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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
3
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a Wednesday event and storm activity near Astana Angel with references to officials and a weather theme. The readable portions show a disrupted report about a storm or weather notice, with scattered names and places difficult to fully reconcile.
Murphysboro and nearby towns report widespread destruction from a powerful tornado. The storm cut a path through central southern Illinois, damaging hundreds of square miles and causing an estimated death toll in the hundreds, with many more injured. Rescue efforts were hampered by debris and fires, with dynamite used to fight blazes near Murphysboro. Police and fire crews from surrounding areas battled fires as communities searched ruins for survivors.
A March report from Eastern New York lists past and recent twisters across the Midwest and South dating from 1834 to 1924. It catalogs hundreds killed and major towns struck from Kansas to Mississippi, with the Lorain Ohio storm of 1924 cited as the latest catastrophe, killing 67 and causing extensive damage set at $25,000,000 in losses.
Severe hurricane winds devastated West Frankfort and nearby towns, leaving many dead or injured. Rescue teams from St Louis and Belleville aided, with hospitals overwhelmed and lights out. At DeSoto the schoolhouse tragedy claimed many young lives as lighting failed and lanterns guided relief efforts.
Springfield March 19 The Senate advanced a bill at Governor Small's request to appropriate 300 000 for storm relief The money would go to the governor and be distributed by a four senator and three representative commission The bill is to become law next Wednesday as agreed by both houses and the governor
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Governor, a son in law, and a Black regiment train movement. References include Kankakee, Chicago entraining for Carbondale and a dispatcher Wallace of the Ohio at Murphysboro. Details are unclear due to garbled transcription.
The Red Cross worked through the night at headquarters to aid storm victims. An emergency appropriation from the national treasury will bolster local relief efforts. Chairman Batten Payne sent telegrams to governors of Indiana, Miscount, and Tennessee offering assistance.
Radio stations across Chicago broadcast disaster news as pledges pour in for tornado victims families. By morning, the Chicago Herald and Examiner reported about $72,000 pledged with thousands more promised to the Chicago Tribune via radio appeals. WLS raised $22,000 including $11,000 from individuals and $10,000 from Sears Roebuck.
Governor Sam A. Baker issued a proclamation urging Missourians to donate money food and clothing to help storm stricken Southeast Missouri residents.
Reports from Carbondale estimate nearly a thousand fatalities with about a thousand more possibly deaf or injured and hundreds left homeless within a 25 mile radius after yesterday's tornado. It cites tabulations of early figures and ongoing reports filtering in.
Desoto Illinois reports a devastating cyclone strike with 250 to 300 dead and 700 injured. Up to 1200 homes wrecked or burned while 4000 to 5000 people are homeless. The storm last afternoon caused extensive damage as hospitals report over 100 casualties.
A storm nearly destroys the town of 750.Essa griffin Posey, with only four buildings still standing. Rescue crews dig through debris to reach the damaged stores and offices as the town fights to recover.
A fragmentary report describes a blast wrecking property in Princeton with a population around 7000. It mentions Lenradl Watter and his small son, plus three Jones sisters, and notes a loss near 500,000. The text is garbled and uncertain but indicates damage and casualties.
A fragmentary OCR snippet mentions officials and a doctor with unclear context and incomplete wording. No clear event or details are discernible to summarize a full item.
Fragmentary text reports many people injured and hospitalized. The source mentions a compiled tally and references a morning update but provides few names or concrete details.
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