The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-01

ATLANTA, Ca, April 30.-An cpl
demic of tornadoes swept through the
south last night and today, leaving hun
dreds of mangled bodies and the dis
mantled wrecks of property worth
mary millions. At least 100 persons
are believed to be dead, and II is prob
able the list of fatalities will be far
greater. 3
An exact list of the dead and an ac-
curate estimate of the monetary loss
may not be completed for many days,
but from all along the path of the
storm come tales Of fearful loss of life
and whole towns and villages are com
pletely wiped out
The storm wave seems 10 have had
lis origin in the north and swept from
the lake region south in irregular
fashion. M
Al Franklin and in Hillsboro. Tenn,
tbcre was much loss of life. The lat
ter town is said to be practically dc
siroyed, while at Centcrville and adj
joining villages the damage is report
cd very heavy
Near Pulaski the death list reached
'welve, aud many were injured,
In Cumberland Valley,
The tornado followed the Cumber,
and valley, wrecking small towns and
DESTROYING farm houses. AT Ebenezer,
cipbteen houses were blown down At
Charleston the storm swerved up the
Uiawa ssee river OF the Tennessee val
Ioy. DESTROYING much property. Al
Fayetteville three were killed.
At Cuba many houses were blown
dawn ard at Gilestowu not ever shed
was left Standing,
!, Memphis reports heavy loss RON
towns within q radius of 100 miles IN
three states.
All Horn Lake. Miss six lives were
lost. and the dsmagc was very heavy
From neighboring towns come reports
of men women and children killed
and homes wrecked.
The tornado swept over into Arkan'
sag and killed eighl persons near Nam
moth Springs, besides wrecklnG score
of buildiugs. Other points IN ATkan
sas report heavy loss
westerly. the hurricane continued liS
course of destruction tonight. Hunts
IL renorts heavy loss of property
,,.;+L nrobably several persons killed.
a. Danyilje, Ala, The storm struck
with terrific force 5ouo ,n,
"iSH, Tbe storm still was raging late TO
niohf Wire connections between az 81.
iaeta and Chattanooga and huo4Nlll'
had ceased entirely nj, -. 1;ah+
,rb-ec nersous were killed by nGht
80 - Monroe, Ga, today.
nv W;ros are down throughout tho dis
g., +r,ycrsed By the storm. Ihls may
~. a'onsible for reports Of larg'
De iI4 nItIss from various Tennessee
IoTnS;; sa;d eight or ten people ART
.aaS ~ Jackson. Young S Crossing ma
hEs d Ian TTarsanklin ono woman is dead an'
f,tally hurt at Henderson.
tricks Of the Storm.
r,, ,,o,m PLAYED many faptastl
ne yt hurled James Jackson, al
trIcs'. of Mont gomery county, Ten
a2ed hiaS a.,renty wards from his ruinc
hoSse' 1,onSa snapped his neck and he wa
found dead today -.,.,1o- rror
'oTup 7. :; nned twenty church 5tccPlcS lro,
,bc;r belfries-, stood men pom ,na,, u?
the earth and then hu'''A '"'''' -
tree iops M the battlefield of FranklIr
1T tore IT, w the cannon balls did in th
civii wa ws', gathering all the benches J
Altel .Jstaud at Latona racelract
he gran II ,yhirIed fence scau'In
hcntnJS'the the front window OF Deore
1nroust, -! house into "A pile OF diShe
J. ppeh, eshh,,ougb the kitchen wall INTO u
y'+1dt y1t pseherd. Tenn; mar aaaf and nd f6jl f65
homc- tolu iarn, crossed the Mississippi
me INV INV times in its wild care'
tbleug fTcg and a, "rv %es tore a@d pnSH toW
= 1a+nr nuns iaasrrowipg into belt inc sue
ldt' etrcet.