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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
SATURDAYS GALE.
Gin Blown Down and Machiner,
Wrecked.
Trees Uprooted, Fences Destroyed
and Other Damage Done.

Reports from throughout the county
show that great deal of damage was
done by Saturdays gale. The wind ex-
tended over a large area, property
in adjoining counties suffering con
siderably.
The wind took on the aspects of a
young tornado in the Iron Bridge aud
Bear Creek Vicinities, and numerous
forest trees, fences, etc, were destroyed
The gin of Mr.. Love Loftin was blown
down, and his thresher and his wheat
! drill were broken up. About twenty
| fruit trees in the orchard of Mrs. Wm.
| Fariss, and about fifteen on the place of
| MIR. w. II. Nlitbell were destroyed.
Messrs Will Owens and Will Gordon
were also heavy losers by having their
| fences blown down.
Much damage was also done in other
parts of the county.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church
at McCains was unroofed. This is the
! second time this has occurred to that
! church.
A part of the fence around the
/ reservoir at Columbia, was blown down,
and the buildings near there 0eIe made
/ to shake and rattle considerably.
A small glass was blown out of the
front Of the Phoenix bank.
The tin roof Of the building occupied
| by Cant Bros. was raised and consider.
ably damaged.
The telephone lines have suffered
considerably especially the lines lead.
/ ing to Fayetteville, Pulaski and Lewis
burg.
Thegu tering on Mr.J. f. Brownlow 5
| residence. on West Sixth street, was
| loosed. and some OF it blown entirely off
Several panels Of fence on Eight
street, between Garden and High, were
/ blow down.
The balustrade on the front porch al
Mrs. W. C.. Sheppard's was blown
down, and one Of the small houses
near her home was un.OOfcd.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

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Fully 0He=hGif of the people are
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some form. Previous TO the dis
cOYery of PerGHa, catarrh was
considered well nigh incIra6ie.
Since the introduction of Peruza
10 the medical profession thou.
sands of cases are cured annually.
Mr.. w. NJ. Holland, of Hartwell, Ca,
proprietor of the Hartwell Tin Works.
writes of Peruna as follows
- am more than pleased with the
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winterof 1899 my weightwas l5Opounds
| used several bottles during the winter
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

my. ihe weather has not peen cold
and it is not believed that range
stock has suffered much.
Railroad traffic is still very much
delaped, all trains from the east be-
in" reported from six to eight hours
la'c. Trains from the west are also
OF time. The Chicago Commercial
cirh, which was scheduled TO arrive
he % at six o'clock Monday night, will
no. reach the city until Tuesday
morning, having been delayed several
hours by the burning of a bridge on
the Rio Graude Western, near Deseret,
Utah, 1t is reported that two cas
Of oranges ran into the burning
bridge and were destroyed, but that
no one was hurt. Particulars have
not been received at the railroad Of
fees here.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
BURNED HERSELF TO DEATH.
Shocking Death OF a Young Lady at
MurCreesboro.

MurGreesboro.
NASHVILLE, March % Citizens
coming to Nashville from Murirees-
boro yesterday bro IEh5 the shock
ing intelligence that Miss Eliza
Burrus. one OF the most prominent
young ladies OF the capital Of Ruther-
ford County had committed suicide
by pouring Kerosene on her clothing
and then setting ffe TO her saturated
garments.
The distressing tragedy occurred
about 1 O'Clock Saturday morning,
but on account o. the prominence OF
the family an attempt was made to
suppress the details of the dreadful
affair.
Miss BuTTus was the second dsUgh-
ter of Mrs. Lafayette BurTus, who
hay family Of ten children. The
father has been dead for a numb r
Of years, aud the young lady who
met such a tragic eud has until re-
Gently been one Of the main supports
Uf the family. For the past several
years she has been engaged In teach
ing school, but lost her position.
she brOOded considerably over this
matter. aud took 10 so mach 10 heart
that IL fuslly had the fl ct ~ un-
balancing her mind.
The Burrus family are highly cJa-
nectei.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
FREE RURAL DELIVERY.
Ask and Ye Shall Receive the Mail
at Your Front Gate.
COLUMBIA, TENN, Mar. 90, 1901.

