Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-01

ed Many persons are reported TO have
been injured there. At Ossian, Indiana
10 miles southwest of Fort Wayne, a
score of persons were injured, two per-
haps fatally. The property damage at
Ossian is estimated at $4,000
Fort Wayne. Ind, March est is re-
ported here that the town of Edeerton.
Indiana, is miles east of here has been
completely wiped out by storm. 1t Is
also reported that two men were killed
at Zulu, ten miles east of here and that
the town has been DESTROYED
Another report reaching here Is that
seveval were injured and great property
damage at Ossian, fifteen miles south OF
here.
Chicago. March 2s.Nrs. II. Hansen and
Edward Jameson we're killed several
hundred Injured and 1000 made homeless
Mt Dunnng. n northwest suburb, by the
tornado More than $50 houses, mostly
frame structures, were destroyed there
Mrs. Hansen and her four children were
in the parlor Of their home when the
building was blown over by the wind.
The children were uniniured. Jameson was
buried in the debris of his cottage.
The State hospital at Dunning was not
damaged. but several smaller buildings
on the hospitals farm were destroyed,
The injured were taken to the hospital.
Montgomery. Ala. March 2s-Four or
Ave persons were killed and the north
western part of the town Of West Point,
Ca, destroyed by a tornado late to-day,
according to meagre information received
here. All telephone and telegraph lines
into the town are down.
The Presbyterian Church, railway round
house and many other buildings at West
Point were partially wrecked The pom
toon bridge thrown across the Chatta-
hoochee river after the December foods
was destroyed,
The known dead include Lem Askew.
hRoland Horne 1som Stanley and Blake
Henry and many were injured The resi-
dental section was not greatly damaged
the storm having swept through the BUSH
ness center.
Atlanta. Ga, March 2s.-At least twelve
persons were killed in a tornado that
struck La Grange, Ga. late to-day. ac-
cordng to word received here tonight.
A telephone report said some estimates
placed the dead AS high as 80 The court
house and churches were being used as
hospitals.
Macon. Ga. March ga storm Of cy-
clonic intensity struck Macon tonight
causing heavy damage. Several persons
are known to have been injured and sew
eral buildings were unroofed or destroyed.
Chicago, March 2s-Reports from some
of the country districts in Illinois and
Indiana about the tornado were meagre
and 1t was feared the death tolls might
be considerably augmented when isolated
rural communities were heard from. Tele-
phone, telegraph and power wires to near
ly all Of the towns In the path of the
storm were down. and many Of the places
were in darkness.
Outside Of Chicago. Wauconda, McHen-
~, Woodstock. Algonquin and Marengo,
felt the full effects of the storm but
communication with them was cut off.
Edgerton. Indiana. IS miles from Fort
Wayne was reported hard hit, Three
persons were reported killed at Zulu, In
diana. near Fort Wayne. while several
were said TO have been injured at Ossian.
Property loss running into the hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars was caused in
Evanston. Wimette and other North shore
suburbs. while Bellwood. haywood Edge
brook and other villages west Of Chicago
we're damaged. No fatalities were report
ed from the latter places. but many were
injured by flying glass and timhers and
broken trees.
The tornado struck Elgin at noon. COM
ing from the southwest. and swept north
east In the Chicago territory the tor
nado first passed through the village Of
Bellwood and sweeping from there
through haywood and Melrose Park left
path Of destruction go yards wide and
mile and a half long.
| In ten minutes 175 houses in the quarter
were leveMed and 400 were damaged.
! The wind tore into the business quarter
Of Merose Park. ripping roofs from
buildings, shattering windows and piling
the streets with debris.
! The Church of the Sacred Heart was
severely damaged. the church hell weigh
/ ing nearly a ton. being deposited 1O0 feet
| away.
| The roof of the parish house adjoining
was carried away and three nuns were
injured. Fire fol- time threatened to
add to the havoc, but the flames were
confined to the wreckaee
| The State hospital at Dunning on the
edge Of Chicago was converted into an
emergency hospital and place Of refuge
for the homeless More than go houses
were destroyed at Dunning.
Calls for medical attendance from the
suburbs poured into Chicago. Emergency
Red Cross stations were established In
several Of the villages and physicians and
nurses from the municipal santa run
we're hurried to the stricken towns.
At Wilmette property damage was
estimated at close to a half million
! Among the buildings damaged were tn.
town hall and the Episcopal Church
A score of houses In Evanston were de.
molished but no fatalities were re
ported
TORNADO'S DEATH