shingIe roofs and
paper and rubber composition roofs
were riddIed. Whore the big stones
hit tho ground they made holes, in
some instances four inches deep.
Big dents were made in tho light
metal parts Of automobiles exposed
20 the storm and canvas tops were
reduced TO tatters.
Ono inch Of rain fell within ope'
hour in Waterloo. Street and in
tsrurban cars were stopped for
about forty minute. and many pso-
pls sought collars and other places
% safety when the clouds in the
west assumed threatening. aspect.
Only slight damage 10. reported
from the countrywide.