Easton, IL Tornado, Nov 1911
Posted December 27th, 2009 by J M
Springfield, Ill., Nov. 12 -- Two were killed and seven seriously injured in a storm which struck Easton, Ill., last night tearing away telegraph wires and leaving the city isolated and the tragedy of the storm untold to the world until to-night.
The dead:
INFANT CHILD of James Prater. Body found 100 yards from home, which was completely demolished.
MRS. ALLIE HENNEGER, 75 years old, died of fright when her home collapsed.
The Prater home was the only one in the town proper which was much damaged and it was completely demolished, killing the baby, which was hurled against a tree, and injuring all other members of the family.
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN 13 Nov 1911
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Transcribed by Jim Martin. Thanks J M!
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