AMERICAN TORNADO.
TRACK OF DEVASTATION.
HAVOC IN SEVEN STATES.
DEATH ROLL OF FORTY-SIX.
BUILDINGS LEVELLED.
DESTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS.
By . Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 9.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. CHICAGO. March 13. A devastating storm, emerging from the south-west, passed over the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Ohio, and Arkansas, sweeping clean before it buildings, railroads, wires, and every other. man-made obstruction. Everywhere there was a deluge of rain, sleet, hail, or binding snow. . The death roll so far reported totals 46, and the injured number 70. The work of rescue was seriously Hindered by the destruction of means of transportation and communication. The storm continued all though the night, moving across the Great Lakes into i Canada.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18348, 14 March 1923, Page 9
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