The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-20
WHOLE FAMILY WIPED OUT.
THEIR HOUSE SCATTERED FOR 4
MILE BY THE TORNADO.
Bodies Of Ten Of the Victims FOun0
Half q Mile From where Their
House Formerly stood, One
Of Them Twisted Around = stump

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. March is-Adai-
tionaI details Of last nights tornado near
E,swars;syiile were received here late 10
night The following Is a list OF the DEAD
and wounded 50 far as known
Dead Lewis Coffee, aged 81. tax as
SCISSOR Of cieburne county. and the follow
ing members Of his family: Mrs. Coffey.
asea ii: Leila. aged -; James. aged p.
Lu,a. aged Is. jacob aged u; Dellie. agees
10; peyeroe. aged s, Grover, aged 6: John.
aged 4: an unknown woman near Helm.
Tht. wounded are: Bessie Coffey, aged l..
daughter OF Lewis CofYse. will die: Mrs
Runnells. aged s. Will die; Myriine Stan
zeii, aged ). Will probably die: Mrs. J. III.
cason. Tom Runneils Wood Stanzeil, An
drew Sieipan. al seriously hurt. Mary
Steipan, Lizzie RuHnelis J. II. Cason.
Georgia Stanzeh, Gainesville Stanzeil. Jo-
seph Stsnxeii, Coleman Stanzeii, all badly
bruised.
Several other people were more or less
seriously injured but taeir names are not
known
The path OF the Storm was about go
yaTsts wide and 4 fraversed the country
for twelve miles. beginning In the north
ern part of Cleburnc county. near Iron
Cl1y, and moving soasthward. There was
an immense funnel shaped cloud that
bounded along like 81 rubber bail. rising
~ intervals and ieapiug FOR several hun
.fred yards without aoing any damage
Then. when IL descended. il would pick
up houses ard crush them to pieces up
root trees or twas, them of the ground
ana sweep Ill before 1t.
Lewis Ceffee's residence. a strong double
hog house situated on a little hiFt. was
swept away ard the tsmhess scattered for
"a uaile. Ten of sts eleven occupants were
instantly killed. Except the nody al tho
baby, which was found under the ruins
~ ssle chimney. The cerpses of the victims
were carried half a msle and nine os them
were found h@apsd together, Every body
had been striped ~ its clothing One
was twisted aFa1ni q stump and two
Others were hea6ls~S BESIDE the body os
the father tar Bessie Coffee the onlv
member - tAe family not Instantly killed
sae was unconscious and her arms we're
around her dead fathers neck She IS
unahle 50 talk sad viii die.
fn tire saase nsishh3Taootl Tire residences
~ T. w Wider. J IL Carson, Andrew
steipaa an8 Ben Sfanxeu were wrecked
and all thsis occupants injured. Near
He1iu. a white wagnan whose name can
uny ~ leaFres5 wRe killed ana fixe fssV-
sens sa tee same family as;rg. 1t Is esti-
sysased that sboat sfsy buildings were d.
strpye4 between twenty an3 twenty k-7tvs
persons aere lni5srna ana over a score
~ farms devastated TIE ~t0rua tosk is
fsecs tggst sssslfa 81 Hesla, near which
uissv q dozen BalIssmtts acre wrecked
Isae 9ata & tie cSs,lone presents a ter
ssa!e seene of Aayec Timh%f< af STesS-
o.. hasSes are scattered In every esreSsBon-
sagae w~re carried high ius6 shr atT and
uteer~ ~sge. a3,yea deep snte tae gTNsaTsd
~ fsros1ea 7rces. Mans Read of cattle
wvF~ &slle~l Efue deal saw w8a found
stss a salns sT3e@is through esF p8cS.
f5as fer sae fse, taai the cossntry ever
asra 3AA st1rfa PARSED s. spaEsekg set
tfns taa jas= 81 Ass wSaia have been
Frsxn ErsaEvF There acre mary mar
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Thr~~ Persons kiIi~9.
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