The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-11-27
Terrific Storm.

NASHVILLE, Nov. "a heavy Storm
has prevailed southeast OF here for
twenty hours.
Tuscumbia, Alabama, 10 reported par.
TALLY destroyed, and ten lives lost
The following particulars OF the dias-
trous storms at Tuscumbia Alabama,
have just been received: There wal
terrible storm here last evening, at six
o'clock, destroying one-third of tie
residences. Twelve persons were kill
ed and many others injured. Mrs VIM.
Winton, mother Of the late Ex-Governor
Winton; the wife and two children OF
Hon. j. b. Moore. Senator from this
district: F. ID. IIodgkins, Esq, editor
of the Chronicle, his wife and four chill
dreu, were killed. The Catholic Church,
Deshler Female Institute, recently fin
ished, many Of the finest residences.
both the Touring mills, and the most
substantial brick dwellings In town are
destroyed. Many poor families are with.
out homes. A bridge on the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad lear town.
was destroyed and the Eastern bound
train was precipitated into Spring
Creek. Fortunately no one WAS killed,
but the engineer was badly burned. Ii
will be several days before trains will
run through.
The Mayor Of Tuscumbia appeals TO
Huntsville, Louisville, Nashville. Mem
pbis and adjoining towns in a.d for the
sufferers.
TUscUMBIA, Nov. 24.-In the storm
on Sunday about three hundred persons
were deprived Of houses. The total
loss 10 the town and private individ
uals il estimated At 100000. The
Memphis e. Charleston Railroad loses
$4,000. The storm came on while
most Of the people were at supper. II
came like the sound Of rushing thun-
der and passed over Immediately
Houses were blown down in many
places, the streets and roads were every
where filed with crumbling walls and
shattered timbers. The people imme-
diately organized, appointed leader
and set about reaching those held by
falling timbers and recovering the
bodies Of The killed. In addition TO the
killed mentioned in yesterdays Nash
vile dispatches 30 persons were injured
Soon after the storm had blown over il
was discovered that the iron railroad
bridge over Spring Creek, about half a
mile from town, had been completely
DESTROYED, at the same time it was re-
membered that the train from Memphis
could be expected to arrive at any mo.
ment; the utmost confusion prevailed
and no one seemed to know what TO do
At length young man named Won.
bic seized huge stick Of pine wood
and after thrusting II into the fire in a
house near by, he rushed towards the
broken bridge waving the blazing wood
over his head as he went. He had al
most reached the creek when his torch
was ex:inguished by the rain, which
was falling in torrents. At the same
time the whistle of the approaching
train was heard and the next moment
the headlight flashed through the dark
ness. The young man called with all his
might, but the engineer heard nothing
but the sound of the storm. and before
any warning could be conveyed to him,
the engine, baggage car aud one passeu.
ger coach went over the embankmert,
fifty feet down into the creek. The
rear passenger cars did not 60 off the
track, it being blocked up by the wreck
of the foremost cars. The engineer,
fireman and baggage master went over
with the engine. They were cut out of
the ruins after two hours hare work.
They were very dangerously burned
and bruised but are expected to recov-
err. Several of the passengers were
slightly injured, but none were prevent
ed from proceeding on their journey.
They were delayed three hours.
The searchiug party first removed the
ruins of State Senator Moore's house.
Mrs. Moore was found OH bed, with
two heavy timbers living across her, and
two children under her, dead, crushed
out of shape. Two other children were
rescued alive.
John Hodgkins was blown out Of the
second story window Of his house, and
the house blown down, burying his
brothers. family. On cutting through
the wreck, Mr.. Hodgkins, his wife and
four children, were all found crushed to
death.
The mansion Of Mrs. Winston was
blown down, and she found dead, kill
cd by heavy wardrobe and other fur
nituro. The house was valued at over
forty thousand dollars. Her son-in-law
Ex-Governor Lindsay who occupied O
portion of the house, escaped unhurt.