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Show THREE MEET DEATH IN CHURCH. Tornado Which Strikes Ohio Town Demolishes Church, the Steeple Crashing Through the Roof. Zancsvllle, O Three were killed and a score Injured Sunday when a tornado s'ruck here, toppling the steeple stee-ple cf the St. Thomas Catholic church through the roof while services were being held. The storm started In the western part of the city. It lost Its force apparently after traveling twenty five miles east of here and toppling over numerous barns. More than & houses were badly damage! and fifty families were rendered ren-dered homeless Scores of narrow escapes were reported, more than a dozen Instances being known of chimneys chim-neys crashing through the roofs of 'louses and walls blowing down al-iiost al-iiost immediately after the occupants had left. Columbus, O. A rain and wlnstorm tornado swept the central part of Ohio Sunday, rendering hundreds homeless and doing damage estimated at $1,000,000. At Delaware the roof of St. Mary's Catholic school was lifted and borne across the street, wrecking two cot. tages. In this city a number of houses were unroofed. Telegraph and telephone companies were the largest sufferers. Many miles of wire are down. l'lain City, seventeen miles west of here, was almost demolished and several sev-eral persons are reported Injured. |