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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, ., THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1925.
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PTH1
TORM IN
HALF CENTURY
StnnW nf . Almncf In-
descnbable Horror,
Suffering and Desola
tion Are Coding From
The Devastated Re
gions cJ The Middle
West.
Trorst in Half Century
According to Reports
By Tin AnuLlntoj 'k.
Chicago, March 1 9. The most
4evastatlng storm this country has
had in HnQpltr half it njMitnittf ii-iit
through portion of nix m,.
KMtern states last night, collecting!
(load and Injured toll entlniutcd at
unward of 4.000 and cnusinar nroo-.
rty damage of many mllions.
to prostrated were portions of II'
Unois and Indiana through which
the tornado traveled In a aeries of I
rratlc hops, that definite figures on '
loss of life and property were lin-
possible early today, although avail-'
able reports trickling in from terrl-i
torlcs in which communication vir
tually was cut off, added to an un
certain .casualty list.
Thousand Reported Dead
Early This Morning I
At dawn the reported death listjtucky.
stood nearly 1,000, while approx- j
lmately 3,000 were Injured. Entd'S KdltUCkv Aftd
Several towns in the path or the! Poceino- Ovpv Indiana
twister, which apparently came out I 1 Sing VYd Indiana
Of the Ozark Hills, due to low bar- j storm entered northern Ken
ometrlc pressure in Arkansas, and i tuck' from Indiana and apparently
first struck at Annapolis, Mo., vlt-
tuallv were destroyed, whllo Are in ,
many places added horror to havoc.
, So terrific was the force of the
atorm that bodies were reported car-1
ried a. mile, while timbers from the
wrecked town of Be Soto, III., were
found in puquoln, 15 miles away.
The greatest loss of life, according
ta available reports, occurred in
southern Illinois, where more than
too were reported killed as the tor
nado tore northeastward through
Murphysboro. West Frankfort, De
Soto and other larger towns of the
At Pe Soto a school hoiiec was j
razed, only three of the 250 occu-
nants renorted rscanln? without, in. i
jurles, white SS bodies had been
taken from the ruins Inst night.
The main path of the tornado was
less than 200 miles in length, but di
vision of the' twister hopped off in
several directions.
Htaxting from .nriapoii. the Vt'orm
moved northeast and after striking
two other towns on the Missouri clde
of the Mississippi river, jumped into
Illinois, traversed that .'.'tale, divided
near the Indiana state line and ;;pent
Its force in southern Indiana mid
northern Kentucky.
Storm Moved Along in
Several Separate Lines
Another line apparently moved
southward from Annapolis, through
Cape Girardeau. .Mo., and slruek
isolated portions of northern central
Tennessee and Kentucky. A wind
storm wai ft!.-.o reported from Ports
mouth, Ohio, but without serious
damage. t
With it various H-sliooi.. the
tornado apparently I ravened marly
700 miles of territory, although only
In the direct path from Annapolis;
-Mo., tq Princeton. Ind.. about lti5
miles, was the damage and less of
life heavy. The path or the Blorm
apparently W..-S not wide, in places it
being reported 300 feet.
While d' -.ails of the desolation left
by the storm raiiic in on crippled
linrs of communication, relief was
being rushed into the stricken area
from many nearby towns.
Kolief " worker, "doctors, nurses,
medicine and supplies were dis-
pa'ched Immediately from Ht. Louis,
ChieaTO and o.her ooint.s.
Troops were rnliel into the di.
trlet in Illinois on orders of Governor i
Len S:nn!!, who also Issued .an ap-! A senooa nuiiciing aiso was up
peat for did. etroyed st West Frankfort, but the
In .ieieral (owns in th-jiith of ( loss of life has not been ascertain
ing storm, especially in Indiana, lo-;ed. This mining towu of 1 ;,00"siif
nl companies of militia were moii.tfer,ed )iavy loss of life and proper
i! j ! for guarj duty and relief. 'ty. with about one third of its resi-
lt was announced that a bill au- dential and business district demol
Ihorizing $j'ia.ii(i for relief would ; Islied, It also saw the destruction of
b Introduced in the Illinois legisla-;the Orient Mine, second largest In
ture today. ' the world.
. Lot of life was reported from " -C'nrbondale. III., which escaped
towns, most of tlieni in southern
Illinois, but it v.'aj he'ieied that
(bath and destruction vu i'.cd many
others In tha ftoi m area frtiin which
reports were sttll to bj received.
