All over the U.S., men were on the run from high wind and high water.
In eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania, a tornado cut a zigzag path through heavily settled farm country and a dozen towns, killed five people, did $1,000,000 worth of damage.
At Ottumwa, la., at least seven people were killed and 16,000 made homeless when the rain-choked Des Moines River burst its banks. Flash floods in Ohio, South Dakota, Missouri and Oregon killed six people and sent refugees fleeing for high ground. Near Rutland, Vt., an over taxed power dam burst, left 500 homeless, 18,000 without light,...
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