The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-03
FREAKS IF STORM
 IN CHATTANOOGA
Much Damage Is Done But No
 One Killed
MISSION BOARD MEETS
Methodist Women Report Great Prog ress in Work-Bie Tract of Land Changes Hands for Iron
 Ore Development.

Chattanooga, May 2.--(Special. )-Th e
 electrical and wind storm of Friday
 afternoon, which created great havoc
 all through the Chattanooga district,
 struck the city at 3 o'clock and in-
 f1icted about $50, ,000 damage in the city.
 In addition the little town of Harri-
 man, the former county seat of Hamil- ton county and famous historically in Chattanooga, was completely wiped off
 the map, every house in town being demolished and many of them literally
 blown away. By virtue of many mar row escapes no one in city or county was seriously injured.
 The storm played many strange freaks in the city. The train shed at the union depot suffered most. It's covering was wrenched off it's fasten- ings and was blown about POO yards, lighting on top of a caboose in the yards, which it smashed completely The Central depot roof was also blown several hundred yards down Market street. About dozen residences in the city were more or less injured losses on all of them being heavy. l Smokestacks throughout the city were also blown down and few of any con sequence escaped the fury of the storm.
 In Roosevelt park, the negro amuse- ment center, the damage was terrific, many trees being torn up by the roots and the pretty place was made into a dreary waste of fallen trees and shrub 1o 1r.lya through the city were also blown down and streets were made impossible.
 Mrs J. F. Coombs of the Wry Valley community, just north of the city, who was injured Thursday night, is reported to be in a critical condition and the | indications are that this will be the only fatal result of the storm in Ham ilton county.
 Saturdays session of the woman's board of Foreign Missions of the M. E. church, south, was marked by some in teresting developments.
 Mrs. Alice Cobb, associate secretary. read an interesting report which showed the need of more women work CTS.
 The treasurer, Mrs H. N McTyiere, reported balance of $2s5,ooo, the larges tever reported.
 Miss Daisey Davies read report on the young peoples work and recom- mended summer conferences in order that the work might be kept alive all the year round.
 Bishop Seth Ward was visitor and spoke of the life work of Hiss Ruby Kendrick during the course of memor- ial exercises. Other former members of the board in whose memory the ex- ercises were held were Mrs. Alpheus M Wilson, Mrs. Susan Jones, Mrs. Isa- bella Hendrick and MT. J. S. Chic.
 Mrs. F. A. Butler appeared before the meeting in behalf of the Womans Mis- sionary Advocate, of which she is the editor.
 deal has been consummated here, by which the Pigeon Mountain Iron company has purchased from R. M. w. Glen and s. M. Warthen of Lafayette, Ga., a SJ00-acre tract of land located just north l of Pigeon mountain about five miles north of Lafayette, and midway between the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis and Chattanooga Southern railroads. The price paid was S120,000.
 It is estimated that the ore land pur- chased will produce 100, 600 tons of red ore. It is the intention of the purchasing company to develop the mines and sell the ore for the present although large fur mace may be built there in the near fu- ture.
 l The Pigeon Mountain Iron company is capitalized at s50O,O GOO, and its stockholders | are Atlanta and Chattanooga capitilists. i Joseph c. Haas of Montgomery is presi- ] dent of the concern and R. w. Watson of 1 Atlanta is vice president. The secretary treasurer Is Edwin Haas of Atlanta and the three officers will 1t is said move l to Chattanooga at once and direct oper- ations from headquarters in this city. 1 Chattanoogas representatives in the leg islature have sprung another complete surprise on the people of the city. This time the surprise is in the shape of a ] bill for 900 of bridge bonds, which are to be issued by the county court and for the purpose of building new bridge across the Tennessee river
 i The proposed bond issue was authorized ; entirely without the connivance of the county court and none of the county of- ficials know anything about 1t. Several projects of that kind have been preached at different times in the city, but 1t is a mystery to which of these schemes is ! at the bottom of the bill.
 i So Chattanooga Is presented with prize { In the shape of new bridge across the river-no one knows where, who and what i for.
 ! A test of the recent rulings of higher i courts that cities have the authority to i control railroad companies to build i bridges over streets will be made soon in Chattanooga. A resolution was intro duced in the city council several months ago compelling the Western and Atlantic and Queen and Crescent companies to build vaduct over their tracks at the l crossing of East End avenue, but it was i held up pending better financial condi- 1 tions. The mater has been opened up again, and will be pushed at once The i railway companies have given no indica- ] ton of their intention of fighting or coin ] ciding with the move.
 Charges Against a Preacher.
 Chicago, May 2.--(Special.) IA fifth