The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-19

count Oh usnris piied on the tracks. IL Is
thought great damage has been done In
the farming district. but II is not believed
the cyclone struck any town
small Town Nearly Destroyed.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. March Is-A tor
nado passed through portions or jefferson
and Desha counties this afternoon. Teie-
graph wires were blown down and the de-
tails are coming In slowly. Al Rob Roy
FIVE houses were blown down and one man
killed. The town OF Dumas. in Dasha eoua-
~. WAS struck and considerable damage
done. Nearly all the houses IN the town
were either blown down or damaged and
several persons were wounded but so far
as can be learned. no lives we're lost There
are several small towns In rho section
through which the storm passed and as yet
no news can be had from any Of them
Particulars Hard To Get.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. March is-Cy-
clones passed over different portions OF the
state today. bat owing 10 telegraph wires
being down no particulars can be learned
At Selma tho spsre OF the First Metho
dis; church was blown down. crushing
through the roof and doing much damage
At Sellers. "A small station on che Plant
system. south Of Montgomery. the eatiFe
town except three houses was destroyed
Luverne suffered greatly. bat no details
can he gotten.
Twenty-fsve buildings Wrecked.
HICKORY FLAT. Miss, March Is "A
tornado struck this place today The
school building ana two churches were de-
msoilshea and twenty-five dwellings h2own
dawn or unroofoa Several persons receis-
ea nainsaI injuries 4 family living west
Of hero lest their dwelling and a young
lady name as yet unknown. vas killed.
Trees we're torn up By the roots. twisted
on like reeds ard al fencing IN tire path
% the cyclone iaysied TO TIE ground. ON
some farms near here hardly a building
was left standing Doubtless other fzfaii-
ties viii be repor;ea. The course Of the
Storm was from southwest 10 northeast
ana SIS track MAS nearly hall mile wide.
Communication Cut on.
HUNTSVILLE. Ma. Marsh ia tor
made passed through Hagel Green. small
town hi The northern part Of Madison coan.
~ AZ q ocieck tonight and destroyed many
homes. A telephone operator sent The news
10 Huntsville, after which communication
was cut OF II Is rot knawa whether there
vas any loss % lFe.
Eighteen Persons Killed
MEMPHIS. March is-Besrcrts from all
fsrent points In Arkansas. Mississippi ana
Alabama Indicate thas in the storm which
xwert over those states today eighteen per
sens Mere Killed outright ana twsGty ore
injured. "a seslows: AIabarss. u k.l}e1 and
4 sajures, Arkansas / Killed arr injured,
Misslssippi. Killed snt 10 aa}nrsd.
The property less VIII pm snto the aaa-
dreSss of thousands.
AZ 81. Ieuis Sadeai. Dark.
ST f!oyIs. March E-~F'or five minutes
sossav darkness settled over =. Louis aud
vsr,nsty. smoke aasi clouds combining 30
make a rSn that rendered lights every
where necessary There was alnssst paalc
among gas taii ana city hospital Inmates So
time. the fear being general ta2' al
ether tornado slke that az May g. lsss. MAS
aisati, to sssas sAe city.
A dssssascA frosn Res Roy, Ark. TeGevSs
a tornado there which e.@w down every
e,tl.ssng. killing ons nAaa An3 snsaFiSss ssv~
essa ether persons