Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1925, Page 5

DISEASE 1 FEARED INTRALOF STORY Possible Inoculation Is to Be Discussed Today—Rela- tives Seek Dead. | By the Associat, CARBONDALE, 111, March 20.—Full realization of the appalling disaster which befell the circuit of small citles and towns within a radius of 50 miles ¥ dawned today when, after night of toil in darkness to ed and dead, reca- disaster of Wednes- d the number of ly above the 500 00 and 3,000 in- property of $6,000.000 measures e well under ¥, and further increments In . Strength of personnel, housing facil- ities for the estimated 8,000 homeless, foodstuffs and medicines were prom- ised from Federal, State and private Press. between n Small was due today for e with military medical clals and citizens who, having es- caped the ravages of the elements, were rallying to the assistance of their more unfortunate brethren, It was understood one of the sub- jects of the conference would be the possible nvruc!:xl.luuxl against certain es of those vastate S s¢ in the devastated Few Bodies Unidentified No plans for funerals had been an- nounced in any of the stricken clties. but it was believed that, with a Mmeasure of order being restored, ar- TAngements would be made for Inter. Ling most of the hundreds of vietims ¥ the end of the weck. Only & few | bodies remained unidentified | Possibly 4 badly marr e laid to rest with & s mony. Additiona) State troops poured into the stricken area last night and to. day, along with doctors, nurses, sup. Plies and foodstuffs. The soldiers pa. trolled the devastated district ingle cere- Visitors Block Trame, Nevertheless, visitors an - seers h},\ the carload 1n\ndeddlh:'gl:l"- nado district vesterday and today and some places practically blocked | traffic for hours. One man reported Be was two hours driving 8 miles ;;‘ a hardhroad in the storm area, his Oogress being im; c! 5 ous ml)lor(!!s.L Skl L Murphysboro, West Frankfort and Gorham continued to be the scene of | Breatest suffering, as well as the greatest’ loss of life, although the little town of De Soto, virtually ob- literated, had a higher pereentage of casualties. Rural communities Iying between the devastated cities and towns had sent in only meager reports today, but casualties were not expected to be heavy, as the information which trickled in indicated that one of the Whims of the blast was to sweep high over the rural districts, then to swoop down with tull force on the | towns. Search for Their Dead. The toll of the tornado “lay in State” through the night in a score | of improvised morgues in as many little towns and villages. With | rough boards and boxes as' their biers | and sheets and blankets: as their shrouds, the long rows of still forms | lay in mortuaries, churches, clubs and private homes. Between the alsles of bodies—many | of them those of school children and | & number of those of babes in arms ' —walked an endless stream of men, women and children searching for * loved ones. It was a task for which there had been no time before because of the urgent needs of the seriously In- Jjured, and was bein® enacted amidst scenes of sorrow unparalleled in these communities to which mining dis- asters with heavy losses of life are not_unusual The scenes were made the more Pitiful because of the horrible ven- geance - which the elements had wreaked upon their victims. Of 200 bodies viewed by representatives of the Assoclated Press, scarce a one, eve of little children, but was mangled, scarred or burned, some of them beyond recognition. “Crucifixion,” She Sobw. As one gray-haired woman tottered past a row of bodies of school ghil- dren, victims of the De Soto disaster, she seemed to express the sentiments of all when, with tears streaming down her cheeks, she turned to g companjon and sobbed: “This was no disaster, erucifixion.” While heart-rending s being enacted over the b 1y less pitiful were t be found in the makeshift hospltals That was especially true at Mur- physboro, w ors and nurses ' Wwho had worked since dawn labore far into the night by candle light in | alleviating the pain of the more 'Jl::~r perately hurt Broken viciims of the wheeled or carried in ra sion before a who pronoun erers afte ed to the ne it was a storm were | pld succes- | tle group of doctors the fate of the suf- | ¥ glances and turn- | Operate Without Anesthetic. | More often than not hope was held | out, but an ‘extraordinary number of | amputations were d necessary. | rbondale yes ¥ before the | train filled w(lhl hurses the 4-5.’ hospitalsyclog- | nd homes filled with | the De Soto victims, caused surgeons | to operate without administering an | anesthetic. | At Murphysboro two dogs exhibited | true canine affection for their master | pinned in death beneath the debris of | a burning building when they braved | streams of water played by firemen | to tug at his life form, refusing to be driven off until firemen chopped away the rubbish and recovered the boay. One woman was held tight in the arms of her husband and saved from possible death while three their home were blown away about them The fourth wall remained int and the husband clung to it and } and his wife escaped unhurt The new $12,000 fire truck of ti Herrin, 111, department, which wit companies of the Anna, Benton ar other departments from nearby towns went to Murphysboro, wa burned up on its first run when became mired In the mud and th flames swept over it. A number of locomotives wer ruined when the Mobile and Oh! roundhouse was destroyed at Mur physboro.” Prisoners in the Murphysboro jai in the heart of the city, heard th tornado swish by the bars of the cells, while’a bandstand in the corn. of the courthouse yard was uprootc and the flagstaff was bent into huge C. Little cottages escaped unscathed while huge trees a few hundred fe away were splintered. N i Saved in Husband's Arms. | | 1s of from ] 10 Minutes® Terror, Then Sunshine, Is Story of Tornado | Thunderous Roar Heard From Miles Off as Storm Rushed On. By the Associated Press. CARBONDALE, Iil, March 20.—Ten minutes was all the time necessary for the tornado which wrecked nearly a score of southern Tllinois towns and villages Wednesday to herald its ap- proach and leave death, destruction and a smiling Spring day in its wake. Five minutes before the greenish black funnel, slanting at an angle of 45 degrees, swerved and dip, path of devastation th darkened and the air sudde Rushing with Incredible s a few brief moments were permitted for the escape of those in open who had witnessed its approach. In its immediate track rushed a deluge of hail Five minutes later the sky was clear of storm clouds, and the south- ern Illinois sun, which had caused daffodlls to bloom as early as March 19, again was spreading its ruddy glow over the countryside. Such was the story of E. A. Ralnes, printer on the Carbondale Free Pre: who saw the twister take its first vi tim in the little town of Annapolis, Mo., which nestles at the foot of the highest hill in the Missouri Ozarks. From a distance of elght miles, he said, he could hear the thunderous roar of the tornado and see its top- shaped outline whirling and spinning. American analytical welghts are more accuraté than those imported from abroad . | Cross secretary, THE EVE STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ides Out Storm S50 IS SOUGHT s Out Strmn FOR STORM RELIEF W. R. Dawes Heads Aid Com- mittee in Chicago—News- boys Give Pennies. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 20.—Moved by the plight of its neighbors, Chicago today extended its efforts to obtain money and supplies for relief in the area stricken in Wednesday's tornado. A half-million-dollar drive was $launched by an executive commitiee named by Mayor Willlam E. Dever and headed by Willlam R. Dawes, brother of Vice President Charles G. Dawes. Trains which left throughout the night and today carried food and clothing, medical supplies, coffins, miles of wire to repair telephone lines. cots, tents and bedding. Scores of physicians and hundreds of nurses left yesterday. Individual contributions for relief continued today to pour into Red Cross headquarters, newspapers, ra- dio stations and other agencies col- lecting funds. Thomas Temple, Red reported the largest contribution he had received was a check for $3,000 from Fred Stone, the actor. Others ranged downward to the newsboys' penpies. Radio fans who heard appeals broadcast by Chicago stations sent in contributions and pledges aggregat- Ing $75,000; fraternal organizations pledged upward of $20,000, and funds collected by the Chicago Tribune and the Herald and Examiner aggregated $9,200. A Very New ap Slipper for Children and Growing Girls We direct your special attention to this one model of patent leather, because it is indicative of the individ- uality of the many others in this splendid stock of high- grade footwear for children. Sizes 2! to 7, $6.50. Sizes 11Y2 to 2, $5.00. Sizes 8 to 11, $3.75. Sizes up to 13, inclusive, have spring heels. Children’s Shoe Store—3rd Floor. — ’ KIGHS Proper Footwear F Street at Tenth i It Means: the Wear! [ kil l fllll,“”lnll] I CONSIDER 2PANTS SUIT The Extra Pair—Doubles 3 Popular Prices— 3’35 - %40 - 2,500 Spring Suits— every suit with two pairs of trousers’ THE ‘Cab Is Blown Off By the Assoclated Press. PRINCETON, Ind., March 20.—E. ¥. Shine, engineer of a Southern railroad switching locomotlive, rode his engine through Wednes- day evening's tornado and lived to tell about it. The storm blew the cab from over Shine's head, but he remained at his post by clinging to the reverse lever. i “I could see the storm coming while 1 was switching in the yards,” said Shine, “and I began to stop the engine. The cloud was as black as'midnight and making more nolse than a fast train, Shortly after the cab was lifted from the engine I looked around and saw the office buflding and the railroad shops fall to the ground.” @ 15 gold o, old lled ured timep S la cither Cushion or shape ... Men’s GRUEN De Luxe A 16-jewel semi-thin mod- in either LOOTING REPORTED .IN WAKE OF TORNADO Her Clothing Stolen, Eyewitness Says—Saw Roof of Parents’ Home Sail Away in Gale. By the Associated Press. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, March 20.— Petty thievery broke out in Murph: boro almost immediately after ¥ terday's disastrous storm lald half the town waste, Mrs. Helen Ferrick, daughter of Judge F. W. Ellis of Murphysboro, said _yesterday. Mrs. Ferrick, an eyewitness to much of the tragedy which followed the tor- nado, was visiting her parents when the storm broke. “Although our house was damaged by the windstorm, not blow away completely. badly it did Most of Look for the Big Clock Pelinger's Opposite the Patent Office Why not make it a watch that you will be proad to wear at all TIMES? GRUEN WATCHES ‘The Watch Beautiful” Ladies’ GRUEN Wrist Watches jewels, 18-kt. white reinforced case, in Octagon 25 Watches *35 Open a Charge Account Own a GRUEN Watch through elinger’s convenient payment 14-kt. \green or 18-kt. white gold case; raised gold fig- dial. A wonderful iece at . 3 ke plan. The prices quoted are regu- r prices. No charge being made for terms. Look for the Big Clock Qelingers Opposite the Patent Office yd So many boys buy the ‘P-B Four-Piece” Suit Is a very mannish ° suit— with a ves extra golf knicker: t and S. And it comes in the same styles that Brother Bob, at college, about. to $35. ! plain colors. You'll n “base ball games. v “Official Headquarters for A Barber Bill Shop, Where talks Other three and four piece suits for boys, $20 Boys’ Light-weight Sweaters $3.00 to $7.50 Pull-over and Coat Sweaters, in fancy and eed one soon to wear at Shoes for Boys New Spring styles for boys. Just like Dad’s Teck —for long wear and good looks. Boy Scout Equipment Kiddies Enjos. o Hairout C., FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1925. my clothing disappeared, however, and 1 believe petty thieves took it. My mother and my little son were on the second floor when the house began to move. We heard a loud roaring sound and then the hail and the rain began. “We barely got into the basement when the roof of our house sailed away, accompanied by ripping and tearing noises that were terrible. “All windows disappeared, flying away with the strong wind that sucked everything before it. I was terribly frightened and have not en- tirely recovered from the shock.” None of the Ferrick or Ellis family, however, suf’ered Injury from the storm.” RED CROSS WORKERS EASE STORM TERRORS Clothing, Food and Cots Supplied Homeless in Vast Area of Destruction. By the Associated Press. DUQUOIN, 11, March 20.—Amid the confusion and pitiful sights wrought by Wednesday's terrific tornado in T southern Illinois there shone today one bright ray of encouragement, the fruit of the incessant work of the Red Cross, which established temno- rary headquarters in the Elks Bulld- |ing” here, principally to take care of | the refugees that came in froma De | Soto, a devastated territory. Working under direction of Frank G. Pertnill, fleld representative, and in co-operation with the county's chapter, the Samaritans with the white and red emblem labored fever- ishly to comfort the storm victims as well as circumstances would per mit. Clothing, food, bed clothing and cots have been supplicd the needs through the Red Cross. ron\, e N\ § Q) manufacturer of question— We said w rived yesterday. Eighty of th FABRICS. 100 Men Can Buy a Topcoat tomorrow for “A SCOOP?” \ NS men’s clothing. e could. The deal was put through. The topcoats ar- And thisis why the price is going to be $25 instead. of $35, $40 or $45. € 100 Topcoats are of IMPORTED All of them are the very latest o¢ NINT N\ R\ gl What the Newspapers Would Call 8 Q\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ . o AND SAVE $10, $15 AND $20 Some time ago we were in the office of a well known He told us that after making up his Spring Topcoat line he discovered a quantity of Imported Fabric— enough to make up about eighty topcoats, and another smaller lot of domestic cloth which would make up about twenty more topcoats. Unless he could find a market for thi‘s entire lot he would rather hold the cloth until Fall. Then came the Could we dispose of 100 topcoats, similar qualities retailing today for $35, $40 and $45, if he made a price concession that would enable us to offer them at $257 styles—three but- ton, straightline, patch pockets. Satin vokes, sleeves are satin lined. ) And after we sell these 100 Topcoats to- MOrrow we can safely say we do not know when another similar opportunity will come our way or yours. Be here early tomorrow morning if you want one of the eighty coats of Imported Fabrics. All sizes—as long as they last. AND THE PROOF OF THE SAYING IS IN THE SEEING