Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-11-24
AND DESTRUCTION IN ITS PATH
The Town of Lagrange Tenn Practically Swept Out of
Existence by a Cyclone.
Bolivar Tunca and Pamela Counties Miss, Also Visited Tlir-
teen Lives Being Claimed Between Coldwaer and Loves
Station-Railroad Train Blown From the Track

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. l.--Througl
a narrow stretch OF territory extend
ing from point three miles north o
Lula, Miss, to LaGrange, Tenn, ther'
was heavy loss Of life and property yes
terday afternoon.
1t was the work of cyclone.
Where it came from and whence /
went is an interesting question yet un
determined. The monster broke int
telephone and telegraph communica
tions so that neither the origin nor th'
end of IL could be ascertained las
night, nor could the extent OF the dis
aster be learned From the meager de
tails obtainable, covering only thret
points it appears that nineteen live
were lost, and the destruction Of prop
erty was also heavy. AS mattor o
course, in the cyclones sweep between
the towns heard from numerous farm
houses and interior communities o
more or less considerable population
were struck, and these, being cut of
from the outside world, were unable Il
give notice Of their distress. Accom-
panying the cyclone was rainstoru
Of terrific proportions.
Initial Point of Attack.
The point of original attack, accord
ing to reports, was Pineville, Tunica
county Miss, three miles north oi
Lula.
The cyclone swept down upon Pine.
vile in the shape of dark and rolling
cloud, The wind began blowing short
ly before o'clock, and at that hour
broke in its full force across Tunica
county. 1t came from the southwest,
and was about $50 yards in width. 1t
struck the house of CLANCY Thomas
carrying it 200 yards and demolishing
it completely. At the time the house
was occupied by CLANCY Thomas, his
wife and son and Andrew Goodlow, col
ored. The bodies of Thomas, his wife
and son were blown between a quarter
and half mile away. and were found
later in mangled condition. Andrew
Goodlow was picked up 200 yards from
the site of the house in an unconscious
condition, with his leg broken.
Oak trees were twisted from the
ground and carried half mile by the
fury Of the wind.
The damage in Tunica county in de-
stroyed barns and fences is serious. So
far this is the only loss of life reported
from the Lula district.
Lagrange Wiped Out
The same cyclone struck the town of
Lagrange, Tenn, forty-nine miles east
Memphis, in Fayette county, at 4;5O
o clock yesterday afternoon, leaving de-
struction, ruin and death in its path.
Not a church in the town is left
standing, except the Episcopal. The
streets are Uttered with the debris of
destroyed buildings, merchandise, tele-
graph and telephone wires and poles
Several persons are dead aud wounded.
The dead, so far recovered, are:
Walter l. Moody. assistant manager
of the Panky & Gather Plow Manufac-
turing Company,
Wife of Brown May, colored.
Another negro woman, unknown,
The business houses totally destroyed
are: W. P. Lipscomb & Co., general
j. c. Mcneil & Co.. gem
eral merchandise; McNamee & Co., gen
eral merchandise; F. NJ. McNamee, gen
eral merchandise; c. L. Pankey's livery
stable; j.. w. Gibson's sale stable; Pan
key & Gather Flow Manufacturing
Company; Sam Wadley's wagon and
blacksmithing shop; the Southern Rail-
way Company's large brick depot, the
finest on the road between Memphis
and Corinth, which cost $4,000; the
Baptist and Presbyterian
churches are total loss, their material
being blown far and wide. The resi-
ience portion of the town also suffered
heavy loss, several buildings being COM
pletely demolished, and large number
damaged,
1t will take the light Of another day
TO determine the loss to the residence
portion of the town.
The wife and ten children Of James
Hatton had a miraculous escape. He
was up town and saw his large two
story residence go down. He ran home,
Expecting to find every one dead. The
,imbers had fallen in such way as not
% crush through the one room in which
hey were, and they were extricated
without suffering scratch or bruise.
~ am so rejoiced that they were
,aved that ! don't care particle for the
oss of my beautiful home, said he.
A perfect deluge of rain was falling
when the cyclone came, but its advance
vas foretold by roaring, rushing
ound, followed by quick, heavy re-
,orts, which gave the inhabitants warn
ng, and they rushed out from the fall
ng buildings. The duration OF the
,low was not over two minutes.
Horror at Columbia.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 20.-A spe-
ial to the Age-Herald by long distance
elephone from Columbia, Tenn, says:
A terrific cyclone, moving in west
rly and northwesterly direction, struck
his place at $3.50 o'clock tonight and
eft havoc in its path,
The northern and western sections of
he city, which are populated princi-
ally by negroes, were almost entirely
wept away.
Fifteen persons are known to have
een killed, and it is feared that this |
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