Evening journal., 1920-03-29
I25 KILLED BY
Wind AND FIRE
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home guards were pressed into servle,
late yesterday and patrolled streets
and protected devastated property.
The tornado, coming out OF tn,
Southwest took one life in ST. Loul,
and swept north to Elgln, Chicago snc
suburbs, leaving desolation and deatf
in It's wake.
Seven were killed In Chicago. Ir
Elgin, seven were killed. Chicaeos
suburbs, Melrose. Plainaeld and Evan.
ston. contributed IA to the death toll.
With many cities still isolated Mich.
igan reported eight dead today while
seventeen were killed in Indiana and
one IN Wisconsin.
Soldiers, reserve militia and former
service men today began digging in
the ruins searching for many missing
women and children.
Relief work began shortly after the
storm when Red Cross workers were
sent into the stricken districts.
CLEVELAND, O.. March 20 UNITED
Press. between IS and 25 dead and
20O injured was the estimate place
early today on the toll exaeted bv a
storm which swept the western edge
ar Ohio yesterday afternoon and late
into last night. Several small viz
lages were reported in ruins.
Reflex parties were today working in
the ruins OF Greenville and Union CITY
near Dayton, and others were engaged
in hunting in the debris OF Nashville for
dead and injured This village was re-
ported practically leveled. The tornado
out a swath a half mile wide, six miles
long. It turned north and swept Swan
ton, haabs Corners, Richneld and Goena
near Toledo. These villages suffered
heavily. The storm spent Itself in
Michigan
Nashville suffered five to ten dead
and 30 injured, according TO meager re-
ports. Greenville's casualties were two
dead and a dozen Injured Union City.
village IN this territory was also re-
ported damaged with several dead and
injured.
In the Toledo district the casualty
list was expected to show five dead and
IS injured Wire service was de-
moralized in the storm areas and com
munication was almost impossible.
Cleveland escaped with a heavy wind
and rain storm which did little damage.
Two persons were killed by automobiles
while pushing across one street, heads
down to the wind.
TOLEDO, O., Mar. 20. UNITED Press.)
Three persons are dead at Raabs
Corners and two at Genoa. according 10
reports received early today, following
last nights tornado which swept
through northwestern Ohio.
Thlrty-nve were reported injured at
Raabs Corners where many buildings,
including the Catholic Church were de-
molished. Forty persons were injured
at Genoa. Ten were hurt st Rlchfleld.
One branch Of the storm swept north
ward along the line between Ohio and
Indiana.
Early reports indicated two dead and
at least a score seriously injured al
Vanwert.
The home OF George RAIDER. 6J, a far
mer near Vonwert, was burned, RAIDER I
and his wife were caught in the wreck |
lge which took fire from an overturn-
ed stove and both were burned to /
ieath.
The storm passed about four
niles OF Vanwert In a southeast TO
northwest direction.
II swept a clean path about one and
ne-half miles wide, demolishing every
hing in its way.
The Ohio Electric and Western Ohio
,lectrlo lines were out Of commission
oday.
At Monroeville. Ind, unofficial re-
orts were that t3 persons h0d been
illed and a large number injured. In
ne family Of seven, flve were killed
Edgerton, Md, few miles north OF
lonroeville was wiped out completely, (
eports stated.
ST. LOUIS, No, March 20. Omitted
ress) -One was killed and several per
ons were injured n St. Louis during
sixty-mile gale which Sunday until
lidnight swept this city, the state Of {
Iissouri, Southern Illinois and parts Of
rkansas. Several Missouri downs were
aked by fire. Damage here ran into (
thousands OF dollars. :
MUNCIE, Ind, March % Omitted !
l'ess)-Reachlng here early today from
ortland, Ind, 25 miles from here,
aports give the known dead as nine !
! the tornado which swept over this {
sotioh OF Indiana sunday evening '
West Liberty, Ind, was reported In
1lns. b
INDIANAPOLIS. ind. March 90 c
United Press. More than score 4
'ere killed in a tornado which swept \
orthern and central Indiana last night,
ccording 70 reports reaching here v
YER badly crippled wires today h
Small towns were practically wiped Q
ut More than one hundred persons 6
'ere injured 70 was impossible TO O
stimate property damage. s
In the Fort Wayne district IS were {
aported killed, with seven at West
liberty, six at Union City. one at Mon
Ievidde, several at Geneva, and three
Zulu. Union City is on the Indiana
hio line and most OF those killed
lere lived in Ohio.
seN the situation in the Delaware