COLUMBIA, TENN, Mar. 20, 1901.
10 the people of Marry County,
Congress has made liberal appro-
priation to establish Rural Free De-
livery.
When in Washington recently I had
conference with the Superintendent of
the Free Delivery, Post Office Depart
meht, and was assured that the De-
partment would be pleased to establish
Rural Free Delivery service in this Con-
gressional District to limited extent.
Thete is no reason why Rural Free
Delivery service should not be estab-
llshed and successfully operated in this
county. By proper efforts on the
part of the people, it can be se-
cured. To this end | address you.
Ii you desire it | stand ready to
help secure it. Through this system
the people in the country can have
their mails delivered daily. The car
rier not only delivers the mail, but also
collects mail and furnishes stamps,
postal cards and stamped envelopes to
purchasers.
To procure Rural Free Delivery it is
necessary for the people, along the pro-
posed route, to petition for it. | will
be glad to furnish all necessary infor-
nation to those interested; form Of
petition, etc. | hope you will discuss
this matter fully, and if you desire
routes established, communicate with
me and advise me of your wishes and
will gladly take the matter up and help
procure it for you. Very truly,
l.. =. PADGLTF
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

NASHVILLE, March 22.-The Con-
stitional Convention advocates sue
ceeded in getting quorum present
IN the Joint Democratic caucus held
at noon to day, and resolution was
adopted declaring it the sense of the
caucus that the question of consti-
tutional convention should be sub
mitted to the people. Fifty two Rep
resentatives and twenty. one Sena-
tors, enough to pass the bill in both
Houses, participated in the caucus
and will be bound by its action
The Senate passed the bill raising
the age of consent from l6 to Is
years.
The House rejected the Senate
bill giving pensions to all ex-soldiers
over 20 years old, and passed the bill
placing beneficiary societies under
the insurance laws.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

the corner of Avenue ii and Fifteenth
street, was destroyed. The pews were
pied on top of the debris, small oak
table, which was used On the rostrum,
being deposited on the topmost point of
the wreckage.
Almost clean sweep was made Of the
district lying between Eighteenth and
Twentieth streets and avenues II and |,
two blocks. Here the scene is one of
complete demolition, The frame cottages
were reduced to tidttened piles of debris;
every tree, large or small, was either
crushed down or uprooted, and fallen
Telephone poles and their tangled wires
made mass of destruction.
AZ Ayonddle twelve houses we're de-
monshed ana trees, out houses and fen
ces in the path were leveied. Onward
the cyclone swept and at lrondale again
repeated its work OF destruction. Houses
and fences were leveed to the ground
and up to this writing several bodies
had been recovered. A number of in
Jured had been reported and grea prop
erty loss was entaied.
Bessemer. Pratt City, Ensey, North
hi, mlngham and other suburban towns
were visited by the storm and in each of
these places much destruction was
wrought, but no loss of life is reported.
Many houses were demolished at Pratt
City, incluing d numoec of churches
At Poverty there was also much dam.
age and destruction and at Cleveland
Mrs. George HIATT was struck by light
ming and will probably die.
A terrific ralnstorm followed the wind
and great y retarded the work of relief
Mayor brennan and many of the city
officials were soon on the scene and a re-
lief station was established at the
corner of Avenue | and Twenty four
street.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
A DAY IN MARCH.

Give me my big umbrella,
My heavy overcoat,
My rubber boots: my thickest scarf
To wrap about my throat;
Ny linen duster, also
BE sure to think Of that
Likewise my suit Of summer serge.
And lighest-weight straw hat.
At 6 a. m.
The sun is out,
At comes
4 water spout,
At the air
Will colder grow,
Ats we have
\ heavy SNOW,
At ten it's warm
With summer breeze.
IL brings
A frost and freeze,
At II o'clock
We 60 to lunch
With all this wealth
Er in a bunch,
SO. give me all the clothing
I'm lucky TO possess.
And keep your eve upon my path
For signals Of distress,
For in this chopped up weather
We soak and freeze and parrh.
And uDm man know what's due to come
An Afternoon in March.
Baltimore American.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

COLUMBUS, Ga, March 25-A mixed
train was blown eff the Central of Geor
gia Railroad tracks one mile east of
Buena Vista, thirty-seven miles east of
Columbus, late this afternoon by a tor
nado. The train was going fifteen miles
an hour when struck by the wind. The
engine was lifted from the track, and
the tender was turned over, the baggage
car, two coaches and three freight cars
were thrown on their sides. The rest of
the train, however, remained on the
track No one was killed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
TO COLLECT PHOSPHATE NOTES,
R. G. Murphy and Others VS.. John
and Herman Ruhm and Others.

