Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-06-30
Large Sections of Lorain and
Sandusky Buried in Wreck
age as Search for Dead
and Hurt Continues.
WIND CUTS LONG PATH
OVER TOWNS AND FARMS
Most Other Cities Along Erie Shore
Suffer-Cleveland Has Seven
Vietims-Akron's Loss 81 ,00O,-
0O0--Number of Smaller Towns
Report Deaths and Confusion.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 30.-Nine-
ty-four persons were known to be dead
in Ohio today as a result Of Saturday s
severe wind, rain and electrical storm
which swept the coast of Lake Erie from
Sandusky to Lorain, wrecking a large
portion of Lorain and parts of Sandusky
Although the loss of life was not as
great as at first believed, relief workers
said today that the list Of dead may
grow. Several hundred persons were re-
ported injured, several score Of them
seriously, and the property damage was
estimated at more than s30.ooO.OOO.
TabuIatiOn Of Damage.
Following is tabulation of the
Ohio storm damage as compiled by
the Associated Press:
Lorain-Seventy dead, several hundred
probably injured and property damage
estimated at more than 100000.
Sandusky-Six dead. about 100 In
jured, with property damage esti-
mated at more than s1.500,000.
CleEelapdwSeven dead with small
property loss.
Akron-One dead and property dam
age estimated at between 100000
and 100000.
Three Persons Killed.
French Creek-Three killed, twelve
houses demolished or badly damaged
Near Weymouth Two children
drowned
Youngstown-One dead.
Alliance-No casualties, but 100 re-
ed homes
Elyria-Virtually no damage.
Cottages Blown Down.
Cedar Point-Six cottages blown
down; no casualties
Vermillion - Small damage from
heavy rain. but no casualties.
Norwalk - Creek Valley residents
make preparations to leave their
homes as water works reservoir
weakens from heavy rains.
Warren-One dead. property loss
Snndusky Hit First.
The storm first struck Sandusky,
doing most of its damage in the
eastern part Of the city, and then
jumped almost twenty-five miles to
Lorain, where the greatest loss of
lives occurred.
At Lorain, where approximately 125
city blocks were destroyed, the great
est loss of life occurred in the State
Theater. motion picture show, which
collapsed crushing many of the spec
tatorS.
Troops On Guard.
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 to-
day. Between so and 1000 Ohio Ma
tional Guardsmen were on duty to
preserve order and help with rescue
and rehabilitation work at Lorain.
Gov. Donahey. motoring from Colum-
bus, yesterday personally took charge
of the situation at Lorail.
Several days will be required, ac-
cording to best estimates, to clear
away the wreckage at places where
the storm hit the hardest. Rescue
workers 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 Satu. :
day half holiday
Dnn,nge In Country.
Belated reports today indicated tina,
damage to the rural districts in the
storm area was not as great as al
first believed. Several lake boats fol
which fears had been entertained
were reported safe.e
Relief workers made their way into
Lorain and Sandusky Saturday night
and Yesterday by automobile and by
special trains, which, in some in.
merged tracks. The wind reached q
velocity of eighty-f1ve miles an hour
at Lorain.
Scientific observers were ur able &c
agree today as to whether the storm
was a genuine cyclone, cyclonie
tornado, a plain tornado. or merely q
super er-thunderstorm. According tc
best reports. the storm came from the
lake-frofn the northwest. %..s
Diagnosed NJ Tornado.
&C. Cooper, government meteor
oligist at sandusky. reported the
storm as a tornado. He said the
damage was done by dark funnel
shaped cloud, which was followed by
sharp thunderstorm,
e. H. Emery. I'm charge Of the
Cleveland weather bureau, who went
to Lorain yesterday to study the
torn. said he would not want ts
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