Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
STORM F|END.
Many Human Beings Are Vic.
Tins TO Its Fury.
Fierce Storm Swept Over Northern
Mississippi and Tennessee, Leaving
Death and Ruin in Its Wake-CoI-
ored Baby Found Uninjured 900
Yards from Where House Had Been
DemoIshed-New England Also Get
Its Sharc-CIoudburst in New
Hampshire and Fierce Wind and
Rain. in Vermont.

Nashville, Nov. "2.-Tuesday nights
storm, which swept over northern Mis-
sissippi ard central and western Ten
II, Ssee was one of great severity. Ad-
vices by the Associated Press and from
.,--~o!"i .>..-c-"..nasnts shoW that the to-
tai loss of life In the territory VIsitcu y!
the tornado already amounts to more
30, and the number OF injured to at least
100. TeleSraphC communicat ions to
regions visited by the cyclone is inter-
rupted and it is feared that when full
details are knoNn the list of the dead will
be heightened. The damage to property
will reach large figures.
The storm entered the state from
northern Mississippi! and swept across
in northea stcrly direction. Great
damage is reported from the counties
bordering on Mlssissippi, and further on
Columbia is the heaviest sufferer.
Lavergue, Nolcnsvi!le and Gallatin also
felt the winds force, the storm finally
losing its force against the Cumberland
mountain range. Columba's casualties
number - dead and 80 injured.
The path of the storm was about 80
yards wide, ana was through the north
western subj! lis Of the town. In It's
path everything l. completely wrecked.
Not even the iron and stone fence of the
arsenal grounds are standing. Fou
large residences were demolished. With
the exceptions Of these houses. tn"
storms path was through section Of
town populated chiefly ny negroes and
the poorer classes. and the houses Wer"
mere hOvals. 1t is estimated that l')
Of them We're totally destroyed and Il
larger number damaged. THO suffcrrg1
of the people rendered homeless and be-
rert of all their goods is pitiable.
The number of houses destroyed in the
Nulensvilla neirhborhood is IS. There
were two fatalities. All of the 1G houses
were totally destroyed. One man had
$4OO in money, and this was blown away
and only part recovered.
A colored baby, reported lost, was
found 800 yards from the house at 10
o'clock, lying Hear branch, uninjurcd.
one of the family dogs was lying by his
side.
At Lavcrgne 16 miles south of h"re. on
the Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis
road the velocity of the wind was mar
vellous, and from best reports lasted only
about 20 seconds. In this short time
about 35 dwellings We're TUNED into kind.
ling wood. The loss of life is small
compared with the miraculous escapes.
The wind made a SWalh about 20O yards
...i-io th""""% ,ho ""i1lia at the town.
The Lavergne high school and the depot.
the two largest buildings, were laid nat
on the ground. The loss of these tw1
building is placed at 5000. The railroad
lost four section houses also,
George I,obinson's house hich was Il
very strong log structure, was in the
middle of the path of the stol m and WAS
laid Hat on tho ground At the time, Mr.,
Robinson and his child, mcnths old, had
retired, and his wife was sitting near the
bed sewing, and before the latter could
even warn her husband, death had
claimed them. Mrs I:oberlson's escape
was marvellous. When found the un-
fortunate man was pinncl across the
back by a large timber, and there was
a great scar on the back of his neck. No
mark could be liscerned on the body of
| the child. Both are thought to have
met instant death,
In almost every home there we've sev-
eral injured.
Houses and timber in Sumner county
also suffered considerably, but first re-
ports sent out from Gallatin were eXag-
| Geratcd.
Great suffering is being experi"nc'd Il hy
! those deprived of homes at 1.avengne and
| Nocnsvlle.
The rise in the cumb 'rland river at
| Nashville is the most rapid known in ?;
| yeaIs the water having climbed 20 feet
| on the gauge since Tuesday morning.