The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-26
The LOSSESIN BIRMINGHAM
The Death List in the City and vi
cinity Numbers Twenty.

An Estimate That 100000 Worth
of Property Was Destroyed and
Five Hundred Houses wrecked by
the Tcrnado-EeIieT Fund Raised
at Il Meeting of the Citizens
BIRMINGHAM Ala. March "a re
capituIation Of the damage done in yes
terday's storm in this city and vicinity
places the number Of dead at twenty, the
fatally injured at seven, and the less
seriously hurt at ninety-five-
However there were scores c. people
in addition who received bruises and
other triding injuries
The property loss as nearly as can be
figured is a half million dollars and no
less than 500 houses Were destroyed
Mayor brennan estimates that $4,000
will relieve the immediate wants Of the
sufferers and practically all of this sum
was raised at a citizens meeting today
Meanwhile. the relief work which was be
gun last night, is being carried on rapidly
No outside help viii be needed.
The body of Mrs. Robert J Lowe. who,
with her infant child. was killed in the
wrecking Of their home on the South
Highlands. was taken to Athens. Ala,
today for burial She was daughter OF
the late Col Luke PRYOR eN-United
States Senator from Alabama
The only additional death last night
was that of Mrs. T. H Thomas, mother
Of E H Thomas. prominent real es-
tate agent Thomas wife cannot live.
and at least five deaths are expected TO
occur during the day
1t is thought the total death list viii
approach thirty, Mrs Mary Harris. it
was learned today. was killed by light
ming during the storm at North Birnling-
ham.
In the southern section of the city miles
of buildings were destroyed. beginning at
Avenue H and Tenth Street and extend
ing TO Thirty-fourth Street and Avenue J,
where the tornado passed off into the
woods. being next heard of at Irondale,
seven miles distant. where almost the en-
tire town Of LOCO inhabitants was wreck
ed.
Early in the morning the storm first ap-
peared at Pratt City, seven miles from
Birmingham There much havoc was
wrought, after which It moved TO North
Birmingham, arriving there TWO hours
later, after sweeping a clean path through
the woods
At North Birmingham, which is three
miles from the city, q score Of small
buildings were destroyed The cyclone
gathered velocity as It proceeded to the
city. Entering that part OF the city where
the negroes and poorer classes Of whites
lie, it moved eastward reaching its fun
fury when it had arrived at Fifteenth
Street, where the Second Presbyterian
Church was lifted bodily from its foun-
dation and dashed to pieces. That part
OF the town is sparsely settled, and the
damage 10 residences was not great but
at Nineteenth Street the wind attacked
a row Of cottages on Avenue I and made
a clean sweep OF a dozen, leveling every
one Of them and killing six persons.
Mrs. 2. B. Hudson wife, of prominent
merchant, had just gone up town. leaving
a coIored nurse and two children at home
The house was blown away and the nurse
killed, together with a six-year-old child
The baby. which was IN a crib. was blown
q block away, but escaped practically IN
Lurt.
At Twentieth Street and Avenue H the
grocery store Of R E Miutes was demoI-
ished- Dr. c G Chapman. WHO vas bur
Tying TO see patient on South High
lands. just south Of the storm section.
had stopped in the store He was in
instantly killed by falling timbers.
". H Dickinson. prominent contract
or, who also sought refuge II the store.
was found under the timbers dead.
Mintes and his three clerks escaped
death. but were all hurt
The residence Of ex-AIayor ]. A. Van
Dooz near by withstood the storm, as il
IS very strongly built Taking up Avenue
I and going eastward, the winds IeveIed
line Of cottages for half a mile Sew
eral houses were picked up bodily. car
ried a hundred feet and then dashed 10
pieces. IN many Of these houses were
housewife preparing dinner. and. strange
to relate few were killed. although
scarcely any person in the storms path
escaped injury
1T Avenue J and Twenty-fourth Street
the store Of J. Alexander, large two
sUory building, was crushed Ike an egg
shell and Alexander was killed.
The magnificent St Vincent's Catholic
Hospital in which are $50 patients. es-
capped. Just before the cyclone reached
It. the winds vecred around and left it
practically untouched
At Twenty-niuth and Avenue II, the
storm struck one corner Of the fashion
able residence portion Of the city. wreck
ing the house Of Col P c. Bowman.
and then swovped down upon the mag
nifcent mansion of Robert J. Lowe.
Chairman Of the State Democratic Com
Inittee. Mr., Lowe was ii q bathroom in
the side Of the house farthest from the
storm, and was able TO escape from the
building clad in bath robes. The front
part OF the structure went down with a
crash, killing his wife and baby. When
Mrs Lowe was taken out. dying she had
her four-months--old dead infant in her
arms.
The residence Of Prof Fred c. Grams.
nearby. was partially wrecked. and Mrs.
8ylum, MS mother-in-Iav. fatally hurt.
The home Of E. H. Thomas, a prominent