Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-04-09
Farmers Body is Carried Two Hundred
Yards by Furious Wind
NINE KILLED IN ARKANSAS CYCLONE
Church Torn Prom Foundation Travels Half
Mile in the Air.
BRICK WALLS CRUwBLE LIKE PAPER
Many Substantial Structures Collapse
in an Instant, Burying UnfOr-
tunate Inmates in Mass of
Twisted Rubbish.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. April s-The little
hamlet Of Hopewell, forty miles north OF
this city and one mile from Hancevlle.
was swept away early this morning by a
tornado, which cut a path Of desolation
mile wide and two miles long across
prosperous farming section OF Blount
county. Twelve persons we're instantly
killed. three or four fatally and score
seriously injured.
The dead.
MIR. AND MRS, NATHAN GRIFFIN.
JAMES GRIFFIN.
MISS GRIFFIN.
HENRY MCoY.
FRED MCCOY.
MISS vIRDIE WCoY.
c. C. oDEN. planter.
MISS NORMA oDEN.
HESTER oDEN.
MISS THELMA oDEN.
MRS. @. G. ODEN.
It is believed several of the injured will
die.
Roar Awakens the People.
The storm came from the southeast with
a terrific roar that woke many people, some
OF whom fed from their homes in time
to escape having the houses blown down
on them.
Buildings were tossed cbout like paper
boxes and several structures we're blown
100 yards or more. The body Of Mccoy, a
farmer. was blown 200 yards and landed in
sandpit. The house OF Mrs John Norton
was blown down, but the family escaped
by crawling under the bed, onto which
timbers and brick fell.
The houses OF the oden and Grimm fam
ilies were broken to splinters and 1t seems
marvellous that any Of their occupants es-
capped death. Trees were uprooted In all
directions and many we're blown across the
Louisville q Nashville track, delaying
trains for a time.
The roar of the storm was heard al
Hanceville, where Il awoke many people
but no damage was done.
As soon as the destruction wrought be-
came known here. rescuers hurried to the
scene to give attention to the dead and
wounded. 'ff
Nine Die I'm Arkansas.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. April s.--A tor
nado swept through White and Cleburn'
counties, Arkansas, last night, leaving
death and destruction in its path. Up Il
date mine are known to be dead. three dyinl
and thirteen others badly injured.
Little Red, Albion, Bradford Heber ant
Pangburn have been heard from thus far
The dead:
JIM LEGGET"T, Little Red.
JOE LEGGBTT, Little Red.
TOM KING AND WIFE, Little Red.
THREE KING CHILDREN.
GIRL SCHOOL TEACHER, who wa
boarding at King's.
A. c. WILLIAMS. near Heber.
Among the injured are:
Mrs. A. G. Williams not expected to live
Miss Barkhausen, Little. Red. leg Uroke
and skull fractured
Mrs. Henry Wells. injured internally, IA
tally
Several houses were blown down at Brad
ford and one man was badly injured. Tn
tornado came from the we=e aed spent It
force before Il reached Bradford. 1t
feared the little town OF Hiram. with
population of 150 has been wiped of tn
map. II Is near Heber, and In the storm
track.
Church Carried Half Mile.
Owing to the meagre telegraph serviC
available only the scantest details are
hand tonight. but new stories Of death an
destruction are coming in every minut
Up to date forty-three residences and si'
teen barns are known to have been do
stroyed. the storm leaving a desolate traC
a mile wide across the counties II tray
ersed.
Williams was asleep in his house whe
the wind struck II. The building was tor
from its foundation and thrown down II
mountain side. He was killed Instant
and his wife so seriously injured that HI
death is only a matter Of time. At PAM
burn, so strong was the storm that
church was lifted up and whirled over II
countryside for half mile before beir
eamped down again in the center Of
field. Here. too. six residences were blow
down and a fock OF sheep and a numb
of cattle. hogs and horses were killed.
At Little Red Albert Killer. Ebert D.
rile Walker Pollard, Mrs. Pollard al
Tom King lost their houses, barns al
other buildings
OWINGsVILLE, Ky. April s.A torna'
swept over this section early today. doll
great damage TO the tobacco plantation
and buildings.