Churches and Schools
4 it 1 T i
Are Lsed as Hospitals
Volunteer workers, under the
handicap of darkness, because of the
prostration of lighting facilities in
many plac.s, worked throughout the
night, recovering the deal, aiding
the injured, anl keeping gwol over
.property. '
!rhoo! houses, churches, armories,
and all oth .-r aiaiiable p'.ajes were I
jroas'd into us as morgues audi
lio:,pitals. In many Instances it was
liecess.'.ry to move the dead and in
jured to nearby lonns because of the
lark of available places of shelter.
Bonfires were built to provide
light for workers while even auto
mobile headlights were used.
According to available reports, the
itorm struck virtually without
warning, and Inhabitants of the ter
ritory traversed had no time to lies
from Us fury.
. Stories of ths storm's erratic be
havior cams from many points.
With an irresistible energy that
crushed entire blocks of buildings,
destroyed mine tipples, uprooted
trees and snapped telephone poles
like matches, the' twister whirled
through tho air, dipping to earth
tlm Rnd again.
Buildings were carried hundreds
er reet, while at D Beta a rrain el
or was moved Intact lit ths mid
;t o t read 19 (t xa
One Train Is Reported
naving iieen uamagca
In only one Instance was damage
to a train reported! and It was not
clear whether Ihli resulted from th
storm. St. I.ouls and San Francisco
passenger train No. 103, southbound,
went Into a ditch near Houth Green
field, Mo., and two coaches over,
turned, but no one was reported In
jured
At Annapolis, Mo., where the first panles of state troops, which took"
blow fell, every building was,rhars(f of tl)e dly lnte lUt nl(fM
wrecked or damaged with the prop- Tho number of dead may be In
erty leu In that town of 1.200, alone frcM(1j gRhy roporU ro ro.
p'accd at a half million dollars. !cclved from t,,B countryild0i
moan less ui uie via vuiiiucri.in;
property damage, occurred In three
other Missouri town,' llichle, Altcn
Intrg nnd Caps Girardeau, all on or
nenr the M'sslrslppl river.
Hut It vmh not until the storm
Jumped across Into Illinois and
moved on Into Indiana that its most
devastating effect) were fell.
The three towns In Illinois hard.
eat lilt wlto Murphysrtoro. with an
'"'fttod death lis: of IO0: Went
Frankfort, with 100 orjuiiltles. anil
" s0. where 1 Do were believed to
have perished.
At least 200 were thought to be
dead In southern Indiana, with the
prlnclpul damage to rrlnceton. urir-
aniLPoseyville. where death lists
ranged from five to 100. Thousand
werc homeless and arrlvafof shelter
ana supplies were .ootsea torwaru 10
' eagerly. f
The total dead In Missouri Blood at
isllgliily more than a scoro early to-
day, while 23 deaths were reported
i In Tennessee, most of them in Sum
ner county, In the north central por-
"on of the state. Eight were In Ken
Wnl " force mere, iso loss or me
"aa reported
was reported in Ohio., although
some damage was reported from a
high wind at 1 jrtsmouth, in the
southern psrt of the state. It was
not known whether this was an iso
lated disturbance or the last breath
from Kentucky and Tennessee.
Reports of terrific damage In
southern Illinois piled up early to
day. The tornado first hit Illinois at
Gorhani, on the Mississippi river,
leuvlng seven dead nnd eighty in-
Jured, nnd proceeded northeastward
throug-U Rash, Hurst. Murphysboro,
li. hi I. 1 1 1 nnM. MnJ W.l
Frankfort,
A11 home5 in Gorham. a town of
50 population, were reported de-
eiroyed, either by wind or flames,
and only one building was left stand
ing in Hurst.
The west end of .Murphysboro, s
city of 1 1,000, wa.i completely de-
moliBhcd and still was burning early!
today, (,'itlzera and organized fire
"squads used dynamite in an effort to
Stop the progress of the flames.
Parrish, III., reports snld, was
virtually obliterated, with a loss of
life estimated at 80. A pe.ore of other;
towns. Including Duquoin, Thomp
sonvllle. Logan and Dubois, suffered
severely.
Most of the buildings destroyed
were frame, as the affected area ln-
cluded many small townfl and coun-
try districts.
Pathetic Stories of
Death and Desolation
One of the mort pathetic stories
came from Ie Poto where the school
house was destroyed with heavy low
of life. The twister carried away the
top story of the school and the low
er walls crumbled, burying 250 chil
dren and teachers, few of whom es
caped death or injury.
