The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-30
Hurricanes
Leave Trail
of Damage
Snow and Hail, Accompanied
by High Wind, Sweep
Over Half a Dozen
States.
Communication Impaired

Chicago. March 2a.-The equinocfzl
storm. that swept across the country
today took heavy toll IN life and
property.
A recapitnlatlon OF fatalities tonight
showed % dead, more than 100 In
jured and property damage mounting
10 hundreds of thousands of dollars.
-Tornadoes broke over Oklahoma and
Tennessee. other states were swept
by high winds, floods of water and
sleet and snow.
The loss Of life was shown as fol-
lows:
Oklahoma, 8: Ohio. T.; Illinois. .:
Missouri, 8; Kansas, /; Pennsylvania,
.: Utah, 2.
The loss of life in Oklahoma and
Missouri was caused by tornadoes-
The deaths in Pennsylvania and Ohio
BY drowning. Illinois By lightning and
slides.
Develops in Rocky Mountains.
The storm developed in the Rocky
mountain region Wednesday. moving
eastward slowly. gaining momentum.
Il assumed alarming proportions last
night when It struck Oklahoma. Kan
sas and Texas Two hundred homes
were wrecked In Shawnee, Okl-, and
numerous smaller towns suffered.
Throughout the night the storm
ragged. moving westward, crossing the
Mississippi and taking a northeast
erly course into Kentucky. Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio.
Chicago was engulfed in a deluge
Of rain. Lightning played about the
tall office buildings. A fagpole on
the steger building. downtown. was
shattered by bolt and came hurt
ling to the street. A taxicab was
smashed. but no one was injured.
Many Street Accidents.
Scores Of street accidents were re-
ported during the day. The wind
reached a velocity Of s5 miles an
hour. smashing many windows.
Northwest of Chicago the storm
was felt 10 the Canadian border
Snow fell over the Dakotas. Mime
sofa and Wisconsin. Iowa suffered
from high winds and foods.
A sleet storm wrecked teiephons
and telegraph wires between St Paul
and Milwaukee. Train schedules
were shattered. The property loss IN
this district viii be heavy.
Cold weather prevails in the rear
Of the storm. The cold Will gradn-
ally spread over the country. prob
ably bringing killing frost in south
ern states
Heavy Flood Damage.
Kentucky reported severe storm
damage. Three villages. Heath. Max
on and La Motto. were caught In .
tornado and many homes wrecked
No loss of life was reported Tohae-
co sheds were damaged. The wind
swept the Ohio river and drove al so
miles an hour into Indiana and Ohio.
Ohio and Indiana reported heavy
food damage. Heavy rain was fall
ing tonight in Pennsylvania, Mich1r
gan and eastern New York. Rivers
and small stream. were badly swell
len.
Reports from Missouri said the
property damage in that state wnu1c
exceed 100000. Buildings were
wrecked and fruit farms damaged.
About $500. .eee property damage vas
reported from Oklahoma and Texas
No accurate estimate could be made
OF the property damage In Kentucky.
Iowa. Illinois, Indiana, wisconsin.
Ohio and Pennsylvania, but reporta
indicated It would exceed $1,000. GOO.
Railroads and telegraph companies
suffered heavily.
Oklahoma City. okl.. March .s.---
Ten persons are dead today and be-
tween so and so were injured serious
~ IN the tornado which struck Okla
homa late yesterday. eenserinS at
Shawnee. IS miles east Of this city.
The storm swept with fury over
the entire { a e. Temperatures
erurn 10 rax~ fss~. Column one1