Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-06

Twenty Lives Crushed 0d Wrecked
Injured Steamboat
and oaKhdk haMgg Hall Odd Performed BY the Storm

Special to the Tribune.
New Orleans, April obably
fifteen lives were instantly blotted
out today by a tornado which swept
across a portion of three gulf states,
which was distinctly traceable for a
distance Of so miles and which took
about Al hours in crossing this sec
ton.
The tornado moved from west to
east, crossing the southern extrenit-
les Of Louisiana and Mississippi and
striking into Alabama for short dis
lance. Portions of four towns were
devastated and damage probably
exceeding half a million dollars was
done, for in addition to the places in
4 which the tornado manifested fatal
violence, the disturbance did general
I damage to property, crops and tele-
graph wires throughout Its 800 mile
course.
The tornado began at Alexandria,
La, soon after i o'clock this morn
ing. instantly killing four persons
there, fatally injuring three and SER
ionsly injuring Is others.
Soon after daylight it neared the
Mississippi river, Instantly killing
five persons at Jackson. La, while
at Bayou Sara, La, at least half a
dozen others are reported killed.
There was one fatal injury at Jack
D son. 81 s5s 34s7
The tornado next appeared atsCar-
son. Miss, Where great property dam
E age was done and the last heard OF it
was about noon near Selma, Ala,
where the inhabitants saw the wllirl-
ing clouds rise into the air as they
crossed the river. IA negro was re-
ported killed near Selma but not con-
firmed:
Fol flowing IS a list of the dead:
Omer Beck, Matthew Dunn, both
white, and Ora Dudley and Lydia
Harding, negroes, all of Alexandra.
Three female inmates of the insane
asylum. names unknown. and two
I negroes at Jackson, Ala.
Several negroes near Bayou Sara,
La. s8s q
Fatally injured Z
Miss Mary Lea, of Jackson, La,
and three negroes at Alexandria.
Seriously injured:
Mrs. Omer Beck and two children,
3 Mrs. Mertons, Mrs. Matthew Dunn,
Mrs. 4. r Convillion, wife and four
children, Francis Demicio. and Ed
ward Stewart, all white, Of Alexan-
dria. H. H. Ferguson Of Jackson,
and a. B. Cesothers, Of Bayou Sara.
Alexandria, a town Of about 16, 900
inhabitants, had fearful experience.
When the tornado struck the cleo
AZ trio lights went out. The cracking
Of falling buildings could be heard
above the noise Of the wind and vivid
lightning flashes showed such sights
as an empty Iron Mountain passenger
! train rolling over and over Immed-
I lately after the wind had spent its
\ violence heavy hail storm added to
" the general discomfort Luckily
5 the main portion of Alexandria es-
capped the worst Of the tornado, which
cut a path through the northern part
Of the town, q residence section.
# About q score Of homes were COM
pletely wiped out, fifty were damag-
cd and altogether about 100 build.
u ings were seriously wrecked. includ-
ing several business houses.
The Iron Mountain road lost its
round house. A crack of wind drove
small section house into one OF the
empty passenger coaches. wedging
these two bodies almost inextrica-
/ bly, together.
In its course about the town the
tornado cut down trees and small
cabins In marrow line about nine
miles long.
Several houses were blown down at
Pineyille and Injuries were reported.
The hail did much damage to crops.
At daylight Alexandria began the
work Of clearing the debris, Mayor
& Turner organizing d relief movement
at noon. The damage was estimated
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