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Show FJtTEliN LIVES LOST SOUTHERN NEBRASKA SWEPT BY SERIES OF TORNADOES. Every Dwelling and Outbuilding In the Path or the Storm Was Blown to Pieces. A series or heavy storms, two or which developed Into the worst tornadoes torna-does that have visited southern Nebraska Ne-braska ror yonrs. passed over portions of Clay, Franklin und Kcnrnoy counties coun-ties last Sunday evening Fifteen persons per-sons nio known to have lost their lives, twenty odd weio moie or less seriously Injured and a number of others oth-ers received minor Injiiiles, Kvcry dwelling and outbuilding In tho pnth ol tho tornado was blown to pieces, and tho financial loss thus far accounted ac-counted will reach about $00,000. Near Norman nt tho homo of Daniel McCurdy, a number of rolntives nnd frlonds wore spending tho day and not nn inmnto escaped death or serious Injury. Two miles south of Upland (lei man Lutheran sorvlcos wore being held In a school house when tho Btorm struck nnd demolished It, killing four of the occupants, including tho minister, min-ister, nnd Injuring a number of othors. The storm was equally destructive nt Fairfield, lint the people were rarned of its coming and sought cellars cel-lars for safety. Six dwellings wore blown to plecte at that plaoe, but their occupants escaped injury with a row exceptions. |
