The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-26

way of the storm. Carrie Elma, negro
woman, was buried beneath the debris,
but most of the negroes escaped with
slight injury. Eastward the storm
swept, cutting its way through another
strip of wood, striking the Second Pres
byterian Church at the corner of Avenue
IL and Fifteenth street, demoishing the
structure. The pews were piled on top
of the debris. A small oak table, which
was used on the rostrum, was deposited
on the topmost point of the wreckage.
East of the church, directly in the tor
nado's path, in another negro settlement,
much havoc was wrought among the frail
shacks, seven of which, were swept away.
A number of small houses were leveled
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets.
In Alley H, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets "a small house occu-
pied by negroes, was completely demol-
ished and Green Curry, a negro woman.
was caught beneath the timber and sus-
tanned serious injuries. Three houses
We're blown down near by.
In the Residence Section.
The storm then struck the more thickly
settled residence portion of the city and
it's work of destruction increased. A cot
tage occupied by Fred Schaeffer at S13
South 18th street, and small frame
building few doors north occupied by
L. H. Stewart were badly damaged. AL
most clean sweep was made of the dis
trict lying between 18th and 10Th streets
and Avenue H. and I, two blocks. Here
the scene is one of complete demolition.
The frame cottages were reduced to
hattened piles of debris; every tree, large
or small, was either crushed down or up
rooted and fallen telephone poles and
their tangles of wire made a mass of
destruction.
The row of small cottages fronting east
upon 18th street between Avenues H and
I were fiattened out. Not any of the
occupants had warning and were unable
to escape from their homes before the
storm wrenched them. They made their
escape from the piles of wreckage by
their own efforts or were rescued by
workers after the storm.
The house on the corner of 10Th and I,
in this block, was occupied by W. NJ.
Merritt, a member of the fire depart
ment, and his family, wife and
two small children. All were rescued
with no more serious hurts than
a few bruises. The second house was oc-
cupied by the family of Edward Mann
They were rescued slightly injured. The
VIII bOhS6 was OCCuPlCu ny roy
and Charles r. Robinson and their fami-
lies. These were rescued badly bruised up
The fourth house was occupied by Capt.
N. d. johnson and his daughter. They
were caught in one corner of a room,
the only part of the house left standing,
and after the storm passed made their
way OUT. The last house in the row was
the property of d. McRae. Mr.. McRae
was caught beneath the wreck, but es-
capped unhurt.
Mrs. Hardwick, a resident of the same
house, VINO had recently undergone an
operation, was buried under the ruins. but
rescued without apparent serious injury.
DIR. G. G. Chapman Killed.
From Nineteenth 10 Twentieth streets,
on Avenue I, every house but one little
shanty was destroyed. The shingles were
torn from ]. A. Van Hoose's residence,
Minter's grocery store was literally picked
up and tossed into the Van Hoose yard,
killing DR.. G.. c. Chapman, who had left
his buggy to escape the rain.
w. p. Dickinson. a medical student,
who was with DR.. Chapman, was struck
in the head byA piece of flying timber,
producing concussion of the brain. He
is not expected to live.
j. E. Mnter, owner Of the store, had
his arm broken and j. II. Dethrow. a
clerk, was injured on the head.
The roof and sides of the store were
lifted and carried several yards away,
leaving the floor. counters and heavy gro
ceres intact.
The wind here seemed to veer upward
and then strike the earth again at Twen-
ty-second street, sparing buildings be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-second. But
at Twenty-second it struck with trenleE-
dous force, destroying all the small build
ings in its path for half a mile and Kill
ing and injurng many people in its path.
1t struck a small house which STANDS
alone at the foot of st. Vincent HOsp'ta al
Hill, mashipg 1t Nat to the ground. The
old man and his little girl who lived tfeIe
were fortunately, absent. The wrecS was
so complete that not a piece OF tie Ge-
bris stood more than three feet above the
ground.
Mother and Child Killed.
From Twentieth street the storm
ploughed its way eastward through the
bjoek between Avenues II and /. tearing
away the roofs OF number of residences,
smashing in windows. blowing down
trees and fences. Crossing Thirtieth
street Il struck the residence OF Robert j.
Lowe at No SIS South Thirtleth street,
leveling II to the ground and instantly
killing Mr.. loves four-year-old child and
fatally crushing Mrs. Lowe, who died
within fifteen minutes after being re-
moved from the wreckage. The cook was
badly hurt and may die. Mr.. Lowe ana
the nurse escaped with slight bruises.
Az soon as the storm passed number
OF men rushed 20 Mr.. loves residence
ana made heroic efforts 10 rescue the
buried bodies. All Of the telephone and
electric car line wires were down ana u
was impossible 90 communicate With
tholr people down town. Medical aid WIS
not secured for at least nn hour after
the catastrophe.
ME-. Milan. who resided on South Thir-
teenth street, was caught under some