The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-19

Eight persons are known to have lost
their lives. scores Of others injured ana
property and crops suffered great dam
age. the extent OF which. because Of the
freaEre reports yet Obtalnable, cannot be
estimated al this time as q result OF
one % the most torrenual rain and wind
storms ever experienced IN this section.
The storm. which originated on the Gulf
last night and early to-day. swept north
eastward through portions of Alabama.
Central and Northern Mississippi and
Western Tennessee. and in its northward
course razod scores of substantial build
tngs, partially demOllshiug hundreds OF
others. caused complete decentralization
OF railroad traffic and cut of telegraphic
communica ton with many points ia the
affected territory.
Town Well-Nigh Gone.
Cotton in the fields. blown down by the
wind W1s p-&tep INTO The si'tlnc- Be
sides the loss Of lie and property re-
ported. a number Of points directly ia the
pathway OF the storm cannot bee commu-
nicatcd with. and the loss 20 both life
ana property may he greatly increased
Throughout storm region rain continues
70 fan Tonight but in decreased volume.
The storm approached Athens. Ala.
from the west and put hole 800 yards wide
through the southern portion Of that city
A score of buildings We're wrecked. but
no One was killed or seriously injured
AT Bolivar Tenn. nine inches OF rain
feu in twcrty-four hours. and thousands
OF head of cattle We're caught in the low
lands. Relief parties We're out to-day.
but because n the high stage of tho
watcr. little could be accomplished ln
rescuing the drowning cattle.
Grenada. Miss. where serious damage
was reported 90 have occurred. escaped
almost uuscathed.
Three States Suffer.
Tclegraph'c and telephone communion
tlon received to-day from points in
Mississippi. Arkansas and Tennessee for
a distance Of several miles report that
country 20 have suffered last night and
carly this morning from one of the most
destructive rain and wind-storms exper-
fenced I'm years.
only mcagre details ara as yet obtain
ahlo. but five lives are known to have
been lost and great damage done o.
property and crops. Railroad traffic
from this point SIS completely demoralized
/ bv numerous washouts. and many trains
& have necessarily been annulled.
From the report SO far received tho
greatest damage occurred IN the central
and delta regions Of Mississippi.
At Winona. Miss. the Catholic. Chris
tiau and negro Methodist churches and
tire Hestey brick yard were demolished
ana numerous buildings uur0Ofcd and
D. badly damaged. Among the largest
/ buildings damaged at this place are the
+ post-onice, Opera House. the OH mill. the
4 compress. warehouse OF tho Jackson Mer-
/ camille Company and tho residence OF
T. j. Dtnskton- Besides these about
/ twenty-five smaller buildings were almost
} comnlctoly destroyed.
/ Telegraphic communication is complete
( ly Frustrated.
/ OF those buildings not totally destroyed.
the compress was probably the most
Z badly damaged. The roof OF this build
/ iuS was torn of 10y the wind, which at
times reached almost tornado velocity.
and struck the home OF r. j. Duuskton.
30 Yards away. Tho wind-stOrm was
preceded and followed by heavy rains.
causing serious washouts along the route
Of tho Illinois Central Railroad and badly
damaging crops.
Woman Crushed.
At Matheson. Miss. serious damage is
reported 10 have occurred. and woman
killed by a falling building At Tchula
90 falling tree. striking small frame
building. caused it 20 be set afre. and a
woman and child were burned 70 death
At Nonconnah Creek a few miles from
this city lsse night "a railroad tresuc
frU under tho weight OF a switch on-
einc. the engine plunging into tho swol-
lem stream. carrying with 80 Engineer o.
Y. Peterson and Fireman A r. Ritchic
who were drowned.
West Point Columbus and Aiabon.
. Miss. are reported to have suffered
serious damage but as these points are
completely cut Off from communication
81 is impossible az this time 10 ascer-
cain the extent.
Wof River small stream I'm the
vicinity of Rossvilc. Tenn. is out Of fts
banks. the water flooding the surround
Ing territory for many miles. The en-
tire town Of Rossvuo is inundated the
water in the public square reaching "a
depth OF four feet. and great damage
has been done TO property at this place
and eastward. a railroad empiove ar
riNiug here this afternoon on "a hand car
FROM Rossviue reports the people Of that
place almost in state or panic. the
flood being tho worst IN the towns his
/ tory. Quantities of loose cotton has beeu