New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
GREAT ACTIVITY
 IN TORNADO ZONE
Devastated Districts Hum With
 Rebuilding Industry
By The Associated Press.

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 Chicago, March ?i,--southern Illinois and Indiana and other states in tho path of last Wodncs- days tornado hummci with indus. try today as the work Of rebuild ing and restoration progressed.
 Warm sunny weather prevailed in most of the stricken territory as carpenters piled hammer and saw on hundreds of now dwellings and relief workers continued to aid thousands of injured and homeless
 Danger of epidemics was lesscned today as sanitary measures were advanced. Water supplies in af- fected communities were watched and supply of diphthcria anti toxin was rushed to Carbondale, the relief center, Doctors reported the weather had decreased fear of an extended outbreak of disease.
 The drive for relief funds con- tinued with totals increasing hourly. Chicago expected 10 raise its quota of $500,000 within 4S hours. An other $500,000 was provided when the Illinois legislature passed an emergency relief bill. From Wash ington it was announced that the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the Red Cross had arranged for commercial or ganizotions to turn over 10 Red Cross units all relief contributions.
 Each Grave Recorded
 With virtually all of the dead buried. J. N. Slettcn, secretary of the National Directors Association, said that registration Of graves had been carried out with such care that the location Of each grave is on record.
 Pending rebuilding of factories, relief workers were centering ef- forts on obtaining employment for working men who were the greatest sufferers. Appeals were made to the the state 10 start road construc- ton in the Illinois area to provide temporary employment,
 With three additional deaths at Griffin. Ind. the number Of fatalities in five states was increased to S1%. but this figure did not include score of persons believed to have been incinerated at Murphysboro. The Red Cross announced that 2.- a39 persons were injured Property loss was estimated in the neighbor- hood of $?0,00o.000
 Searching parties returning from West Frankfort said they believed all dead there had been accounted for. Conditions are excellent. Mayor T. Banglcy wired Governor Len Small in announcing that troops, with the exception of medical units no longer were needed.
 Will Rebuild Shops
 At Murphysboro work was in pro- gress on hundreds of homes in the 152 city blocks destroyed by the storm. The city was gladdcned by the announcement that the Mobile and Ohio railroad shops, employing i l,400 men and another of it's larg- est industries would be rebuilt. Bankers estimate the loss in Mur- physboro at s4,00o.000. Only 3 or 20 per cent of the houses destroyed carried tornado insurance, although most of them were protected from fire. Whether insurance would be paid on buildings set on fire after 1 the tornado passed was an undecid- ed question.
 Rehabilitation work also moved rapidly in Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana. The death toll in Indiana, where Griffin and Owensville were razed and parts of Princeton de- stroyed, was increased 10 12 today Griffin in which building operations have started. is not suffering from the rising waters of the Wabash. Fears were expressed, however, for families in the rural districts, all though two days supply of food was distributed there Sunday.