Evening journal., 1900-11-22
Storms Path Was Only Fifty
. Yards Wide
Much PROPERTY DESTROYED
Baby Blown Three Hundred Yards
From Home by the Fierce
Blast


swept Tennessee Tuesday night was
the most destructive ever known in the
state. More than 80 persons were kill
ed 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 county is the
heaviest sufferer. Lavergne, Nolens-
vile and Gallatin also felt the winds
force. the storm finally losing its force
against the Cumberland mountain
range.
Columbia's casualties 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. Aydelott, Guy
Aydelott, Paul Aydelott, James Cherry,
Miss Lizzie Forsythe. Mrs. Tom Car
roll and Miss M. ]. Viles (all white);
George Winfield, wife and child. Tom
Hackney, Joe Scott, Glass Brown,
Peter Adams, John Fryerson, cook at
the CAROLS, and five unknown ne
groes.
The path of the storm is about so
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 fence
of the arsenal grounds are standing.
The houses of Capt. Aydelott, the
CAROLS and two other large residences
were demolished. With the exception
of these four houses the storms path
was through a section of the town
populated chiefly by negroes and the
poorer classes, and the houses were
mere novels. II is estimated that 15O
of them were totally destroyed and a
larger number damaged. The suf-
fering of the people rendered homeless
and bereft of all their goods is pitt
able.
The number Of houses destroyed in
the Nolensville neighborhOod is l6
There were two fatalities, as follows:
Miss Mamie Hampton, aged 25; Mrs
Nancy Bramlett, aged 60. of the i
injured two have broken limbs. Al
of the 16 houses were totally destroyed
Mr.. Hampton had $500 in money, ant
this was blown away and only par
recovered
The baby Of jim Christman. col
ored, reported lost, was found 3Ol
yards from the house at 10 o'clock
lying near a branch, uninjured. On
Of the family dogs was lying by it
side.
At Lavergne, 16 miles south Of here
the velocity of the wind was marvel
Gus. and from best reports lasted onl
about 20 seconds. In this short tim
about 35 dwellings were turned int
lxindling wood. The loss of life
small compared with the miraculou
escapes made. The wind made a swat
about 200 yards wide through the mid
die of the town. The Lavergne hig
school and the depot, the two larges
buildings, were laid fiat on the GROUND
The loss of these two buildings
placed at $1,000. The railroad los
four section houses also, each value
at 5000. The victims OF the tornad
there are George Robertson and MS
months-old child.
Mr.. Robertson's house, which was
very strong log structure, was in II
middle of the path of the storm an
was laid fiat on the ground. AT u
time Mr.. Robertson and his child ha
retired and his wife was sitting ne'
the bed sewing, and before the latt'
could even warn her husband deaf
had claimed them. Mrs. Robertson
escape was marvellous. When four
Mr.. Robertson was pinned across Il
back by a large timber. and a gre
scar was on the back Of his neck. J
mark could be discovered on the bot
of the child. Both are thought to ha
met instant death.
In almost every home there we
several injured. many seriously. T
6-year-old child of Mack Jordan ca
not recover.
Great suffering is being experienc
by those deprived Of homes at L
yergne and Nolensville.
The rise in the Cumberland river
Nashville is the most rapid known
25 years, the water having climbed
feet on the gauge since Tuesday.
School Teams Play Football