The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-23
A Rush, A ROAR
And Tender Children Are
Crushed to Death.
CYCLONE THEIR SLAYER
Arlington Academy Made a
Scene Of Horror.
PUPILS CLING TO THE TEACHER.
The Storm Blasts Through the Build
ing and Buries Them All.
Eight Already Dead and Many More
Are Dangerously Hurt-Disfraetea
Parents, Regardless of the storm.
Rush to the Rescue-A Little Girl
Taken Out Alive From Beneath
Three Dead Companions-Blake-
ley, Ga, Wiped From the Face of
the Esrth-Thc Appalaehicola and
Its Tributaries Made n Pathway
for the Death-Dealfng Tempest
Floods Succeed the Cyclone. and
Crown the work of Destruction.
NEW ORLEANS. March 9-rhe Tfnnes-

Democrats Eufaula Ala. special says:
This city was swept by a cyclone THE
morning In which death and disaster play
ed a dreadful part. Hourly the record
becomes more appalling. For several days
there has been summer nildnsss all
through Southwest Georgia and South
east Alabama and the country tributary
TO the Chattahoochie river.
Yesterday the thermometer went up 10
50 and the air "a oppressive as ever
IL felt during the June solstice. With the
coming Of night the <kies were becloudei
and rain began 10 fall about midnight To-
ward morning leaasn skies and increas-
ing wind told OF a storm. which SOON came
along with terrific and wrenching force.
When the storm struck. .sAHtters roofs
and buildings gave way. and for two hours
there was terror and desolation. when the
cyclone passed Off 20 the northwest. cours-
ing along the ChattahOochie valley.
The reports soon coming In told OF the
terrible devastation. The town OF Blake
ley. In Georgia. was almost lifted out OF
existence. and people seeking refuge in
doors were as badly knocked around by
cracking and falling tinbers as were those
on the outside. who were unable to dodge
fence rails and flying missiles.
The most shocking story of all. how
ever. was that which came from Airing
ton. Ga. IL was about O'Clock when the
pupils of the Arlington academy began
20 assemble. ard there were about fifty
present when Prof. Covington. noticing
the coming storm. called them I'm for shell
ter on and On came the storm. with a
roaring sound increasing until II lifted
two cabins across the way into midair.
crushing them into splinfers The sight
OF this so affrfghted the children that
they ciung plteously 10 Prof Walker and
Prof. Covington. who vainly tried TO quiet
them. A cracking noise was heard. and
the shutters and swinging doors were
wrenched from their hinges. Then came
a twisting and carcenlnE. and the north
partition gave way. falling with deadly
effect upon the group OF children who
were clinging 70 the professors The doors
ard windows gone. fhe storm shrieked
through the rocking building. and the
little ones thrown to the floor were
crushed under flying debris. The cries Of
the wounded and the groans Of the dy-
ing are described as heartrending
The people Of the town. regardless OF
the wreckage OF their own homes. ran 20
the school. where they knew their chu-
dren were, only 10 find many dead. and
others 0unded and pinioned beneath the
debris. Prof. Walker had his arms and
legs broken and cannot live through the
night.
Among the dead are:
OLLIE PARRAMoORE
CLAUDE ROBERTS.
ALICE PUTNAM
ALBEIT BUTLER.
WILLIE MAIttRRAY
KENNETH BOYNTOS.
MAUDE JOHNSON.
MARY WEf4LoNS.
TIE wounded are:
Ernest wellons ler broken.
Dudley kilevsw. both legs broken
Prof. CoYington. internal injuries. NJ
Allen Carter. leg broken.
Esther Garter. Internal injuries. VIII de.
ben NcMurrav. head crushed. VII de
Betyis PARA moore. aEgn broken and hart
internally
Robert CT1slders. shoulder dislocate1.
SIN q sanders. hnrs internally. viii sc
George RDey. arm broken. hurt inter
cara Tagnen. arms broken. hurt inter
nasiy. VII 9te.
The scenes around the building were
most pstffGL Tae Taln began 10 pour N
torrents as soon ss ths wind passed OF.
and hundreds of people were dgsnchsa 70
the skin while clearing away the wreck
Some remarkable escapes were related.
one ii1gle girl. almost suffecatcd. vas
lying unaer three Of her companions
whose Bodies had formed a huser which
saved hNr fFcua fhe falling debris
Along the hanks ef sae river Up from Al
aaIRehfcala fhere - huf ore STORY q
aeath srd destruction TIE storm "a re
fres1 the GuE = Mexico and entering
tae Apps}achsc1lA valley, traversed ia
cornuent streams % their sources. Ire
Appalachteela Is formed by ire cor5 5auc-
tion of nc - ttabcScNie and tnc FIsut
the 9-st q which gp % West Peint forms
the state boundary line between Georgia
ans Alabama. ard TIRE second 3lverxes
uortheastertw Enta the heart o. Geo~asa
l. was ta the tongue q territory within
fhesr c.rcugr ference that tae strength -
che storm spent. ar& uaesc 90 tr IS uot ac-
csssth2e 20 te,egeaprtc rrrnuaucs-a .ssa
ana 3esails are hard - obtat1-
From Esary ce7antg Ala around Ah-
AsyHfElc. shsrs come stories cf 5eAth ard
wreck. egt - n&Hlss have been re-elvss.
A family % 9ve were reported kIled near
Geneva
A s~ceaa alsa ster thai % aoes9s Is nea
,srcn sh4 county The v1verx ar4 creeks
are swreslErE anG cn hoEn sltex of fha
,NhatsMhoaca.s. south * thls p.ara. n.
nesss are owsrfowe&- GeStroy1rg al win
ter's waEs- ca-TytnE away oathouses aaa
caasrs and FaatsaE 81 sscrx
late tensEht a@1s comes n q the
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