Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-11-20
WRATH OF THE WIND
GREAT DAMAGE DONE
Eight Lives Mere Reported to Have
been Lost, Some by Drowning,
. Heavy Rain Causing
streams TO Rise.

Memphis. Nov .1s.-Eight persons
are known 10 have lost their lives.
scores OF others injured and proper.
~ and crops suffered great damage
the extent OF which. because of the
meager reports yet obtainable. can
not be estimated at this time. as a re
suit Of one Of the most torrent.like
wind and rain storms ever experienc-
ed In this section. The storm, which
originated on the gulf Saturday night
and early Sunday. swept northeast.
ward through portions OF Alabama
central and northern Mississippi and
western Tennessee. and IN its north
ward course razed scores Of substan-
tial buildings. partially demolished
hundreds OF others. caused a complete
Generalization OF railroad traffic and
cut or telegraphic communication
with many points In the affected ter
ritory. Cotton IN the fields. blown
down By the wind. was beaten into
the ground. and n not totally. was bad
ly damaged. Besides the loss OF life
and property damage which Is known
10 have occurred a number OF points
cannot be communicated with. and
when complete reports have been re-
ceived Il Is feared loss 10 both life
and property will be greatly increas-
ed Wolf river. a small stream run
ming eastward OF this city. Is out OF
its banks In many places, and In the
vicinity Of Rossville. Tenn, is several
miles wide. the town being completely
Inundated and the populace In a state
bordering on panic.
Throughout almost the entire dis
trict rain continued 10 fall Sunday
night. but in decreased volume.
The storm approached Athens. Ala.
from the west and cut a path 300
yards wide through the southern por-
were wrecked. but no one was killed
or seriously injured
At Mathisson. Miss. every building
IN the southern portion Of town was
destroyed. These include the Baptist
church. public school building. sew
eral brick buildings and a number OF
residences. AT this place a negro
woman was killed and several others
injured. Near Okalona. Miss. three
lives were lost The property loss at
this place cannot be escertained az
present.
Al Maben. Miss. Ben wofford. a
telegraph operator, and his wife sus-
tanned injuries which may cause their
death. At this place the Maben bank
and several brick buildings were de-
molshed.
At Bolivar, Tenn. nine inches OF
rain fell in twenty-four hours and thou.
sands Of head OF cattle were caught
In the lowlands. Relief parties were
out Sunday, but because OF the high
stage Of the water little could be &C.
compllshed In rescuing the drowning
cattle.
All OF the railroads passing through
Jackson. Tenn. are tied up by wash
outs near that city, and about 1000
feet OF the Mobile and Ohio tracks
near McNairy. Tenn. have been wash
ed away. The water In this vicinity
Is higher than ever before known.
Among those points In the storms
path from which communication Is
cut off are West Point and Columbus.
Miss. Throughout northern Louisiana
a heavy wind and electrical storm was
also reported. causing serious dam
age In some sections. In portions OF
Arkansa some damage was done 10
crops by n heavy rainfall.
~ winona. Miss. the loss is roughly
estimated az $4,000
AZ Mathison. Miss. serious damage
Is reported 10 have occurred and a
woman killed by a falling building.
Al Tchula a falling tree striking a
small frame building caused A 20 be
set afire. a woman AM child being
burned 10 death
At Nonconnah Creek. a few miles
from this city. a railroad trestle fell
under the weight OF switch engine,
the engine falling into the swollen
stream, carrying with In Engineer c.
V. Peterson and Fireman A. X.
Richie. who were drowned