The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-10-23
Recent STORM AFTERMATH
Reports Show That 1t Was
Worst in Years.
many PEOPLE HAVE been KILLED
Denmark, Tenn, Now q Heap Of ASH
es, and Two Hundred Persons are
Homeless. Many Monuments
in National Park Damaged.

thirty-seven human lives and with
thirteen others reported dead, with
scores seriously. injured and many
others painfully bruised and SCARED
and with the property damaged rum
ming to a million yor more dollars.
the havoc and destruction Of the
storm which swept middle and west
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and
portion of Arkansas and South Caro-
lima last Saturday grows as reports
are received from remote districts
and as wire communication is gradu-
ally restored to normal condition.
The storm was probably the worst
that kas visited this section of the
south in years, being intense In it's
destructive fires, and widespread
area. Whole sections of counties
were laid in waste and ruin Towns
were destroyed, plantations were
damaged to untold extent and from
all sections of the storm swept area
came reports of loss of life, ruin and
desolation. -.
its fury over Middle and West Ten
nessee and proceeded in a SOUTH
easterly direction across the state in
to Alabama and Georgia, assuming.
the proportions of a West Indian
hurricane as it swept along, leaving
desolation and ruin behind. 1t came
practically without warning and in
some places it is reported that the
wind attained a velocity of ninety
miles an hour. J., =
While only le death occurred at
Denmark, Tenn, the horrors of the
storm were greatly heightened by the
fire which started amid the ruins
and debris Of what was once.
flourishing little, town in Middle
Tennessee. The fierce flames un-
quenched by the heavy downpour OF
rain and hail, rapidly consumed what
few dwellings and storehouses were
left standing and scene of utter de-
ISOLATION is presented. Two hundred
people were rendered homeless and
have appealed to neighbornfg towns
and cities for immediate aid
Reports of five deaths and heavy
damage come from McNair county,
where is located the famous battle
field of Shiloh, and whichswas direct
~ in the path Of the storm Homes
and stores were !. leveled to the
ground and great trees in the ma
:tional historic cemetery were up
rooted to be tossed about by the rag
ing tempest.
Many handsome and imposing
state monuments in the national
park, weree torn from their pedestals
and the superintendent's lodge and
other buildings were destroyed. The
property damaged in this section. IL
estimated at 100000.
The heaviest known loss here oc-
Cured at Hamburg where in the inn
mediate territory, the storm claimed
fifteen victims and did great proper
ty damage. -
At Russellville, Ala, it is report !.
ed that forty inhabitants we're seri-
ously injured by the storm.
A property damage of at least
$4,000 is estimated at Gainesville,
Ca, while that at Atlanta will run
between $4,000 and 100000. One
life was lost at the fromer place
but Atlanta escaped with only the.
property damage. Hardly house
In the city escaped damage to some
extent. Many were unrooted, others
had windows blown out and chin
neys were blown down by the scores.
The interurban line from Atlanta
% Marietta, Ga, was put out Of
commission and many passengers
1ad to resort to the railroad trains
or remain, in. Atlanta over night. AT
East. Lake a suburb OF the city,
head Of stock were killed.
Reports from Rome Ca, indicate
hat heavy damage was done the
,orn crops and vegetation of all kinds
,y the storm but no loss OF life was
From Montgomery and Decatur. /.
Ala, similar reports are received, all
that the damage to prop
srty throughout the area Of the
south swept by the storm will
amount to a million or more dollars.