The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-19
|UNSEASOlvAL Rains
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AND GALES SPREAD
DEATH AIlDDAMAG
Twisting Winds Hit Missouri
First, Killing Children, Be.
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fore Sweep Into Illinois
RIVERS OVERFLOW BANKS
Buildings Wrecked, River 6oatd,
Sunk. Farms Ruined BY Tor-
nadolike Spring Storms 4.

Chicago. Jan. l0.-(P1-A dozcfs
deaths today marked the trail OF
winters worst storm as It swept vio.
lently across the midwest yesterday.
A drop In temperature accompanied
the freakish weather with rain and
snow and added to the misery IN
stricken areas where homes ana
buildings were demolished. Sections
Of Missouri. Mississippi. Illinois, In
diana, Kentucky and Ohio incurred
the wrath Of the ill-tempered ele.
nents driven by . strong wind.
Communication with the stricken
areas. paralysed yesterday, had been
restored today.
Unseasonal rains and high winds
were reported over Q wide area con-
tiguous to the path Of the principal
storm. going Is far south as the Nil.
sisstppi where one was was killed.
Two men drowned In the Ohio rivee
when the storm capsi1ed their skiff.
and another was blown from bridGo
at Louisville. KY.
Young Old Killed
Victims OF the storm were:
Dorothy May Handley. Il, Maunie.,
Ill.
Bernice Tucker. l3, Mauuie.
Mrs. Amos Newman, Maunie.
Marjorie Hargraves, 4, near Cars
Girardeau. Mo.
Buddie Hargraves. 3. near Cans,
Girardeau. Mo.
Mrs. Mary Nolen, IS. Fort Branch.
Ind.
Roy Lier, q, and Clinton Mahoney.
"a. drowned In Ohio river between
Milton, KY. and Madison, Ind.
William Thrasher. 43, blown from
bridge at Louisville. Ky.
Emelia Ferretti. about IS, Shelby,
Miss.
Buried By Building
A negro also was missing In the
Shelby, Miss. storm and Is believed
to have been buried under wreckaee
Of the three story hardware store
and Masonic lodge building which
was leveled. The roof Of this str,c-
ture was carried across the street and
dropped upon Ferretti's shoe shop.
crushing 1t and killing the shoe-
maker.
First damage from the storm &C.
Cured south Of Cape Girardeau. Mo.
where the two Hargraves children
met death. The storm, swept by
twisting wind and accompanied by
rain, cut across Illinois, bearine
northeast and causing damage at.
Texas City, Norris City. Harrisburg.
Chris City and Anna. BUILDINGS
were blown down. and there was loSs
among livestock.
Cioudbursts were reported tl1rouxti
the south-ceutral Illinois secticn.
causing heavy damage by the food
Ing Of buildings. The small steaungp
Mary J. overturned In the Ohio ~:
at Mounds, Ill. No one was aboard.
small streams throughout the AREA
overflowed. ana traffic was halted
IN many places where the water Cow
cred portions Of the highways.
School Collspses
The violence Of the storm was In.
tensified ct Maunie, 1t the Illinois.
1ndlana line. where . school building
collapsed. killing two children ana
Mrs. Newman and causing injuries.
some serious. to Is pupils.
Rising temperatures preceded and
accompanied the storm, thermometer1
going as high as e. degrees above.
zero 1T Evansville, Ina. Temperla
lures began falling when night came.
Related storms Of less severity
swept Kentucky and Tennessee.
The wind overturned the skiff IL
which Liter and Mahns,Av ,uvere ,.~--