Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1916 — MONON SUFFERED FROM WIND STORM [ARTICLE]

MONON SUFFERED FROM WIND STORM

One Man Killed There and Child Thought to Be Fatally Hart— Severe in Other Places. __ The storm which hit Jasper county Tuesday night was severe in other places in the state also. At Monoil one aged man was and a child" so severely injured that it is expected to die. The round house-of the Monon railroad was also blown down. Betfvepn Monon and Reynolds some 65 telegraph poles were blown down and about the same number between Monon and Monticello. All trains were dealyed as the block signals did not work. Even trains out of Chicago were delayed and there was some damage at South Hammond. At Logansport the damage was extensive, many being hurt and one death taking place. Several houses were wrecked. __ , senger train on the Clover Leaf rail- j road were blown from the track and j two trainmen injured. Twenty-Jfeven 1 passengers were on thd train but they ; sustained only minor injuries. Wires, both telegraph and telephone, are down, and the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies suffered heavy losses.