Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-26
THE RESULTS
OF BIC STORM
Death Roll at Birmingham
Now Numbers Eigh-
teen.
MANY ADDITIONAL INJURED
The Losses in Life and Prop.
erty at Other Places
in Its Path.

Birmingham, Ala, March 26-It
is now certain that Is persons have
been killed and thirty or forty injured
in yesterdays cyclone in this city.
The path of the storm practically GOV.
cred every hamlet in Jefferson county
Three people were killed and three
wounded at Irondale. Many houses
were wrecked at Crandale, Brighton,
Pratt City. Trussville, Weems, North
Birmingham, Woodlawn and Avon
dale.
Exaggerated Cyclone Reports.
Kalamazoo, Mich, March ga
cyclone which swept across the sou h.
east corner of Kalamazoo county yes
terday cut off communication with
the outside world and resulted in
largely exaggerated reports of loss of
life and property in the district. Up
to noon today no fatalities were re-
ported, and but two persons were
known to be seriously hurt.
birmingham, Ala. March 26.-Snort-
y
tornado travelling in an easterly direc-
ton, swept over the southern part of
this city. The number of killed were
last night estimated at twenty-five, of
whom five are white. The destruction
OF property is placed at Il quarter of a
million dollars Eighteen bodies had
of injured have been removed to the
hospitals.
The Dead.
Among the dead are DIR. G.. c. Chap
man, of the firm of Tally * Chapman,
2 who conduct Il private infirmary in this
city, and the wife and infant child of
Hon. Robert J. Lowe, chairman of the
democratic state executive committee.
Following is the list of identified dead
and known injured: The dead-Dr.
g. G. Chapman, Mrs. Robert J. Lowe,
infant child of Mrs. Lowe, J. AleXan-
der, little daughter of Il. Il. Hudson,
F. Myro, cOIored, collector Union
Mutual association. of Mobile: Carrie
Hudson, cOlOred; Maggie Blevins, col
Ored; Carrie Henry. colOred: Lizzie
Glen, colored; cook for Il. b. Hudson,
cOlOred; unknown carpenter. struck by
flying lumber. Fatally injured-Mrs.
Il. Ii. Thomas. Mrs. w. III. Thomas,
Mrs. ID. d Mclaughlin, Mrs. ]. Fer
Ored.
Those Injured.
Injured John Dillon: Hambright
Detho, back of head cut: child of Mrs.
Mclaughlin, Mrs. Stevens Il. L. HOl-
tan. arm broken; Sarah Adams. coIored.
right arm broken; Albert Glenn, J.
Glenn, both colOred: Green Curry, col
Ored; Carrie Elmere. cOlOred, not eX-
pected to live; Mary GoOdlaw. colOred,
Ioo I,Fol
cOlored, arm broken; Dave ElmOre, col
ored, serious internal injuries; Sarah
Elmore. colOred, serious internal in
jurieS; Mrs. Lynch and daughter, in
ternal injuries: Frank KrimSey. arm
broken and head bruised: Lougin f..
Martin, colOred. struck by flying tim
ber: Rhea Curry, cOlored. arm broken
and head bruised; Mrs. +. G.. SchaefeT
and baby. slight injuries: Mrs. KateS
and daughter, slight injuries; Mr.. and
Mrs. DOerr. slightly injured: w. w.
Doerr, bricklayer. bruised and badly
cut lip: w. p. DickersOn, scalp wound
and concussion. serious: Mrs. Joel T..
GiaccOpazzi. badly bruised: Mrs. Jane
Lane. injured about head. will recover;
Jim Wilson, cOlored, sick in bed with
pneumonia and was badly bruised:
Mrs. Galloway, cOlored.D badly frac-
tured arm. will lose arm; VIII Gallo
way. cOlOred. scalp wounds: Ned
Thomas. colored. face cut slightly; Lee
Richardson. arm bruised and finger
broken.
Leaves Path $50 Feet Wide.
The storm struck the city in the ex-
treme southwestern corner and pIowed
its way eastward, leaving path 40
feet wide through the entire southern
section, extending from Green Springs
on the west to Avondale on the east
and continued its course until its fury
was spent in the mountains beyond
IrOndale. small town, six miles east
of the city.
Storm Passes Eastward.
The same storm passing to the east
ward practically wiped off the map the
town of Irondale. Only portion of
the business section escaped. Seven
men are reported killed there. and
numbers were injured. Pratt City
also was n sufferer. It's public build
ings, the school house, court house and
First Methodist church were destroyed
North Birmingham and other suburbs
of this city sustained much damage
from the force of the wind.
Storm Strikes Rome.
Rome, Ga, March ga rain and
hail storm here yesterday morning
blew in the fronts of several business
houses and ruined their stocks. No
fatalities have been reported. Six
inches of rain fell in four hours, ac-
cording to the weather observer. at