Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-19
STORM TOLL 81
ALMOST ALL IN
TWO Of STATES
Worst Effect in Flood
Sections, Which Feel
Drop in Temperature.

Chicago, April 1S.-Terrific storms
sweeping eastward across the country
which in some parts of the central
states became tornadoes, resulted in
at least 80 persons killed, two missing,
32O injured and several millions Of dol
lars damage to property, according to
reports from the stricken areas.
The 32O listed thus far as injured
include only those in towns which felt
the full effect of the storms. Scores
of others in sections which were not
in the tornado belts were hurt, and the
total is believed to be beyond the 500
mark.
Illinois and Indiana were hit hardest.
the list OF known dead being IL, while
in Indiana 10 fatalities already have
been reported. Eight persons were
killed in Missouri, while Kansas, Michi-
gan and Ohio sustained heavy property
damage.
Tuesday night storms still were NOV
ing eastward, but apparently had spent
their full strength, subsiding in most
places to snow, rain or hail, with winds
which. while high, were not of tornado
velocity.
Revised Figures
The revised figures Of known dead
stands as follows:
Indiana: Dead Injured.
deQrlck lyU
Willlamsport .........5 3U
OTeSle . ~
Brook ................. . unknown
Illinois: Dead. Injured.
Irvington and vicinity. 4 35
Hidalgo ............... 0
NeWston ............... UNKNOWN
Dgden ................. ~
f1thlan .-......-...... IU
Missouri: Dead. Injured.
warsaw UNKNOWN
In addition to the above, scores of
towns which were touched by the
jured but few of them in serious
condition.
Hard on Tent Dwel!ers
Accompanied by rains which sent
streams, already swollen, coursing far
beyond their usual channels, the storm
brought added suffering and incon-
venience to many communities which
for several days have been affected by
flood conditions. A drop in the tenn
perature to below the seasonal normal
added to the discomfort Of families
whose homes, having been destroyed
by wind. or made uninhabited by flood,
were living tents or improvised shelter
Lacked Intensity West of Mississippi
Early Monday the storm centered in
Illinoins. Striking number of vii
lagos in the darkness, tornadoes
wrought havoc to many homes and such
reports as were available from agri-
cultural communities which had been
stripped Of nearly all means of COM
munication indicated that IL persons
had been killed.
Missouri. Iowa and Kansas had felt
the storm early Sunday, but in these
states it lacked the intensity which
marked its sweep across Illinois, In
diana and into Ohio.
AS it passed over Indiana, there were
two distinct tornado belts. The one
in the southern part sustained some
damage, but across the northern part
Of the state there was a windswept
strip in which the loss of life was
heavy. Warren county, in the western
part Of the state, reported loss of
u lives.
The death toll was greatest in cen
trail Illinois. The villages of Irvington
were badly wrecked and several per-
this state were in small rural COM
munities.
Wires were blown down by the wind
and telephone and telegraph companies
hurried Tuesday to complete repairs.
VILLAGE NEARLY WIPED OUT
Danville, ILL.,, April 19.-Ten persons
are known to have been killed and Al
in iured several fatally and dozen