Wltner.ies to the catastrophe said
that the bodies of the child victims
were piled on matresses and blan
kets on the playground, with few to
claim them. Most of the adult pbp
ulallon haiing been taktn to lios
piixls. The story was told of the principal
of the school, who, Beverly injured
himself, and with blood streaming
from his wounds, tried to give aid
nnd comfort to the victims. Fire
completed destruction of the school
nou.s aim u was prooawn inai many .
of the bodies might not be Identified. ;
j damage, wan the rallying point of
rescue forces in the southern part of
the state. Its armory and hospitals
j were filled with dead and Injured,
(transported there from towns in the
storm's pathway.
' The ,orm- Omental in its inten-
,slty, was meteoric In its flight. Strik-
lnR Anm,p0,i, at ,;ao oock in the
afternoon, It had completed its
!COurse in a little Over three bours.
j n,, Crps, rpHf.f be.,n(r ,amIirt
j thro,lth tne Crntra division nt St.
;, oulJ n4 lho quart,,,., at
. Wa,hn -ton wnt instructions to lien-
ry Jf. Baker, director of disaster re
lief, at Sullivan, Ind., to proceed to
the tornado tone.
Newspaper Organizes
First Relief Train
The first Chicago train, organized
by the Chicago Herald and Examiner
left Chicago at ten o'clock last night
with two hundred doctors, nurses
and assistants aboard. The special
carried two cars of medical supplies
and a car of tents. Most of the per
sonnel was assembled through radio
appeals. At the request of Mayor
Dever, tha Chicago Tribune started
a financial relief frnjd with a sub
scription of $1,000.
Yesterday's tornado was the nine
teenth such disaster . since a great
storm 'which x swept the southern
states In 1SS4. Three great storms
with heavy loss of life and large
property dsmag occurred last year.
with twi is 1I5. Tst June sititv
h- ternsde at
vn vers allies ny s inrnsio
lATli$ ftU. Ull It virUbtl lut
April In Alabama, South Carolina
and Georgia. Forty deaths were re
ported In a storm In Mississippi and
Alabama In May.
Princeton, Indiana,
Reports 20 Killed
Prlncoton, Ind., March 19Twenty
dead In Trlnceton as a result of yes
terday's tornado, was ths figure
placed today by officers of two com
BY GREAT STORM
At, Least 16 Persons. Killed
in State
By Th As.o.istd Trnt,
Louisville, Ky., March 19 At least
1G persons were killed and scores
Injured, several probably fatally, In
a series of storms In Kentucky yes
terday afternoon, according to re
ports to tha Associated Tress here
today.
All members of two famlllts In
Metcalf county were killed or ser
iously injured when their homes
were demolished. Six of them were
killed and the remaining two badly
hurt.
Four lives were lost In Allen
county near Scottsville. Three ne
groes were killed near Louisville, and
one life was lost each in Fayette and
Franklin counties and near Spring
Held. A storm of tornado proportions
struck in southwestern Kentucky ii)
Allen, Barren, Metealf and Mojoo
counties. Local disturbances of
marked intensity caused the deaths
in other sections.
Reports of much damage In the
southwestern counties could not be
eonlirmed because of crippled wire
facilities.
INDIANA DEATH TOLL
Pumbrr of Ft-rsons Killed In State
Likely To Kxoced 150
Indianapolis. March 19 The dead
in Indiana from yesterday's tornado
probably will exceed -150, according
to figures obtained over" damaged
telephone and telegraph wires in
the southern part of the state.
The village of Griffin, in Posey
county, probably was the hardest
hit, the death toll there being re.
p0,tc(i upwards of 100 with forty
bodies lying In the streets and only
four houses standing. It had a
population of 750.
In the light of today's develop
ments 25 was believed to cover the
death list in Frinceton and vicinity.
while fifteen are known to have been
killed in Owcnsvllle and three in
Klizabeth.
No attempt had been made today
to estimate the probable damage be-
ond the statement that It will run
i into millions of dollars. All efforts
jare being bent on the recovery of
; bodies and aid to the injured.
,
PALM BEACH HOTEL
FIRE SPECTACULAR
(Continued From FJret Page)
Chipf Thomas Haney of the .Tack
unnviliV fir rienaxtmpnt wan at
Pam Beac a,tpn(1ng the notary
; convention and he assumed com
i man of a section of firemen and
! volunteers. He was credited with
directing the efforts that prevented
the spread of the fire to buildings
i south of the Talm Beach hotel.
