The morning news., 1899-03-19
Numerous Fatalities in Clehurne
County, Alabama.
ARKANSAS TOWN WIPED OUT
Extended Through Many States and
Damaged Wires.

Memphis, Tenn, March 1S.-A series of
terrific wind storms swept through por-
tons of Alabama, Mississippi and ArkauA
sas to-day, doing an immense amount Of
property damage and killing q number of
people.
The storms covered a radius of several
hundred mics. destroying telegraph wires
and cutting off communication with
large part of the affected county.
Cleburne county, Alabama, seems to
have suffered the most severely, the storm
there assuming the proportions of tor
nado. The reports of fatalities in the coun-
ty vary from six to twenty, and many
more are said to have been injured.
AT Sellers and Luverne, Ala, much dam
age is reported, and at Rob Roy, Ark,
one man was killed and several were bad
ly injured.
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 farmhouses in the vicinity suf-
fered severely, it is not unlikely that many
fataities occurred which have not yet
been reported.
Vine Killed in One House.
Birmingham, Ala, March 19.-Advices
reaching here late tonight indicate that
great storm has passed over Cleburn
county, devastating large section.
Telegraphic communication is difficult.
and no definite information has been OBJ
tanned
i A passenger on the Southern train, which
left Atlanta at 4 o'clock p. m. confirms
the news of The cyclone. 1t was told him
by citizens of Edwardsville.
It is said a house near there, in which
twelve persons lived, was wrecked and
nine out of the twelve were killed.
Another passenger said he had heard
that seven more were killed near Hefiin.
It is known that several people in the
Rouse of Mr.. Coffee a farmer, are dead,
and it IS thought that many others are
uead' but on account of damage done oy
the storm to the telegraph wires, it is i'm
possible to give details.
The house of MIR. Coffee contained eleven
people when it was struck by the storm.
Inc building was entirely demolished and
several of the inmates were killed out
light
Inc path of the storm was about TWEEN
V-tve miles wide, and it tore everything
10 pieces that lay before it.
ADDITIONAL details add to the horror Of
''e story. Altogether twenty persons
were Injured. The havoc wrought was ter
ihc' and the scenes of suffering were ter
Hole in the extreme.
Town of Sellers Blown Away.
montgomery Ala, March 1S.-Cyclones
passed over different portions of the state
To-day, but on account of the telegraph
vines being down, no particulars can be
harned.
AT Selma the spire of the First Methodist
V"uieh was blown down, crushing through
VIE foof and doing much damage.
AZ Sellers, a small station on the Plant
system south of Montgomery, the entire
V"u except three houses, was destroy
ei
i0'efne suffered greatly. but no details
ear be gotten.
arkansas Caught IL. Too.
LILLE Rock, Ark, March 1S.-A tornado
PISSED through portions of jefferson and
D''1a counties this afternoon. Telegraph
'"es are prostrated and the details are
"n'os in slowly.
'+ Rob Roy five houses were blown
""n and one man was killed.
Dumas nearly all the houses in the
WV" We're either blown down or damaged
'' several persons were wounded, but SO
oS can be learned no lives were lost.
are several small towns in this sec
'' utough which the storm passed and
o. hem '''''
o'""n Killed at Hickory Flat.
h. ''sN''y Fat, Miss. March ia tor
.s o struck this place to-day. doing con-
,, ,.'''.e damage to buildings ana other
w.. sehoo' building and two churches
aemoiished, and twenty-five dwell
n.y., blown down or unroofed. Several
received painful Injuries.
sg,,' .''''iy living west of here .ost their
ss Ing ana a young lady, whose name
e' Is Unknown, was killed.
"a "eie torn up by the roots, twisted