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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1909.
STORMS SCOURGE
SOUTHERN STATES
Procession of Tornadpes on
Race Down Mississippi
Valjey Spreads Death.
DAMAGE IS TREMENDOUS
Hundreds of People Injured and
Millions or Dollars in Property
Is Swept v Away by Fierce
Winds From North.
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down, and at Utlestown not even a shed
was left standing.
Memphis reports heavy loss ' from
towns within a radius or 100 miles in
three states.
At Horn Lake. Miss., six lives were
lost and the damagre was very heavy.
From neighboring towns come reports
of men. women and children killed and
homes wrecked.
Arkansas Hard Hit.
The tornado swept over into Arkansas
and killed eight persons near Mam
moth Springs. besides wrecking a
score of buildings. Other points In
Arkansas report heavy loss.
Striking Alabama and heading south
westerly, the hurricane continued Its
course of destruction tonight. Hunts
vllls reports heavy loss of property,
with probably several persons killed.
At Danville. Ala., the storm struck
with terrific force, while at Hartsell at
least one Is dead and many hurt.
The storm still was raging late tonight.
Wire connections between Atlanta and
Chattanooga and Knoxville had ceased
entirely.
Three persons were killed by lightning
at Monroe. Ga., today.
Tennessee Towns Stricken.
Late advices from Centervllle, Tenn.,
show that a score or more of lives were
lost In last night's tornado, and that the
property damage Is J100.000.
At Fayettevllle. Tenn., the storm razed
many residences, blew off one end of the
Klk cotton mill, and killed three persons.
Four persons were killed and several
hurt at Medina, Tenn. A score were in
jured In Madison County, near Jackson,
and deaths were reported from Mont
gomery and Williamson Counties.
A man and a child are reported killed
near Dechord, Tenn.; 12 persons are re
ported killed In Giles County near Pu
laski. Reports came from Morgan County, Al
abama, of a tornado four miles west of
Hartsell. Four people were killed and
many Injured. Full reports probably will
give a serious loss of life.
Danville. Ala., was also struck by the
torm. Among those killed were two tele
phone operators.
Katlroad. telegraph and telephone com
munication was blocked and much prop
erty damage was done between Chatta
nooga and Nashville. Several persons
were injured.
The storm demolished 18 houses at Ebe
nezer and five at Charleston, seven north
of Chattanopga and four at Etowah.
At Oakdale' a poolroom was blown into
the Mississippi River.
EIiKVKN KILLED AT GOLDEN
Missouri Town ' Ruined by Gale of
Thursday Afternoon.
I'ASSVU.t.K. Mo.. April 30. Eleven per.
ons were killed and 25 or 30 hurt. 14 seri
ously, by the tornado which destroyed
Uoklt-n. 17 miles east of here, late yester
day. The number of dead may be even
(sreater.
The dead :
MRS. W 1 1 .1 HBN'SOX.
MISS CORA PRESTia
MISS BESSIE 3ANTZELL.
MRS. JARVl.N.
BI D HOPTOIX.
Five persons who lived on King's River,
five miles enst of Golden, whose names
have not been learned.
The entire town, with the exception of
one etone building, was blown down, and
the people there are now without food or
shelter. The population was about 500.
Reports from Northwestern Arkansas
say many have been killed and damage
to the amount of $500,000 done by the
storm.
MAN V KILLED IN ALABAMA
Tornado Slays Four at Fayettevllle,
Several at Harms.
HU.NT9VIU.I5, Ala.. April 30. A tor
nado struck Fayettevllle last night and
killed several people. The dead so far as
known are:
MISS JENNIE KELSO.
JOHN I'ROSSBH.
THOMA9 WOODS.
Waiter Fleming's home was blown
away, and he has not been seen since.
Only four houses were left at Harms,
five miles from Fayettevllle, and several
people are reported killed.
Decherd and Winchester. Tenn., and
smaller towns In the territory were re
ported badly damaged.
