The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-03
CYCLONE SWEEPS SOUTH.
Leaves Death and Ruin in Path,
Property Loss Running Into
Millions.
Atlanta, Ga. Dispatch, April 80.

NNA'i
Cyclones and tornadoes, the
like of which have not been
known for years, swept through
the South last night and all to-
day, leaving in their wake hun
dreds of dead and mangled
bodies, and the dismantled wrecks
of property worth many millions,
Tennessee was an especially
heavy sufferer. At 9 o'clock to-
night careful estimates indicate
that at least SO people were kill
ed in that State alone, with
monetary losses about 81, 600, 600.
At Franklin and in Hillsboro
there was loss of life. The latter
town is said to be practically de-
stroyed, while at Centreville and
adjoining villages the loss is re-
ported very heavy both in lives
and property. Near Pulaski,
Giles county, the death list reach
es twelve, and many are injured.
In the vicinity Of Chattanooga
the storm was felt at it's worst.
Telephone and telegraph wires
were blown down and the move
ment of trains was greatly ham,
pered. 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 Hiasse river, de-
stroying property. At Fayette-
vile three at known to have
, persisted. At Cuba many houses
were blown down and at Giles
town not even a shed was left
standing.
Memphis reports heavy loss
from towns within a radius of
: 100 miles in three States.
At Horn Lake, Miss, half a
= dozen lives were lost and the
e property damage was very heavy.
. In Arkansas eight persons
: were killed near Mammoth
r Springs and a score of buildings
e wrecked. Other points in Ar
: kansas report heavy loss.
e Atlanta and most of Georgia
l. escaped with only slight proper
e ty losses during the blow. But
}. two young people, brother anc
, sister, William and Pearl Withra.
S lost their lives here this after
:. noon by the capsizing of a row
K boat during a sudden squat.
t. The hurricane continued upor
d it's course of destruction in Ala
l. bama tonight. Huntsville sends
n word of heavy loss of property,
with probably several lives
}, sacrificed near the Tennessee
line. At Danville, in Morgan
county, Alabama, the storm
n struck with terrific force. A
Hartsell at least one is dead AM
many hurt.
Soon after dark tonight tn.
re storm winds began shootin.
q across the rail, telegraph AM
sot telephone lines connecting AT
{, lanta with Chattanooga ant
ST Knoxville and wire communica
e, ton, which had been kept wit
"a great difficulty during the at
~ ternoon, ceased entirely. Th'
a Western and Atlanta Railroa
N Offices here reported that sout
III of Chattanooga, near Emerson
s. Ca, several big trees wer
IL blown across the railroad RICH
cf way, tearing down wires an
e holding up five trains.
Ae The death totals were swelle
p tonight by three lightning vic
I'll tins at Monro, Ga. Late this al
ternoon rushing windstorn
ne accompanied by binding ligh'
~ ming, broke over Monroe an
L one of the bolts struck the res
dence of M. B. Barrett, runnin
III down the chimney. Barrett, HI
Is wife and his 17-year-old daugl
II ter were killed, and a 1O-yeal
=, old son and a younger Oh il
II were seriously shocked.
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