.Many (ioing Home
Many persons were understood to
i have made arrangements last night I
,
eat
e todny for their" homes In the j
Homes In Talm Beach and
West Talm Beach were thrown open
to persons left without quarters.
Manv persons were attending a
meeting of the society of arts at i t-am-the
borne of Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury ' JjlaSS. PUDIIC LtllltCS
or Philadelphia when the tire was j Orders Rate Suspension
I'Tr f sM.K Bo"n' Mh - '
tempt to safeguard their homes. , ,.
v , . ,.. chusetts department of public utlti-
Iiss it Jl. 000,000 i . . . . ., , , ,
The total loss from the fire has:
been estimated at more than four
millions of dollars. The estimated
damage to the Breakers alone has
been put ,at one million, while the
damage to the Palm Reach hotel Is
fully a quarter of this amount.
Twenty three persons have been
arrested, mostly negroes, on charges
of looting.
A check-up of hotel registers, al
most completed today, failed to re
veal that any lives were lost In the
fire.
Although rumors presistert today
that the Palm Reach postoffire was
robbed of KO.OOO in currency in the
excitement incident to the fir1, here
last night, the postmaster denied
that there had been such a robbery.
In the meantime authorities were
Investigating rumors that the fire,
which destroyed two lioCNs and did
much other damage, was started to
make possible the robbery of guests
and the postoffice.
5 KILLKD, 25 IXJI KK.D.
Cape Girardeau, Mo., March 19.
Five persona were killed and twenty
five or more injured when yester
.io,.'. .form lruek the farming re -
glon about Si miles north or tape
Girardeau, according to reports re
celved here today.
The only wire communication this
morning out of Cape Girardeau was
with Cairo, 111.
Doctors returning from Gorhsm,
III., said that 15 persons were known
' to be dead there when a special
! train lft that town with about 50
Inlured from Ctlro. As entire fsm-
! Ily was reported to hsi been burned
, ny u lepoii-'i i'-. n..-
j U U tk fir ifur U storm,
Brief Bulletins From
The Stricken Areas
Annapolis, Missouri, .March 19.
WJlth two men- killed, three persons
seriously hurt and 100 others more
or less seriously Injured, Annapolis
today had completed checking upon
the havoc wrought late yesterdsy by
the tornado that swept southern Mis
souri. "
IJvansvllle, I ml., March 19. Gri
ffin, I'osey county, Indiana, a town of
"50 people, was almost obliterated
In last evening's storm, only four
badly damaged houses - standing.
Forty bodies were found In the
streets.
By Tns Arwiiiteii rv.
Springfield, 'ill.. Twelve are dead
at Enfield, III., and an undetermined
number injured, according to tele
graphic communications established
by the Western Union this morning.
Wires are all reported out between
Norrls City and Enfield.
By Th AmcIM1 ,rrfiiii,
Cairo. III., March 19. The death
total at Gorham, III., today was esti
mated by railroad officials at 75 with
150 injured.
When the storm struck Gorham a
Hoctor was giving a woman patent
a hypodermic. The woman and her
husband standing nearby were killed
but the doctor suffered only a broken
collar bone.
Bush, III., March 19. Seven per
sons were killed at Bush and sixty
injured, while eight persons are not
accounted for, as a result of yester
day's tornado. More than 150 per
sons were made homeless.
A special train to'ok the Injured
to Herrin.
Logan, 111., March 19. Seven per
sons are know n to be dead here as a
result of yesterday's tornado. The
number of dead and Injured In the
rural districts outside of Logan can
not be estimated, because impass
able roads and paralyzed wires.
Duquoin, III., March 19. Between
35 and 100 persons are dead and
many hundreds are injured as a re-
Isult of the tornado which struck He
Soto yesterday afternoon. Fifteen of
the dead and 100 injured were
brought here.
Murphysboro. 111., March 19. One
hundred and fifty-two bodies have
already been recovered here, from
100 to 150 more are believed to be
in the wreckage and 250 persons are
in emergency hospitals suffering
from serious injuries.
Springfield. III., March 19.--Gov-ernor
Len Small, accompanied by
his son-in-law, Col. A. K. Inglesh,
and A. C. Kothfuhr of Kankakee,
left shortly before noon today for
the storm area.
At the same time, Adjutant Gen
eral C. K. Black directed 108th
medical regiment, Chicago, to en
train for Carbondale.
Jefferson City, Mo., March 19.
A resolution to appropriate $25,000
for the relief of the stricken peo
ple of Murphysboro, 111., and ad
jacent territory In Missouri and Illi
nois In the path of the severe wind
storm yesterday, was introducd in
the house of the Missouri legisla
ture today.
