The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
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Nashville, Tenn, May Calm has
followed the great storm Of Thursday
night In central Tennessee
The weather tonight q clear and
cool and the telegraph wires as they
are revived bring reports Of loss Of
life and property destruction that
serve to increase the gravity Of first
&dyicee.f To-day number Of caskets
were shipped from Nashville TO the
stricken district, and II ~ said orders
for more are yet to be Allied. At Pu-
iaski and in other sections Of Giles
county, the destruction of property II
particularly heavy, and 1t is believed
the death list will number twenty-five
With At least thirty others injured
Many homes are wrecked and much
live stock destroyed. At Bryson, some
houses were blown completely down.
while In other instances the roofs
were carried away, leaving people ly-
Of the havoc In and about Franklin
and Williamson county only add to the
horror OF the catastrophe.
The saddest scene perhaps In the
county was that at the home of Mr..
HARRISON, Just south OF Hilisboro.
Here In one room were the two Mar
lin boys. who were blown with the
house Into tne creek and not found
until yesterday morning, both dead. In
another room across the hall lay Carr
roll MARTYR aged twelve. In q dying
condition fromAn crushing OF the skull
Near him on Inherent beds. were the
father and mother Jefr Marlin. who
broken and who was injured intern
ally. and his wife. Finis Marlin. who
had her hip crushed and who suffer-
ed much physically.
Damage f. reported from Dayton,
South Pittspurg Charlotte. cookeyiiie.
Camden Decatur. the counties OF
Carroll ana others. While Gibson, Mad
is0n ana Surrounding territory Furnish
d list OF eight or more dead. Lincoln
eounty's fatalities are heavy and the
storm seems TO have practically cover
ed the entire state. The casualty list IL
necessarily incomplete. and II Il be-
suit Of the storm viii exceed one hum
sired.
The storm struck many sections with
terrific force leaving death and de-
Strnetion hi its wake The casualties
are not conilned 10 any special local.
ity. but are reported AL along tha en-
tira route.
8 southwesterly direction. The great
est loss Of life was In Giles and Kick
man counties Of the middle division OF
the State. but fatalities are reported
IN many places In the western and
eastern divisions. Everywhere the de-
strnclioir OF property was fearful.
houses and barns being lifted from
their foundations and demolished,
while great expanse OF forest lands
were devastated, trees being uprooted
or twisted from their stumps.
The list Of dead and injured in, OF
c0urse. incomplete on account OF the
Interruption OF wire service, both fel-
ephone and telegraph lines being down,
cutting OF from communication many
places stricken BY the storm.
So tar as can be ascertalned the cas-
-ua1fies In this state include sixty
seven killed and sevenfy-eight injured.
The list Of the known dead follows:
Fletcher Northcutt. John Northcutt.
infant twins OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Turn
er, 6-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Turner, Mrs John Woods,
Mrs. Goodrich, child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel NOVEL;, James stafford. Clafks-
VILE Tenn; colored child (unknown),
WilbOurne Marlin. Freddie Marlin. Mrs.
Mat Sweeney. Golden Coleman, Frank
lin. Tenn; Mrs. Hunt, Tellieo Plains,
Tenn. Mr.. Geroid I.add. Prim springa
neiKhbcrhood; little SON OF the Ladds,
Prim Springs neighhorhood. Mrs VIII
Adcock. Prim Springs neighborhood;
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Stevens. Prim
Springs neigh borhood missing, sup-
posed to be dead; Bud Gnffey, wife and
two children; Mrs. Thad Rowe and
two children. Mrs. VIII 'McGrew and
four children. Jack Pope and wife, Will
Ross Lackey. Jr.. infant Of w. s. Nc
Laurine. Nancy Smith (coiored) and
two children. child OF Till Bledsoe
(coicred). Brysoh. Tenn; Mrs. Mitch-
ell. child or Dick Story, two unknown
aged women. three unknown negro
women. MillviIle. Tenn: Parker Lacy,
Abe Dickerson. Cutshaw twins, aged
16 years; Flora Merriwether (negro),
negro man. known. Bells. Tenn; -
Edgman and baby. Estella Jones (coi-
ored). 49, Coleman, Decherd, Tenn:
Monroe Diclrerson. Mrs L. e. McI.e-
more. near jackson. Tenn; Barry
ProsEer, Miss Jessie Kelsoe. Fayette.
willie. killed by live wire; Roy White
Harms. Tenn; Mrs. Douthat, Cyruston,
Tenn; negro woman. unknown; A. III
Thompson, near Harms; two men near
Roby, Ten. unverified.
Dead 1905 Injured 200,