Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-21
STILL ANOTHER GULF HURRICANE.
MANY LIVES LOST IN MISSISSIPPI, ALA
BAMA AND TENNESSEE.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 2O.-As the re.
| suit OF the heavy wind, rain and electric
storm which swept over the South Satur-
| day night and Sunday it is believed that
| at least dozen pers MS lost their lives
and scores were injured, while property
I amounting to thousands of dollars was
wrecked. Eight persons are known to
have perished, and it is feared others
have met like fate.
! The storm, which originated on the
gulf Saturday night, swept northeast
ward through portions of Alabama, CEN
tral and northern Mississippi aud west
ern Tennessee, aud in Its northward
course RACED scores of substantial build.
ings, partially demolished hundreds of
others, caused complete dem oraliza-
tion of railroad traffic, and cut off tele.
| graphic communication with many points
in the affected territory.
Cotton in the fields was blown down
by the wind and beaten into the ground.
When complete reports have been re-
| ceived it is feared the loss to both life
and property will be greatly increased.
The Wrecked Towns.
Near Columbus, Ca, on Sunday morning, a
were killed, several gin houses and fences were
damaged. Damage Is estimated in the thou
sands No one killed
west and cut path three hundred yards wide
through the southern portion of that town. A
sGEre ,n OF buildings were wrecked but no one was
At Winona, Miss, the Catholic, Christian and
| negro Methodist churches and the Hesty brick
unroofed and badly damaged. Among the
largest buildings damaged at this place are the
post prsss Office, e,p opera N house the oil Mill the com
and the residence of Il. j. Dunkston. About 2t
smaller buildings were almost completely dc
| stroyed.
! OF those buildings not totally destroyed, tho
compress was probably the most badly damaged
The roof of this building was torn off by the
wind, falling on the home of Il. j. Dunkston, 25(
yards away. The wind storm was preceded and
followed by heavy rains, causing serious wash
outs along the route of the Illinois Central rail
road.
AT Nonconnah creek, a few miles from wi
mona, a railroad trestle fell under the weight OF
swollen stream, carrying with it Engineer c. V
Peterson and Fireman A. r. Ritchie, who were
At Mathison, Miss, nearly every building il
the southern portion of the town was destroyed
These include the Baptist church, public schoo
building, several brick buildings and q number
of residences.
AT this place negro woman was killed ant
several Others were injured.
m Near Okolona, Miss, three lives were lost
me property loss here was great.
Az Maben, Miss, Bon Woiford, telegraph
may cause their DEATH At this place the Maber
bank and several brick buildings were delnoi
AT Bolivar, Tenn, inches of rain fell in q
hours, and thousands of head of cattle were
caught in the iow-iands.
All of the railroads passing through Jackson
Tenn, are tied up by washouts near that city
and about 1000 feet of the Mobile and OhIt
tracks, near McNairy, Tenn, have been washed
away.
Grenada, Miss, where serious damage was re
ported to have occurred, escaped practically un
scathed, the damage here being insignificant.
Among those points in the storms path from
which communication is cut Off are West Poin
and Columbus, Miss.
At Arcade, La, the electric storm was severe
several residences being struck by LIGHTNING
and damaged The electric light plant was pu
out OF service and the town was In darkness al
night,