Arizona republican., 1920-03-29
HARDEST HIT IN NOR H;
 SOUTH SUFFERS
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 ELGIN, Ills. March zS-Nith eight known dead, 100 or more injured and property loss that may exceed s4,00O,- 900, Elgin tonight is paraIyzed as result of a tornado that swept over this town at noon today.
 Tonight this city of 27, ,0O0 persons is in darkness and almost cut off from, the outside world. At D. In the busi- ness district, which bore the brunt of the storm, was cleared by order of Mayor Erwin E. Price and national guards and volunteers are patroIling the streets to prevent footing.
 Mayor Price, in a proclamation is- sued this afternoon, called on Com- pany D. Tenth Illinois infantry, to take charge and asked ex-service men and others to volunteer. More than 200 volunteers, many in the uniform of the army and navy, responded, s1p- guard company and Eaginfs return police force. Fifty uniformed ,boy scouts also answered the call.
 Eight Known Dead
 The storm, which swept a path 200 yards wide across the heart of the city, took its greatest toll of life at the Congregational and Baptist churches, where four women were killed and dozen injured.
 The known dead are:
 Mrs. w. D. KimbaII, 55.
 Miss Elizabeth Mowat, 20.
 Miss Zilla Foote, 21
 Isabel McConnachie, 12.
 Sam Wyriek, engineer at the
 State Insane Asylum.
 Sam Beverly, actor.
 Mrs. Ada Beverly, actress.
 An unidentified man.
 The first four were killed when the Congregational church collapsed.
 Services had been completed a few 1farl0 Or1f- huf the congregation had gone home 4 few remained waiting for the rain to abate when, without warning the storm struck and the brick edifice col lapseds burying the victims in it's wreckage.
 MT. and Mrs Sam Beverly. of Mil waukee, were in their dressing room at the Grand theatre, preparing for the matinee performance, when the stage collapsed. Their presence in the build ing was forgotten for more than two hours When search was started the bodies were uncovered. Both appar- ently had been killed instantly.
 The G. w. Peck department store. a three story brick structure, the Landborg and several of the principal Fire broke out in three places follow ing the tornado, the flames adding to the terror of thousands who rushed into the streets when houses and stores
 
 All street car service has been sus- pended.
 The storm struck Elgin from the southwest during a torrential down. pour of rain. The windstorm was fol- lowed by terrific hail storm lasting 15 minutes.
 Towns which felt the full effect of the storm include Wauconda, Me- Henry, Woodstock. Algonquin and Ma rengo, Ills. Dundee is said to have  damage in the surrounding farming country was heavy. Scores of horses .and cattle were killed
 Sherman and St. Joseph hospitals here are filled with injured tonight, while other scores were bruised and cut.
 Martial Law Declared
 Two reports of footing were received by the police. The window display of a jewellery store was carried away. Girls were reported to have footed the window of a millinery store, carry ing away the display of spring hats To prevent footing Mayor Price is sued a proclamation tonight placing the business district under military law.
 Stories of the freak stunts of the storm are legion. The families Of Louis and Charles Henning were Seat ed at dinner when the cyclone lifted the house from over their heads with out injuring any member of the party. Ten houses in a space of three blocks in that neighborhood were destroyed. The first train into Elgin, leaving Chicago at 2:05 D. m. reached here shortly after 4 o'clock and was halted in the outskirts while workmen sawed and chopped away scores of trees which had been thrown across the tracks. It proceeded west after a de- lay of more than an hour.
 William Mcclure, city assessor, es- timated tonight after a survey of the wrecked district that reconstruction would cost $4,0O0.000.
 Say Every House Leveled
 DAYTON. Ohio. March 2S.-Several persons were reported killed and a dozen or more badly injured in a storm which struck near Greenville, Ohio, shortly after 8 o'clock tonight. The storm centered about four miles west of Greenville. Wires are down and traction service has been cut off
 Reports reaching Greenville late to- night placed the death toll as high 20 and stated that every house in the village had been demolished.
 The known dead:
 William Mote. farmer.
 George Snyder. farmer.
 Mrs. Divine.
 An unidentified child
 The body of the unidentified child
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