The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-06
l0UI STRUCK By 4 TORNADO
.orues WRECKED AND Macy
KILLED AND INJURED.
,ages Reported ~ Storms IN
several Southern states, Bouoee
Deang UnPsofeA SD Otherwise
S namaged-wfres Are Prostroaea.

Athens, Tenn. March "A tornado
s,esuouf eeyenty-flve yards wIde, struck =
.rort.on OF MadisonyilIe last night, killing
hive persons. wounding ten or twelve 9TH
erx and completely destroying twelve or
afteen houses and several barns. The
killed are:
~ and Mrs. Jack Moser. Ed L. Horton.
Wounded-Msss Willie Ervine. Mins Della
MASON, Mrs. f.. l.. Horton. Mrs. l. A. Rob-
fnsop. Herbert Robinson, Miss Rcd9ers
III. Moser. Prof. Kelly.
The Horton and Robinson residences are
10th complete wrecks. not one timber be-
ine left above another. The escape OF the
inmates was miraculous. some OF them be-
inx blown a distance OF hundred yards
and only receiving slight bruises
W. r. Efvine's residence had one end
torn away: Dillon Rodgers house h al
most wrecked. Ersiine Lowry's residences
moved q distance OF ten feet and was Al
mdw wrenched out - shape.
Telephone and telegraph wires are blown
down and Ill communication b shut on
The storm came up with alarming sud-
denness and swept everything In its path.
II was accompanied By a terrible roar.
Frightened inhabitants rushed for their cell
hrs and places or safety. In the country
great damage was done 10 orchards and
crops by the wind and hall that followed
il h reported ,aat further casualties &C.
-,
no particulars have been received
Jack Moser met horrible death. He
was hurried a distance OF 100 yards until
his progress was imfeded by a wire fence
which completely severed his head from
the body.
The i2-year-osd son of Mr. and Mrs
Noser ESCAPED. In addition to the loss
4 % life and destruction OF residence prop
efty many barns were swept away ard
stock killed The woodworking and mill
Ing plant Of ]. II. Burieson, containing
costiy machinery. was damaged Most OF
the damaged property IL uninsured.
A. upper east Tennessee points heavy
rains did untold damage to crops. and 1t
h eonserva,iyeiy estimated that this tor
bad weather will mean loss Of million
dollars TO farmers In that section
Damages In Decatur.
DECATUR. Ala, March s-A terrific
storm Of wind. hail and lightning struck
this place last night, doing great damage.
The huge tower OF the loHs-dis;ance teis-
fled the wires spanning the Tennasse. riv-
ef. was snapped. Several manufacturing
plants are suspended on account OF dam
age 10 buildings and machinery. large
raft Is broken up below whi,ssbarg. The
raft was managed by four white men, who
were evidently lost In the storm, az their
boat was destroyed.
Diissard In Nebraska.
OMAHA. Neb. March 5.-Eariy this
HDthtHk Auoebsf UitAxAIu StTuCk NeJIaSkA
and continued throughout the day. AT
Nebraska City three inches OF snow fell
and the mercury reached zero. SYRIA
cuse reports sixty~naile gale with the
mercury below Zero.
Atlantis Gets . Dose.
ATLANTA Ga. March S.-A terrible
WIND ard hail storm swept this city las,
hight. Hailstones as large as seven inch
es In circumference were found. Over two
inches OF rain fell.
Roots Dlowm OF.
MARIETTA. Ga, March 5--A terrific
btorm struck this city last night, causing
general alarm for some time. The roofs