The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
SINjI-I 1t K KILLED
Path of Storm Strswn Wish
Dead and fttunded
TGLsGRAoH LINES ALL 90 pN
The Storm Visited Central ard
Neste'n Tennessee and
Northern Mis>iss.ppi
Doing Great 0am8ge.

DHlNg Creas t2Hl5SS'
Tennessee wss swept TUESDAY hight,
20.h Instant y the most destructive
storm ever kuosa in the S:ste. More
than fifty per,ons were killed aDd a
huadred or m1re injured, while the
damage to houses, timber sgd othc-
property will reach large figures.
The storm entered the State from
northern Mississippi and swept across
IN northeasterly direction Great
dsnage is reported from the counties
bordering on Mississippi, and further
on, Columbl., IN Maudy county, is the
heaviest sufferer. J.aversne. Nolens
vile srd Galat;n also felt the winds
force, the storm finally losing It's force
against the Cumberland mountain
rauge Colun bias casualties number
Is dead and so injured.
The path OF the storm is about 80
yards wide and was through the north
western suburbs O he town. In i;s
path everything is completely wrecked.
Not even the iron and stone fences Of
the arsenal grounds are standing. The
houses Of Capt Aydelott, the Fs-re.ls
aid other large residences were demo!-
ished.
With the exception OF these four
houses, the storms path was through
section Of the town populated chiefly
by Negroes aud the poorer classes, snd
the houses were mere novels. ltis es
timated that $50 of them were totally
destroyed and larger number dam
aged. The suffering Of the people rea
dered homeless and relieved of their
goods is pitia5le. The nunber Of
houses destroyed in the Noleusville
neighborh9od is sixteen. There were
$40 fatalities.
All of the sixteen houses we're totally
destroyed Mr.. Hampton had $500 in
money, and this was blown away, and
only part recovered. The baby o.
Jim Chrisnan, colored, reported lost,
was found 800 yards from the house at
10 o'clock, lying near branch, urin-
jure6. One OF the family dogs was
lying by his side.
At Lavergne, six.een miles south Of
Nashville, on the Nashville, Chatta
nooga and St. Louis road, the velocity
of the wind was marvellous, and from
best reports lasted only about twenty
seconds. In this short time about
uhirty Eve dwellings were turned into
xindlirg wood, The lose of life is
small compared with the miraculous
escapes made. The wind made swath
about 200 yards wide through the mid
die of the togn. The La7ersne higa
school and depot, the two largess build
ings, were lald fat on the ground. The
loss Of these two buildings is placed at
$1,000 The railroad lest four section
houses. each valued $500.
Mir. Robertson's house, which was
very strong log structure, was IN the
middle of the path Of the storm, and
was laid fat on the ground. At the
time Mr.. Robertson and his child had
retired snd his wife was sitting near
the bed sewing, and before the latter
eould even warn her husband death
had clsimed THIN. Mrs. Rob rtson's
escape was marvellous. When found
the urfortunate man was pinned across
the back By large timber and great
scar was on the back Of MS neck. No
mark could be discerDed on the body
of the child. Both are thought to have
met instant death. 1u almost every
home there were several Injured.
In Williamson county CREST .dsmage
was done, but the town Of Franklin
escaped with comparatively small! loss.
Houses and timber in Summer county
also suffered considerably, but first re
ports sent out from Gsllatin we're ex
sggerated. Great suffering is being ex-
perienced By those deprived Of homes
at Lavergne and Nolensville. The
rise in the Cumberland river at Nash
vile is the most rapid known in tTeu-
ty-fve years, the water having climbed
twenty feet on the saugesince WeGnes-
day morning.
Adyices to the Associated Press and
from special correspondents show that
the loss Of life il the territory visited
By the tornado already amounts to 81
and the number injured to over 81.
Telegraphic communication TO the
regions visited by the cyclone is in
terrupted, and 1t is feared that when
full details are known the list Of the
dead will be heightened. The follow
ing table shows the loss Of life, together
with the injFre6, compiled from dis
patches forc,d through by courier and
telephone from the devastated local.,
ties: