Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-30
CHILDREN KILLED.
Cyclone Wrecks a Schoolhouse ab
Arlington, Ga.
E1rht LITTLE Ones Crushed to Deatn-
Firteen Others Badly In5ured-
Death and Ruin from the IO1-
nado at other Points.

Atlanta. Ga. March 23.-A disastrous
cyclone swept southwestern Georgia
Monday morning. The cyclone 1ormeo
on the western gulf and was dehecteu
inland by the Appalachicola river val
lev, Tearing up this valley, wrecklng
buildings all along the way, it split at
The junction of the Chattahoochee and
the Flint rivers, ascending both valleys
and sweeping in broken parts over the'
country in which lies Arlington Blake
lev and other points heard from. AS
the greater part of the country tra'-
ersed is removed from communication
the damage can only be surmised from
that reported. 1t may involve nun
Greds of lives if the record is maln-
tanned. Another storm swept from the
Florida Atlantic coast, northWestWard'
Int no disasters have been reported
from it's path.
The Tornado at Arlington
Savannah, Ca, March "a special
TO the Morning News from Arlington
Ca, says terrible cyclone struck there
Monday morning about $3.50 o'clock.
It passed through the south side OF the
town and totally wrecked the Academy
and partially demolished other houses.
At the Academy u number OF chlldren
were assembled for school. The build
ing was completely demolished and on
the removal of the debris eight were
found dead and IS injured. Five escaped
with slight bruises and scratches. The
dead are:
The Dead.
Claud Roberts. aged IL, terribly manged
and internally injured; Mo1lie Parramore,
aged IT, crushed beneath a chimney; AL
bert Butler, aged 6; Alice Putnam, aged Is:
Willie McMurr:e, aged 10; Kenneth Boyn-
ton, aged I: Mary Wellons. aged s: Maud
Johnson, aged TO-
The place of ruin was soon surround
ed by the parents of the children. who
came from all directions, distracted
with grief over the disaster. A rescue
party was made up and work begun in
the debris to recover the wounded and
the bodies Of the dead.
Eufala Devastated.
Eufala, Ala, Ma rch 23.-Ihls city was
swept by a cyclone Monday morning, in
which death and disaster played a part
Hourly the record becomes more terri
BILE. Men were almost caught up from
the streets before they could find shell
Ter. 1NOOAS gave d" y oAu AOA C"O 1ootS
there were terror and desolation. Then
the cyclone passed off to the northwest,
coursing along the Chattahoochee val
ley.
The reports soon coming in told of
the devastation. The town of Blakely.
in Georgia, was almost lifted cut of ex-
istence and people seeking refuge in
doors were as badly hurt by falling
timbers as we're those on the outside.
who were unable to dodge fence rails.
and other flying missiles.
Family of Five Killed.
From Henry county, Ala, around
Abteville, there come stories of death
and wreck, but 10 names have been re-
ceived. A family of five are reported
killed near Geneva. A second disaster.
that of foods, is now upon the county,
Eight Drowned.
News comes in of the drowning of d
family of eight persons on the Alabama
side of the river in Henry county. Rich
ard Mannon, with his wife and six chill
dren. lived in a cabin on the river bank
at the crossing of the Central railroad
from Columbia. The water rushed in,
surrounding the cabin. In vain efforts
to extricate themselves all were lost.