The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
WHISPERS TOLL
 IN SANDUSKY B SIX LIVES
500 Residences And 25 Business Buildings
 Are Leveled

that whirled out of the west Saturday afternoon took six lives, 1evelled ap- proximately 600 dwellings, destroyed 26 business places, injured more than 100 persons and caused property dam age variously estimated at between $1 ,500,0O and $2,O0O,00O.
 The tornado struck along the water front, dipped and rieoheted crazily to different residential sections of the city and tore along the pier where hundreds were waiting to take the boat to the summer resort at Cedar Point, across Sandusky Bay.
 With wires down, enmeshed in branches of uprooted trees that blocked many streets the city was in darkness throughout the night. The fire hazard was emphasized by. the cutting off of water pressure when the huge standpipe of the city water works crumbled be- fore the first gargantuan blast of the tornado. The building and machinery were partially wrecked.
 One lake craft-the gasoline launch Columbus towing an auto ferry-sank when the S5-mile-an- hour blast jammed her against a drill dredge that had torn loose from the dock. The 35 pas sengers and crew aboard her escaped death by leaping, climbing or jumping to the dredge or to the automobile ferry, which safely rode out the wind and heavy sea.
 Tossed Into Lake
 The black funnel that tore down upon Sandusky caught hundreds of men, women and children waiting on the docks for the steamer that would carry them to Cedar Point. So great was the fsxto Nf l,A sko hot ,,f sons were tossed into the water from the pier. Despite the panic that gripped thoseken shore, the shrill cries of wom- en, the cries of children and the shouts of men,, ropes and life preservers were quickly thrown to those struggling in the tossing waters of the bay and they were pulled to safety. Authorities to- day described as miraculous the rescue of these scores from death. There have been no reports of persons miss ing. The deaths. came from various causes all directly linked with the storm.
 Minetta Ruth Margard, 21, the only crushed to death in the collapse of the Groch Coal company building.
 Jacob Schaefer, 62, Baltimore and Ohio railroad watchman, was seated in his shanty when the gale lifted it from the ground. He was so serious ly injured that he died two hours la ter. No trace of the shanty has been found.
 R. E. Mckee, 55. freight agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was caught between two freight cars. His head was crushed.
  caught in the collapse of the GrOch structure and died later at hospital. William Hampton, a truck driver, was another victim of the Groch building disaster.
 Howard Wobser, about 12 years old, was killed at Castalia, near here. ,>. :. In Serious Condition :. ,Of. the injured, seventy were taken to hospitals, where it was said late to- day the condition of twenty of them is serious. Among the more seriously hurt is c. Webb Sadler, city manager, who was removed from the wreckage of the Sandusky Yacht club The club building was pitched into the slip by the angry storm. About twenty auto mobiles parked near the water front were blown into the water.
 A terrific downpour, lightning and roaring thunder preceded, accompanied and followed in the wake of the twister. The most severe blow lasted 20 min utes. The duration of the entire storm, however, was about ninety minutes.
 The east end of Sandusky bore the brunt of the catastrophe. Nine blocks of buildings-factories and residences were wrecked. There were isolated parts of the city that felt the storm, but it was the east end and along the water front that suffered most" Factories Wrecked
 Only the fact that the tornado struck on Saturday afternoon prevented a greater loss of life city officials said today. Factories in which more than 1000 men are regularly employed were wrecked. These factories operate on a half holiday schedule Saturday and the storm found them in most cases empty.
 The Cedar Point resort escaped the full strength of the storm, but six cot tages were destroyed. Cedar point is popular watering place for resorts from northern Ohio and southeastern Michigan residents.
 The militia was early on the scene, responding to appeals for help from Mayor Perry, who feared fire and loot ing. Company c, Ohio national guard from Norwalk, was first to arrive, reaching here at midnight. Other units followed from Toledo, Findlay and Cleveland.
 Today guardsmen patrolled the tor nado and the storm-swept areas, which | had been roped off. Col William Mar win of Toledo was in charge of the troops.
 Relief measures were taken even be- fore the full force of the storm had been spnt. City authorities, the Red Cross, the American Legion and civic organizations were cooperating in plans for relief.
 Norwalk, Ohio, which was reported as, s,having suffered from the storm Sat urday escaped any serious damage, it was learned today.
 From a path seven or eight miles long and three to four miles wide south west of Sandusky not a farm building or barn and but few trees escaped the storm. Roofs were blown off and strewn for hundreds of yards aver ad- joining fields. At some places the fence posts out of the ground.
 At one place about seven miles from Sandusky an enormous barn about 1O0x100 feet was lifted from its foun. dation, carried about 100 feet and dropped across the highway.
 All motor traffic on two secondary rounds from the south to Sandusky and on the main Columbus road is stopped by fallen trees that lay for miles across the road
 To Avert Disease
 Vigorous relief measures are being taken by the military authorities tc prevent any outbreak of disease. En