The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-09-21

9lll., entirely demOlSnlng one large
factory, killing 30 people and in
iuring nearly 200 others. Porto
Rico and other Caribbean islands
were struck by a hurricane about
/ the same time, resulting in cas-
ualty list of over 1000 and proper
/ ty damage in excess of one hun
dred million dollars. Half of the
100000 inhabitants have been
made homeless. Famine stalks at
every turn
Leaving the islands and heading
to the mainland Palm Beach was
wrecked and many other Florida
cities suffered heavy losses of life
and property
The magnitude of the disasters
may be more fully realized when
! it is considered that the state
daily have given banner lines" to
them in each of the last seven
issues. Excerpts from various
news dispatches follow:
Dakota City, Neb.
AT least II persons were killed
and more than score injured by
tornado which cut a narrow rib
bon through northeastern Nebras-
ka late Thursday afternoon. Twen-
ty houses and the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad depot were
aifhar vyraoIrad ~ op+;vol1r bIox,,,,
away. Damage to property was
estimated at more than 81 900 900.
School children in three districts
were without schools, the frame.
1 buildings having been blown away
Fordyce, Neb.
Three persons were injured
when a tornado struck here short
ly after 4 O'Clock Thursday after
noon.
Omaha, Neb.
A tornado struck northeastern
Nebraska late Thursday cutting
a narrow path from Pender, Neb.,
so miles northeast of Omaha to
the Missouri river just south Of
Sioux City, Ia, according to re-
ports to the Omaha Bee-News. Two
persons were seriously injured and
3-months old baby is missing at
Winnebago, Neb.
keene, NJ. n.
A terrific wind, arising during
the height of an electric storm
late Thursday afternoon, swept
the town of Rindge, % miles east
of here, causing heavy property
damage and terrifying the popula-
ton No deaths nor injuries were
reported.
Rockford, III.
At least 30 persons were killed
and 200 injured in the tornado
that struck and practically demol-
ished several factories in the
southeast district of this city Fri
day afternoon. More than 20 per-
sons were still believed to be pin
ned in the four-story brick chair
"B" factory of the Rockford Cabi-
net company which was wrecked
Evansville, Wis.
One man was seriously injured
and $4,000 worth of property de-
stroyed when tornado struck at
Corners, six miles south
east of Evansville at 8 D. m. Fri
day.
Porto Rico
A steadily mounting death list
stood Sunday at more than 200,
with estimates that it would reach
900 when communications are
restored, as the human toll of the
hurricane which swept over the
entire island on Thursday and con-
.inued on to the northwest. Gov.
Horace M. Towner estimated that
lalf of the population of nearly
100000 was homeless, and from
witnesses who fought their way
o the capital over almost obliter-
ted roads it was learned that
many faced famine.
While it still was impossible to
orm any accurate estimate of
damage, it was feared by
nany that it would exceed $780,
Vo'ooo. G1
Palm Beach, Fla.
The hurricane destruction . at
'alm Beach and West Palm
beach was described Monday
light in message to the Red
ross from the organization
eading officials in those cities
kelly 'to surpass the Miami dis
ster," of 1926.
The message said preliminary
'eports indicated the wind velocity
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