Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-25
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Cyclone and I oss of Life


Atlanta, Ga, March pa special
from Birmingham to the Daily News
says: "a cyclone struck Highlands
the bon ION residences section OF Bir.
minghsm, this morning and there il
great loss Of life and property. There
ia. intense excitement and it is hard to
get Details" At noon there was only
ooe wire into Birmingham, a Western
Union wire, via Nashville. The Other
wires OF the Western Union, all postal
wires and all railroad wires are down,
The cyclone passed on the south and
east sides OF Birmingham between
Birmingham and Leeds.
Birmingham. Ala, Msrch 25.--It Il
definitely known that 20 people are
dead and fully 500 Injured.
Birmingham, Ala, Mar. ga cy.
clone coming from the southwest swept
through the valley in which Birming-
ham and suburban towns are located at
ten o'clock this morning. The wires
are down and 1t is hard to get details.
L. Is reported that the town of Irondsle,
seven miles west Of here, was wrecked,
and seven men killed. At Pratt City the
public school building and Methodist
Church were unroofed, and scores of
negro cabins 10 the bottoms rszsd. The
occupants are fleeing as they hear the
storm approaching. The Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company commisssry
was lifted bodily from the ground and
blown away.
Many people were hurt. Several
buildings were wrecked at North Biz.
mingham. Ia Birmingham the Presby.
terrain Church was demolished and q
number OF residence on South High
lands, the fashionable residence OF the
city, were uoroofed. The full extent
OF the damage, Is not yet known, and it
is feared that later reports may show
considerable loss OF life. The entire
police force, fire department and am
balances and physicians have just been
summoned to the south side of the city,
where hundreds OF people are reported
injured.
At noon, the number OF dead 10 the
city OF Birmingham was estimated at
20, with 500 injured. Among the dead
are DR.. ]. ]. G.. Chapman, q prominent
physicisnf who was killed at Monitors
store, which was blown down, and Mrs.
Robert J. Lowe, wife of the chairman
OF the state democratic committee aud
her four weeks old infant.
Birmingham, Ala, Mar. 25.-Fuither
reports oil the storms which swept over
the southern part OF this city this
morning, make 1t worse than first an
nounced. At least twenty persons
were killed. The following additional
are among the known dead: George
Alexander, grocer; Lizzie Glenn,
colored; Carrie Henry, colored; Lizzie
Goodloe, colored; Carrie Hudson, color
ee; Mrs.. w. h. Thomas. Fireman and
Cotozens are still working Ia the
wrecked building on 22od, 2lst and
2OIh streets South, and Avenue /,
where the storm was worst, getting cut
the dead and injured. There is moth
ing further from Irondale, but the mum.
Der OF dead reported there IL seven.
Rain fell in great sheets during the
storm and is still falling.
Fort Worth, Tex, March 25.-A
number of houses were wrecked by
cyclone at Olive last night. Two
churches, school and sn Odd Fellows
and Woodmen's building were totally
demolished. Small buildings, fences,
and trees were swept aw,y No one
was killed but several were Injured.
Rome, March ga terrible wind,
rain and hail storm broke over this
city this morning and ragged for an
hour. Heavy damage was done at
Chambers, IL miles from Rome. J. A.
Rounseville's summer residence, mill
and three barns belonging to Rounse-
vile Bros. were wrecked. Fifteen cows |
md IL mules were killed. 1t is reported |
hat several persons were Injured.