Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-22
RAGING TORNADO
Sweeps Through Tennessee
With Resist|ess Force.
Over so People Reported Killed and
Over 100 Injured.
PROPERTY DAMAGE is HEAVY
MARVELLOUS ESCAPES.

Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 2l.-Tennessec
was swept. last night, by the most de
StructiNe tornado ever known in the
state. More than 80 persons were KILL
ed and 100 more injured. wniic the
damage to houses. timber and other
property will reach large figures
The tornado entered the state from
northern Mississippi and swept across
in a northcasterIy direction. Great
damage y reported from the counties
bordering on Mississippi ana further
on. Columbia, in Maury county. is the
heaviest sufferer. LavcTene. Nolens-
vile ana GallaIin also felt the wind s
force, the storm finally losing It's force
against the Cumberland mountain
range. coltImbia's casualties number
- dead ana 80 injured.
The path Of the disturbance in 90
luInbia II about 20 yards wide and WAS
through the northwestern suburbs ~
the town. In It's path everything ~
completely wrecked. Not even the
iron ana stone fence Or the arsenal
grounds are standing. Four large resi-
d"nres were demolished With the cx-
ception 81 these four houses. the
tn" town populated chiefly ~ ncgrocs
ANA the poorer class " houses were
mere novels. ID IA estimated that Il0
~ them were Totally destroyed nnd "
i.tgcr number damaged. The suffer
uEs of the people rendered homeless
and b"rcft of AL their gods is pitia bic.
The number OF houses Destroyed in
She Noi"nsvilic ncighbnrh0nI is H..
There were two fatalities. All az ih-
~ houses Wcr" totally destroyed. ono
man had 500 in money and this was
blown away ANA only a part recovered.
\ cnlorra baby reported i0st was fnIn
3Hu y1ids from the fU;i=c. al ~ o'cInek.
lying near d branch. uuinjured. One ~
;hc family dogs was lying by his side
At LavcrGne. i miles south OF here.
on tho Nashville, Chattanooga * -.
Louis railroad. the velocity Of the wind
was marvellous and from best reports
lasted only about ~ 81. onds. In this
short time about 81 dwellings, were A.
4troyed. tn. loss NJ life was small
IN. wind made swath bout eGD yards:
vide through the middle n the town.
Tn. Itign school ana the depot we're
laid fiat on the ground. The loss On
these buildings Is placed at s71sl Tne
railroad lost four section houses also.
Zach valued at $4A1
George Robertson house. which vas
"A very stror; lGg structure. was in the
middle ~ ihe path of the. storm ana
was laid fat % the ground. AL the
time. Mr. Robertson ami His child. six
months Ola. had retired ana his wife
was sitting near the bed sewing. and
before the latter could even warn her
husband death had claimed them.
Mrs. Tsobertson-s escape was marvel
Gus When found. the unfortunate
man was pinned across the back By q
large timber and q great scar on rhe
back Of his neck. No mark could bc
found On the body of the child. n Az
most every home there were sa-e-ai
injured
IN Williamson county great damage
vas done. but the town Of Franklin es-
cape,i with small loss Houses and
timber in sumner county also suffered
considerably but first reports sent Oh:
from CfaIiatin were exag Gerated-
Great suffering IL being experienced by
those derived 0f homes AT I-avargre
AMI NolensviIie-
The rise r. the Cumberland river III
Nashville ~ the most rapid known in
= years. the water having climbed ~
feet on th= gauge since yesterday
morning
Immense damage vas done 70 farms
ard hundreds Of live stock were killed
Considerable damage resulted at Mar
tins Mil and at Indian creek TWEEN
III houses III Dallas Ala. near Hunts
viii. were demolished but M lives
u -ra Iosr. Near Franklin. tn- resj-
de-rce. " Abel Little was estroye,l-
Mr Little AMI Mrs ". Hughes were
badly hurt ! TsnEeieys a store tlntEsa
was destroyed and three negroes were
killed