New-York tribune., 1909-05-01
HUNDREDS DIE In
SOUTHERN TORNAD0ES
TWO THOUSAND PERSONS
INJURED.
Property Loss Placed at billions
Remarkable Series of Storms
TO1rnS Wiped OFT.

Atlanta. April 3O--A series Of tornadoes. this
like Of which have not been known for years.
swept through the South last night and TO-DAY.
leaving in their wake hundreds OF dead ard the
dismantled wrecks Of property worth many mill
ions of dollars. Probably at least two thousand
persons were injured
An exact list Of the dead and an accurate estA
mate of the monetary loss may not be compiled
for many days. but from all along the path Of
the storm come tales OF large loss OF life AMI
whole towns and villages wiped out
The storm wave seems TO have had its origin
in the North and TO have swept from the lalSs
region south in irregular fashion, now moderat-
ing its force as If spent nov growing more tur-
bCIent and angry
The State Of Tennessee vas an especially
heavy sufferer At 10 O'Clock tonight careful
estimates indicate that at least sixty persons
were killed il this state alone. while the loss in
dollars will not fall short Of million At
Franklin and in HtIlsboro there was loss OF life.
The latter town is said to be practically de-
stroyed while at Centrevfue and adjoining viii
lagos the damage is reported heavy, both II
lives and property. Near Pulaski, IN Giles
County. the death list reached twelve and many
were injured.
DAMAGE AT CHATTANOOGA
In the vicinity Of Chattanooga the storm vas
felt at its worst AS in other parts Of the state
the telephone and telegraph wires we're blown
down and the movement Of trains vas greatly
hampered The hurricane followed the Cumber-
land Valley wreczing small towns and destroy
ing far1nhouses. At Ebenezer eighteen houses
were blown down. At Knoxville the greatest
/ damage was from interference with commerce
/ At CharIestown the storm swept up the His-
vase River from the Tennessee Valley. destroy
/ ing much property At Fayetteville fifteen ar7
/ known to have perished.
/ At cuba many houses were blown down, and
} at Cnestovn not even a shed was left standing
/ No fatalities were reported from either place
/ but information is meagre
/ Memphis reports heavy loss from towns within
radius of one hundred miles In three states
/ At Horn Lake. Miss. half dozen lives wsrs
/ lost and the property damage vas heavy From
/ ne+shboring towns come tales of men, women
/ and children killed and homes wrecked
/ The tornado swept over into Arkansas and
I killed eight persons near Mammoth Springs, BE-
/ sides wrecking score of buildings Other
points in Arkansas report heavy loss
stlenta and most of CseerSfs escsp"d win
I .,ly slight property Iozs-But two young rep
/ ple. brother and sister. lost their lives. here
/ this afternoon by the cspsizing Of . rowbos.
/ during a sudden squaT
STORM STILL RAGING
/ striking Alabama and heading in south
/ easterlv direction. the hurricane continued upon
/ its course of destruction tonight Huntsville
sends word IF heavy loss Of property, with
/ nrobabIv several lives sacrificed At Danville.
/ IN Morgan County. Ala. the storm struck
/ with terrific force. At Hartzeil at least one -
I dad and many hurt. The storm is still raging
/ and seems to be travelling almost directly
/ southeast
| soon after dark tonight the strong winds
/ hogan shooting across the rail, telegraph and
/ teIephone lines connecting Atlanta with Chat-
| tsnooga and Knoxville. and wire communlcs-
| tion ceased entirely. The Western and Atlanta
railroad offices here reported that south %
| Chattanooga. near Emerson. Ga several oiz
| trees were blown across the railroad right Of
Uay- tearing down wires and holding Up i've
trains.
Scores Of telegraph wires were lost in the
vicinity of Rome. Ga. about dark indicating
that the storm was sweeping over that section
The death totals were swelled tonight by
three lightning victims at Monroe. Ga Late
to-day rushing windstorun, accompanlea OF
binding lightning. broke over Monroe ana one
of the bolts struck the house of NJ 3. Barrett
running down the chimney Barrett his WIS
and his seventeen-year- daughter were
killed. and a ten-year-oId son and younger
child were seriously shocked
r I,risviue April SO-Dispatches received to-
rieb+ state that whiIs to-dsys storm left It's
ecor on Mississippi Arkansas. Kentucky. Ala
hama Missouri and more remote staEes. Ten
rassea suffered the most The dead are distrto-
+ed among the following towns Younss
crossing. .: Fayetteville. Is; Noblesville' l.
F4ardeman County. L: Medina Z: Ciarksvtle. 1.
,ysr+reviue. 1; Franklin. I; HiTlsboro. 4; SOM
a-vt1la. 3: Iaconia. .; Bells. ?: Quito. s. Giles
County, u
Mississippi's most disastrous point was Horn
Lake. where IS met death
Arkansas reports total OF Il dead and %
injured
Alabama has dead near Hartzeh
KsntucIxv escaped with much property dam
age but no deaths
Missouri has killed at somerville and II ar
Golden