The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
MANY KILLED BY TORNADOES
STORMS SWEEP OVER MIDDLE
WEST AND SOUTH.

Many Towns In Arkansas, Missouri
Illinois. Indiana. Tennessee and Mis-.
sissippi suner Heavy Damage n Re.
port Loss Of LAfe-Heavy Rainstorms
ST.. LOUIS. April so.-Snow is falling
in the Panhandle OF Texas after the hot.
test day OF the year and a cold wave is in
the wake OF the hail and wind storms
which were general last night from the
Rockies to the Allegheny Mou ntainsm
Details from last nights wind stormf
in the Missis sippi Valley indicate the
death roll will total more than 100. The
number of seriously injured is large,
Ono estimate places the total more or less
hurt at 1000.
The greatest loss Of life was along the
Arka meas boundary. from the Oklahoma
line to Tennessee. Only a few weeks ago
a tornado killed and in jured many in the
Arkansas border, but not in the towns
that were hit last night.
Reports show the following number Of
persons killed by the wind last night at
or near these places: IIlinois-Texas
City, s, Missouri-Golden. II; Summer
vile. ?; Alton. o; st. Louis. 2, Arkansas
Caddo. IS; Crawford and Washington
counties. Is; Wheatley, /; West Marion, 8.
Tennessee-Horn Lake. Q; Bee Springs.
20: Franklin. S; Quito. 2: Cuba. /; else
where in the Memphis district. o.
ATLANTA, April 3o.-More than forty
persons were killed in Tennessee, Missis-
sippi and Arkansas, and scores were in
jured last night by tornadoes in those
States. The death list as received here was
as follows: Youngs Crossing, Tenn. FIVE:
Medina, Tenn. two; Centerville. Tenn.
twenty; Horn Lake. Miss. twelve; Forrest
City. Ark. two; West Marion. Ark. n
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 3.-The most
destructive tornado OF many years passed
over the middle and western part Of the
State late last night. 1t caused the loss
of more than a score Of lives and property
valued at hundreds of thousands Of
dollars.
The regions visited included Mont
gomery. Hickman. Williamson, Ruther-
ford and Humphreys counties in the mid
die, and Carroll. Madison and Hardeman
counties in the western part. The great
est property damage was at Centerville
and Ships Bend in Hickman county.
thirty dwellings and business houses at
Centerville being destroyed, while at
Ships Bend a number Of residences
were levelled.
The dead at Centreyille. Ships Bend
and Littlelot. in Hickman county. are
Lindsley Bishop. Mira. Nancy, Britt Nicely
and child and tive unknown persons.
An unknown man was killed at Walter
ldren VI Jos Turner in Medina, Gibson
county, and a son Of Mr.. Dickerson. also
OF Medina. Mrs. Nellie Murray was killed
at Carriers Creek. in Maury county.
and Mrs. Matt Swiney and two children.
Mrs. Kelly. James Stafford. a negro child.
a son OF Mrs. Caroline Parrish, a child Of
r. H. Thompson and an unknown man
in Hickman county. Many persons were
hurt seriously.
CHICAGO. April 3o.-Death. ruin and
misery followed the storm which first
seized Chicago on Wednesday. The LASH
ing OF the storm was close to the tornado
border and left q wide trail Of destruc-
ton. One man was killed outright,
one fell dead from heart disease during
the tumult and nearly fifty were injured.
some probably fatally. Twenty-Five
houses were blown down. many more
unroofed, several set a1re and more
than fifty families rendered homeless.
CARMI, Ill.,. April 3O.-A tornado swept
over Texas City. thirty-two miles south
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Sons and injuring several others, The
dead are Ed Overton and wife, a child
and a domestic.
DALLAS. Tex. April So.-There was
almost a blizzard to-day. 1t was the
coldest last day Of April recorded in
North Texas. Heavy snow fell in the
upper Panhandle,
ALTON. Mo. April so.-Six persons
are known to have been killed outright
in this part Of Oregon county last night
by the tornado. North OF Alton hail on
the ground is ten inches deep and the
hailstones are enormous
SuMMERvuLLE, Mo-, April sn.-A tor
nado passed ten miles north Of this place
last night, killing two persons and in
juring many. The dead are Miss Belle
Delury and Mrs. George Smith, Scores
Of houses were demolished.
The TORNADO that struck Golden last
night wiped that town on the map with
the exception OF one brick store building,
killed five persons and injured a dozen
or more others.
HUHrsvnLE. Ala, April So,-A tornado
struck Fayetteville last night and killed
several persons. The dead, 30 far as
known, are Miss Jennie Kelso, John
Prosser and Thomas Woods. Miss Kelso
was killed by a live electric wire and
Woods was struck by lightning. Walter
F1eming's home was blown away and
he has not been seen since. Only four
houses we're left at Harms. FIVE miles
from Fayetteville. and several people are
reported killed.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 3o.-Meagre
reports from Morgan county tell OF a
severe tornado which passed over that
part OF the State to-day. The worst
OF the storm struck four miles west Of
Hartsell. Four persons we're killed and
Many injured. Danviile was also struck
by the storm. Among thoee killed we're
the Misses Sooville. telephone operators.
MAMMOTH SPRINGS. Ark. April 3d.
A tornado passed eighteen miles east
here last night. killing eight persons
and injuring many others. The known
dead arc B. F. Sanders. wife and daugh-
ter; George Whitworth and wife. Robert