The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-29

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ported seventeen known dead, and
Michigan reported FIVE. Wisconsin
and Missouri each reported one per
son killed.
Chicago, March 29.--Material aug
mentation OF the known death list of
sixty four hundreds injured and
property damage estimates OF many
millions of dollars loomcd today when
restoration of wire communication
would permit compilation OF accurate
reports from the six central west
| states hit yesterday by series of
| tornadoes.
The most foreboding rumors early
| today were from the southern Micht-
gan peninsula and the rural districts
| OF Indiana and Ohio. In those states
wires were prostrated In every direc-
ton. and it was said II might be days
before some OF the communities were
heard from,
The Chicago district, with twenty
nine deaths. was the heaviest sur
| ferer, according TO reports early to-
day, The remainder OF the known
death list follows: West Liberty
Ind, seven, Fenton, Mich seven;
Zulu. Ind, 1--WE, Nashville, O., four;
| Itt
three, and one each at MonroeNllle,
Ind Townlcy, Ind, Hart, Mich, East
| Troy. wis, and st. Louis, Mo.
Outside Aid Needed.
Thousands of persons were made
homeless by destruction OF dwellings,
and outside relief was necessary Tor
n number of places.
Elgm. H., thirty miles west OF Nhi-
cago, where eight persons were killed,
suffered approximately Sa'0oo'ooo
damage when the tornado wrecked u
large norton of the business quarter
and paIt of tho residence section,
Military law was declared In Elgin,
and former service men Noluntcefeu
10 prca6rv6 oryicr and prevent iooting.
From Elgln the tornado swept
northcnstward around Chicago
smashing through Melrose Park. HV'
nnston Wilmcttc and other suburbs
with a trail Of wreckage ana dehlhs'
I'm Molrose Park and Wilmette hre
further added 60 the havoc soldiers
of n national guard regiment whlch
was called out when the extent OF the
damage became known also assuin,,d
control at Melrose PARK ana VIII
! mcttc.
!
| Michigan. Ohio and Indiana apphr
cnttv were distinct from the Illinois
atorm. In each instance however u
was the same tale wrecked houses
nrostrotlon Of wire communication
and death list NJ.
doZcn or more Michigan cltlea
vcro cut off from the rest or the
world and II was reported they wef"
In tho pnth Of the twistor whlch
swont northcastward across the STATE
| rron, Lake Michigan, The storm was
antd 10 have been particularly severe
I'm the vicinities Of Kalnmazoo hat-
lie creek. Lansing, Bay CITY ana sag
In ohio and Indiana, however the
tornadoa fury apparently WIZ
vrcaltcd on rural districts Non' o.
tbo large cities was hit, according 10
ronorts. In the open country unu
aoni- isolated districts 1t Is h'neVc4
n number Of persons were klh'" "'"
much property damngcu,
Die Under Buildings.
Detroit, Mich. March ~ Ac'pIua
ing 10 mcagcr reports rehoh'hb wv,
III morning at least eight persons
.ro holleved dead and many injured
os result OF last nights torhhdo
which swcpt over portions OF south
Michigan. George Malhutg. a ihIIhsl
~ mart Mich, was crushed TO denth
vbcn his barn collapsed hetofe INV
+ yeie Seven men were killed ana y
vounr woman seriously Injured wes'
Of sonton. Mich. -Four OF the men
were sceking refuge in an old ccmohl
plnnt when the building was oIoWi
down on them. and three men we,
reported Killed and girl SERIOUSLY
injured when n farmhouse -FOUR ulll''
west Of Fcnton blew down ana the'
, caught Ere.
Victims lying in Streets.
, Toledo o.. March 29.-EiEhi per
sons were KILLED and uenrly 100 h''
p nrod IN storm of cyclonlc lh''h'
. nv that gtruck Toledo ana nearby
villages In this section late lah' nlk I y,
, Al Raabs Corners. tftccu miles Wes
~ ,rnlcdo and Gcuon. eighteen milc'
q southeast. the property damage rum
- into hundreds OF thousands OF doi
lars. ,,.....
About tW,ui,-ntc homes at Gono'
il worn demolished Many occupant
r had retired for tho night and In many
4 instances whole families suffered w
Z inrl,s At Hauhg Corners the tath
- oltr church and school were hlowi
y over Charles Harsh. of Toledo, wh'
u44sod through boa his Auiom"nll'
+ said ho nw many women and chh
o drep iylnr in the street with arm
II and Ices apparently broken.
Full Reports DELAYED,
c Ecpnus, of the interruption 10 Wl'
r and other communication thruughou
ID tho wind smHshel area. it i' imr"Ssi
r. hle up 10 this time 90 obtain 'kAC
% figures as to the number OF dead
% Tho most conservative estimate
based ON fr1rmrrtnry- reports. Us lpA
= hint if tho storm hurrot continues u
10 grow as il has hour hy hour sine
De- tts death reports nrst began drib
.l bling in, that number viii ho consid
u crabiy exceeded in tho hnol choehin'
n up.
II TIgveu persons prr dead az lhio'
rlt. md and dozen nst seriousl
.. Injured Nv, of them probably tatnlh
I'd .a I'd result of last nights tornado
Id Tho d..1d 11 Of whom are understoo
90 have litr1 ON ths Ohio eide or "a
wm Mote. Nrs John Divine. Zine