Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1917 — A Retrospective View of March. [ARTICLE]

A Retrospective View of March.

As we enter upon the last week of March, the month of wind and storms, we find that March has lived up to her name in every way. Although there have been many beautiful days in the month the few bad ones have more than made up for them. Two of the greatest storms in the history of the state occurred, causing millions of dollars damage in property loss and the destruction of many human lives. Today Newcastle and New Albany are in sorrow. These two growing Indiana cities are a mass of wreckage and the faces of many familiar ones are migsiog.— Thetwo cjties~are g”flef stricken and the destruction has cast gloom over the entire state. Close to 100 lives will be She toll from the two severe storms. Aside from the two above cities, other parts of Indiana have suffered although not to such an at that thousands of dollars worth of damage has been experienced. High winds have prevailed many days during the month, and all in_ML- March. jias outdone herself this year in the way of bad weather. fr"