Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-05-05
GREAT STORM SWEEPS SOUTH.
Many Lives Lost and Property Loss
Reaches High Figures.

Albany, Ga, May 1.--Four dis
tinct tOrnadoes passed through the
section to the south Of Albany be-
tween midnight last night and 4
O'Clock this morning. At least three
Of them claimed toll in human lives,
and all were enormously destructive
of property. Six are known to be
dead in this county, and reports from
all the storm-swept districts have not
yet been received.
The storm which passed from west
TO east five miles below Albany
few minutes after midnight destroy
ed about fifteen houses on the plan
tations of David Brown and II. II.
Warren, killing Manuel TosQn and
his child and young child of VIM.
Jackson.
Crossing Flint river, the tornado
struck the plantation of DeBarry
brothers, demolishing several build
ings and killing Mary Cheatham and
her son.
A negro woman was also killed
on the Dunn plantation at o'clock
this morning. A storm which was
moving In a northeasterly direction
passed just to the south of Milford,
in Baker county. Its track was half
tiOn extends for several miles.
Stock was killed, buildings demol-
ished and crops practically oblitera-
ted, but no fatalities are reported.
Heavy hail accompanied most Of the
blows.
At Meigs the property damage is
between $4,000 and $4,000. The
plant OF the Standard Fertilizer Co.
is damaged to the extent of $4,000,
and many stores are unroofed. Sew
eral dwelling houses were demol-
ished.
IL Killed Near CcdartOwn.
Cedartown, Ga, May L. The
tornado last night killed twelve per-
sons near here. The dead include
Thos. Brooks, two Of his children,
Mrs. Hessie eagle, an infant child OF
Guy Doctor, and a family of seven
negroes. Many buildings were
wrecked
Houses Blown Down.
Gainesville. Ga, May IA ter
rife storm passed over the upper
part OF Hall county late yesterday af-
ternoon, killing Jim Faulkner, in
juring several people, and blowing
down eleven houses.
Storm in Tennessee.
Memphis, Tenn, May 1.-While
some sections in the pathway OF the
storm are still to be heard from, and
In all probability, to add their quota
to the list of casualties and of prop
erty loss. dispatches so far received
from Arkansas, western Tennessee
and northern Mississippi bring the
. total number killed by the tornado
of Thursday night to 100; the in
jured, some of whom are believed to
be fatally hurt, to twice the number.
The greatest number of dead and
injured is reported from Horn Lake,
Miss. There eighteen bodies have
already been discovered among the
ruins OF the farm dwellings. The in.
jured Is placed at fifty, many of
whom are seriously hurt. The prop
erty loss is roughly estimated at
100000 in this vicinity. Cado Gap,
Ark, reports like number of dead,
and many wounded.
At Fayetteville, Tenn, the death
list is placed at fifteen and the in
jured like number to that at Horn
Lake. Other towns from which re-
ports have been received here are:
In Arkansas.
Mariana. 4 dead, 20 injured.
Near Hot Springs, 1 injured.
Palestine, Ii injured
Bee Branch, dead. injured
Heller, . dead, II injured.
Wilhury, l dead.
Wheatley. | dead, > injured.
CrawfordsVille, ! injured.
Marion, dead, s injured.
T9N il1n, dead, ! injured
In Tennessee.
Somcrville, , dead, 4 Injured