Richmond planet., 1901-03-30
VICTIMS or 4 TORNADO
1t Carries Death and Desolation to
Birmingham, Ala.
EIGHTEEN ARE DEAD, MANY HURT

The Funnel shaped Cload Rushed
Through the city by Leaps aud
Rounds. Lea Wing Destruction wher-
ever 10 Touched the Earth.
Birmingham, Ala. March 26-Short-
ly before 10 O'Clock yesterday forenoon
fearful tornado swept over the south
ern section of this city. travelling in an
edsterly direction. The number Of
killed is is, while 30 were more or less
seriously injured. The property loss is
SOC, 600
Following is fun list OF the white
victims of the tornado in this city:
DIR. Chapman. Mrs. Robert G.. Lowe,
infant son of Robert C Lowe. 3-year-
old daughter of b. B. Hudson, and f.
L. Chlumpe, German. The colored
victims are: John Myro, S-year-old
Carrie Henry, Carrie Il. Hudson, Mag
gle +. 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-
treme 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, small
town six miles east OF the city.
The altitude of the cyclone was not
more than 40 feet. The negro shanties
and cottages in the lowlands in the
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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
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 II again descended ii struck a
two-story house occupied by Joseph
Busenhelner and almost RACED II TO
the ground. The 11-year-old daughter
OF John KrunZey, a rolling mill man
was caught under the debris and Sc
verely injured. house occupied by
Taylor Hinson, near by, was unroofed
and three small negro houses demol-
ished. Onward the wind sped In it's
fury, demolishing trees and fences.
until 1t reached Eleventh street, where
q house occupied by John Hayes was
levelled to the ground. Swimming close
to the earth IL swept through small
pine grove, tearing the trees up by
the roots and hurting them through
the air like arrows.
Beyond the grove the storm cloud
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and the frail cabins were crushed like
eggshells. not one being left in the
pathway OF the storm. Carrie Elma a
negro, was buried beneath the debris.
but most Of the negroes escaped with
slight injuries. Eastward the storm
swept, cutting its way through an
other strip OF woods, striking the Sec
ond Presbyterian church at the corner
or Avenue II and Fifteenth street. de-
moHshing the structure. The pews
were piled on top OF the debris. A
small oak table, which was used on
the rostrum, was deposited on the tom
most point Of the wreckage.
The storm then struck the more
thickly settled residence portion of the
city and its work OF destruction in
creased. Almost a 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
nattened piles of debris; every tree.
large or small, was either crushed
down or uprooted, and fallen telephone
poles and their tangle OF wires made
q mass of destruction.
Onward the cyclone swept. and at
!rondale again repeated its work Of
destruction.
Besemer, Pratt City, Ensley. North
Birmingham 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, including a number of churches
AT Powderly there was also much dam
age and destruction, and at Cleveland
Mrs. George HIATT was struck by light
ming and will probably die.
The storm seems to have lifted after
leaving Birmingham, and beyond Civ
ing Huntsville. Ala. a slight touch did
not make itself felt until it passed over
into Georgia
At Chambers, Ca, near Rome, a rail-
road depot was blown into a creek
and washed away. At Rounsaville a
big Touring mill was destroyed, to-
gether with many bushels OF wheat.
The handsome residence of the Rouns-
aville family was wrecked, but no one
injured.
The cyclone struck Buena Vista, Ga,
at o'clock in the afternoon. The
young child OF M. and Mrs. j. d. Har-
rell was killed. as was also a negro
girl. The home OF the Misses Woodall
was wrecked and the occupants seri-
ously injured.
AT Cartersville lightning struck a
school house, killing two children.
= Owing to the tremendous rains the