Chicago, Mar. 19.
The casualties in the tornado now estimated at nearly 1,00¢ killed and 2,700 injured.
The tornado, after wiping out Annapolis, Missouri, tore across the Mississippi into illinois. Tt apparently lifted with devastating force and spread until it descended miles west of the river.
It then struck Murphysboro and Desoto, laying them waste in the twinkling of an eye, and rushed slong the earth to Carmi, Mlinois. Then it jumped to Princeton, from where apparently it died out.
The tornado was so powerful at Parvish that bodies were cai overs mile. Some places wore completely. razed, or burat down. A number of school children were killed through the collapse of school houses. pitiable scenes occurred in the atvicken towns, It is impossible at present to gauge the extent of the damage, owing to the disruption of the tele-telephone services.
have been sent to many while the Red Cross organizations are despatching food trains.
Later. of the tornado casualties, 300 people According t+ the latest estimate Were killed and 500 injured at Murphysboro, 350 killed and 900 in-Jured at West Frankfort, 350 killed and 200 injured at Parrish, and 400 killed and 400 injured at De Soto.
The reserve work was hampered by fires, which attacked the ruins left by the tornado.
Murphysboro is still burning. The busines" quarter is almost wipe out. Buildings are being dynamited to cheek the conflagation.—Reuter's American Service 1 Only Five Minutes Springfield, Mar. resources of the Crows have been placed at th I of the victims of tae to: wppoara ty have five minute,"
It oceurved in the maidie of the afternoon, when the schools, shops and factories were full with the wit that the buildings were razed like pancakes ard buried the vie-tims in burning ruins, An eye-wit-ets, lly describing the of death and dest tion, says that the firemen, realizing the hopelessness of trying to cope with the flames, forsook their hoses jand turned their attention to rescue work. He mentions a, curious effect. Every tree and feiize which was left standing was bedecked with garments and bedeloi tangled in them.—Reuter.
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