The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
yEvERE sI0RM GENERAl
 IN SOUTHERN STATES
|Gesvy Destruction of Life Ind
 Pfoperty in Tsnnesset.
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 Bs Heavy.

Atlanta Qa., April 3o.--An epidemic Aof cyclones and tornadoss the like of xhteh have not been known for yeArs. pwept through the south last night nnd ali today. leaving in tlaeir wake bundrsds of dead and mane1ed bodies knd the dIsmantled wrecks Of property worth many millions.
 An exact list of the dead and an ac- burate estimate of the monetary loss nay not he complied for days. but from kll along the path of the storm come kales of fearful loss of life and descrip- lions of whole towns and villages com bleteiy wiped out {. 1 The storm wave seems to have had kts origin in the North and swept From he lake region South In irreEu1Ar fash- lon. now moderating It's force as kbough spent, now growing more tur- ptlent and angry.
 eciaIly heavy sufferer. At 3 o'clock might. careful estimates indicate that
 least fifty people were killed in khe oltnteer State alone while the loss In Di,ars and cents will not fali short of million At Franklin and in Hills- boro. there was loss of life. The lat- CT town Is said to be practically de- troyed while at centerville and acr Joining villages, the dana ee is report kerty. Nea Puiasxi. in Giles County, me death hist reaches twelve and many hre injured. In the vicinity of Chat /4Snoonla. the storm was felt at It's worsf,l As In other parts of the state LIE fe lhphoiaas and telegraph wires were blown downf and the movement of kralns was ssreatly hafnpersd. Tne Ahurficane followed the Cumberland |va{Iey.# #sFrecklnE small towns and de- &Gf& Be sf# # farnl houses. At Ehen&xen, ~ # hSupen ware blown down AZ
 & s s the grsatest danase was s,n #s9rference wfkh commerce. At arf xz5n the storm swerved up the nxra*se River from the Tenn6Asee
 flew xiestroying much property. Al
 VettHS Sille, three arS known to have ffsh At Cuba, many houses were own Mown and at Gilestown, not even 3shed was left standing. No fatalities Ire rAported from either place but in ,
 rnatEan Is very meagre.
 NempiisB reports heavy loss from E wna within a radius of 100 miles in brse states At Horn Lake. Miss, alf a dozen lives were lost and the korerty damage was very heavy. Aom neighborine towns come tales of
 h, women and children killed and Qzes wrecked.
 kae tornado swept over Into Arkan-
 and killed sight near Mammoth
 ngs. besides wfecking q score Of
 Kings. Other points in Arkansas
 rt heavy loaE
 x anta and most of Georgia es-
 d with only sIlgbt property loss
 ng the blow. But two young peo-
 a brother and sister. lost their lives
 afternoon by the capsizing of q / i. nnn21f stffktng Alabama, heAaed in south ME direction, the hurricane continues pon It's course of destruction tonight, Euntsville sends word of heavy loss Of toperty with probably several lives ,trffced near the Tennessee line. Al anvflie. in Morgan County, Alabama Be storm struck with terrific force ac Misses ScoviIle, two young tcie- S one operators, were killed at theif z ||'st Of duty. At HArtseile, at least Eur are dead and many hurt. while the < hdefnite informAtton coming in now Indicates that the list will grow. The &Nform is still raging and seems to be ! rmveiinR almost directly southeast. M Soon after dark tonight the storm Began shooting across the rail. teie- Rraph and telephone lines connecting AtIhnta with ChattanoogA ana Knox *Wilie. and wire communication. which f-@@-~~ ~~~~N AAriug the afternoon ceased entirely. The Western and At'sntie Railroad pfaces here reported t,t1t south Of Chattanoaga, near Emerson, Ga. sever nl big tree1 were blown across the rail- road right of way, tearing down wires i. and holdin8 up five trains.
 D Scores Of telegraph wires suddenly Vere lost in the vicinity of Rome. 0a.. bout dark. indicating that the storm Do sweeping through that section.
 ghe death totals were sweIled's to-
 ht by three lightning victims at
 roes Ga. Late this afternon a rush.
 wlnd storm. accompanied by blind-
 lightning broke over Monroe and
 of the bolts struck the residence U M. B. Barrett. running down the
 mney. Barrett. his wife and his XXI year old daughter were killed ana no year old son and younger child yere seriously shocked.
 storm Strikes Decatur.
 Decatur, April 30--( Especial. n l--r,hs,