Mr.. J. G. Voorhies, solicitor for the
complainants, filed bill in Chancery
last Friday for r. G. Murphy and
wife, S. f. and NJ. p. Murphy and J. b.
Harris, VS.. John Ruhm, Jr., H. ID,
Ruhm and E. l.. Gregory, seeking to
enforce the collection of three promissory
notes for 1906 66 each, given for a
tract of land in the 9TH civil district of
this county, said to be phosphate land
This is some of the property that was
bought by the Messrs. Ruhm and resold
to the American Phosphate Co.
The same solicitor also filed bill for
John w. Fry, Trustee and others, VS..
John Ruhm, to collect a $50, 900 lieu note
or some other land in the same district.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
SCARED BY AN UMBRELLA.
Mule Fatally Injuries NJ. George
Jones Near Williamsport.

Mr.. George Jones, who lived on the
headwaters of Cathey's Creek in Lewis
county, was fatally injured Saturday
neal Williamsport. Saturday morning
he went over to see his brother, on
Leiper's Greek, and was returning home
when the accident occurred. While on
the bluff of the river near Williamsport
the mule which he was riding took
at woman's umbrella, and either
jumped off the bluff or threw Mr.. Jones
off When found, Mr.. Jones was in an
unconscious condition, with his right
leg broken between the knee and thigh,
and he was also injured internally. He
fingered until Sunday night, when he
died of his injuries.
The remains were taken back to
his home for iuterment. Deceased was
about 80 years Of age and was a promi-
nenJ citizen of Lewis county, and the
accident is deepy deplored.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

ATTORNEY-GENERAL GRIGGs has
handed to the President his resigna-
tion TO take effect March 81. Mr..
Griggs intends to leave Washington
on Saturday next for his home in
New Jersey, where hereafter he will
reside. His intention is to resume
Immediately the practice of his pro-
fession.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
The Wind at CuIIeoka.

The Odd Fellows hall at Culleoka
was partly wrecked by the wind storm
Saturday, being moved about six inches
on its foundation, leaving it in a bad
condition. Window glasses we're
shattered in several dwellings in and
anCut the village and several barns
wee rarity destroyed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
ANOTHER POINT HEARD FROM.

Lynville, Ga, Struck and Several
Miles of Track Destroyed.
Chattanooga, Tenn, March 26.-The
hurricane which swept Alabama is
said to have struck the Chattanooga,
Rome & Southern railway near Lynn
vile, Ga, a small station south OF
Rome, and destroyed several miles of
tracks. Neither that line nor the
Southern railway has been able to
get any information as to their trains,
all wires being down. The Southern
officials say that all wires on the
Alabama Great Southern division are
down.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
BIRMINGHAM
CATASTROPHE.
Great Loss to Life and
Property
WROUGHT BY MONDAYS TORNADO
Cottages Crushed Into splinters -
Greatest Destruction Among Negro
Settlements.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Mar. 26.-The
estimate Of the number killed in yester-
days tornado, is now placed at eighteen,
although several others may die from In.
juries received.
Among the dead are DIR. G, G.. Chap.
man, of the firm of Tally & Chapman,
who conduct a private infirmary in this
city, and the wife and infant child of
Hon. Robert }. Lowe, Chairman of the
Democratic State Executive Committee.
The destruction of property is placed
at quarter OF a million dollars.
Following is the list of white persons
killed, so far as known
DIR. G. G. Chapman.
Mrs. Robert J. Lowe.
Infant child of Mrs. Lowe.
j. Alexander.
Little daughter of B. B. Hudson.
Unknown carpenter struck by flying
lumber.
Fatally Injured
Mrs. r. Ii. Thomas.
Mrs. W. II. Thomas.
Mrs. D. D. Mclaughlin.
Mrs. j. Ferguson.
Mrs. Mylum.
Path of the Storm.
The storm struck the city in the ex-
treme southwestern corner and plowed
its way eastward, leaving a path $50
feet wide, through the entire southern
section, extending from Green Springs
on the west to Avondale on the east,
and continued its course on until it's
fury was spent in the MOUNTAIN beyond
Avondale, small town SIX miles east of
the city.
The morning dawned cloudy and sui
try and grew more threatening as the
the day advanced. Clouds began to
gather and shortly after o'clock sharp
lightning flashed from the southwest.
The air became heavy and sitting. The
velocity of the wind suddenly began to
increase, and from out of the overcast
sky the dreaded funnel Snapped cloud
made its appearance, hugging close to
the earth as it passed through the city
in leaps and bounds. The altitude OF
the cyclone was not more than seventy
five feet. The negro shanties and
cottages in the lowlands in the path OF
the storm were the principle sufferers
The larger residences on the higher
grounds suffered but slightly. The
large trees on the hillside of the St
Vlncent's Hospital we're torn up by the
roots and large masses of stone were
twisted out of the ground and broken
and scattered all over the driyeways OF
the entrance to the institution.
The Second Presbyterian Church, al
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

