The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-11-29
FIFTY KILLED AND
A HUNDRED INJURED.
Tennessee Swept bv a Storm
That Leaves Death in
Its Wake.
IMMENSE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

Nashville. Tenn. Nov. II .-Tennes-
see was swept last night by the most i
destructive storm ever known in the /
state. More than fifty people were
killed and hundred more injured, |
while the damage to houses. timber /.
and other property will reach large /
figures
The storm entered the state from
a northeasterly direction. Great
damage is reported from the coun-
ties bordering on the Mississippi and
further on Columbia, i'll Maurey
county. is the heaviest sufferer La
Nergne, Nolansville and Gallatin also
felt the winds fury, the storm finally
losing its force against the Cumber-
land mountain range. Columbia ;
casualties number twenty-five dead
and some fifty injured.
The path OF the storm was about
$50 yards wide and was through the
northwestern suburbs OF the town
In its path everything is completely
wrecked. Not even the iron and
stone fence of the arsenal grounds is
standing.
The houses OF Capt Aydelott, the
Farrells and other large residences
were demolished.
With the exception OF these houses
the storms path was through "A sec
ton OF the town chiefly populated
and the houses were mere novels. 1t
is estimated that 40 of them were
totally destroyed and IL larger num-
Der damaged The suffering OF these
people rendered homeless and bereft
OF all their goods, is pitiabe.
| The number of houses destroyed i'll
the Nolansville neighborhood Is 10.
There were two fatalities.
All of the sixteen houses were to
tally destroyed.
Mr. Hampton had 800 i'll money
and this was blown away and only n
part OF it has been recovered.
The baby of Jim Chrisman, negro,
reported lost. was found 300 yards
from the house ut 10 O'Clock lying
near Il branch, uninjured. One OF the
family dogs was lying by its side.
At La Nergne, sixteen miles south
of here on the Nashville, ChattanOo-
GA and st. Louis road, the velocity
of the wind was marvellous, and from
best reports lasted only about TWEEN
ty-secOnds. In this short time about
thirty-tive dwellings, were turned into
kindling wood. The loss of life is
small compared with the miraculous
escapes made. The wind made
swath about 200 yards wide through
the middle of the town. The La
Vergne high school and the depot.
the two largest buildings, were laid
| fat. The loss of these two buildings
is placed at something like $1,000
The railroad lost four section houses
also, each valued at 5000. The vie
Tins OF the tornado are:
George Robertson and his six
m0nths-old child.
Mr. RObertsOn's house. which was
a strong LOG structure, was i'll the
middle OF the path of the storm, and
was laid fiat on the ground. At the
time Mr.. Robertson and his child 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 RObertson's escape was mar
velOus. When found the unfortunate
man was pinned across the back 10y
a large timber and Il great scar was
on the back of his neck. No mark
could be discerned on the body of the
child. Both are thought to have
met instant death.
In almost every home there ale
several injured
In Williamson county great dam
age was done. but the town OF Frank
lin escaped with comparatively small
loss. Houses and timber in Sumner
Icounty also suffered considerably.
but first reports sent out from Gal
latin We're exaggerated.
Great suffering is hein" experienced
ny those deprived of homes at La
Nirgne and Nolansville
Omaha World Herald: We stand
uncovered in the presence of a Veto