Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-11-23
MANY LIVES ARB LOST
The Tornado More Destructive Thar
W Was Fist Reported.
NO FULL REPORT YET
In Middle Tennessee the Damage Was
Greatest and Loss Of Life Placed
at iO-StOrms Visited Yari.
Gus Parts Of Country.

Memphis, Nov. 22.-Aavices received
from the storm swept section of Mis-.
sissippi. Arkansas and Tennessee indi.
cate that the loss Of life and damage 70
property is far greater than at first
reported. In west Tennessee and north |
Mississippi the death list will probably
exceed Is. In middle Tennessee the
loss Of life Is placed at about ~. Two
persons are known to have persisted IN
Arkansas. The property damage Il
enormous and cannot be intelligently
estimated at present
In Mississippi the greatest loss Of life
and damage TO property occurred near
Tunica, Lula and Hernando. A report
by carrier from point 10 miles from
Tunica says that the tornado's deyasta.
ton was so great that IL will take weeks
10 calculate and repair il. Five negroes
lost their lives ON the Hamlin place. In
Tunica the schoolhouse, church and q
number Of buildings were totally demol.
ished. More than 50 negroes are miss.
ing and il is feared that several of them
have persisted Cotton is reported badly
damaged.
At fernando white man was killed
and negro fatally injured 10y flying
debris. Numerous sawmills, several
residences and hundreds Of negro cab.
ins were blown rway
AjLove's Station j. 5. Doney, a white
man, was crushed by dying timber and
Is expected 90 die. Tho storm passed
down Coldwater river, dwelling trees
and houses In is path
At Batesulle considerable property
damage was wrought and several per.
sons were seriously injured. but no ia
talities are reported.
The storm wrought havoc south OF
Batesyille. At Guys plantation all the
buildings were swept away. \ shanty
In which two negroes had taken refuge
from the storm was shattered and both
occupants killed.
At Tracy several buildings were de.
molished. Ten cabins were destroyed
on the plantation Of L. s. Marshall aud
three negroes were killed by falling tim.
bers.
At Riley. Miss. many buildings were
damaged and number Of persons were
injured
AZ LAGRANGE, Tenn, two persons
were killed outright aud a score or more
seriously injured. The town is practi.
cally a wreck, nearly every business
building being destroyed or damaged.
The storm appears TO have had u reyolv.
ing motion and It played many freaks
In one instance 1t demolished both the
Methodist aud Baptist churches, about
a block apart and left standing resi-.
donce between them About 100 resi-.
dences, mainly Of poor people, were de.
stroyed
At Moscow, 10 miles west Of La
| Grange. several buildings were swept
away by the wind. No fatalities are
reported although many persons were
injured.
The storm struck Arkansas and
wrought much havoc in Monroe aud
Lee counties. The storm came from d
southwest direction, crossed the tracks
Of the Arkansas Midland railroad, 20
miles west Of Helena at Whitney,
where fences, timber, buildings Rnd
cabins were blown away, but no liye'
lost in the ncighborhood.
At Blockton, a young woman Of the
name OF Robinson was killed while try.
ing TO escape from wrecked building
At Moro, in Lee county. the infan
child Of Prof Richard Blount was kille,
by flying timbers, the home Of Prof
Blount being blown down
All along the track Of the storm Their
was more or less damage, the destruc
ton in fences, timber and tenant house
being especially heavy. The wind wa
8 accompanied by downpour Of rain tina
filed the fiat woods in Monroe aud 10
counties, and many bridges swept away
The damage TO cotton Is heavy.
In Memphis there was heavy loss as
r result OF the storm. Culycrts wer
I washed out and IN several places raj
road tracks were washed away.
Below the Illinois Central bridg,
which was washed away, severe damag
was done 20 property. Two heav
% bargcs laden with lumber caused III
z disaster. They were moored az poir
near the Illinois Central bridge The
were torn loose from their moorings b
,. the force OF u swollen torrent and q
~ they swept down tho narrow chann
they carried away every raft Of logs wit
J. which they came In contact.
storm ~ Colorado Springs.
J. Colorado Springs, Nov. "A wint