Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-06
TORNADO IN TENNESSEE.
Three Persons Killed and Fen or
Twelve Others Injured at
SIntlI.OuVillr.

Nndi>"Jr.iIir.
ATHENS. TENN. March a terrific
tornado passed over portion of Madison
viin nud Mouro" county last night with
,i;sRstruj results. I.rriN in the evening "A
strong wind arose and several hours later
Il tornado about seventy ysrdS wioc struck
Il portion o. M,iisrn.iI!". killing tIrrc per
sons. woundt,g ten "r twelve others and
completely destroying twelve or fifteen
houses and several b.:rns. The killed are.
Nj. aud Mr.. Jack Mus"r.
Ed l.. Horton.
The wounded are: Mi's WIlll, Eryine Mis-,
\. Robinson. aIr. l.. y. Kohnson. Hobert
Robinson. Mss Rodgers, MIR. Mos"r. Pro-
te-sor Charles Kelly.
The Horton and Robinson residences are
both complete wrecks. not on" tliih"r being
left ahov" aSpth,r on the foundations. TIN"
"seapc OF the inmates OF tnesc TWO houses,
light in ~" i!o-,on md three III II. Rob
lnst.u, seems mira sious. some Of them
being blown u distance o. !op yards yet ,S-
Gaping in some cases without a scra: IL
". j.. Eryin's rcs!d'-rrr had oTs cit!
torn away, ni,.o~ Rodgers hou-. il almost
wrecked: itrshiEe LoMi! '"sidrnc" moved
til" distance Of Ken icrt ana MIS- almost
wr,r,Aed ont OF shape.
Telephone aud telegraph wires are blown
dowi. ami al! communication s.4ul OFT.
I.'- ia tsil!.': UP Win
d,H''es> aud swept every thins Ill itS pain.
Il was accom- lani"d I. 'Av t'rrti i -oar
usu,iy a'is!.uilg cyclones. fr!shtened i'll
h$b!taHi< rushed for th"ir crii"rs and
place. Il safety. In :Ae country grea.
damage wa Gor, TO orc.ards and croi's hy
he wind ~ h'ii II i Iriori,H m, lur,
districts, but Hos.ar.!culaia chH DE OBJ
'ained.
Tie most frightf~l fea,l,," Of the terrible
MadiSouvjii- tornado was tho manner IN
which Jack Muser mot his d. ath. He MIS-
hurled by III" wind force from his 1"lisc
ii DIS tati'e "t 90 yards. unu! Ilis progress
was iil!eGrt 10y lie fence. Wli.h cu'l-
nittcly severed his head from tr body.
The retaa!ns wegr found in mat cGn,iitipn
by tii'' rescurs party. which did tSit%lul
Work after tn storm had subSlde>. 'ihe
little l2-Eear-uId son of .1r. and Mrs MO-er
MAS in .h~ hUrn- with t~m. but he was
blessed with a miraculous escape. not re
ceiviuS Il scratch.
In addilion to the loss of life and the de-
Struut.on ot !eSidenc. property thai has
stock Killed.
1t is believed that Miss Rodgers who is
reported as seriously injured. may die. on
account of her body having been Liceratod
by cuts inflicted by broken ranes ui glass.
She WAS also badly bruised and injured in
Rrpofts from upper East Tennessee points
are 10 the effect that a heavy WIND storm
prevailed yesterday and wn$ accompanied
by terrific rains. ! ne rains did untold Jam
age TO the crops in tha5 section. and il is
conservativciy estimated that this torrent:
coupled with the recent freeze and bad
weAther.. viii mean. a loss of Sl,r""" 10
DEcATvK, ALA, March a terrific
storm Of wind, hail and Lightning struck
and causing the loss Of four lives. Tn rN-
tent OF the damage done WAS not apparent
Until to-day. The huge tower, of the Ions
distance telephone company, 10 feet high,
| which carried the wires spanning the Ten
ncsse4 liver. was snapped like a reed Sew
erai manufacturing plants are suspended
| machinery. C4rtain sim McK~e. of thr
steamer Lux" Pryor, plying between here
and Chattanooga. cam" in Tonight and re-
ported that he found large raft below
The RAT was managed 10y four white men
who were cyia,u;ly lost in the storm as
t!er boat WAS destroyed.
MARIETTA. GA. March 5.---A terrific
storm. struck this city last nght. causing
general alarm ior some tim The roofs "f
siderable damage was don" hv water.
EI.BERToN. GA. Marct Late last
night a severe storm struck i:lh.rton. The
court housc WAS badly damaged and th.
INV Episcopal church. which WAS just
: about ,Hmpict-H. wa. totally demolished.
! rr"nt damHe. 20 country property has also
WiNbF.R, GA. March This city was
I VISITED last i.isht hy terrific WIND. hail
! CoHsiderahle live stock was killed by
( lightning and some damage done farm
cARrEEsvlLLE GA, March "A se-
we're storm Struch II is place last night
| Large hails;ones fell doing considerable
! damage - plate glass windows and hot
! houses. Several bu!dt:gs We're also dam
: aged.
| ATLANTA GA. March 5.-A tervi.i,
wind and hail storm swept over this city
I last night. iiais,0neS a. large rs sever
! inches in circumference wcr. found. Over
/ TWO inches OF rain f.ll during the evening
! Some danag. WAS done to telegraph arc
: Electric light wires and negro was klicC
/ lrar the Unitn depot by a live wire falling
on him.