The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-25
THE SOUTHERN CYCLONE
MUCH DAMAGE DONE IN MIsSIS-
sIPPI AND TENNESSEE.
Half Of the Tennessee State Peniteptisry
Torn TO Pieces-smalI Towns Oblite-
rated-Severzl Lives Lost.

NASHVILLE. TENN. March 24-In the
cyclone that swept Tennessee last night
half Of the big State penitentiary was
torn to pieces, entailing an enormous loss.
The convicts, five hundred in number.
had just moved out of the mess hall
when the building collapsed A two
story brick in North Nashville was blown
down, killing Alexander and Eugene
Diumwright outright, and horribly mash
ing A. T. Bradford, who was fatally
hurt. w. r. Wright, his wife and two
children, " no were in the building, were
buried In the debris, and were more or
less wounded
Al Derdem. a suburban town, the en-
tire place was obliterated by the storm
and fire. The damage 10 Nashville pro-
perty alone is over 100000.
The cyclone ploughed its way down
Cumberland Valley. and destroyed pro-
perty and life, but the wires are down
and nothing definite can be learned.
Early Reports of the Cyclone Confirmed.
MEMPHIS, TENN, March 2i.-The path
Of the cyclone which entered Tennessee
yesterday afternoon in a southwesterly
direction from Mississippi appears to have
been about twenty miles in width, al
though serious damage is confined TO
much smaller area. Wires are down in
all directions. There is no telegraphic
communication with Nashville and in
tervening points, and little news obtaina-
bic from places visited by the cy-
clone. This city barely escaped. Heavy
rain fell. and a high wind blew at the
time the cyclone ragged. and it
became as dark as night for thirty min
ues. Heavy damages were done to trees
and small outbuildings. The train from
Birmingham, Ala, arrived late last night,
and reports much damage between here
and Byhaliat. twenty miles east.
At 2:S0 o'clock this morning the wire at
Kelly, Miss. was tapped. and the details
telegraphed show that the early reports
were not exaggerated. Not a house es-
capped the storms fury. and only a few are
left standing, and they are badly dam
aged. The house of Roland Cox was
lifted and bodily blown away. not a piece
of timber being left. The house Of Robert
Stevens was levelled into heap Of ruins.
The residence of -. n. Harris a wealthy
planter, was wrecked. and the houses OF
four of his tenants blown away. Three
houses were blown down. The wind in
dulged in a queer freak with the dwelling
house OF w. G. Boggs. II formerly faced
the north. and still stands i'm "A damaged
condition, but now faces the south
Tho Damage In Mississippi.
VICKSURG, MISS, March 2L-Addi-
tional cyclone news received from passen-
gers on the midnight train from Memphis
says the storm spent its force between
Tunica and Shaws station, which are
about seventy miles apart and on the
railroad. At Shaw some stores were
blown down and a few citizens wounded.
At Tunica the courthouse was seriously
damaged churches and other buildings
destroyed. and the school-hOuse full Of
negro children, blown 10 pieces. Many Of
the children were hurt, but none killed.
II will be a day or two before the full
extent OF the deta's disaster is known.
MEMPHIS, TENN. March PA severe
storm swept across the Mississippi delta
yesterday morning. doing considerable
damage to early crops. and which created
much excitement. News from various
points indicate that while the storm was
cyclonic early rumOrs Of the damage
done were exaggerated. One man Is said
TO have been killed at Keys, and an
other injured by falling buildings. The
damage elsewhere was to property only.
The report that Water Valley has been
wiped out and the inhabitants killed
cannot be authenticated, and is con
sidered a canard. No special trains have
gone out from Memphis.
Severe Storm Visits Nashville.
NASHVILLE. TENN. March PA
severe wind and rain storm swept over
Nashville last night, doing much dam
age in the northern part Of the city. In
South Nashville n store filled with people
was blown down, and number were In
ured. one boy was Killed, and another
Will die.
Mr.. w. F. Bradford was also injured
in the building in which Drumwright was
killed. Three tenements near by were un-
rooted. and Miss Luella oliver was knock
ed senseless by a falling brick. Mum
& ZiegnthaIer's grocery was completely
wrecked A heavy plate glass in the
Nicholson House was broken by the wind.
The Episcopal church in Newtown was
smashed to kindlng wood. and the new
Bethel Bantist church. brick building
in the Nineteenth district. was blown
DOWN All over this section houses and
barns were unroofed, but no other iatah-
ties have been reported The report mat
the penitentiary mere was badly damaged
was exaggerated. one small building was
unroofed. causing only trifing loss
A Cyclone Crosses Alabama.
MOBILE, ALA. March 2i-Early this
morning a cyclone passed one mile north
of Shubuta, going Southwest At Aristo,
Johnson's place, a tenement house con-
tanning ten negroes was levelled. TWO
negroes were killed and three injured n
mile east of this, two houses were blown
down. Ten miles further east three tene-
ment houses were destroyed. No one
was hurt in these houses. Much timber
was feled.
Buildings Wrecked In Bowling Green.
BOWLING GREEN, KY, March "a
A terrible cyclone passed over this city
last night at 7:i5 o'clock Great damage
was done. The Louisville and Nashville
round house was totally wrecked, and
about fifteen engines Of the Louisville ana
Nashville Company were badly damaged.
No lives are thought TO have been lost.
William Ford's new building, one OF the
handsomest buildings in the city, was