Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
MANY KILLED.
Cyclone in Tennessee Causes Fifty
Deaths.

Columbia, Tenn, Nov. 21.-A ter
rlhc cyclone, moving in westerly
and northwesterly direction, ctruck
this place at $3.50 o'clock last night.
The northern and western sections Of |
the city which are populated principal
ly by negroes, were almost entirely
wiped out Fifteen persons are
known to have been killed, and it is |
feared this number will be largely in
creased. The cyclone lasted about
hve minutes and its path was 1000
feet wide. Many houses, including
large number OF negro cabins were
blown down, others were unroofed
and otherwise damaged. A freight
train on the Nashville, Florence and
Sheffield railway was lifted from the
track but as far as reported none OF
the passengers or crew were injured.
Nineteen Dead.
Kansas City, Nov. PA telegram
received at the general offices of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
railway this morning from its Mem
phis representative says that nineteen
lives were lost in last evenings tor.
nado at and near LAGRANGE, Tenn.
The Property damage amounting to
$4,000 was done at that place.
Gale at Cleveland.
Cleveland, Nov. 21.-The heavy
westerly gale which at times reached
the velocity of sixty miles an hour,
swept over northern Ohio today, pros
trating telephone and telegraph wires
in all directions. In this city the wind
played havoc with chimneys, trees
and plate glass windows. The tenn
perature is falling rapidly.
Two Killed at Nashville.
| Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 21-The storm
last night was the most destructive in
many years. Two lives are reported
lost and much damage done at LAYER
gene, sixteen miles from Nashville.
Killed Child.
| AT West Harpeth and Thompson's
Stationa number of houses were blown
down, and one child was killed at
Thompson's station.
Two Killed Here.
Two persons We're killed and several
fatally injured at Nolensville A num-
Der persons are reported killed in
Maury county.
4 Loves Station, Miss, reports none
killed outright but j. l.. Doney, is ia
tally injured. A dozen houses were
wrecked and much other damage was
done.
Slides in Colorado.
Denver, Nov. PA heavy snow and
wind storm has been continuous thru.
out the western slope in Colorado for
the past three days. Warm weather
melted the snow very fast and slides
occurred, doing considerable damage.
Railroad traffic being interrupted and
work in the mines in certain sections
was stopped because of the inability to
transport the supplies. Light falls of
snow are reported from several places
on the eastern side of the range.
Storm in California.
i San Francisco, Nov 21.- Severe
storm prevails over northern California
but no serious damage is reported, tho
photographic communication with some
points Uninterrupted.
Loss by Water.
Mempis, Nov. 21.-The lumber firms
whose mills are located on the Wolf
river, on the northern boundary of the
city, suffered damage estimated at
nearly 100000 by the overflow of the
stream last night.
A sudden rise resulted from the hea.
Wy rains all turnout this section, which
at Memphis reached 2.S4 inches.
; Later From Nashville.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 21.-The kill.
ed in Columbia number fifteen and
twenty-five colored people are missing
The track of the storm was thru Mace
: dcnia, a negro suburb. The main por
ton of the town was not struck. Much
damage was done in Maury county, OF
which adequate reports are not yet OBJ
tainable.
|
!, Memphis, Tenn, Nov 21.-The de
7 struction of LAGRANGE is complete
| with great loss of life. Particulars
: have not been received yet.