Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-20
SOUTH is SWEPT So
7 BY TERRIFIC STORM
Alabama. Mississippi and Louis
lana Chief Sufferers.
TOWNS CUT OFF FROM WORLD
Wind, Rain and Lightning Played
HaVoc-Streams Are Out of Their
Banks and Railroad Schedules De-
ranged-ToWn Almost Wrecked.

Fanqeo-Io own Almost Wrecked.
Memphis, Tenn. Nov. 19.-Eght
persons are known to have lost their
lives, scores of others injured, and
damage, the extent of which, be-
cause of the meager reports yet OBJ
tainable, cannot be estimated at this
time, as result of one Of the most
torrential-like wind and rain storms
ever experienced in this section.
The storm, which originated on the
gulf Saturday night and early Sun
day, swept northeastward through
portions of Alabama, central and
northern Mississippi and western
Tennessee and in its northWard
course razed scores of substantial
buildings, partially demolished hun
dreds Of others, caused g. complete
naturalization of traffic, and cut off
telegraphic communication with many
points in the affected territory.
Cotton in the fields was blown
down by the wind, beaten into the
ground, and, if not totally, badly
damaged. Besides the loss of life
and property damage, which is known
to have occurred a number Of points
directly in the pathway of the storm
cannot be communicated with, and
when complete reports have been re-
ceived it is feared the loss to both
life and property will be greatly in
creased.
Throughout almost the entire dis
trict rain continues to fall, but in de-
creased volume.
The storm approached Athens,
Ala, from the west, and cut a path
three hundred yards wide through the
southern portion of that city. A
score of buildings were wrecked, but
no one was killed or seriously in
cured.
AT Winona, Miss, the Catholic i,
Christian and negro Methodist church
and the Hesty brick yard were de-
molished, and numerous buildings
unroofed and badly damaged. Among
the largest buildings damaged at this
place are the postofice, opera house,
the oil mill, the compress, warehouse
of the Jackson Mercantile company
and the residence of E. J. Dunks-
ton. Besides these about % smaller
buildings were almost completely de-
Stroyed.
Telegraphic communication is COM
pletely destroyed.
The wtndstorm was preceded and
followed by heavy rains, causing Sc
rious washouts along the route of
the Illinois Central railroad, and bad
ly damaging crops.
At Noneconnah creek, a few miles
from this city, a railroad trestle fell
under the weight Of switch engine,
the engine plunging into the swollen
stream, carrying with It Enginer C.
V. Peterson, and Fireman A. R.
RitchIe, who were drowned.
At Mathison, Miss, nearly every
building in the southern portion of
the town was destroyed,
At this place a negro woman was
killed and several others were in
jured.
Near Okolona, Miss. three lives
were lost. The property loss at
this place cannot be ascertained.
At Maben, Miss Ben Wofford !,
a telegraph operator and his wife,
sustained injuries which may cause
their death. At this place the Ma
ben bank, and several brick buildings
were demolished.
AT Boliver, Tenn inches of
rain fell in "a hours, and thousands
of head of cattle were caught in the
lowlands. All of the railroads pass
ing through Jackson, Tenn. are tied
up Nv washOuts near that city, and
about 1000 feet of the Mobile and
Ohio tracks near McNairy, Tenn. f,
has been washed away. The wa
ter in this vicinity iss higher than
ever before known.
Grenada, Miss, where serious
damage was reported TO have occur
red, escaped practically unscathed =,
the damage here being Insignificant.
Among those points in the storm s
path from which communication is
cut off are West Point and Columbus
Miss.
Throughout northern Louisiana a
heavy wind, fain and electric storm
was also experienced, causing serious
damage in some sections. In portions
of Arkansas, some damage was done
to crops by a heavy rainfall.
Wolf river, a small stream running
eastward from this city, is bank
full and in many places beyond the
banks.
In the vicinity Of Rossville, Tenn. ,
this river is completely out of its
banks, the water flooding the sur
rounding territory. The entire town
of Rossville is inundated, the water
in the public square reaching a depth
of four lea and great damage has
been done 20 property at this place
and eastward. Quantities of loose
cotton has been washed away as well
as many small buildings and live
stock drowned For a distance ot
eight miles, between this place and
Moscow, Tenn. the water is from
one to six feet dep on the tracks OF
the Southern railway.
The Louisville and Nashville an
nulIed all night trains from Memphis
! because of the weakness of the bridges
! across the Wolf river. On the South
ern road all trains are detoured via
| the San Francisco and Mobile and
! Ohio routes.
New Orleans, Nov. 19.-Storms OF
almost tornado proportions visited
: several northern Mississippi towns f,
! leaving a trail of death and destruc-