Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-21
WORK OF TORNADO.
Not a Church Left Standing in
 Town of La Grange.
THREE KNOWN TO BE DEAD.

A Deluge of Rain Preceded the Cy
 clone-The Cyclone Also Visited Oth-
 CT Places in Tennessee-A Number
 Were Killed and Many Houses Were
 Destroyed.
 Memphis, Tenn, Nov 21-A tornado struck the town of La Grange. Tenn, forty-nine miles east of Memphis. on the Southern railroad. in Fayette county. at 4:30 o'clock yesterday, and as q result not q church is left stand ing except the Episcopal. The streets are filtered with the debris of destroyed buildings, merchandise. telegraph and telephone wires and poles. Three dead bodies, one. Walter l. Moody. q white man, and two negro wOmen had been recovered when the correspondent left on last evenings train to bring the re- port to Memphis, and six wounded had been attended.
 A deluge of rain was falling when the cyclone came. but it's advance was foretold by a roaring, rushing sound, followed by quick. heavy reports which gave the inhabitants warning. and they rushed out from the fallisg buildings.
 Columbia, Tenn. Nov 21.-A terrific cyclone, moving in q westerly and nOrthwesterly direction. struck this place at 9:30 o'clock last night and left havoc in it's path. The northern and western sections of the city, which are populated principally by negroes, were almost entirely swept away. Eff teen persons are known to have been killed and it is feared that this number will be largely increased by later re- ports.
 The dead are: Misses Florence and Evelyn Farrell. Captain A. F. Aydol- cite. wife and one son: another son and daughter missing: Miss Kate Forsythe James Cherry and six negroes, names unknown.
 The cyclone lasted for about five minutes and it's path extended about 1000 feet wide which is clearly marked by devastation.
 Many houses. including a large num- Der of negro cabins. were blown down and many others unrOofed and other wise damaged. The fencing surround ing the United States arsenal was blown away, but the building remains intact.
 \ freight train on the Nashville. Florence and Sheffield railroad was lifted from the track. but as far as ItJUIIet none Ol Ulo passengers or the crew was injured.
 Memphis. Tenn. Nov 21.-A tornado bounding through a narrow stretch of territory. extending from a point three miles north of Lulu. Miss. to La Grange. Tenn. caused a heavy loss of life and property yesterday. The storm so completely interrupted tele- graphic and telephonic communication that neither the origin nor the end ing of it can be determined. nor can the extent of the disaster be learned. From meagre details obtainable. GOV ering only three points. it appears that nineteen lives were lost. and the de- struction of property was also heavy. It is believed that in the cyclones in the towns heard from numerous farm houses and interior communities of more or less considerable poDula ton were struck. and these being cut off from the outside were unable to give notice of their distress. Accompany Q ing the tornado was q terrific rain storm. Thirteen persons are reported killed between Love Station and Cold Water. The tornado made it's ap- pearance at about 3 20 D. m. and swept everything in it's path. Trees were up rooted and fences and buildings were levelled to the ground.
 At Cold Water several houses were destroyed and child was seriously in- Jured. \ negro child was killed three miles north of the town. The cyclone passed from southwest to northeast and struck Batesvilie about 4 o'clock. Several houses were demolished and seven persons were more or less in jured. 4 church was unroofed.
 Nashville. Tenn. Nov 21.-The storm was general over this section, much damageSfo property being reported from adjacent counties. Communica- ton by wire south of here on the Lou isville and Nashville railroad is cut off and the extent of the toImade's work cannot even be surmised at this hour
 A wieclsing train is due here from Columbia in short time and it is pre- suned further informa ton will then he forthcoming. Reports of deaths in that section are not credited here No further casualties have been re- ported from the Nashville and Chatta- nooga districts.
 St Louis, Nov 21.-A special to the Post Dispatch from Columbia, Tenn, says that fifteen white persons and twenty-two negroes were killed in last nights storm. The track of the storm was through Macedonia, negro suburb.