St. Louis. Mo., March 19. A
piece of iron placed upon the track
lit New Greenfield. Mo., late yester
day caused the wreck of St. Louis
fan Francisco passenger train num
ber 105. investigation disclosed to
day. First reports were that the
train had been blown over by the
tornado. No one was Injured.
A boy admitted that, he placed the
obstruction on the track rail.
Tusciimbla. Ala., March IS. Res
cue parties from Tuscumbla and
Russellvllle today were aiding the
stricken families at Llttlevllle. this
county, where a tornado yesterdsy
killed one person and Injured sev
eral others.
The home of William Green was
demolished. Green was Killed and
i his wife and five-year-old daughter
j badly Injured.
, ' . , , ' '
unless otherwise ordered, the opera
tion of increased rate schedules
sought by the New England Tele
phone and Telegraph company in
the state. Tho tentative date for
the schedules had previously been
April 1.
The company filed Its petition
with the commission in December
and a number of hearings have been
held at which the case of the peti
tioner was presented. Hearings for
the case of the opponents of the
rate Increase, including a large num
ber of cities snd towns in the com
monwealth, will begin May 4.
TYXAX KXONKHATO.
Denver. March 19. Thomas J
Tynan, warden of the Colorado
slate penitentiary, was exonerated
today of the charges of prison mis
management, brought by former
Governor Sweet tn a decision of the
state civil service commission by a
two to one vote.
MKS SIDDKM.Y
Watcrbury, March 19. Herbert M.
Upson, assistant treasurer of the
Chase Companies. Inc., Waterbury
died suddenly at his home in Thom
aston this morning of septic pyelitis,
caused by an Infection of the nose.
CIT GASOLINE PRICK
Boston, March 19. The Standard
Oil Co. today announced a reduction
of one cent a gallon In the price of
gasoline, making the retail price M
cents. Othr companies opcrc.ttng
in this area intimated Hist thy
j would meet the Stsndtrd Oil price
,
j tejnorre?.
STORM WREAKS HAVOC IN
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
Tornado Centers Around Annapolis,,
M ., Which Is Levelled
by W inds
'ly Ths Auwilnl Hi.
Poplar Bluff, Mo., March 19.
Three persons were known today to
have been killed In the southeast
Missouri region Hint was swept by
yesterday's tornado centering around
Annapolis, 45 miles from . here.
Other reports of the storm came
from the vicinity of Cape Girardeau.
Three men were killed at An
napolis and many Injured, three
probably fatally. Among the lat
ter Is a seven year old girl.
Annapolis was levelled, the debris
being thrown over upon the hill
side, The Inhabitants of the little
Ozark hamlet Immediately began to
rescue what they could of their be
longings, principally bedding, In or
der to protect themselves against
the cold that followed the storm.
Six children wers injured when a
rural school-house In the vicinity
of Cape Girardeau was carried oft
by the wind.
A report that ten had been killed
at Biehle, 15 miles north of Cape
Girardeau, was unconfirmed.
Another report was that one had
been killed and ten injured at Al
tenborg, northwest of Cape Gir
ardeau. FARM CENTERS
HIT BYJORNADO
Rich and Prosperous Districts
Devastated
By Tii.; Associated frees.
Chicago, March IS. Most of the
towns in Illinois and Indiana, which
suffered from the tornado of Wednes
day are In prosperous areas, and are
known for tlfetr farming and mining
Industries, fruit-growing sections and
dairying. Modern buildings In some
towns were but recently constructed,
up-to-date mines, including the
Orient Mine, the second largest pro
ducing pit in the world, which re
cently established a record for one
day's tonnage, were destroyed, add
ing thousands of dollars to an unes
timatod property damage.
Murphysboro, the county seat of
Jackson county, has a population of
10,073 and is located about sixty
miles north of Cairo, in the heart of
a dairy district and fruit growing
country.
West Frankfort is the center of a
coal mining country and likewise Is
not far from Cairo, but Is closer to
Herrin, the scene of much trouble In
recent months.
West Frankfort, however, is lo
cated In Franklin county. It has a
population of S.47S.
Poseyvllle, Tn J.. is a noted trading
point, in Posey county, and is located
Jon the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
and Illinois Central railroads. It has
a population of 8S0,
Frinceton, In Gibson county, is a
prominent station stop on the Chi
cago & Kastern Illinois and Southern
! railroads. Many factories and a rail
road shop located ncj-e.
