Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-03-05

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 26.-Browns-
vile, Tenn, six miles northeast of
Memphis. on the Louisville & Nashville
road, was struck by 4 cyclone at
O'Clock yesterday morning. Half of
the business houses of the town were
unroofed, and many materially dam
aged, while several buildings are in a
total state OF destruction. The cotton
compress was unroofed, the Northern
Methodist Church was demolished, and
a brick mill was unroofed.
The wind next struck the handsome
building OF the Brownsville Savings
Bank. The roof was picked off and fell
to the street with tremendous crash.
Three squares of buildings across the
street, just north of the bank, were I'M
rooted with the exception of the house
of j. B. Phillips d Co. Only one resi-
dence is reported as having been dam.
aged, that OF Mrs. S. A. Brinson, Wash
IngtOn Street.
The storm strucks the town while it's
inhabitants slept and had done its ter
rible work before the real situation was
realized. It came from a south
westerly direction, and was pie
coded by rumbllng noise.
which lasted few seconds, and
then burst upon the town in appalling
fury. Residences rocked like cradles,
and heavy brick buildings trembled
like leaves as the storm swept by in its
1mpetuous career, leaving wreck and de-
structioD everywhere. While the storm
ragged the rain fell in torrents, vivid
lightning flashed across the lurid skies,
and heavy thunder added to the fear
and confusion of the horror-stricke
people. Daylight revealed the frightful
work of the cyclone. Almost every
building on the public square was I'M
rooled, causing great damage by water
to immense stocks of goods, while
scores of residences were dismantled
and are in ruins. The houses that suf-
ware store; Mann's Opera House;
Causes photograph gallery; Brew
er's grocery store; Hotchkjss &
Lyle's dry goods, and Glass drug store;
Finn 4 Thomas, grocery; Winston Il
Wilders, dry goods and cotton COM
press. The Jewish Synagogue, the
Methodist Church, the Baptist Fe-
male College and the court
were also unroo!ed and otherwise
damaged. The loss will exceed
$4,000. The only life reported lost is
an engineer. A tree tell across the
house, crushing it in, killing her and
badly injuring two of her children.
At Mariana, Ark, the new Chris
tan Church was completely demol-
1shed, Lesser's cotton shed was blown
away, and the roofs of several other
buildings were lifted off. About three
miles west OF town negro school house
with SIS children in it was blown from its
foundation, but no one was hurt.
The White River, at Batesville, Ark,
rose eight feet in a few hours. washing
away culverts and delayines trains badly.
Three houses were Blown down near
Riverside, and several building flattened
out in the southeastern portion of the
county
A tornado swept over and through
the southern part of Hot Springs, Ark,
yesterday, carrying away fences, over
turning frame houses, and doing good
deal of damage to other property.
The old observatory, nearly 100
feet high, which stood on top
OF Hot Springs Mountain Tor
several years, was blown down.
The storm came from the west, and re-
ports are coming IN that its track be-
tween Wichita River and the Springs is
marked by wrecked farm houses, pros
trated trees, and a general destruction
of property. Noliyes have been report
ed. lost, but it is feared that several per-
sons have been killed and wounded.
At Keathley, Tenn, the bank build
ing belonging TO Winsiow, Fisher &
Baird was blown to splinters. Thirty
five persons were in the building at the
time, of whom about six were more or
less injured, none fatally.
George Xitchiner, Of Lowell, Mass,
had his head and thigh severely
bruised; E. D. Cross, of Proctorville,
VT, had his right leg crushed at the
thigh; George Thatcher, OF Middlesboro,
had an arm broken; DIR. Hudgings. of
Knoxville, Tenn. was severely injured
IN the side, and had both legs and an
arm broken.
at Marion, KY, there was a severe
wind storm. The courthouse was I'M
rooted and partly blown down, and the
records badly damaged. The opera
house was unroo ed, and several bust
ness houses ere more or less damaged.
Several dwellings were injured. and
Mrs. Bells Was badly injured by falling
Glmbers.