Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-09
TORNADO MAKES
PATH Of DEATH
Many Killed in Cyclone in
Midwest-Property Loss
Is Millions.

which swept Ohio, Pennsylvania, uli-
nois and Iowa. Following is a tabula-
ton:
Lorain-Seventy-two dead, several
hundred probably injured and property
damage estimated at more than $751;
100000
Sandusky-Six dead, about 100 in
jured, with property damage estimated
at more than 81, 100000.
Cleveland-Seven dead, with small
property loss.
Manufactured dead
Akron-One dead and property dam
age estimated between 100000 and
$1,0000OO.
French Creek-Three killed, twelve
houses demolished or badly damaged
Near Weymouth - Two children
drowned
YOungstOwn-One dead
Alliance-No casualties, but 100 re-
ported rescued by police from flooded
homes.
Cedar Point-Six cottages blown
down; no casualties.
Vermilion Small damage from
heavy rain, but no casualties.
Salem-One dead.
Cleveland.-There has been no Off
cial report of the number of persons
killed by the tornado, no such report
being possible for some days. But it
was declared that the figure at the
outside will not go over $50. The
number of injured is conjectured be-
tween 800 and 1000. Seventy-two
bodies have been recovered in Lorain.
and twenty-six in other towns in north
ern Ohio
The area of tornado violence was
in the 6O-mile stretch from Cleveland
to Sandusky, along the lake, although
other Ohio cities reported violent
storms, with much property damage.
Adjt. Gen. Frank d. Henderson
went at once to Lorain in charge of
1000 militiamen, who were on guard
duty at all roads leading into the
city and throughout the devastated
territory.
The guardsmen were on duty CHIEF
ly to prevent footing. Within an hour
after the tornado had spun across the
city SuOulS were DuSy.
Scenes of the widest terror and
confusion were enacted in the cities
as the furious winds blew human be-
ings and buildings into the lake,
blew railroad cars off their tracks,
and pushed structures over.
AS the darkness came on, unlighted
streets and homes added to the terror,
while pouring rain fell.
Tornado Suddenly Comes.
With a whine that grew TO roar
and then became a screech the wind
suddenly rose, black clouds lowered
swiftly, and the tornado struck the
port city of $4,000 inhabitants with a
devastating crash.
Instantly the entire city was dark
ened as the public utilities buildings
were directly in the center of the
storms path. In the darkness, and
amid the almost tropical downpour of
sheets of rain, the lightning bolts mo-
mentarily revealed the destruction go
ing on in the midst of eardrum de-
stroying crashes of collapsing build
ings.
CHECiic VI NCSSCiS were IOIU loose
from the docks, all small craft in the
bay were overturned, and the wharves
and warehouses began to fall apart.
Shrieks of the panicstricken, cries of
the injured artillery-like reports of
lightning bolts, and the howl of the
cyclone made the darkness a horrible
confusion.
Cedar RonfHS
is beginning to recover from the tor
nado. The property loss is estimated
at close to million dollars.
The storm Is reported to have been
the heaviest that has struck this sec
ton of the state in 20 years, but so
far as known there was no loss of
life
The town of Marengo is almost a
wreck The estimated loss is placed
at 100000 and will be double that in
the country. All crops in a three
mile path across Iowa county were
ruined Bridges and culverts were
swept away and roads washed out.
Every house in Ladora was flood
ed. Thousands of trees are down at
Coggan, Central City, Monticello,
Viola, Springville, Anamosa, Belle
PLANE, Tampa, Shellsburg, Urbana.
Vinton, Dysart and in and around
this city.
Two hundred telephone lines were
blown down at Carroll, 500 at Boone,
several hundred at Ames At Hamp-
ton part of the fair grounds was de-
molished.
Relief Plans Started.
Columbus.-Ohio will take care of
its own disaster and relieve distress
in the tornado-swept cities of Lorain
and Sandusky, Governor Doahey an
nounced.
A commission has been appointed