ENGINEER AND
FjREMAN DIE
(Continued from First Tage.)
;lng blocked by the mass of debris
j piled up under the l.amberton
i street bridge by the wreck.
1 The railroad officials had been
; unable up' to this time to give any
. estimate of the damage to rolling
; stork which will be considerable.
I The body of Engineer Moore was
removed from the wreckage at ":S0
itlils afternoon.
i
Committee Chosen to
Consider Incinerator
I Mayor A. M. Paonessa this after
' noon appointed a committee of five
council members to confer with the
: health department on the advis
ability of establishing a municipal
incinerating plant for the disposal of
garbage and refuse. Those who will
(serve are Aldermen W. II. .ludd and
John F. Maerz, and Couneilmen K.
H. Christ, P.odniann Chamberlain
i and Thomas Fay.
; A committee consisting of Coun
Irilmert' Donald L. Partleit, P. I..
Nalr. E. T. Rlngross nnd Tliure
Bengston was named to set On Ap
! praisal Engineer Thomas l.inder's
! request for a one day leave of sb
Isence weekly in the next u months.
Bricklayers, Plasterers
Strike on $3,000,000 Job
New York, March 19. Bricklay
ers and plasterers struck today on
ths $3,000,000 Steinway building be
cause of a dispute between them
selves as to which craft should do
the stucco work, an lnter-unlon con
troversy which has smoldered sev
eral months.
Building contractors wore power
less to avert the clash here, and
now are watching developments
closely in fear it may extend
throughout the country. This would
threaten completion of a four bil
lion dollar building program just
getting under way with the spring
weather.
C. Gr'Normsn, head of the local
building trades employes, ! en
deavoring to tiring ihe intrntiennl
olfleera ef th tw unions together
for a settlement.
MANY INJURED DIE
AS HOUSES BURN
Fbc Adds to Horror of Tornado!
in Illinois
i ily Tha Asieelnted Pre.
Murphysboro, III., March 19.
Southern Illinois today presented a
vast tableau of death and destruc
tion, as Its horror-stricken inhabit
ants awaited more definite reports
on the toll of lives taken by yester.
day's tornado, which swept clear
across the central southern part of
the stale.
Wllh the stricken towns almost
completely isolated, definite reports
as to general loss of life were lack
ing, but estimates placed the num
ber well above the one thousand
mark, with many more injured. The
amount of property damage also
lacked definite figures, but was sev
eral million dollars.
Sweeping across tho Mississippi
from the lower section of Missouri,
the storm imaded Illinois at Gor
ham, on the Mississippi and tore its
way in an almost straight easterly
direction into Indiana, laying waste
towns and farms over several hun
dred square miles.
Murphysboro, West Frankfort,
Parish and De Soto, all situated In
Illinois' rich coal fields, appeared
to have suffered the heaviest loss
of lives and the biggest properly
damage. Smoke poured from the
debris bf Murphysboro's smouldering
ruins, while its citizens searched for
dead. '
Many Die In names
Rescue work was greatly ham
pered by the fire and it was said
that many of the Injured were cre
mated in the blazing debris.
National guard troops have closed
all roads to Murphysboro.
Tiie city at 5:30 a. tn., today was
burning In many places. The main
business section was virtually
wrecked and streets were filled with
poles and debris and wrecked auto
mobiles. Train loadi of doctors and nurses,
who arrived from all points, were
taken to the basement of the. Pres
byterian church which was not de
stroyed. Bert Kcoby. an undertaker from
Marion, 111., who came through West
Frankfort en route here, said two
undertakers there had to or 70
bodies each.
"The whole northwest corner of
West Frankfort is razed and condi
tions there are as bad as they are
here," Ecoby said. "Three school
buildings were practically destroyed.
The tornado scooped out the center
of the high school, turned houses
end over end and devastated block
after block.
"The wind carried automobiles
great distances. It turned one house
almost at a right angle on its foun
dation," Ecoby added.
85 Wrecked Automobiles
An Associated Press correspond
ent made a tour of the city at 3
i o'clock and counted 85 wrecked au
i totuobiles. . Fires still glowed or
! flared with increasing fury and the
j streets were filled with homeless
people.
Food is scarce. What restaurants
were not wrecked arc trying to ob
tain food from Carbondale.
Pe Soto was razed with the ex
ception of a dozen houses, aceord-
Ing to B. W. Krysher, member of
, the National Guard company of Car
j bondale. He reported that the
rsehoolhouae there was demolished
land estimated the dead children
j numbered from 80 to ion. Me said
j that many other children were bad
. ly hurt.
