Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Tornadoes Bring Destruction, Death to Illinois, Georgia, Alabama, Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, April 1, 1920


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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