From the front page
of the Alamance Gleaner, Graham,
N.C., April 1, 1920
Devastation and Death
in Tornado. . . Death List in Half a Dozen States May Reach total of Three
Score Persons. . . Property Loss Tremendous. . . Havoc Was Played with Railway,
Telegraph and Telephone Service in Sections Visited by Storms
Tornadoes that struck in half a dozen states caused a death
list that may pass three score, caused property damage reaching many millions
of dollars and played havoc with wire and railway service in widespread
districts.
The greatest damage was done in Chicago suburbs and Elgin,
Ill.
In Atlanta at least 36 lives were lost, a hundred or more
persons were injured and property damage possibly running into the millions was
caused by tornadoes that swept through Georgia and Alabama.
Near Fort Wayne, Indiana, three were killed, heavy property
damage sustained.
In each St. Louis and In East Troy, Wisconsin, one person
was killed.
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