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


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Birmingham, Ala, March 25.-Shortly
before 10 o'clock this morning a fearful
tornado swept over the southern section
of this city travelling in an easterly direc-
ton.
The number of killed is estimated at %,
hut only five of them are white. The
destruction of property is placed at $780,
600. Eighteen bodies had been recovered
from the debris up TO dark and scores
Of injured have been removed to the
hospitals.
Among the dead are DR.. G. c. Champ
man. of the firm of Tally & Champ
man, who conduct a private infirmary
in this city and the wife and infant
child of Hon. Robert ]. Lowe, chairman
of the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee.
Following is the list Of identified dead
and known injured:
The dead
DR.. G. c. Chapman, Mrs. Robert ].
Lowe, infant child of Mrs. Lowe, ]. Alex
ander. little daughter of B. B. Hudson,
F. Myro, colored, collector Union Mutual
Association of Mobile; Carrie Hudson, col
ored; Maggie Blevins, colored; Carrie
Henry, colored Lizzie Glenn, colored;
cook for Hudson, colored; unknown car
penter struck by flying lumber.
Fatally injured:
Mrs. r. H. Thomas, Mrs. w. H. Thom-
as. Mrs. d. D. Mclaughlin, Mrs. j. Fer
guson. Mrs. Mylum, Carrie Elm, colored.
Many We're Badly Injured.
injured:
John Dillon. E. Hambright Dethro.
back of head cut; j. e. Minter, hands and
head cut; child of Mrs. Mclaughlin, Mrs
Stevens, l.. L. Holtan, arm broken;
Sarah Adams, colored, right arm broken;
Albert Glenn, Jerusha Glenn, both col
ored; Green Curry, colored; Carrie Ell
mere, colored, not expected to live; Mary
Goodlaw, colored, arm and leg broken;
Sarah Thweatt. colored, arm broken; Dave
Eimore, colored, serious internal injuries;
Sarah Elmore, colored, serious internal
injuries; Mrs. Lynch and daughter, IN
ternal injuries; Frank Krimsey, arm
broken and head bruised; Lougin E. Mar
tin, coored, struck by flying timber; Rhea
4 Curry, colored, arm broken and head
bruised; Mrs. f. G. Schaefer and baby,
slightly injured; Mrs. Kates and daugh-
ter, slight injuries; Mr.. and Mrs. Doerr'
slightly injured; w. W. Doerr, bricklayer,
bruised and badly cut; w. B. Dickerson'
scalp wound and concussion, serious; Mrs.
Joel f. Giaccopazzi, badly bruised; Mrs.
n Jane Lane, injured about the head, VIII
4 recover; Jim Wilson, colored, sick In bed
with pneumonia and was badly bruised;
Mary Galloway colored, badly fractured
arm, will lose arm; Will Galloway, color
ed, scalp wounds; Ned Thomas. colored'
face cut slightly; Lee Richardson, arm
bruised and finger broken; little negro
boy, cut hand, name unknown
The storm struck the city in the extreme
southwestern corner and plowed its way
eastward, leaving a path $50 feet wlde'
through the entire southern section eX-
tending from Green Springs on the west,
to Avondale on the east, and continued
its course on until its fury was spent in
the mountains beyond Irondale, small
town six miles east of the city. The
morning dawned cloudy and subtry, ana
grew more threatening as the day ao-
vanced. Clouds began to gather and
shortly after o'clock sharp lightning
Mashed from the southwest. The an
became heavy and sitting The velocity
OF the wind suddenly began to increase
and soon from out of the overcast SKY
the dreaded funnel-shaped cloud made
It's descent Hugging close to the earth
II passed through the city in leaps ana
bounds with terrific force and was away
10 the east before people generally reallz-
ed what had happened. The altitude OF
the cyclone was not more than seventy
hVe feet. The negro shanties and cot
tages in the lowlands in the path OF the
storm were the principal sufferers. The
larger residences on the higher ground
suffered but slightly. The large trees
On the hillside of the st. Vincent's Hos
pital were town up by the roots, and
large masses of stone were twisted out
OF the ground and broken and scattered
al over the driveways of the entrance
70 the institution.
BOundcd Like "a Rubber Ball.
FROM Eight to Tenth street the wind
bounded like rubber bali and when II
sssah descended It struck two-storY
muse occupied by Joseph Buzenhelner
una almost RACED It to the ground. The
ueFeh-year-old daughter OF John Krun'
N rolling mill man was caught under
"'e uebris and severely injured
b." mouse occupied by Taylor hinsoh
Dy was unroofed and three small
$50 houses demolished. onward the
1 ped In It's fury, demoiishlng trees
fences until Il reached Eleventh
NUS where n house occupied by John
s' was lovolled 20 the ground. Skim
,l"se 10 che earth n swept through
"nn grove, tearlHg the trees 40 by
IN, ,,e'ta ana hurled them through the
hke arrowa
gpna the grove the storm cloud
s,a ,aH aown upon a negro settlement,
~. we IRAN cabins were crushed like