Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19
The Damage DOns to Property
Very Great Indeed.
DUMAS, ARK, WIPED OUW
Towns I'm Alabama and Missfssippt.
Suffer Seyerciy-Neny People ln-
jured-Telegraph Wires Down.
Communication Cut 0n.

MEMPHIS, TENN. March 1s.-A series
Of terrific wind-storms swept through por.
tions Of Alabama Mississippi. and Arkan-
sas to-day doing an immense amount of
property damage and killing a number
OF people The storms covered a radius
OF several hundred miles. destroying tele-
graph wires and cutting or communica-
ton with a large part OF the affected
country.
WORST IN ALABAMA.
Cleburn county Ala, seems 20 have
suffered the most severely. the storm
there reaching the proportions of tor
nado. The number of fatalities In ths
county, as reported. varies from six To
twenty. and many more are said to have
been injured.
At Sellers and Luverne Ala. much
damage is reported, and at Rob Roy. Ark.
one man was Killed and several were
badly injured
TOWN PRACTICALLY DESTROYED.
Dumas. Ark. was practically wiped
out Of existence. and several other towns
in the vicinity suffered severely.
one person Is reported killed at Hickory
Flat. Miss, and as the farm-houses In
that vicinity suffered heavily. IT Is not
unlikely that many facilities occurred
when have not been reported.
TEN PEOPLE KILLED.
BIRMINGHAM. ALA, March H.-Ad-
vices reaching here late tonight indicate
that great storm has passed over Cle-
burn county devastating large section.
1t is reported that ten people have so FAR
been kled-nine of them In the family
Of man named Coffee.
Telegraph communication is moagre' ana
nothing definite can be obtained.
NINE IN ONE HOUSE KILLED.
\ passeuger on the Southern train which
! LEFT Atlanta at i. NJ. confirms the news
of the cyclone. 1t was t6d him by ciu-
zens of Edwardsville. II Is said house
near there i'm which twelve persons llved
was wrecked and nine out Of the twelve
were killed.
Another passenger said he had heard
that seven more were killed near HELM.
SELMA SUFFERS.
MONTGOMERY. ALA. March Is
cyclones passed over different portions
of the state to-day, but on account OK tho
| telegraph wires wires being down no
particulars can be learned.
Al selma. the spire of the First Metho-
dist church was blown down. crushing
through the roof. and doing muoh damage.
ALMOST WHOLE TOWN GONE.
Al Sellers. n small station on the Plant
system. south o. Montgomery. the en-
tire town, except three houses, was de-
stroyed ,.u.
Tavern suffered greatly, but no details
can be obtained.
DETAILS SLOW.
LITTLE ROCK. ARK. March S.-A
tornado passed through portions or Jei-
| ferson and Desha counties to-day. 1eie-
graph wires are Frustrated and the de-
| tails are coming Ia slowly.
AT Rob Roy five houses were blown
| down and one man was killed.
THE WRECK At DUMAS.
AT Dumas nearly all the houses In mo
town were either blown down or danaBed
and several persons were wounded pus
| q, far ne can be learned no lives weEa
lost There are several small towns IN
| This section through which the storm
| passed. and as yet no news has been re-
ceived from any Of them.
| TWENTY-FIVE BUILDINGS BLOWN
| DOWN.
| HICKORY FLAT MISS. March ia
tornado struck this place to-day doiaS
considerable damage 20 buildings and
other property The school building and
two churches were demolished. and twen-
tv-ave dwellings blown down or unroofed.
Several persons received painful injuries.
A family living west Of here lost their
! dwelling. and "a young lady, whose name
IL as vet unknown was killed. Trees
were torn up by the roots, twisted on
Ike reeds. and fencing was leVelieu. oh
! some farms near here hardly building
vas left standing. Doubtless other fatali-
ties will be reported but news Is meagre.
The course OF the storm was from south
west 10 northeast. and its track was
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