The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-20
TORNADO in THE SOUTH
MUCH DAMAGE DONE TO BUILDINGS,
FENCES AND FORESTS.
Several Persons Seriously Injured and
a Number Probably killed-A
Deluge of Rain.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 10. - Dis
patches received here report that tor
nado last night swept over the northern
portion of Dallas county, Fort Worth and
Denton and Waxahatchie, Tex, unroofng
houses, uprooting trees and leveling fences.
AT Freemantown many houses were raised
from their foundations. AT Nash, i. Gun
der was seriously wounded by falling tim
bers. Red Oak was visited by a water
spout and farmers in that section will have
TO replant corn.
The agent at Wascom Station, Tex. on
the Texas & Pacific Railroad twenty miles
west of Shreveport, reports that cyclone
swept over that section last night, uproot-
ing great forest trees and blowing down a
number of small houses. Bryson's ware
house was moved several feet off its foun-
dation. No lives were lost.
Lake Charles, La, was struck by the
storm at o'clock this morning and great
deal of damage was done TO property, but
no lives were lost. The roofs of houses
were torn off, trees that had stood the
storms for years were twisted and hurled
to the ground and small houses and fences
We're made the playthings of the fierce tor
nado. From Clayton Station, Concordia
parish, Louisiana. comes the report that a
terrible storm of wind, rain and hail swept
over that section at o'clock this morning.
On the Horsby. LamarQue and Moss Cell
places many houses were destroyed and on
the Roda Quinta a church was swept out OF
existence. Nearly every negro cabin in the
section struck by the storm was wrecked
and all the fences for miles around leveled
On Mrs. Yzanago's Ravenswood plantation.
Lake St. John, six houses were blown
to pieces. The magnificent ginhouse was
also destroyed. Nine colored people on this
place were wounded some OF them serious
ly and much stock killed.
AT daylight this morning the tornado
struck Vidalia, La, opposite Natchez un-
roofed two stores. passed little higher up
on the river bank belonging TO Isaac Freed
ler IL then crossed the river i'm north
easterly direction into Mississippi, passing
through Jefferson. Claiborne, Warren
Kinds, Yazoo. Madison and Rankin coun-
ties, doing much damage. 1t struck Yazoo
city at 5:3O a. m. man and wife are re-
their residence being blown - down. H1 ni' NAM
barns and small houses were DESTROYED in
this section. The hurricane struck Ray
by deluge of rain. Large trees were up
rooted, stables and other small buildings
blown away. similar reports come from all
The tornado swooped down on Utica
Miss, early this morning. Several cabins
were ueInolisntu anu FENCES ana trees
blown down. j. o. Hill, farmer. was killed
and his wife injured. No further loss Of
life is reported
The storm passed two miles south of
Brandon Miss, this morning at $50 o'clock
1t was first heard of at the village of Stefs
Creek, in the southwestern part of the
county, where one residence and other
houses, fruit and shade trees were blown
down. On the large farm of A. B. Stubble-
field. five miles from Brandon, the resi-
dence and all the outhouses were blown
away, but fortunately one was on the
place except a negro man, who was unin-
jured. Adjoining the Stubblefield residence
the family had taken shelter i'm old
house. Mrs. Stubblefeld's twelve-year-ol
son was carried by the wind three hundred
yards. but unhurt At Mrs Rhodes's
| farm, two miles from Brandon. the gin
| house and other buildings were destroyed
w. II. Darnolds house was unroofed and
| the chimneys blown down No information
| has been received as 10 the effect of the
| storm further East. The tornado fol-
| lowed by heavy downpour Of rain.