SCORE KILLED IN TORNADO
Giles County, Tennessee, Left in
Shambles by Fierce Storm.
PULASKI. Tenn., April 30. Twenty
persons are reported to have been killed
and 40 injured in a tornado which swept
ttver the eastern section of Giles County
early today. Bee Springs, a village in the
southeastern section, 16 miles from Pu
laski, is i-eported to have been totally
destroyed. The country In this section is
devastated and details are meager.
ALTON IS LEFT BROKEN WRECK
Six Killed in Ruins of Thriving Mis
souri Town.
WB3T PLAINS. Mo.. April 30. Six per
sons were killed and 16 injured last inght
at Aiton. Mo., when a tornado destroyed
must of the buildings In the town.
The dead:
B. F. Sanders and daughter Lois.
George Whltmore and wife.
Kobert Cross and wife.
ARKANSAS SUFFERS BADLY
Ninety People Injured and Many Re
ported Killed.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 30. Portions of
three states within a radius of several
hundred miles of Memphis were swept by
storms of wind and rain,, in some In
stances amounting to tornadoes, during
last night, which claimed the lives of a
score) or more) persons.
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HOLLAND IS HAPPY
Entire Nation Rejoices Over
Birth of Princess.
HERALDS ANNOUNCE 'NEWS
Quaint Ceremony Follows Coming of
Heir to Throne Cities Deco
rated Lavishly in Honor
of the Event.
THJS HAGUE. April 30. The condition
of Wilhelmina. Queen of the Netherlands,
who gave birth to a daughter this morn
ing, is satisfactory, the infant Princess
is doing well and all Holland is cele
brating. Heralds, accompanied by trumpeters
clad in ancient Dutch dress, made the
rounds of the city, halting at the prin
cipal squares to make the following proc
lamation: "Fellow citizens, with great joy we an
nounce the news that Her Majesty, by
the grace of God, has been delivered of
a Princess.
"The entire population of The Hague
shares the feeling of deep joy of the
Dutch people, and is thankful for the
blessing bestowed upon the royal house
and upon th country. May the happy
event strengthen the bonds uniting the
Netherlands and the House of Orange.
Long live the Queen. Long live the
Princess of Orange."
In spite of the heavy downpour of rain,
the streets are gaily decorated and great
crowds are showing their gratification.
The accouchement took place at 7
o'clock. The first persons outside the
royal . palace t'o hear the news were a
party of workmen passing the residence
of the Queen. The cheers then raised
were .he signal for general rejoicing.
Splendidly-illuminated streets, thronged
with a rejoicing populace, dancing, sing
ing and throwing confetti, gave to the
city a carnival appearance tonight. A
torchlight and lantern procession was
held by the students and was a great suc
cess. The crowds in front of the royal
palace made the thoroughfare almost im
passable. Queen Wilhelmina slept well during the
day and is progressing nicely. She ex
presses the intention of nursing the
princess, beginning tomorrow.
BLIZZARDS AFTER GALES
STATES ON BORDER OF STORM
AREA PEEP IN SNOW.
Zero Weather Reported in Many
States and Early Fruit Crop
Ruined Cattle Suffering.
CHICAGO. April 30. While the proces
sion of tornadoes that swept from the
Great Lakes down the Mississippi Valley
to the Gulf of Mexico spread untold ruin
in its path, on the edges of the "meteor
ological disturbance there was experi
enced a different kind of disaster. Heavy
snows and blizzards are reported from
both the east and west borders of the
disturbed area, and Winter conditions
prevail in Pennsylvania, the Northern
Lake states and the more westerly states
of Wyoming. Montana, Colorado and
Northern Texas.
Anywhere up to a foot of snow has
been reported from . these states, with
blizzards of the wildest Winter kind rag
ing in the North and West. Tremendous
damage has been done to early small
fruit crops, and the apple crop is also
reported seriously injured. Aside from
this, great suffering has been experienced
on the sheep and cattle ranges, and many
animals have already succumbed to the
violence of the weather.
