Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-17
HUNDREDS ARE
HURT; HEAVY
PROPERTY Loss
Arkansas Suffered the
Heaviest in Loss Of Life
Twisters in Several States

Memphis. Tenn. April 10
Seventy-fivc persons reported
dead, several hundred injured and
property damage roughly esti-
mated in the millions made the
toll of series of tornadoes which
broke late yesterday in northeast ,
Texas and swept eastward today
over sections of five states into
Georgia.
Wire reports were neaser due 10
Interrupted communications.
Arkansas with fifty persons report
cd, killed in Hemstcad and Miller
counties. suffered the heaviest loss of
life.
In Alabama the number Of dead was
estimated at 10: seven we've killed in
Texas and six in Mississippi, In Ten
nessce no fatalities were reported
Relief parties tonight were stun
searching the storm area.
The storm apparently broke in
Smith county Texas, swept sections
of Wood. Gregg. Cass and Bowie coun-
ties and passed into Miller and Mem
stead counties. Arkansas, where the
cd fifty.
Six OF the seven persons killed in
Texas were crushed to death when
their homes in Avingcr were wrecked.
Crossing into Arkansas. the storm
skirtod Tcxarkana and cut swath a
half mile wide thru heavily wooded
section Of Miller and Hampstead coun-
ties. Near Hope, Hemstead county.
the list OF reported dead had reached
twenty. fiften others we're said 20 hAS@
ll-, Nx<..- tt..~ DO, -.,Ak w.
number north of Texarkana. Five
persons were reported killed at Stecn
in eastern Mississippi and one at
Sontns.
Leaving Mississippi tho storm
swoopcd down again in northern Ala
baria.
In the Aycock community seven
persons were reported killed and thrce
others lost their lives in Ralph.
In birmingham ten persons were IN
jured and 100 homes in the suburbs.
damaged.
In Memphis. a torrential rAlnetorn
damaged sewers and drainage canals.
At Rome. Ga, several persons wcre
injured and property damase csti-
mated a, 1900, 900 donc.
Tho rainfall in Mississippi was re-
ported tho heaviest on record.
Al Jackson SIS inches of rain fell
from noon yesterday until early today
CAUSING considerable damage. Train
service WIS disarranEed ana IN eomc
instances suspended because OF wash
outs.
Chicago. Ill. April 1s,-sncw-
storms and gales. that in many plareS
were reported to be tho worst in tho
history of local weather bureau,
swept an area from tho Rocky Mours
tsins TO tho Atlantic states today.
Railroad and wire traffic was inter
ruptcd in n,nny places and thousands
OF dollars damage done to property
and crops.
The worst spring storm IN its his-
tory swept Chicago. causing Injuries
to many persons and considerable
snow. sicct and rain combined to OBJ
struct traffic and in Homc places to
level wires.
Temperatures below freezing wero
forecas, tonight in several statcs. Tho
storm H. expected to diminish tomor-
row.
The worst blizzard OF the year was
reported from Wisco'. sin where n
foot of snow fell in milwaukee ard
vicinity. Tho ractich company at
Milwaukee was forced to use snow
plows for the first time this winter.
From Nebraska camo reports of
Railroad and wire traffic were said
to he partly disrupted. Ten ~ four
teen inches of snow fell In the wes'-
orn portion OF the state. Tempera-
lures were as low AZ 20 degrees
above zero
All April records werc broken in
Iowa by the snowstorm that began
last night and swept the state today.