! Other reports here and in Carbon
jdale strengthened early reports that
; casualties in tho stricken area were
great.
! Dynamite was used here late last
night to stop the fires. Among the
buildings razed by the explosions
i as the Elks' clubhouse.
At De Soto, too a grain elevator
i was yanked from its foundation and
I moved fenty feet without being dc-
! molished.
i P.oyalton and Dloomfield two
small mining towns, also were struck
, hy the storm and at Royalton. sever
ial persons reported to have been
; killed and a few Injured. No casual
It tea, however, were reported from
j Eloomfield.
I At Parrish and West Frankfort
I the number of dead was estimated
'at "on, while the toll of human life
jin this city was believed to be
: around 150. From K0 to A"0 are
1 said to have been killed in Pe Soto
! where most of the victims were chil
dren either burled under the ruins
iof their sehoolhonse or trapped in
tthe flames that burst out after the
'structure had tumbled into a mnss
of twisted steel and crumbled brick.
I About one-third of West Frank
Ifert a town of MO, was nearly
j wired out by the wind.
! When West Frankfort had re-
covered from its panic, rescue work
I was started st once. The Incalhos
jpital was quickly fill'd. rhyslelsns
land nurses from nearby towns were
leaned to ths rescue snd worked long
I the hurricane raced wiih such fury
jfrom St. Louis. East St. Louis and
I Belleville.
nut S lUiilding l eft
j Five buildings were left landing
at De Soto it was reported by those
jwho returned from that city. It was
I in the sehoolhonse or the hamlet of
600 where death demand, d its
! greatest toll. Eighty-eight bodies
I were reported to have been taken
jfrom the ruins of the school late
lust night.
Frock Incidents that accompany
a tornado were numerous at l'e Soto
the hvirricsns raced wrl" surlimrv
l.n frenn ritri of lUPl-
jrT wr carried to Duquoin,
J miles aw ay.
RED CROSS HUSTLES
ALONG RELIEF WORK
Doctors, Nurses and Supplies Are
Being nii-hed Into Ihe
.Stricken Areas
J Washington, March 19. The
j American Red Cross' relief faclli-
ties were put Into operation In force
j toda'y In efforts to relievo the suffer
ers from tho storm which wrought
! havoc in the middle west yesterday.
Reports reaching headquprters
j hero from field workers showed sup
j plies, doctors and nurses proceeding
to the scenes of tho worst havoc
from muny points.
! With the co-operation of t lie MIs
'souri Pacific railroad special trains
lore carrying tents and relief work-
I .,' frnm Ht 1 ii. In flni-hnm Tl I
and Annapolis, Missouri.
A group of relief workers, doctors
and nurses in charge of Henry M.
Raker, national director of disaster
relief of the Red Cross, was due
at Murphysboro, 111., at midnight.
Another group of workers Is pro
ceeding from Washington to Prince
ton. Indiana and F. K. Burleson,
with nurses and medical supplies Is
on his way to West Frankfort,
Franklin county, by special train
from St. Louis.
THREAT TO WITNESS
IN CHAPMAN CASE
(Continued from First Page)
section during the past year. An
derson is an escaped convict from
the Atlanta penitentiary with a price
on his head. He escaped with serv.
ing a 15 year sentence for his con
nection with the famous New York
mail robbery, engineered by Ander
son and Chapman.
If authentic, the cord only em
phasizes the belief of the authorities
that friends of Chapman arc present
In Hartford and perhaps in this city,
ready to be of assistance to the pris
oner, whose trial on the murder
charge opens next Tuesday. Ever
since Chapman arrived in Hartford
from Atlanta prison, he has been un
der an exceptionally heavy guard
and absolute secrecy has covered all
his movements. As the time for the
opening of the trial nears, it is ex
ipeeted that the guard will be in
creased considerably.
I Chief Hart would not say whether
'extra precautions will lie taken to
j protect the state's witnesses against
Ichapman. but it is understood that
all of tbeni are staying under cover
'as much as possible. On tho trips
'to the county building in Hartford,
i the witnesses from this city have
I been accompanied by members of
the detective bureau.