MRS. EUNIGE JACKSON MARKS,
wife of Albert ID, Marks, a promi.
nent Nashville lawy er, died Monday.
Deceased was a daughter of Gen.
w. II. jackson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
Charles j. Roger, 900 W. Washington
treet, Morristown, Pa, writes:

"NIy ol d e S t
daughter NIalin-
da Royer, iscured
of deafness by
Peruna. w h e II
she began to take
Peruna we had to
go up close to her
and talk very
loud to make her
hear.
"After t q king
one-half d en-
hOttlac Of por1,po
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

HUNTINGDON went dry" Mon,
day by vote of 1O2 to "a, thus abol-
ishing the charter of the place and
doing away with the saloons. Con-
sidering the elimination of the me-
groes, this was large vote, and
much interest was taken.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

MRS. CARRIE NATION Monday
visited a ST. Louis saloon called the
"Nation" and protested to the
proprietor against sRch use of her
name. The proprietor said he would
have killed Mis-. Nation had she at
tempted to smash the place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

CLARKsvILLE bad a $4,000 fire
Saturday night, the plant of the
Clarksville Bending Works being
totally destroyed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
IT PASSED
THE SENATE.
The Constitutional Convention Bill
Goes Through
In Dead Calm, by Vote of Nine
teen to Nine.


Special to the Herald.
NASHVILLE, March 25-The Consti-
tutional Convention bill was called in
the Senate this morning. and was passed
by vote of nineteen to nine.
There was no discussion on the bill,
and it went through in dead calm.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

ROBERT HADEN MOULToN, for.
merly of Springfield, Tenn, shot at
May Buckley an actress in New
York, but missed her and wounded
Alex Diugwall. The would-b be
assassin is whiskey and morphine
fiend.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

A FUND is being raised to buy Ad-
miral Schley a house in Washing
ton. About $4,000 has already been
contributed, and it is expected that
the sum will reach $4,000 by April
L.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

James Goodwin, of the LynnvilIe
neighborhOOd, has left for parts un-
known. He leaves young wife and
several creditors to mourn his de-
parture. He came to Lynnville a
stranger, something over a year ago.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

A MAN by the name Of Henderson,
arrested in Dallas, Texas, cOnfesses
that he is one of the Cudahy Kid
nappers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

w. II. CANTRELL, County TrustC e
of Weakley county, was taken sud
denly i'll Friday and died in a few
minutes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
NEWS AND COMMENT.

A TREE measuring 2l feet in cir
cumference has been cut down in
Obion county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
THE sNOwBoUND TRAINS.
The Storm Has Ahatcd and the
Trains are Di5-inG UIt.

The storm Has Ahatcd and the
Trains are Di5&in& Ult.
Omaha, Neb.. March 2t.-The Union
Pacific officials report that the four
passenger trains that were snow
bound most Of the day Sunday and
Sunday night in the vicinity of Oga.
lalla. Neb., have been relieved and
are making head'ay in both direc-
tious. Several SNOW plows cleared the
tracks between North Platte and
Julesburg. The storm has abated,
and danger Of further blockade is be-
lieyrd TO be past. President Burt and
party, whose car was attached to one
OF the east-bound trains which was
caught in the drift, left Cheyenne
shortly after midnight. The storm
center was apparently at Ogalalla,
where the temperature has risen and
live stock interests will not suffer The
storm moved off in a northwes erly
direction.
Five freight trains are still stalled
near North Platte. Union Pacific peo.
pie say that this is by far the heaviest
snow Of the season.
The Elkhorn is working 20 get its
tracks open. The passenger train
which left Omaha Sunday afternoon
is still at Long Pine. The train leav-
ing Deadwood Monday morning is
expected to get through without him
drance.
The Burlington line to Billings will
soon be open, and trains running as
usual.
The Rock Island train from Denver
TO avold snow banks, mas gone east
via part of the Kansas City line of the
Union Pacific and St. Joseph. A train
has been made up at Fairbury to
come via Omaha and run on to Chi.
cago.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29

Kansas City, Mo-, March ga spe-
cial to the Star from Hoxie, Kas.,
says:
Since Saturday night the worst
blizzard since 1892 has been raging
in this portion of Kansas. Snow has
drifted badly in every direction. The
Lincoln branch train is showed in
one miles east of Hoxie. The loss to
live stock will likely be very heavy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-29
THE WESTERN STORM.
Sundays Snow Storm Seriously Dis
arranged Railroad Traffic

Denver, Col, March 26.-The storm
which ragged in Colorado and Wyo-
ming, Sunday and Sunday night, has
passed away, and under the bright
sur shine the snow is fast disappear
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