The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-04

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Missouri has seven killed at Som
erville, and eleven at Golden.
4 Atlanta, Ga, April 3O.-Cyclones
land tornadoes, the like Of which have
# not been seen for years, swept
a through the South last night and all
! today, leaving in their wake hundreds
of dead and mangled bodies, and the
dismantled wrecks Of property worth
many millions.
Tennessee was an especially heavy
sufferer. At 9 O'Clock tonight care
full estimates indicate that at least
fifty people were killed in that State
with monetary Loss about ST.
100000. At Franklin and in Hills
boro there was loss of Life. The lat
ter town is said to be practically de-
stroyed, while at Centreville and
adjoining villages the loss in report
ed very heavy, both in lives and
property. Near Pulaski, Gioles ooun-
ty, the death List reaches twelve and
many are injured.
In the vicinity Of Chattanooga the
storm was felt at its worst. Tele-
phones and telegraph wires were
blown down and the movement OF
trains was greatly hampered. The
hurricane followed the Cumberland
Valley, wrecking small towns and
destroying farm houses.
At Ebenezer eighteen houses were
blown down.
At Charlestown the storm swerved
\. up the Hiawassee River, destroying
much property. At Fayetteville three
are known to have perished. At Gu
ba many houses were blown down,
= and at Galestown not even a shed
was left standing.
Memphis reports heavy loss from
towns Within a radius Of one hundred
miles in three States.
At Horn Lake, Miss, half "a dozen
lives were lost and the property dam
age was very heavy.
In Arkansas eight persons were
killed near Mammoth Springs, and
a score of buildings wrecked. Other
points in Arkansas report heavy loss.
Atlanta and most of Georgia es-
capped with only slight property loss
during the blow. But two young peo-
ple. a brother and sister, William and
Pearl Withra, lost their lives here
this afternoon by the capsizing Of a
rowboat during a sudden squall.
The hurricane continued upon its
course Of destruction in Alabama to-
night. Huntsville sends word Of
heavy loss of property with probably
several lives sacrificed near The Ten-
nessee line. At DanviGe. IN Morgan
county, Ala, the storm struck With
terrific force. At Hartsell at least
one is dead and many hurc, The
storm IS still raging, and seems to be
travelling almost directly southeast.
Soon after dark tonight the storm
~il:Js began shooting across the rail,
telegraph and telephone lines con-
meeting Atlanta with Chattanooga and
Knoxville, and wire communication
which had been kept up with great
difficulty during the afternoon ceas-
ed entirely.
The Western and Alabama rail-
road Offices here reported that south
of Chattanooga, near Emerson, Ga.,
several big trees were blown across
the railroad right-of-way, tearing
down wires and holding up five
trains.
The death totals were swelled to-
night by three lightning victims at
Monroe, Ga. Late this afternoon a
rushing wind storm, accompanied by
binding lightning, broke over Mon
roe, and one Of the bolts struck the
residence Of NJ. B. Barrett, tearing
down the chimney. Barrett, his wife
all lis seventeen-year-old daughter
were killed and a ten-Eear-old son
and younger child were seriously
shocked