Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-22
Pittsburg Has Been Warned and
Expects Worst Rush of Waters
In Her History.
RIVERS everywhere RISING.
Alons the Wabash People Are Moving
Out of Their HOuses-ln.
diana Delayed.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 22.-Torna-
does played havoc at several places in
North Alabama today resulting. as far
as known, IN the death OF over 30
people and injury to many more. The
storm center was at and around
Moundsvlls, small town In the north
ern portion Of Hale county, where
heavy loss Of life and great destruction
Of property are reported Because OF
the fact that the wires were Frustrated
details OF the disaster are meagre. Re-
ports received al Tuscaloora indicate
that no less than 80 people were killed
at Moundsville, and many more In
jured.
The storms swept all Of the northern
portions OF Hale county and destroyed
many farms. II is feared that reports
viii show an increased loss of life.
The following names of dead at
Moundsville have been asceralned;
A. II. Warren. Montgomery, Ala,
travelling salesman for Birmingham
house killed by the destruction OF the
Moundsyllle hotel,
j. ii. Redmond, Of Dayton, Tenn,
general supervisor OF water tanks for
the Alabama Great Southern railway.
Night Operator Seymour at the
Moundsville station
Robert Powers, a citizen.
A small boy, name unknown
Az denoting the. force Of the tornado,
II Is stated that an entire freight
train was blown from the track
A heavy wind prevailed all over
northern Alabama and Train fell In tor
rents
A stan correspondent OF the News
wires that the total death list from tho
storm at Moundsvile Is estimated at
81, OF whom seven are white and 80 me-
groes. The devastation IL complete, ev-
erything in the town being wrecked.
A SECTION HANDS GLORY.
Tuscaloosa, Ala, Jan. PA negro
section hand who has just arrived from
Moundyille says that that place was
destroyed by the tornado, and that
many people were killed and injured.
The negro says he saw the bodies OF
people In many places. He also reports
that the country for several miles
around is devastated. Every doctor In
Tuscaloosa has gone to the scene. Re-
ports received here by telephone say
the death list 80 far Is estimated az 81
The merchants Of Tuscaloosa have Of
fered every assistance TO the destitute
Limited train No. I. northbound, on
the Alabama Great Southern railway,
missed the storm by only a few min
utes. Among the killed at Mound
VILE are A. II. Warren OF Montgomery,
Ala. O. travelling salesman, Robert
Powers, an unknown boy, the nj
telegraph operator at Moundville and
the man in charge OF the railroad water
tank,
FEARS FOR WHOLE POPULATION.
Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 22-It Is
feared the entire population of the little
town OF Moundville, 20 miles southwest
OF here IN Tuscaloosa county, was an
initiated in tornado that swept that
part OF the state today officials Of
the Alabama Southern railroad have
received message by way Of Selma
from Conductor Capehart Of a north
bound passenger train dated at Akron
saying that when his train reached
Moundvllle this morning he was unable
to pass because of wreckage on th'
track, He says the entire north end o.
MoundvIlle was wrecked by the lorna
do, and that practically the entire pop
ulation OF the place was killed.
Moundville II n town of about 300 peo
pie. Every wire to the place IL down
but llnemen have gone from here e
repair the damage.
NORTH BIRMINGHAM HIT.
Birmingham, Ala, Jan, PA tornado
struck the suburban town OF Nortl
Birmingham today and demolished OF
damaged SO houses, mostly negro cab
ms, A number Of industrial plants als'
were damaged slightly and the stor'
OF POsey Brothers was destroyed. M
one was killed IN the Vicinity