The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22
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several of them have perished. Cotton is
reported badly damaged.
At fernando a white man was killed
and negro fatally injured 10y flying de-
hris. Numerous sawmills, several residen-
ces and hundreds of negro cabins were
blown away. At Love Station, j. S. Doney,
q white man, was crushed by flying tim
Der and is expected to die. The storm
passed down Coldwater river, leveling trees
and houses in its path.
AT Batesville considerable property dam
age was wrought, and several persons were
seriously injured, but no fatalities are re-
ported. Several dwelling houses, a num-
Der Of outhouses and many miles of fenc-
ing were torn down and scattered. The
roof of the Methodist church was twisted
off and was blown some distance from the
building. News of terrible havoc southwest
of Batesville is expected, as generally the
houses in that section are not securely
built. At Guys plantation the residence
and large mill building of John Guy
were torn down and their timbers hurled
some distance. Miss Guy, who was in the
injuries. shanty in which two negroes
lad taken refuge from the storm was shat
tered and both occupants were instantly
killed. At Tracy the two-stcry residence
of j. B. Higgins was demolished and sew
eral other buildings were wrecked. Ten
cabins were destroyed on the plantation
OF l.. S. Marshall. and three negroes were
killed by falling timbers.
At Lagrange, Tenn, two persons were
killed outright and a score or more seri-
ously injured. The town is practically
wreck, nearly every business building be-
ing destroyed or damaged. The tornado
struck the town from the southwest, but
yeered a little to the northward in its
course Of exit. 1t appears to have made
revolving motion and played many pranks.
In one instance ii demolished both the
Methodist and Baptist churches, block
apart, and left standing residence be-
tween them. About one hundred resi-
dences. mainly those of poor people, were
destroyed.
AT Moscow, ten miles west of Lagrange.
several buildings were swept awav by
wind. No fatalities are reported, although
many persons were injured.
The storm visited Arkansas and wrought
much havoc in Monroe and Lee countless
Information to-day shows the storm came
from the southwest, crossed the tracks
of the Arkansas Midland Railroad forty
miles west of Helena, at Whitley's. where
fences, timber and cabins were blown
away, but no lives lost i'm that neighbor-
hood. At Blackton, on the Pine City
branch of the Arkansas Midland Railroad
Miss Robinson was killed while trying TO
escape from a wrecked building, and at
MORO, Lee county, the young child of
Prof. Richard Blount was killed by flying
timbers, the home of Professor Blount be-
ing blown down. All along the track of
the storm there was more or less damage
the loss in fences, timbers and tenant
houses being especially heavy. The wind
was accompanied by downpour of rain
that filled the fiat woods, and many bridges
were swept away. The rainfall I'm Helena
amounted TO four and one-fifth inches.
Passengers on the incoming trains say in
many places trees along the edges of cot
ton fields were literally covered with cot
ton that had been blown out OF the bolls
by the violent wind. The damage TO I'M
picked cotton cannot be estimated but is
undoubtedly considerable.
Traffic on the Memphis branch Of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad has been
delayed since last night owing to high
water at places between Milan and the
Tennessee river. Two miles of track is
submerged between Mckenzie and Henry
Station. North Of Milan the track was in
undated and between Paris and the Ten
under water. All incoming trains have
been delayed, passenger train No. l0l be-
ing over six hours late. There was no
damage along the Louisville & Nashville
caused by the wind
In Memphis there is heavy loss as a re-
suit of the storm. Culverts were washed
out and small bridges were swept away.
Lumber firms on Wolf river suffered Sc
verely from the destruction OF logs. and
it is estimated tonight that their losses
viii foot up between $500 600 and $500. 900
Every timber raft floating on Wolf river
below the Illinois Central Railroad bridge
was swept away. and to-day the banks
of the Mississippi for miles below this city
were strewn with the loose logs, represent
ing an aggregate value of great amount
Two heavy barges laden with lumber
caused the disaster. They were moored
at point near the Illinois Central bridge
force of a swollen torrent. and as they
swept down the narrow channel they car
ried away every raft of logs with which
they came In contact