Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-28
DEATH LIST is II.
TORNADO WRECKS FIVE HUNDRED
BUILDINGS AT BIRMINGHAM.

Terrific Storm Cuts Path $50 Feet Wide
Through the Southern Section of the
City--Scores of Injured Removed to Hos
Ditals--Five Fatally Hurt.
Birmingham, Ala, March 27-Under
the harmonious working of the state
militia and the local police force, much
order has come out of the chaos, fol
lowing the fatal storm whic swept por.
I tions Of this city. A careful revision
of the death list places the total num-
ber of dead in Birmingham and vicln.
ity at II.
Ihlrty-fve persons were more or less
seriously hurt, but their number is
being augmented by the addition of
many names of persons who We're
slightly bruised in their marvellous es-
cape from death
The property loss is placed at $780,
600.
Mrs. H. H. Thomas and w. P. Dick
1nson, who are at st. Vincent's hos
pital. are in precarious condition.
]. Alexander, the merchant reported
killed yesterday, was only severely In
Jured. He crawled out of the ruins
Immediately after the storm and man.
aged to reach home. In the ruins a
body. very much disfigured, was found,
and it was thought to be his. but it
was ascertained that the dead man is
j. G. Cuiumpe, Il German, who was
In the store, making purchases, when
the cyclone struck.
The dead: DR.. G. G. Chapman, Mrs.
Robert ]. Lowe, infant child of Mrs.
Lowe. j. Alexander, little daughter Of
B. B. Hudson, f. Myro. collector Union
Mutual association Of Mobile; Carrie
Hudson, Maggie Blevins. Carrie Henry,
Lizzie Glen, cook for B. B. Hudson,
unknown carpenter
Fatally injured: Mrs r. H. Thomas.
Mrs. w. II. Thomas. Mrs. D. d. Nc
Laughlin. Mrs. ]. Ferguson, Mrs.
Mylnm, Carrie Elm, colored.
Sarah Brown, negro woman, died
from fright
The relief fund is growing with as
tonishing rapidity, over $4,000 having
already been received. Mayor Dren-
nen authorizes the statement that the
sufferers are not in need of outside
contributions.
The storm-stricken district presented
busy scene. Everywhere furniture
and household effects were being cart
ed off, roofs We're being patched and
chimneys built. Linemen We're gath
ering up masses OF tangled wires and
housewives We're hanging out blankets,
bedding and clothes to dry.
The SaddeSt feature of the day was
the funerals, that of Mrs. Robert J.
Lowe and child taking place in the
morning from Il neighbours home. The
house was crowded with men. women
ana children and every eye was wet.
The young mother will be buried with
her babe in her arms
The storm struck the city in the ex-
treme southwestern corner and plowed
its way eastward, leaving Il path 15O
feet wide through the entire southern
section, extending from Green Springs
on the west to Avondale on the east,
and continued it's course until it's fury
was spent i'll the mountains beyond
lrondale. a small town, six miles east
VI tue city.
The storm seems to have lifted after
leaving Birmingham and except for
giving Huntsville, Ala. slight touch,
did not make itself felt until it passed
over into Georgia
At Chambers, Ga. near Rome, a rail
road depot was blown into a creek
and carried away.
At Rounseville. a big Touring mill
was destroyed. The handsome resi-
dence of the Rounseville family was
wrecked. but no one was injured.
The tornado struck Buena Vista, Ga,
at O'Clock in the afternoon. The
young child of ]. D. Harrell was killed.
as was also a negro grill The home
of the Misses Woodall was wrecked
and the two occupants seriously in
iured
VICTIMS OFMiNE EXPL OSION