The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-24
Three States Suffer Through Floods and One Fatality
 Is Reported
CRUMBL|NG BUILDING
 CAUSES MANS DEATH
Southern Mississippi Is Hit Almost aa Hard as In the Previous Cyclone and Many Persons Are Re
 ported Injured.

New Orleans March 23.--As re- suit of a heavy wind and rainstorm which has prevailed in portions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama during the last o4 hours, much proper ty has been destroyed. many persons have been injured and at least one per- son has been killed.
 Cyclones have been reported from East Feliciana parish, Louisiana. and Jefferson Davis county, Mississippi. while much damage has been done in the neighborhood of Flomaton. Ala, by heavy rains. Washouts along the line Of the Louisville and Nashville railroad north of Mobile have seriously delayed traffic. All telegraph and telephone wires in the sections visited by the storm have been prostrated and de- tails regarding the damage done are in many instances lacking.
 Southern Mississippi which already in the past six months has suffered from two bad cyclones, appears to have been the storm center again today. While much property damage was done in Mississippi by today's storm, no loss of life has been reported. and at an early hour tonight sufficient details had been received to indicate that this storm was not nearly as fatal it's two predecessors At Silver Creek four stores were partially destroyed and about 20 other buildings were defaced and herwise damaged. The wrecked stores were those of F. M. Ellzey, M. L. Williamson, Hampton Rawls Co. and D. c. Griffin. One mile from Silver Creek the cyclone did characteristic trick to the Butler residence which was reported as partly blown away. Sew eral members of the Butler househol1 were painfully injured It was stated tonight that Mrs. Butler may die of her injuries.
 Few Injuries Reported.
 Expect at the Butler home there were no serious injuries In this vicinity. There were, however, many narrow escapes as when E. F. Simpson. agent here of the Mississippi Central railroad, was picked up bodily and blown across q street of Silver Creek. The fact that no one here was killed is attributed to tn roaring which for several minutes preceded the cyclones appearance and which gave the residents of the town an opportunity to find places of se- curity.
 Several persons chose an amusing hiding place when they climbed down tie bank of Q creek and stood beneath a railroad trestle in water knee deep. Others crawled into culvert beneath railroad embankment. In the Silver Creek school house during the storm were about 100 pupils who remained inside and suffered only few bruises although tn cir school house was so badly twisted and defaced that 1t may have to be entirely rebuilt About 5000 vii cover the loss at Silver Creek, whie damage in the immediate vicinity will bring the property loss up to about Sl0,000.
 Mill Badly Damaged. One mile west of Silver Creek the -.aurldge and Bright sawmll was badly damaged by the wind, which also blew down considerable timber near the mill. Several physicians from neighboring towns started for the vicinity of Silver Creek in carriages a difficult and at times dangerous trip over washed out roads obstructed in places by fallen trees. The physicians had no information of
 any fatalities but expected to find many persons suffering from cuts and bruises. All wires on the Mississippi Central
 railroad were lost early today, cutting off communication with New Hebron and Grange, Miss
 Both these towns were near Silver Creek and in line with the general direction taken by the cyclone. Near the gulf coast in Mississippi and Alabama several wash outs has been reported on the Louis vile and Nashville railroad. Unusually heavy rains were reported. of which New Orleans received a sample. 114 inches If rain fell here in about an hours time at noon today. There was no very serious damage in the vicinity of the city either from the rain or wind
 Many Towns Suffer.
 At Summit, Miss, there was a dstinct- ly cyclonic wind, which for width Of nalf a mile blew down many small build ings in its path. The Summit Catholic church and odd Fellows hall were prac- tically destroyed. There were no serious injuries in the vicinity of Summit.
 Prentiss, Miss, reports great damage to ,lrnber buildings and fences. At this place the wind followed closely the tracN of very fatal and destructive cyclone of 1882. Up to a late hour tonight details were still lacking from New Hebron and Grange Miss. but indications were that no serious damage was done there. At Opelousas, La., u negro church was blown down and much property damage done Near Opelousas the wind unroofed d sawmnl and scattered lumber over several acres of ground
 Alexandria, La, was struck by the blow about daylight and although little dam age was done there was small panic because of the fact that about a year ago Alexandria was partly demolished by n tornado. Flood warnings have been s- sued for the Warrior and Tombigbee rivers in Alabama for which fifty t1 fifty -seven-foot stage is predicted in the vicinity of Tuscaloosa.
 At Norwood. in east Feliclana parish, John Rollins was instantly killed and sl0,- nNO damages done by cyclone this fore noon. Rollins was killed by the falling wall of the O. l.. Bennett siore Many