The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-22
Columbia, Tenn, Swept by al
Bosom of Destruction.
BUILDINGS FELL LIKE HOUSES OF CARDS
The Storm Entered Tennessee From Northern
Mississippi and Drove Across the State in
a North-Eastery Direction, Finally
Spending Its Force Against the
Cumberland Mountains
Cumberland Mountains
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 21.-Tennessee
was swept last night by the most destruc-
tive storm ever known in the State
More than fifty persons 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
Northern Mississippi and swept across
in northeasterly direction. Great dam
age is reported from the counties bord-
erlng on Mississippi and further on Co
lumbia, in Mauray county, is the heaviest
sufferer. Lavergne, Nolansville and Gal
finally losing its force against the Cumb
erland mountain range.
Columbia's casualties number twenty
five dead and fifty injured, the list so far
as known being as follows:
Dead:
MISSES FLORENCE and EVELYN
FARRELL
CAPTAIN and MRS. A. +. AYDELoTT.
GUY AYDELOTT
PAUL AYDELOTT.
JAMES CHERRY
MISS LIZZIE FoRSYTHE.
MRS. TOM CARROLL.
MISS NJ. J. VILES. (All white).
-- WINFRED. wife and child.
TOM HACKNEY.
JOE SCOTT.
GLASS BROWN.
PETER ADAMS.
----- FRYERSON, cook at the CAROLS.
Five unknown negroes in the Emergency
Hospital.
The injured:
CLAYTON TUCKER, badly bruised and
in a dangerous condition.
JOSIE REED, fatally hurt.
BELLE COOPER.
MRS. JONES.
MAGGIE REED.
MINNIE REED.
LULU BoSTWICK.
MRS. SARAH RUSSELL.
SUSIE LOWELL. (All are white). All
have bruises and scalp wounds.
WILL HICKMAN, colored, broken
thigh.
DUB DEW EI1L, COIOTcu, 0uFL
in the back
JIM JOHNSON.
DAN SEWELL.
WILL BROWN.
JOHN FRYER
LUCIUS WALK.
PIIILIPSON.
BILL HICKMAN. (All coIored). In
jured badly. bruised and scalp wounds.
Lee Farrell was blown over window,
and while badly hurt will not die.
The path of the storm is about 50
yards wide. and was through the north
western suburbs OF the town. In its path
everything is completely wrecked. Not
even the iron and stone fences of the
arsenal grounds are standing. The
houses OF Captain Aydelott. the Farrells
and other large residences were de-
molished.
With the exception OF these four houses.
the storms path was through section OF
the town populated chiefly by negroes and
the moor classes and the houses we're
mere novels. 1t is estimated that $50 of
them we're totally destroyed and u
larger number damaged
The suffering of people, rendered home
iO5o, dhu pclOlb VI al thSii boouSs 10
pitiable.
The number of houses destroyed in the
NolansviIle neighborhood Is l6 There
were two fatalities. as follows:
MISS MAMIE HAMPTON. aged 25
MRS NANCY BRAMLETT, aged G5.
The injured are:
J. u. HAMPTON aged 20.
MISS LUELLA HAMPTON, aged 23
MRS MALINDA JENNETT aged 70.
AUBREY HAMPTON, internally hurt.
THOMAS HAMPTON, badly cut and
bruised.
EMMA HAMPTON. arm broken:
MRS. r. c. VERIER. collar bone and
rib broken.
ERNEST STEPHENS, internal injuries.
LESLIE STEPHENS. slightly bruised
on the head.
ALLEN FLY, internal injuries
MISS FLY, badly bruised
MRS. ]. W. FLY, internal injuries.
All OF the sixteen houses were totally
destroyed Mr.. Hampton had $500 in
money and this was blown away and only
q part was recovered.
A baby of Jim Chrlsman, colored, re-
ported lost. was found 800 yards from the
house at 10 o'clock. lying near branch
uninjured. One of the family dogs was
lying by his side.
AT Lavergne, Is miles south Of here on |
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis /