Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-11-22
BY TORNADO.
Sections Of Mississippi and Tennes-
see Almost devastated.
NUMBERS ARE DEAD.
All Wires Are Down and Details Are
Lacking The Storm Reaches
from Lulu, Mss, TO La
Grarge, Tenn 60.


las yet come from the storm stricken
egions aud with the exception % some
ew telephone messages no communica.
ION can be had from places stricken.
The loss Of life reported here will reach
.bout 90 They are as follows:
At Columbia. s reported dead aud as
many more injured. !
Al La Grange. 3 killed aud q injured.
ZONE fatally.
At Tunica. negroes killed aud many
injured
A. Lula. 4 negroes killed aud hun.
ireds pf cabins demolished.
Near Hernando. persons killed and /
al buildings wrecked
Between Love Station and Coldwater
l2 person. were killed.
Memphis. Nov 2l.-A tornado bo1nd'
iug through a narrow stretch q terri
tory extending from point three miles
north of Lula. Miss. 20 Ia Grange
Tenn. caused heavy loss ot life aud
property late yesterday afternoon. The
storm 80 completely interrupted tele-
phone and telagraphic communications
that neither the origin nor the end oi 10
baye been asceriained, nor can the eK'
tent oi the disaster be- learned From
. the meager details obtainAble, covering
,nly three points It appears that 10 lives
we're lost and the destruction Of proper
,rty vas also heavy,
Il II believed that "a the cyclones
sweep between the towns heard from,
numerous farm houses and interior COM
nunities Of more or less considerable
population were struck aud these being
,ut N from the outside were unable 70
1--WE notice of their distress. Aocompa'
aging the tornado was rainstorm Of
iernfic Portions
Al IAGrange. Tenn. % miles east OF
,ers on the Southern railroad, not IA
,burch 10 the town IL left standing. cx.
sept the Episcopal The streets are ht-
,ersd witn the debris Of destroyed build
ngs. merchandise, telegraph aud tele'
phone wires aud poles. Several person'
,re dead and wounded.
The dead ~ far recovered are;
Walter / Moody. assistant manager
4 the Pauky and Gather Plow Manu-
lActuring company.
The wife Of Brown Nav, colotcd.
a negro woman, unknown.
The residence portion % the town sut
'ered heavy loss. several buildings b.
ng completely demolished and a larg
aumber damaged.
A perfect dcluge Of rain was fallin
Ehen the cyclone came, bat It's advanc
vas foretold by roaring rushing sound
ollowed by quick heavy reports whie
,ave the inhabitants warning and the
.ushed out Of falling buildings.
Reports from towns along the line
he Illinois Central IN Mississippi sa
he tornado wrought much havoc. Thi
zen persons are reported killed hetwee
Love Station aud Coldwater. The 70
iAdo swept everything In is pat
frees were destroyed and fences on
iuthouses were levelrd TO the ground.
At Coldwater several houses were d
ltroyed aud the daughter Of John Gu
and John Dancey were seriously d
D ured. A negro child was Eilled thr
! niles north Of the town
Q The cyclone passed from southwest
q northeast and struck Batesyille. whe
4 ,everrl houses were demolished al
y even persons were more o. less inlute
\ From Columbia Tenn. comes the
y BORT rs persons were killed aud ma
4 INJURED
4 The known dead are;
Q Misses Florence aud Evelyn Farrell
Captain 4 + Aydelotte. wife aud q
on; another son aud daughter mlsslI
Miss Kate Forsythe.
James Cherry
SIX negroes. names unknown.
The cyclone lasted about five minui
,ud its path extended about 1000
vide. which was clearly marked by
devastation. Many houses, includin
Arge number Of negro cabins. W
blown down. and many Others unroo
,nd otherwise damaged
The fence surrounding the Uni
- States arsenal was blown away. but
building remains intact
A freight train on the Nashville, +
,nos aud Sheffield railroad was lii
rom the track. but As Tar as report
lone Of the passengers OF the crew "
son injured.
The Nashville and Chattanooga De
and rs other houses were demolished
LAvergne, So miles south Of here. n
han n mile Of telephone aud telegr
ia wires were destroyed aud details
neager. but II is said man named !
nson and his child we're instantly kl