The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-03-26

ElSAgeen bOd1eS Nec0vered
From Wrecked Buildings.
PROPERTY LOSS rs $3.50, 600.
Terrific Storm Cuts Path $50 Feet Wide
Through the Southern Section Of the
City-rScores of Injured Removed to Hos
pitals--Five Fatally Hurt.
Birmingham, Ala, March 26.-Short-
ly before 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing fearful tornado swept over the
southern part of this city. The num-
Der of killed is estimated at 25, Of
whom five are white. The destruction
of property is placed at $3.50, ,OOOO
Five hundred buildings were wrecked
Eighteen bodies have been recovered
and scores of injured have been re-
moved to the hospitals.
Among the dead are DR.. G. G. Chap
man of the firm. of Tally s. Chapman,
who conductla private infrmary in this
city, and the wife and infant child
of Robert j. Lowe, chairman of the
Democratic state executive commit
tee. Following is the list of identified
dead and fatally injured:
K The dead: DIR. G. G. Chapman, Mrs
Robert j. Lowe, infant child of Mrs
Lowe, j. Alexander, little daughter Of
BIB. 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. III. Thomas,
Mrs. w. H. Thomas, Mrs. D. d. Nc
Laughlin, Mrs, j., Ferguson, Mrs.
Myl,im. Carrie Elm, colored. q
The storm struck the city in the ex-
IRENE southwestern corner and plowed
Its way eastward. leaving path $50
feet wide through the entire southern
section. extending from Green Springs
on the west to Ayendale on the east,
and continued its course until it's fury
was spent in the mountains beyond
Irondale, q small town, six miles east
of the city.
The morning dawned cloudy and sui
try and grew more threatening as the
da.s advanced. Clouds, began to gather
and shortly after o'clock sharp light
ming flashed from the southwest. The
air became heavy and sitting. The
velocity of tlieawind suddenly began to
Increase and out Of the overcast sky
the dreaded funnel shaped cloud made
It's appearance Hugging close to the
earth it came down upon the city. The
attitude Of the cyclone was not more
than - feet. The negro shanties and
cottages in the lowlands We're the prin-
cipal sufferers. The larger residences
OH the higher grounds suffered but
slightly. The large trees on the hill
side of the st. Vincent's hospital were
torn up by the roots and large masses
of stone twisted out of the ground and
broken and scattered over the drive
ways leading to the institution.
From Eighth to Tenth streets the
tornado bounded like rubber ball.
and when it again descended it struck
a two-story house occupied by Joseph
Busenhelhner and almost RACED it to
the ground. The 11-year-old daughter
of John Krunsey was caught under the
debris and severely injured. A house
occupied by Taylor Hansen nearby
was unroofed and three small negro
houses near there We're demolished.
Onward the wind sped in it's fury. de-
molishing trees and fences, until it
reached Eleventh street where a house
owned by John Hayes was levelled TO
the ground. Skimming close to the
earth, the storm swept through IL small
pine grove, tearing trees up by the
roots and hurting them through the air
like arrows.
t Strikes Negro Settlement.
Beyond the grove the storm cloud
swooped down upon negro settle
ment and the cabins We're crushed, not
one being left in it's pathway. Carrie
Elm. negro woman, was buried be-
meath the debris, but most of the ne.
groes escaped with slight injuries, and
after the storm had passed gathered
around the wreckage apparently
thankful that they escaped with their
lives.
i1NNCNalu iHt SlOIlI swept cutting
its way through another strip of woods.
striking the Second Presbyterian
church at Avenue FL and Fifteenth
street, demolishing the structure. The
pews We're piled OH top of the debris.
small oak table, which was used in
the rostrum, being deposited on the top
most point OF the wreckage. East Of
the church, directly in the tornados
path was another negro settlement ana
much havoc was wrought among the
shacks, several of which were swept
away. A number of small houses We're
levelled between Sixteenth and Sew,
enteenth streets. Alley II, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, a
small house occupied by negroes was
demolished and Green Curry, negro
woman, was caught beneath the tim
ber and sustained serious injuries.
Three other houses were blown down
nearby The storm then struck the
more thickly settled residence portion
OF thelicitya and its work of destruc.
tion increased.