The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-14
DAMAGING STORM
IS FAR REACHING
STARTING IN COLORADO REACH
Es CLIMAX IN OHIO.
MASON CITY, IOWA, IS HARD HIT
Two Killed In ST. Louis and Much
Damage Done In Kansas, and Mis-
souri--Wind Reaches Velocity
of 100 Miles Per Hour.

Toledo, Ohio, March 1J.-Nine per-
sons dead, twenty-one injured, four of
them fatally, and damages estimated |
at one million dollars. That is the |
toll this afternoon of the tornado |
which swept Northwestern Ohio onl
Saturday. Additional deaths are eX-
pected
Storm is Widespread.
Chicago, March 11,-High winds
which started in eastern Colorado Fri
day night and dashed parts of the cen.
trail west Saturday spent their force
in Indiana and Ohio where several
districts reported loss of life and
heavy property damage.
Greatest damage and loss of life
occurred where several towns were
reported to have been almost wiped
Iout.
Moving eastward from Colorado, the
high winds gained velocity as they
dipped down into Missouri and Kansas
for time reaching velocity of 100
miles an hour at st. Louis, where
two persons were injured. Smoke
stacks were blown down, awnings rip
| ped from their fastenings and other
damage done. Still greater damage
was done in Kansas, but no fatalities
were reported At Camp Funston
slight damage was done by the wind
The storm reached up into north
ern Michigan but caused little dam
age, reports indicated.
Big Damage At Mason City.
Mason City, Ia, March 11.--Mason
City was slowly connecting itself with
the outside world after the sleet|
storm and blizzard of Saturday which
took every wire down leading from
here with the exception of single
telegraph wire to Chicago.
Train dispatchers were able to
reach Wesley and Postville this after
noon. Four hundred telegraph poles
or their line between Wesley and
Spencer are down. Telephone COM
munication with the outside world was
established this morning. Des MONIES
/ was reached by routing through AL
coma and Spencer by going through
/ Fort Dodge
A line to Charles City was opened
this afternoon. 1t was characterized
as the worst storm in ten years.
Officials of the Western Electric
company indicated that their loss
would be 100000. One hundred line.
men are endeavoring to restore nor
tmal order to telephone lines alone.
Passenger trains entering and leav-
ing this city yesterday travelled on
! printed schedules, dispatchers being
unable to reach single stations.
Much Damage In Kansas.
Topeka, March 11.--Much property
damage was caused throughout the
state Saturday by a severe gale which
! averaged between fifty and sixty miles
in velocity. Reports reaching here
from mahy towns tell of trees uproot-
ed, telephone poles blown down, silos
toppled over and many plate glass
windows broken. Part of the tin roof
on Frazier Hall, Kansas University,
was ripped off by the wind. In Topeka
a large smoke stack was wrecked.
Telephone lines west of Salna we're
Oul VI lOliShl as
/. a result of the gale.
Second Storm At Salina.
! Salina, Kas., March IA 50 to
6O-mile gale swept over Western and
Central Kansas Saturday, wrecking
Harm buildings. silos. trees and tele-
phone poles. The United Telephone
Company here suffered $25,000 loss
from a storm ten days ago, suffered
heavily again all the lines that had
been repaired since the other storm
going out.
Atchison, Kas., Mar. 11-Thousands
of dollars damage was done in At.
Gibson county. Several silos were
was demolished. The top from a ply
sician's motor car was blown off as
the car stood in front of local hos.
pital, and much other damage was
done. Whipped by the wind. fire de-
5troyed cottage with loss of $4,000.
Damage In Missouri.
st. Louis, March ia wind storm
that reached velocity of 1O1 miles an
I uOhlt OF. l-Ouio SATURDAY anu
did considerable damage. This high
/ velocity lasted only half minute,
however, but for hours the wind blew
at rate ranging from fifty to seventy
two miles. Two persons were injured.
Smokestacks were blown down. win
dows were blown out and automobile
| tops carried away.
Jefferson City. March 1.-THE wind
storm practically suspended business
in this city. Windows were broken,
signs and awnings dismantled and
lseveral skylights demolished. AT times
the wind reached velocity of sixty
miles an hour. Wagons were blown
over and pedestrians were driven from
the streets.
Sedalia. NO., March 1.-THE high
wind throughout this section of the
state did extensive damage, Tele-
phone and telegraph wires and poles
lwere blown down and windows in bust
ness houses broken