Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-19
ELI: VEN
DEAD IN
TORNADO
Middle West States Are
Hard Hit by Yesterdays
Storm.
RELIEF REQUESTEn
Fear Death List May Be
Larger When COmmuni1
cation Is Restored.
By United Press Leased Wire

4 terrific windstorm, rapidly
diminishing in force, swept north
westward across Lake Erie today
after leaving trail Of death ant
h=5yy property damage in its pat'
aeress fear midllewestern states.
Tie storm which at times reach
.-4oei,v Of ) miles an hour
originated in southern Missour
yesterday afternoon, whipped acros
-5utLcIn l.E :, indiana and Ken
lucky and after striking lightly il
several Ohio cities was believed t
be passing out over the lake.
The toll of known dead stood al
il today Restoration of communica
tion in the stricken areas, however
vas expected to increase the mum
ber Of victims The number Of in
jured was unestimated.
Red Cross aid was being dispatch
cd to the town Of Maunie, H., whiel
was directly in the path OF tn
storm. An emergency call for ?
doses of anti-tetanus serum was re
ceived at St. Louis headquarters
The request said Maunie medica
authorities were unable to care 70
the large number of injured. Thre
persons We're killed.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergi
who took off last night from Clevt
land for an eastern airport wa
forced to return within % minutes
He remained in Cleveland owe
night.
Rain Breaks Records
All sections of northern Ohio re
ported deiuge of rain which broll
all january records.
Illinois, Kentucky and MissouI
suffered the greatest loss of lifc
three being killed in each state. On
person was killed at Fort Brancl
Ind.
Rising out of the southwest tt
storm first struck in the southeast
crn corner of Missouri near Cap
Girardeau where Marjorie, 4, AMI
Buddy Hargreaves, 3, were killed
y Mrs. Thompson was killed d
Benton, Mo. Neering northward th|
tornado whipped across souther|
Illinois, striking at Maunie. Texa|
City, Carmi, Norris City, Anna AM
Chris City.
Three persons were killed at Maunl
where two schoolhouses, grail
elevator and several residences weI|
destroyed. \ three-story franI
Schooihouse for white children wa
lcvelcd to the ground The bodie|
of Bcrnice Tucker, 10, and Doroth
Hanlcy, II. were removed from II
wreckage. The principal, CharlC
Moore, and teacher, Mrs. Ra
Roser, and - students were injured
Authorities said the fact that II
majority Of the pupils were mt II
blackboard when the storm Strue|
saved a heavier death toll III
vacant seats were crushed under II
falling timbcrs. Near the blae
board the wall supported the TIA
bers and saved the children ~
other school was vacant.
Members Of the family of Viva
Doneghue had just left the dinn
table in their home at Maunic wh
the roof of a grain elevator oras
od in the roof Of their dwelling. r
occupants escaped injury. Au
Newman was killed in the s'co
storm when his home was demo,
cd.
Blown From Bridge
The storm struck Indiana
Fort Branch, Mrs. David Noa [
65, was killed. David Nolan, NJ
Virgil Nolan and her two ehill \
We're injured when the Nolan au 4
collapsed. Mrs, Albert Stood i
of Mansfield, Ohio, was killoj s
the storm.
Several houses were reportoj
molished at Louisville and L.. 5
ton. i
From the river valley the !
pursued a winding course o." Z
Chic, missing larger towns ar Z
fecting only northern shore cit 4