The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-11-29
TENNESSEE CYCLONE.
Fearful Storm Sweeps Across Me
State.
THE LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
Fifty People Known to Have Been
Killed and a Hundred Injured
Twenty-Five Dead in Columbia.

Nashville, Tenn, Special.-Tennes-
see was swept Tuesday night by the
most destructive storm ever known in
the State. More than 0 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 a northeasterly direction.
Great damage is reported from the
counties bordering on Mississippi and
further on, Columbia, in Maury coun.
ty, is the heaviest sufferer. Lagrange,
NofenSYille and Gallatin also felt the
winds force, the storm finally losing
its force against the Cumberland
Mountains range. Golumbia's casual
ties number 25 dead and so injured,
the list of dead so far as known, being
as follows:
Misses Florence and Evelyn Farrell:
Capt. and Mrs. A. F. Aydelot; Guy Ay-
delot, Paul Aydelot, James Cherry,
Miss Lizzie Forsythe, Mrs. Tom Car
roll, Miss NJ. J. Miles (all white); Win
fred, wife and child, Tom Hackney,
Joe Scott, Glass Brown, Peter Adams,
Bryerson, cook at the CAROLS, COL
ored.
The path OF the storm is about fifty
yards wide and was through the north
western suburbs of the town. In its
path everything is completely wreck
ed. Not even the iron and stone fen
ces of the arsenal grounds are stand
ing. The houses Of Captain Aydelot.
the FarreUs and other large resi-
dences were demolished. With the ex-
ception of these four houses, the
storms path was through section OF
the town populated chiefly by negroes
and the poorer classes and the houses
were mere novels. 1t is estimated that
$50 of them were totally destroyed and
a larger number damaged. The suffer
ing of the people rendered homeless,
and bereft OF all their goods Is pitiable,
The number of houses destroyed in the
Nolensville neighborhood is Is. There
were two fatalities, as follows: Miss
Nancy Hampton, aged 25; Mrs. Money
Bramlett, aged IS.
All of the 16 houses were totally de.
stroyed. Mr.. Hampton had $400 n
money and this was blown away and
only part recovered.
The baby Of Jim Chrismaa, colored,
reported lost, was found 300 yards
from the house at 10 o'clock, lying
near a branch, uninjured. One Of the
family dogs was lying by his side.
At Lavergne, 16 miles south Of here
on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis road, me velocity Of the wind
was marvellous and from best reports
lasted only about 20 seconds. In this
short time about % dwellings were
torn into kindling wood. The loss OF
life Is small compared with the mira
.culous escapes made. The wind made
a swath about 200 yards wide through
the middle of the town. The Laver-
.gne High School and the depot, the
two largest buildings, were laid hat Oh
the ground. Tho loss OF these Two
buildings is placed at $1,000. The rail-
road lost four section houses, each val
used at $4,000. Two victim OF the tor
nado are: George Robertson and his
six-months-old child. Mr.. Robert
fnh OF O
log structure, was in the middle OF the
path OF the storm and was laid fat on
the ground. At the time Mr.. Robert
son and his child had retired and his
wife was sitting near the bed sewing,
and before the lattsr could even wa-n
her husband death had claimed them.
Mrs. Robertson's escape was mar
velous. When found the unfortunate
nan was pinned across the back by a
large timer, and a great scar was on
the back Of his neck. No mark could
be discernsd on the body of the child.
Both are thought to have met instant
death.
In almost every home there was cev-
,eral injured. In Williamson county
great damage was done but the town
OF Franklin escaped with compare
lively small loss. Houses and timber
in Sumter county also suffered consid-
erahly but first reports sent out firm
Gallatin were exaggerated. Great sut-
fering is being experienced 5y those
deprived homes at LSVergns and
Nolensyille.
The rise in the Cumberland river at
Nashville Is the most rapid known in
25 years. the water having climbed 2G
feet on the guage in "a hours.
Nashville. Tenn, Spec.al.-Dispatch-
sc I'D to 8 D. M, indicate that Tuesday