The new South-news., 1909-05-08
100 DEAD IN DIXIE LAND
Cyclones and I ornadoes Claim
Scores OF Victims.
Mississippi, Missouri. Arkansas, Ala
bama and Georgia Pay Toll ~
Storm Kings Wrath. Hun
dr~ds Wounded.

Atlanta. Ga. Following lsa list OF
dead By towns and counties In Ton
s~asse. Georgia. Alsbarns. Mlaslssip-
p' and Missouri. according 70 reports
resolved here. Tsnnessee-H Medina.
four. centersille. Eve: Clarksdaie,
one. Franklin county. five Hilis-
bore. four. summsryili~. three Ben
two: Quito, eight. Fayetteville. rf-
tses. Harms, sIr; Gilla county.
twenty.
Mississippi Lake. nir.
Georgia-Monroo three: Atlanta.
two.
Alabama -Bsrtsslls, one.
hissouri--Aiton. sir
An epidemic OF cyclones AMI tor
nsdoss. known like OF which have
not hs~n known for years, swept
through the south Saturday and Sun
DAY leaving In their wake hundreds
Of dead and mangied bodies and m,
dlsmanti"d wreck of property worth
many millions.
An exact list OF the dead and an
accurate estimate OF the monetary
iors may not be compiled for many
days. but from all along the path OF
the storm come tales OF fearful loss
OF iifs and descriptions OF whole
towns and villages completely wlpcd
out
A rough estimate places tho dead
south of the Ohio river at IA.
The storm wave seems TO have had
ih origin In tho north and swepf
from the laho region south is irregu-
lar fashion. now mOd.ratlng It's force
"s though spent now growing more
turbulent aud angry
IenncHsoc was an especially heavy
sufferer careful estimates Indicate
That at least sixty people we're killed
Ia the Volunteer State alone. whll.
The loss In dollars will not fail short
OF million. AT Franklin and Hills.
boro. there was loss OF life. The
latter town Is said 10 be practically
destroyed while at Santeryllle and
adjoining ylIingcs the damage is re-
ported very heavy. both In lives and
property Near Pulaski. I'm Giles
county. the death list reaches twelve
and many are injured. In the VIC
nifty OF Chattanooga. the storm was /,
felt at ia worst, As I'm other parts
Of the state, the telephone and teie-
graph wires were blown down and
the movements OF trains was greatly
,hsmperod. The hurricane followed
Z & ft'ssa.. rumberIain Valley wrocking
towns and destroying farm
ss--@-<~ =. y hsxes~e-- ---rtp &<~~.-hc,%---
- were blown down. At Knoxville
tho greatest damage was from inter
ference With commerce. At Charles
ton the storm swervcd up the lla-
wassco river from the Tennessee val
ley. destroying much property. At I
Fayetteville three are known 10 have
porished. At Cuba many houses
were blown down and NJ Gilestown,
not even shed was left standing /
No. fatalities were reported from !
either place. but information IA very
meager.
Memphis reports heavy loss from
towns within radius OF ios miles
In throe states. At Horn Lake. Miss.
half n dozen lives were lost and the
property damage was very heavy.
q. rom nsighboring towns came tales
of men, woman and children Killed
and homes wrecked
Tho tornado swept over Arkansas
and killed eight near Mammoth,
Springs. besides wrecking n score OF
buildings. Other points In Arkansas
reports heavy loss.
Atlanta and most OF Georgia cs-
capped with only slight property loss
during tho blow. But two young
people brother and sister. lost their
lives this afternoon by the capirins
Of row boat here during the sud
den squxll.
etricking Alabama. and headed in
q southcriy direction. the hurricane
continued upon It's course OF destruc-
ton. Huntsville sends words OF heavy
loss Of property with probably sew
eral lives sacrificed near tho Teu-
nossee line. At panville In Morgan
county. Alabama. the storm struck
with terrific force. The Misses
scoylile. two young telephone opera
tors. were Killed a, their post of
duty At Hartselle. at least four are
dead and many hurt. while the in
dcnnite Information coming i'm now in
dicstcs that the list will grow.
Three men were killed In Chicago
by the csllapsc Of a factory Homo
less men. women and children spent
Saturday In strange houses In many
suburbs. where the storm had upset
unsubtantial houses.
At Golden. Mo the business part
Of the town fas destroyed and many
houses wrecked. Five persons lost
their lives
At summerville. Mo. the wind