The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-11-29

Mississippi Tuesday night from south
west to northwest left in its wake in
Vulnerable %tornadoes. These as well
as the original cyclone were terribly
destructive to property, and with the
main storm caused at least 80 deaths
and the injury of over 100 persons. The
following estimate is made from latest
reports:
Killed In Tennessee. .............. q
Killed in Mississippi. 20
Missing in Mississippi............. 80
kliled IN Arkansas................... =
Injured In Tennessee. .............. %
Injured in Mississippi.............. %
Damage by cyclone 'ooo.oo
At Columbia, the county seat of
Maury county, Tex. on the Louisville
& Nashville road, 40 miles south OF
Nashville, the worst loss was suffered.
There 40 persons were killed and about
so injured. The number OF houses de-
stroyed in the Nolensville neighbor-
hood is 16. There were two fatalities.
In Vergne Suffers.
AT La Vergne, 16 miles south Of
here, on the Nashville, Chattanooga
& St. Louis road, the velocity of the
wind was marvellous and from best
reports lasted only about 20 seconds.
In this short time about IS dwellings
were turned into kindling wood. The
loss of life is small compared with the
miraculous escapes made. The wind
made a swath about 200 yards wide
through the middle of the town. The
LIE Vergne high school and the depot.
the two largest buildings, were laid
fiat 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
5000. The victims of the tornado are
George Robertson and his siX-months-
old child.
In Mississippi.
In Mississippi the greatest loss OF
life and damage to property occurred
near T%unica, Lula and fernando. A
report by courier from a point IL
miles from Tunica says that the tor.
nado's devastation was so great that
it will take weeks to calculate and re.
pair it. Five negroes lost their lives
on the Hamlin place. In Tunica the
schoo1house, church and a number OF
buildings were totally demolished
More than so negroes are missing. and
it is feared that several of them have
persisted. Cotton is reported badly
damaged.
In Arkansas.
The storm visited Arkansas and
wrought much havoc in Monroe and
Lee counties. Information was that
the storm came from the southwest
crossed the tracks of the Arkansas
Midland railroad 40 miles west OF
Helena, at Whitley's, where fences
timber and cabins were blown away
but no lives were lost in that neigh
borhood. 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
infant child of Prof. Richard Blount
was killed by flying timbers. the home
of Prof. Blount being blown down.
In Ohio.
Columbus, O., Nov. ga severe
windstorm swept over western ant
northern Ohio Wednesday. Much dam
age to property is reported, but ne
loss of life. Sandusky reports thai
damage to the amount of $4,000 wa.
caused by the storm in hat city ant
vicinity. Much damage is reported te
have been done by the blowing down
of derricks in the oil fields in the
northwestern part of the state.
In Colorado.
Colorado Springs, Col, Nov. ga
hurricane swept over this city Wednes
day. Signs were blown down, light
telephone and telegraph wires wer.
down and chimneys were blown from
roofs. People were afraid to ventur,
in the streets and business was prac
tical1y suspended. The velocity of tn,
wind was the greatest ever attained
hereto miles an hour.