The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-03

hospitals.
Cleveland, Ohio - Ninety-four per
sons were known to be dead in ONO
today as result of Saturdays severe
wind. rain and electric storm which
swept the coast Of Lake Erie from
Sandusky to Lorain wrecking a large
prop ortion Of Lorain and parts OF San
dusky.
Although the loss Of life was not as
great as at first believed, relief work
ers said today that the list OF dead
may grow. Several hundred persons
were reported injured, several score OF
them seriously, and the property dam
age was estimated at more thai SSV,-
000, 900.
Following is a liquidation of the Ohio
storm damage as complied by the As
sociated Press;
Lorain--70 dead, several hundred
probably injured and property damage
estimated at more than $26,0OO,o0O.
Salem One dead.
Sandusky--Six dead, about 100 in
iursd, with property damage estimated
at more than 81, SEQ 900.
Cleveland Seven dead, with small
property loss.
Mantua--Three dead.
Million Dollar Loss at Akron.
Akron-one dead and property dam
age estimated between 100000 and
81 100000
French Creek--Three killed, IL hous-
es demolished or badly damaged.
Near Weymouth Two children
drowned.
Warren--OnG dead.
YounRstown--One dead.
AlIiance--No casualties but 100 re-
ported rescued by police from flood
ed homes.
Elyria- no damage.
Cedar Point-Sjx cottages blown
down. No casualties.
Vermiliion Small damage from
heavy rain, no casualties.
Norwalk Greek Valley residents
make preparations to leave their homes
as waterworks reservoir weakens from
heavy rains.
The storm first struck Sapdusky, do
ing most Of it's damage in the eastern
part of the city, and then jumped al
most % miles to Lorain, where the
greatest loss Of life occurred.
Theater Takes Heavy Toll.
At Lorain, where approximately 1875
city blocks were destroyed, the great
est loss Of life occurred in the State
Theatre, a motion picture show, which
collapsed, crushing many of the spec
tators.e
Medical aid for the injured, burial
Of the dead and housing Of the home
less occupied the attention Of doctors,
nurses and Red Cross workers today.
Between 600 and 1000 Ohio national
guardsmen were on duty to preserve
order and help with rescue and hehab-
ilitation work at Lorain. Gov. Do
nahey, motoring from Columbus, yes
terday personally took charge Of the
situatfon at Lorain.
Several days will be required, nc
cording to the best estimates, to clear
away the wreckage at places where the
storm hit the hardest. Rescue work
ers said today they believed the death
list probably would have been greater
at Lorain, but for the fact that most
Of the factories and shops torn down
there had been emptied at the noon
hour for the usual Saturday half holt
day.
First Reports Exaggerated.
Belated reports today indicated that
damage to the rural districts in the
storm area was not as great as at
first believed. Several lake boats for
which fears had been entertained were
reported safe.
Relief workers made their way into
Lorain and Sandusky Saturday night
and yesterday by automobile and by
special trains, which in some instances
were forced to run over submerged
tracks. The wind reached a velocity
Of S5 miles an hour at Lorraine.
Scientific Observers were unable TO
agree today as to whether the storm
was a genuine cyclone, a cyclonic tor
nado, a plain tornado, or merely a SUI
per thunderstorm. According to best
reports, the storm came from the lake
from the northwest.
Result of Freak Storm.
C. c. Cooper, government meteorolo-
eist at Sandusky reported the storm as
q tornado. He said the damage was
done by q dark funnel shaped cloud,
which was followed by q sharp thun
derstorrn.
E. H. Emery, in charge of the Cleve-
land weather bureau who went to Lor-
ain yesterday to study the storm, said
he would not want to designate the
storm ~ either cyclone or a tornado.
IL was unable to find anyone" he
said, "who had seen 3 funnel shaped
cloud. / found some who observed
peculiar yellowish tint in the storm
cloud, but this Is not en- unusual fea-
ture. Of ordinary violent electrical
storms"