Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-09
STORM IN THE SOUTH.
GREAT HAVOC is WROUGHT BY
A TORNADO.
Numerous Fatalities Are Reported
from Many Sections-Farns Laid
Waste by the Destroyer and Houses
Wrecked.

A cyclone which swept across parts or
several Southern States early Saturday
morning resulted in serious loss Of life and
destroyed property valued at millions of
dollars AT Madisonville, Tenn, three
persons were killed and dozens of others
sustained serious injuries. The residence
of John Moser was blown to pieces, his
body being found 700 feet away with the
head torn off by wire fence. His 4-year-
old son escaped. A dozen houses, includ-
ing the new school building, at Madison
vile were badly damaged. A party was
in progress at Edward Horizons home
when it was struck and demolished. At
Knoxville Mrs. McClains house blew
down, frightening her so that she died in
few minutes.
The storm came up with alarming sud-
denness and swept everything in it's path.
1t was accompanied by the roar usually
attending cyclones Frightened inhabit-
ants rushed for their cellars and places of
safety. In the country great damage was
done to orchards and crops by the wind
and hail. 1t is reported that further cas-
ualties resulted in outlying rural districts.
Soil valued at $1,0O0,000 was washed
away by the streams in Washington and
Hawkins counties. Most of the streams
have reached the danger line and continue
rising. In addition to the loss of life and
the destruction of residence property that
has been reported, barns were swept away
and stock killed. The wood working and
milling plant of J. II. Burleson was also
damaged. together with the costly ma
chinery it contained. The property dam
aged is not secured by storm insurance
and is bclipVpl tO he n total loss
Farmers Will Lose Heavily.
Reports from upper east Tennessee
points are to the effect that a heavy wind
storm prevailed and was accompanied by
heavy rains. The rains did untold dam
age to crops in that section and it is con-
servatively estimated that this torrent,
coupled with the recent freeze and bad
weather. will mean loss of ST 900, 900 to
farmers in that section.
A terrific storm of wind hail and light
ming struck Decatur, Ala, doing great
damage and causing the loss of four lives
The huge tower OF the long-distance tele-
phone company, 40 feet high which car
ries the wires spanning the Tennessee
river, was snapped like reed. Several
manufacturing plants suspended on ac
count of damage to buildings and machin
cry.
At Marietta, Ga, the roofs of several
buildings were blown off and considera-
Bile damage was done by water. At Ell
berton, Ga, the court house was badly
damaged and the new Episcopal Church.
which was just about completed, was to-
tally demolished. Great damage to prop
erty has been reported. At Atlanta, i'm
mense haistoncs and over two inches of
rain fell. A negro was killed by a live
wire falling on him.
Rain in the Chic Valley.
There has been a heavy rainfall, prin-
cipally south and east of the Ohio river
extending from below the Kentucky river
up to Morgantown, w. Va. Two-thirds
Of Charlestown, w. Va, is under water
The river at that point is over forty-one
feet, which equals the highest record
there. The heaviest rise is in the Great
Kanawha, but the Little Kanawha, the
Big Sandy, the Licking and the Kentucky
rivers are pouring in tremendous floods
AT Catlettsburg, where the Big Sandy
comes in, it is highest-fCrty- feet
and reported rising six inches an hour. At
Point Pleasant, at the mouth Of the Kan
awha, it is forty-one feet and rising six
inches hourly. At Portsmouth it is forty
eight feet and rising rapidly. At Cincin
ing. Charleston, w. Va, is almost entire
ly under water Four feet of water sur
rounds the Capitol.