The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

Columbia's casualties number twenty-five
dead and some fifty injured. the list. so far
as known. being as follows:
The dead: Misses Florence and Evelyn
Farrell, Captain and Mrs. A. +. Aydelsft.
Guy Aydelott, Paul Aydelott, James Cher
~. Miss Lizzie Forsythe. Mrs. Tom Carroll.
Mrs. NJ. J. Viles. all white: - Winfield,
wife and child. Tom Hackney, John Scott,
Glass Brown and wife. Peter Adams. =
Fryerson. cook at the Carrezls'. and five
unknown negroes in Emergency Hospital.
The injured: Clayton Tucker. badly
bruised. and in a dangerous condition;
Josie Reed, fatally hurt; Belle Cooper,
Mrs. Jones, Maggie Reed. Minnie Jones.
Lulu Bostick, Mrs. Sarah Russell, Susie
Lowell. All are white and are bruised and
have scalp wounds. Will Hickman. colcred.
broken thigh; Bob Sowell. colored. seri-
ousiy hurt in the back; Jim Johnson. Dan
Sowell, VIII Brown, John Fryer, Lucas
Walk. Phillipson. Bill Hickman. all
colored, injured badly, bruised and scalp
wounds. Mr.. Lee Farrell was blown out
OF the window and, while badly hurt. will
not die.
The path OF the storm was about $50
yards wide and was through the north
western suburbs of the town. In its path
everything was completely wrecked. Not
even the iron and stone walls OF the arse
nal grounds are standing. The houses OF
Captain Aydelott, the Carrells and other
large residences were demolished. With the
exception OF these four houses, the storms
path was through a section of the town
populated chiefly by negroes and the poor
er classes. and the houses were mere how
els. 1t is estimated that $50 of them were
destroyed and a large number damaged
The suffering of these people. rendered
homeless and bereft of all their goods, is
pitiable.
The number OF houses destroyed in the
Nolansville neighborhood is sixteen. There
were two fatalities. as follows: Miss Nan
ME Hampton, aged twenty-five; Mrs Nam
cy Bramlett, aged sixty-hve. Those injured
are: ]. b. Hampton, aged seventy; Miss
Luella Hampton. aged twenty-three: Mrs
Malinda Jennett. aged seventy; Aubrey
Hampton. internally hurt; Thomas Hamp-
ton. badly cut and Bruised Emma Hamp-
ton. arm broken; Mrs. p. C. Vernon, collar
bone and rib broken: Ernest Stephens. in
ternal injuries; Leslie Stephens. slight
bruises on the head; Allen Fly, internal in
turies: Mrs. j. w. Fly, internal injuries;
Miss Fly. badly bruised.
All of the sixteen houses were totally de-
stroyed. Mr.. Hampton had $500 in money,
and this was blown away and only a part
OF II has beer recovered. The baby Of
James Chrisman. colored. reported lost.
was found 800 yards from the house at 10
o'clock. lying near branch uniniured. One
of the family dogs was lying by its side
At Lavergne. sixteen miles south of here
on the Nashville. Chattanooga & St. Louis
road. the velocity OF the wind was mar
velous. and from best reports lasted only
about twenty seconds. In this short time
about thirty-ive dwellings were turned
into kindling wood. The loss OF life is
made. The wind cut n swath about two
hundred yards wide through the middle OF
the town. The Lavergne High School and
the railway station. the two largest build
fngs, were laid fat on the ground. The
loss OF these two buildings is placed at
something like $1,000 The railroad lost
four section houses also. each valued at
500. The victims OF the tornado are George
Robertson and his six-months-old child
Mr.. Robertson's house. which was a very
strong log structure, in the middle
OF the path OF the storm and was laid fat
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
Mr.. Robertson's escape. was marvellous
When found the unfortunate man was
pinned across the back OF large timber
and great scar was on the back OF his