Freezing and zero weather is reported
at many polnts. and fhe severest of con
ditions prevail. On the lakes great suf
fering has resulted, though the high winds
that preceded the. colder weather have
apparently broken up the ice and lib
erated many blockaded vessels, thus alle
viating to a certain degree the hardships
of the lake sailors.
COLD WAVE DAMAGES FRUIT
Colorado and Texas Ranchers Fight
Against Frost.
DENVER. April 30. Temperatures as
low as 2S above zero are reported from
the fruit regions around Grand Junction,
Colo., this morning, and much damage
has undoubtedly been done. Hundreds of
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frifltraisers are using smudge-pots to pro
tect their trees.
Cold weather exists all over the moun
tain region and down into the Texas Pan
handle. At .Denver it was 19 above this
morning and at Cheyenne 10 above. A
high north wind prevails, and the weather
bureau predicts heavy frost tonight.
More than a foot of snow has fallen at
Tellurlde. Colo.
BLIZZARD ON AT SUPERIOR
Wisconsin In Grip of Fierce Snow
Storm and Gale.
SUPERIOR, Wis.. April 30. Tie bliz
zard which started yesterday is st'.ll
raging. Snow Is being driven by a wi ld
ranging from 40 to 45 miles an hour.
LA CROSSE, Wis., April 30. One of the
heaviest snow storms of the Winter Is
raging today. Four Inches of snow has
fallen and the storm seems likely to con
tinue all day.
UTAH ORCHARDS DAMAGED
Cherry and Peach Crop Ruined and
Apple Trees Suffer Badly.
SALT LAKE April 30. Reports from
all sections of the state arc to the effect
that serious damage was caused by frost
last night to the fruit crop.
The entire crop of cherries, peaches and
other small fruit and much of the appla
crop is blighted.
Iowa Under -White Blanket.
DBS MOINES, April 30. Northern Iowa
is suffering today from a severe snow
storm. During the night three Inches of
snow fell at Fort Dodge. The snow is
still falling. Webster City has an Inch,
while Mason City and Algona report that
much wind is accompanying the snow.
Telegraph and telephone wires are work
ing badly and fruit is endangered by the
freezing temperature.
Kansas Is Shivering.
WICHITA, Kan., April 30. A cold
wet wind from the north, heavy clouds
that threatened rain momentarily, a
20-mile-an-hour wind and a . tempera
ture of 40 degrees above zero, was the
weather here today. The temperature
has fallen from 74 degrees to 40 since
4 o'clock yesterday.''
Four Above Zero at Yellowstone.
CHEYENNE Wyo., April 30. A cold
wave, accompanied in many parts- of the
state by heavy snow, prevails all over
Wyoming, the temperatures in the Yel
lowstone Park region being reported as
low as four above zero. Much loss of
livestock will probably result.
Missouri Weather Bitter.
KANSAS CITY, April 30. A 20-miIe-an-hour
wind from the north, with the tem
perature at 40 decrees above zero, were
the conditions that prevailed generally in
Western Missouri and throughout Kansas
today.
Blizzard In North Dakota.
FARGO. N. D., April 30. North Da
kota tonight was swept by one of the
worst blizzards of the year. The snow
has been falling for 24 hours and this aft
ernoon a high north wind arose.
Heavy Snow at Leadville.
LEADVILLE, April 30. More than
four inches of snow has fallen here since
early this morning. The storm shows ho
signs of abating.
Freezing Weather on Prairies.
OMAHA. April 30. Freezing- weather
prevails today over a large portion of
the state, the temperature ranging as
low as 24 above at North Platte.
Two Feet of Snow in Canada.
WINNIPEG. Man.. April 30. Manitoba
is covered with snow ranging from a. few
inches to nearly two feet.
Below Zero in Wyoming.
LARAMIE, Wyo., April 30. Below
zero weather is reported from a number
of points in Wyoming.
WILL BUILD NO ELEVATOR
But Canadian Xeeds Large Grain
Warehouse and locks.
WINNIPEG, Man., April 30. William
Whyte, second vice-president of the Can
adian Pacific Railway, does not favor
building terminal grain elevators at Van
couver nor at other Pacific Coast cities
for handling the "Western grrain - ship
ments to Europe and the Orient. On re
turn from his visit to Portland, Or., he
said today:
I do not think terminal grrain ele
vators on the Pacific Coast are necessary.
During my trip to the Coast I visited
Portland and other shipping; points and
noticed that grain, especially wheat, can
be best shipped in sacks, and have con
cluded that a large elevator is not neces
sary. What is more required is a large
warehouse and more dockage space prop
erly to take care of all shipments from
the West."
MIDDLE STATES IN
HURRICANE'S GRIP
Devastation by Wind Proves
Terrific and Residents Are
Stunned by Disaster.
GALE REPORTED ON LAKES
As Wrecked Telegraph Wires Are
Iieturned to Service, Extent of
Damage Is Slowly Made
Known to AH.
CHICAGO. April 30. Death and de
struction followed in the wake of a storm
which swept over the Middle West last
night. In Chicago many buildings were
unroofed, homes blown over and scores
of people driven into the storm, many
narrowly escaping with their lives. At
least 20 are known to be dead, including
those killed at Grand Crossing, a suburb
of Chicago, in the collapse of a factory.
Great destruction was wrought by the
storm before It reached the Great Lakes
region.
At Golden, Mo-., the business section of
the town was destroyed and many homes
were wrecked. Eleven persons lost their
lives.
Wind Kazes Dwellings.
At Summerville, 'Mo., the wind created
havoc. Two persons were .killed and
many were Injured. The dead are Miss
Delury and Mrs. George Smith.
The storm was furious in the southern
part of Illinois. At Texas City four per
sona were killed and many seriously
wounded. The dead are: Edward Over
ton. Mrs. Overton, her baby and a ser
vant. The town was wrecked.
Great damage to property and crops
was caused in Michigan on the East
shore of Lake Michigan. Many vessels
were imperiled.
Terror on Lakes.
Dispatches from Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich., .report that a steamer, believed to
be the Aurenia, of the Corrlgan line,
was seen to sink In WHitensh Bay.
At Michigan City, Ind., on the South
shore of Ia-ke Michigan, the wind storm
was terrific and a portion of the wall of
the Northern Indiana penitentiary was
destroyed. Militia from South Bend were
ordered to the scene to guard the prison
ers. In Wisconsin the storm was converted
into a blizzard and fcr many hours there
raged one of the severest snow ' storms
of the season in many towns, causing
great damage to property.
At La Crosse and Superior, reports are
that traffic was practically abandoned
because of the drifts.
In the height of the storm, a child was
born in a besement In the southern part
of Chicago, and carried by its mother,
Catherine Murphy, seven miles to a re
fuge, the woman being knocked down
repeatedly by the winds, but always fall
ing in such a manner that the Daje es-
GALE KILLS ENTIRE FAMILY
Mammoth Springs, Ark., Reports
Eight Fatalities.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 30. A
special from Mammoth Springs, Ark.,
says:
A tornado passed 18 miles east of
here last night, killing eight persons
and injuring many others. The list
of dead so far as known Is:
B. P Sniders and wife and daughter.
George Whitworth and wife.
Robert Frost and wife.
Miss Holland.
Many houses were demolished near
Mammoth Springs.
ALL PRISON WORK STOPPED
Damage at Indiana Penitentiary Is
More Severe Than First Report.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., April 30.
Nearly every factory building in the
State Prison was unroofed wholly or in
part, and the industries are at a stand
still. The militia arrived today. A tem
porary wooden stockade will be built out
side the line of the wrecked wall. The
soldiers will be kept on duty until the
stockade is finished.
