The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-25

dren Hurt-A Boy Killed In Souqss
Nashville-Another One Injured az
Badly He WIN Die-other Damages bss
the storm.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 24.--The path
OF the cyclone which entered Tennessee
yesterday afternoon In southwesterly
direction from Missiasippi. appears to
have been about twenty miles in width,
although serious damage was confined
to a much smaller area.
The wires are down In all directions.
There Is no telegraph communication
with Nashville and intervening points
and little news is obtainable from the
places visited by the cyclone. This oify
barely escaped. A heavy rain fell and
high wind blew at the time the cyclone
ragged and 1t became as dark IA night
for thirty minutes.
Heavy damage was done to trees and
small outbutldingB.
The train from Birmingham, Ala,
which arrived late last night, reports
much damage between here and By
naia, twenty miles east. AT $3.50
O'Clock this paornio OF the wire at Kelly. 1
Miss, was tapped, and the details tele-
graphed show that early reports were
not exaggerated. Not o house escaped
the storms fury, and only few were
left standing, and they were badly
damaged. ~
The house OF Roland Cox was lifted
bodily and blown away. Not o piece of
timber was left. The house Of Robert
Stevens was leveled in heap of ruins.
The residence of ID. N. Harris,
wealthy planter, was wrecked, and the
houses of four of bis tenants were
blown away. Three houses belonging
to S. Hndnall were blown down.
The wind INDUCED in q queer freak
with the dwelling house Of w. G. Bogys.
It formerly faced north, and still stands
damaged considerably, but now faces
south. '7 f'i5s
A severe storm swept across the Mis-
sisslppl delta yesterday morning, doing
considerable damage to early crops, and
which created much excitement. News
from various points indicate that while
tho storm was cyclonio the early rumors
OF the damage done were exaggerated.
One man Is said to have been killed at
kelley's, and onother injured by q fall.
Ing building. Tho damage elsewhere
was to property only. The report that
Winter Valley had been wiped out and
the inhabitants killed cannot be anthem
tioated, and Is considered canard. No
special trains have gone out from Mem
phis.
IN TEE DELTA.
VIcKsBuRa, Miss, March a4.-Addi-s
tional cyclone news received from pas
sengers on the midnight train from
Memphis says the storm spent its force
between Tunioa and Saws station, which
are about 20 miles apart, and on the
railroad. AT Shaw some stores were
blown down and g few citizens wounded.
At Tunica the courthouse was seriously
dam aged, church and other buildings
destroyed, and 8 school house full OF
negro children blown to pieces. Many
children were hurt, but mono killed. 1t
Will be day or two before the full ex-
tent OF the delta's disaster is known.
MUCH DAMAGE IN KENTUCKY.
BOWLING GREEN, KY, March 24.-A
terrible cyclone passed over this city
last night at 7:45 o'clock. Great dam.
age was done. The louisville and Nash
Vile round house was totally wrecked.
About fifteen engines Of the Louisville
and Nashville company were badly
damaged. No lives are thought to have
been lost. William Ford's new build
ing, one of the handsomest buildings in
the city, was unroofed, as were many
others.
FATAL. w ND IN NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 24.-A SCI
we're wind and rain storm swept over
Nashville last night, doing much dam
age in the northern part of the city. In
South Nashville store filled with PEG.
pie was blown down. number we're
injured. One boy was killed, and an
other will die.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 81. I'm the
Cyclone that swept Tennessee last
night one-haf OF tho big State PEN
itentiary was torn TO pieces entailipg an
enormous loss. The convicts. 500 in
mum Der, had just moved out OF the mess
hall when the building collapsed. a
two.story building in north Nashville
was blown down, killing Alex and
Eugene Drumright outright, and hor-
ribly MASKING A. T. Bradford. w. r.
Wright, his wife and two children, who
were in the building were buried In the
debris and were more or less wounded.
AT Borden, q suburban town, the en-
tire place was obliterated by storm and
fire. The damage to Nashville property
alone is over 100000. The cyclone
ploughed its way down the Cumberland
Valley and destroyed property aud life,
but the wires are down and nothing
definite can BIO learned.
Jules Ferry Buried.
PARIS. March 24.-Jules Ferry was
buried yesterday with military honors
at st. Die. All the shops in the town