P.esides the local witnesses who
will testify against the noted crim
inal when he is brought before Judge
Newell Jennings and a jury will be
several people who were acquainted
with Chapman under the name of
"Waldo W. Miller," the name which
he is alleged to have used in Spring
field. Several of these witnesses are
women who were in tho company of
Chapman and Walter Shean. A
young married woman now living at
Atlantic City, is known to have been
'. in company with Chapman and
j Shean at an inn in Agawam, Mass.,
; on the Friday night preceding the
j murder here. It is probable that she
will be called upon to identify Chap
I man as the man who posed as "Wal
i do W. Miller," although Chief Hart
I said that because of the fact that
j she is a married woman, tiie might
j be spared the publicity that would
i attend her presence as a w itness.
That the trial of Chapman will
i last about two weeks is the opinion
of State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn
and evidently Judge Jennings con
curs ill this belief, especially ill view
;of the fact that he seems to ant i
cipate that some time will be con
sumed in picking a jury. When
j speaking to members of the press
at the close of the hearing Tuesday,
the judge said that the public would
be admitted to the trial after tho
jury had been chosen. "If we ever
get one chosen," he added. This
I statement seemed to indicate that
! he is not hopeful that Hie picking
!of a jury will be accomplished with
out considerable delay, this being
caused by the widespread publicity
'that has been given the case. A list
of ICS jurors has been summoned to
i appear next Tuesday, but It Is hardly
(.pected that twelve jurymen will
lie picked from the list.
I Whether the court will decide
favorably on the application that
j Alcorn will make to have the jury
locked up during the entire trial is
not known, but It is expected that
the threat received yesterday by the
policeman here will tend to show the
necessity for such a move. State's
Attorney Alcorn feels that the jury
should be kept in custody during
the trial and under a heavy guard
to prevent any attempts by friends
of the bandit to intimidate mem
bers. State's Attorney Alcorn last night
completed preparations of the case
acalnst Chapman, and is no remiy
to proceed with the trial. contiii'"m
'that the state will establish a caw
against the notorious mail robber.
Gets Two Years in Prison
Fos Passing: Bad Checks
Halifax, N. S.. March 19. Plead
ing guilty to obtaining money by
torged cheeks amounting to $12",
Klwin K. Lucas, traveling salesman
of Gloucester. Mass.. today w;is sen
j fenced to serve two yeurs in the
: penitentiary. He is said to be
i wanted in Gloucester on similar
j charges.
i Lucas pleaded guilty to two spe-
cific charges, obtaining money un
der false pretenses and uttering
false documents, and was sentenced
'lr. serve two years on each charge,
Mie sentences to run concurrent iv
THE HLRAIU U.,MlitD AU
1 BRING flEslLTS
MARTIAL LAW AT '
To Guard Against Looting
Towns Are Devastated
Evnnsville, Ind., March 19.
Threo Indiana towns, Princeton,
Owcnsvillo and Griffin loday wcro
engaged in the work of digging their
dead and Injured from Ihe wreck
age of homes, stores and office
buildings levelled by a tornado that
struck those places IhIo Wednesday,
l.'pwards of i00 persons wcru re
ported to have been killed and hun-'
dreds of others were reported to
have been Injured. No estimate of
the properly damage was available.
Princeton, with a population or
more than 7.000, was the most se
riously yaffected of tho three In
diuna towns. Twenty persona were
reported Jilllcd and more than 60
injured.
At Griffin, six were reported dead
and an unknown number injured,
whllo at Owensville tho casualties,
lr was said, would run nearly as
high. Public libraries, social halls
and stores were transposed into
temporary morgues and hospitals.
At Princeton martial law was de.
dared to prevent looting and to
place the relief work under a re
sponsible head.
I'ircs Burst Forth
Failure of the electric light plants
in the stricken cities and the fires
which broke out, destroying nearly
every building in the stricken por
tions of the towns, worked addi
tional hardships on rescue workers.
Iteseue parties were formed in
nearly nil of the towns which were
not ravaged by the windstorm.
Tho local chapter of the P.ed
Cross organized relief parties and
sent supplies to the stricken cities
last night. Evry available nurse
and doctor here was despatched to
Ihe ravaged towns.
Only Two Buildings Left
At Griffin the walls of only two
buildings remained standing. Tlvj
Heinz pickle factory at rrinceton.
recently constructed at a cost of
more than $1,500,000, was blown to
the ground and nearly all other
buildings in the southern part of tho,
city wcro wrecked.
Itr.POKT SO RILLED.
Gallatin, Tcnn., March 19.-Thirty
dead and CO or 40 injured was Hie.
caiimated toll today of the tornado
which sideswipeil the northern sec
tion of this. Sumner, county late
yesterday. Communication has not
been established with that section,
meagre reports being the only avail
able information, .
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