Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-03-29
VICTIMS OF A TORNADO.
It Carries Death and Desolation to
Birmingham, Ala,
EIGHTEEN ARBDBAD, MANY HURT

The Funnel Shaped Cloud Rushed /
Through the city by Leaps and
Bounds, Leaving Destruction Wher-
ever 1t Touched the Earth.
Birmingham. Ala, March 26.-Short-
ly before 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon
a fearful tornado swept over the south
ern section of this city, travelling in an
easterly direction. The number of
killed is IS. while 35 were more or less
seriously injured. The property loss is
100000.
Following is a fun list of the white
victims of the tornado in this city:
Dr. Chapman, Mrs. Robert G. Lowe,
infant son OF Robert G.. Lowe, Swear
old daughter of B. B. Hudson, and j.
c. Chlumpe, a German. The cOlOred
victims are: John Myro, S-year-Old
Carrie Henry, Carrie E. Hudson, Mag
gle F. Stedmeyer (schoolgirD, Lizzie
GOodlow, Lizzie Glenn and B. B. Hud-
sons cook.
Dead at Irondale: John Gardner,
white; Mamie and Clarence Hunter,
colored, and two negro women miss
ing.
The storm struck the city in the ex-
IRENE southwestern corner and plOwed
its way eastward, leaving a path $50
feet wide through the entire south
ern section, and continued it's course
on until its fury was spent in the
mountains beyond Irondale, a small
town six miles east of the city.
The altitude of the cyclone was not
more than IS feet. The negro shanties
and cottages in the lowlands in the
path of the storm were the principal
/ sufferers. The larger residences on the
higher ground suffered only slightly.
/ The large trees on the hillside of the
/ st. Vincent's hospital were torn up by
1 the roots and large masses of stone
were twisted out of the ground and
broken and scattered all over the
driveways of the entrance to the insti-
tuition.
From Eighth to Tenth street the
wind bounded like a rubber ball and
when it again descended it struck d
twO-stOry house occupied by Joseph
Busenhelner and almost razed it to
the ground. The 11-year-Old daughte.
Of John Krunzey. a rolling mill man
was caught under the debris and Sc
verely injured. A house occupied by
Taylor Hinson, near by, was uEroofed
and three small negro houses demol
ished. Onward the wind sped in its
fury, demolishing trees and fences
until il reached Eleventh street. whert
a house occupied by John Hayes wa.
levelled to the ground Swimming clost
to the earth it swept through a small
l.
the roots and hurting them through
the air like arrows.
Beyond the grove the storm clout
swooped down on a negro settlemen
and the frail cabins were crushed lik
eggshells, not one being left in tn
pathway of the storm. Carrie Elma,
negro, was buried beneath the debris
but most Of the negroes escaped will
slight injuries. Eastward the storm
swept, cutting its way through an
other strip of woods, striking the See
ond Presbyterian church at the corne
Of Avenue H and Fifteenth street. de
mOlishing the structure. The pew
were piled on top of the debris.
small oak table, which was used Of
the rOstrum, was deposited on the top
most point of the wreckage.
The storm then struck the NOR
thickly settled residence portion of tn
city and its work of destruction in
creased Almost a clean sweep wa
made of the district lying betwee
Eighteenth and Twentieth streets an
Avenues II and l, two blocks. Her
the scene is one of complete demolition
The frame cottages were reduced t
fiattened piles of debris; every tire,
large or small, was either crushe
, down or uprOoted, and fallen telephon
poles and their tangle of wires mad
a mass of destruction.
Onward the cyclone swept. and
lrondale again repeated its work
destruction
Besemer, Pratt City, Ensley Mort
Birmingham and other suburban towr
were visited by the storm, and in eac
4 of these places much destruction Wa
= wrought, but no loss of life is reporte
d Many houses were demolished at Pra
:. City, including a number of churche
S At PoWderly there was also much dan
It age and destruction, and at Clevelau
e Mrs. George HIATT was struck by ligh
= ming and will probably die
n The storm seems to have lifted aft
leaving Birmingham, and beyond gi
# ing Huntsville, Ala, a slight touch d
% not make itself felt until il passed ov,
into Georgia
II At Chambers, Ga, near Rome, a raj
) road depot was blown into a cree
+ and washed away. At Rounsaville
,f big Touring mill was destroyed, t
IL gether with many bushels of whea
The handsome residence of the ROM
awhile family was wrecked but no M