TIDAL WAVE OX GREAT LAKES
Comber Ten Feet High Sweeps
Ashore Xear Detroit.
DETROIT. Mich., April SO. A tidal
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the east shore of Lake Michigan, caused
J2000 damage to waterfront property t
South Haven.
At Fen ton. where the storm approached
the proportions of a tornado, the dam
age aggregates $30,000. Much livestock
was killed all over the state.
At Grand Rapids, the Grand River
has risen four feet and flood warnings
have been sent out.
Damage was done to telegraph and tele
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FLOODS FEARED ALOXG OHIO
Xew Danger Threatens Stormswept
Area in East.
PITTSBURG. April 30. flood warn
ings were sent out today Tn the Ohio
valley. A stage of 25 feet, or three
feet above the flood stage, is expected
here by tomorrow. Heavy rises are re
ported at all points along the Alle
gheny River, and a rainfall of about
three inches was. general throughout
that valley. At Bradford the 12
inches of snowfall yesterday was fol
lowed by a cloudburst, and that place
has bein partially submerged.
FOUR KILLED AT PITTSBURG
Fifty Buildings Damaged by W'lnd
in Smoky City.
PITTSBURG. April 30. Two more
deaths reported today bring the total list
from yesterday's storm up to four at
Pittsburg. Raymond Beatty. 16 years old,
was electrocuted by picking up a live
wire. Mrs. Frank. Wade, 50 years of age,
died of heart disease during the storm.
Eight persons were Injured and half a
hundred buildings were damaged, some
small ones being blown down by the
wind which reached a velocity of 67V4
miles an hour.
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Illinois Town Practically Demolished
by "Twister."
CARMI, 111.. April 30.--A tornado swept
over Texas City. 32 miles south of here,
this morning, killing four persons and
injuring several more.
The dead: .
Edward Overton, his wife, infant child
and servant girl.
Many houses were destroyed and the
whole town wrecked.
20 -Mile Path In Ohio.
PIQUA. O.. April 30. A tornado, 30 miles
wide, struck this section early today and
caused a property damage estimated at
HO0.O0O. The path of destruction extends
over several counties, and great damage
was done by the wind in the towns of
Plqua, Sidney, Houston, Fletcher, St.
Paris and Klrkwood. No loss of life Is
reported.
WATER SEEPS IN SEWER
BIG BROOKLYX PROJECT HAS
BEEX DELAYED. .. .
Executive Board Inquires WThy WTork
Is More Than Year Behind.
Contract Time.
The fact that the big Brooklyn sewer
has not yet been accepted by the city
was called to the attention of the Execu
tive Board at the meeting yesterday by
Councilman A. G. Rushlight, who asked
for an explanation of the delay, which he
said was causing the prospective users
of the sewer much annoyance.
The contract called for the completiton
of this sewer more than a year ago.
That the sewer is not yet in acceptable
condition was the statement made by
City Engineer D.-Wr Taylor. He said
he had called the attention of the con
tractors to certain deficiencies which he
thought might have been avoided by
proper care and had informed them that
the deficiencies would have to be made
good.
In explaining last night the condition
of the sewer and the long delay in its
completion,. Mr. Taylor said the con
tractors had encountered great difficulty
because of the moist character of the
ground in that locality.
Apparently, good material had been
used in the construction, but the tun
nel had not been kept free from water,
which had loosened the mortar in places.
This had fallen to the floor and hardened.
The sewer, he said, must be cleaned out
and considerable repolntinsr done. He
said the repair' of the damage would not
be a matter of comparative moment to
the contractors and should be accom
plished without difficulty. The engineer
for the contractors had informed him the
final work was In progress and Mr.
Taylor said he would make another in
spection in a day or two.
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WEST PLAINS, Mo., April 30. O. P. H.
Catron, Brigadier-General in the Confed
erate Army, died here last night, aged 68
years. He commanded the Eastern Brig
ade of the Missouri Division.
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