The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-09
SHOWS WHAT
TORNADO DID
Survey of Stricken Area
Reveals Progress of Re
Mobilization Work.
MANY STILL SUFFER

taking a toll of more than 500 lives
and causing injuries to approximately
5000, finds relief work we'll advanced,
rehabilitation and reclamation pro-
ceeding rapidly and many of the hos
pitfalls discharging patients not so
seriously hurt.
Illinois and Indians, however, demand
ing the continued care and attention
of Red Cross workers, physicians and
nurses. Supported by the generous
sums of money and supplies contri-
buted from all over the country, the
relief measures have met no hinder
ance.
Much of the property loss, estimated
between ten and fifteen million dol
lars, never will be recovered but re-
building and construction work al
ready has replaced much OF the wreck
age and debris, and the populaee in
the stricken communities have sounded
note Of complete rebuilding.
Sent Out Courage.
An Associated Press correspondent,
who has just completed survey of
the tornado area from the Mississippi
river to the Indiana section, was given
one common message to send.
"Tell the world" the citizens said,
shat we are going to rebuild our
towns. These piles Of ruins have been
our homes and with their ashes and
ruins as foundation we are going to
erect more beautiful structures than
the wind destroyed"
Already the work is under way. In
dozen Illinois cities and towns, and
even in the rural communities, new
structures ere being built. Some of
them are temporary affairs bat these
are being erected with view TO hous-
ing the homeless owners only until
permanent homes can replace them.
Industry and business in the wreck
ed districts are leading the rehabili-
tation and recovery. Nearly every
business house wrecked in nearly
every town is to be rebuilt, some Of
them on a much more pretentious
scale than formerly.
The people in the tornado district
admit that they must have aid to re-
habilitate themselves, particularly In
the work of caring for the injured and
the homeless, but are determined
everywhere that this condition shall
obtain for the least possible time and
are anxious as soon as they can to
take over, their own destinies.
All Want To Come Back.
Reports that some of the destroyed
areas, particularly the little towns,
might not be rebuilt, have alarmed
their residents. eve can come back"
they assert, and to prove 1t point to
new structures springing up every
where among the ruins. Some OF the
wrecksge is not even being salyaged
but is burned as worthless.
The trip through the district re-
vealed an all appling condition but it
also showed a marvellous recovery
from a great disaster. Cities, towns
and rual communities of southern
Illinois alone lost more than 600 lives
in the storm. The damage to property
is estimated at upward of S10,00O,OO0.
More than 1000 persons were injured,
upward Of half of them seriously,
probably 1000 homes were completely
wrecked and 10000 persons made
homeless.
The dead have been buried, the in
jured still in hospitals are receiving
care under the direction Of expert
doctors and nurses, those injured but
able to go home are receiving home
care from doctors and nurses or are
calling daily at public health stations
for attention, all the homeless are
under temporary shelter and provi-
sion has been made to feed those
without means for an indefinite
period. Homes are being rebuilt and
a rehabilitation program for the en-
tire district is being worked out by
Red Cross disaster relief organiza-
tion.
Back To Normally"
The Red Cross, which has taken
over the relief, disqualification and re-
Mobilization work in most Of the
wrecked districts, has promised that
each family will be given individual
attention and will be placed In Ap-
proximately the same position It oc-
cupied before the tornado.
This problem will probably take
several months and an enormous
am cunt of money as we'll as the time
of several hundred workers who will
be directed by Henry M. Baker, Red
Cross national disaster director, with
headquarters at Murphysboro. The
towns, families and individuals will be
required to do what they are able,
but beyond this stage, the Red Cross,
according to Mr.. Baker, expects to aid
them.
The trip through the tornado dis
trict beginning with the little town
of Gorham, two miles east OF the
Mississippi river, and following the
tornado on its path throughout Iii
nois, revealed several remarkable
things. After hitting Gorham, the
storm apparently proceeded almost
due east along a gully or rayine about
half mile wide for distance Of sew
eral miles. In this depression trees
were fiattened and even the earth and
grass upheaved by the force of the
wind. Trees left standing were bent
and twisted and many of them en-
tirely bare of bark.
What the Damage Did.
As far as can be determined, the
wind then lifted and did not strike
again until IL miles further east,
where it descended on Murphysboro,
raking the city from end to end ex-
cept for the old business district and
the part of town to the east Of it.
There was little damage immediate
" east Of Murphysboro as far as the
is concerned and the