Evening star., 1909-04-30
Tale Not Half Told.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 3O.-Portions of
three states within radius of several
hundred miles of Memphis we're swept by
storms OF wind and rain, In some in
stances OF tornadoic proportions. during
last night. which claimed the lives of
a score or more persons, destroyed prop
erty valued at many thousands of dol
lars, interrupted traffc and rendered use
less many telephone and telegraph wires.
some sections being completely. isolated.
Because OF the latter fact several days
must elapse before the whole story of
the storm can be told.
The storm broke shortly after night
fall, after a suitry afternoon. From
the tornado belt of Arkansas. in the
vicinity Of the recent Brinkley storm
came the first reports Of serious dam
age.
The wind cut a pathway half a mile
wide through the towns Of West Marion
and Weakley and Vicinage. Besides nu-
merous smaller buildings twenty-four
substantial farm structures were raZed
Two persons were killed and six injured
In northern Arkansas. a dispatch from
Fort Smith states. ninety persons are
known to nave been injured. Crawford
county is reported to have suffered the
greatest damage.
Buildings Blown Like Cards.
In northern Mississippi that section in
the vicinity of Horn lake suffered prob
ably the most. The storm passed within
two miles OF Horn lake through a thick
ly populated section. The small farm
buildings were blown from their founda-
tions as IL they were cards. The number
Of dead is placed at twelve
Here the course Of the storm was vest
TO east, and about a quarter of mile
wide. Reports of the tornado in this
vicinity were brought to Memphis by
members of a train crew and passengers
arriving at q late hour last night. So far
as could be seen. farm houses and cotton
gins were masses of wreckage. several
of the buildings having taken fire.
All along the line of the railroad bits
of wreckage were strewn. AT Plum Point.
four miles east of Horn lake, dozen
houses were wrecked and one person is
known to have been killed.
In Memphis and vicinity only minor
damage was done. being confined to
fences swinging signs and to telephone
and telegraph wires, The Western Union
Telegraph Company reported a loss of
forty-eight wires. while the Postal COM
pany had but few working.
Severe Loss at Jackson.
Near Jackson, Tenn, seven persons
were killed. others injured, and a large
property loss resulted.
In this section at Medina two lives were
lost. several persons were injured and
three houses were wrecked. At Young's
crossing FIVE were killed and a number of
houses blown away. At Henderson two
were injured
Damage TO crops will run into the thou
sands of dollars. the growing vegetation
being leveled wherever the storm struck.
Railroad trafic. was seriously impeded.
Trains arriving at Memphis were from a
few moments to several hours late. having
been held up while trees were chopped
from the tracks or debris removed.
Hits Louisville Hard.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. April 30.-Several
persons are reported killed in last night $
tornado near Franklin. Tenn. Much dam
age is reported at Centrevile, Tenn. and
other nearby towns.
The town OF Hiilsboro. nine miles west
of Franklin. was practically wiped out
and three persons whose names not
known We're killed in a house demolished
b. the wird. Many barns and houses
between Franklin and Hillsboro were un-
rooted Hundreds of shade trees the
old John McGavock farm. historic as be-
ing the battlefield of Franklin were
blown down and all the barns on the
place DESTROYED.
Advices up to Q O'Clock this morning
give no indication of loss of life in Louis
willie or Kentucky as a result of last
nights terrific storm. Much property
damage was done In this city and through
out the state
Communication ~ both telegraph and
telephone is all but suspended.
Six Killed in Chicago.
CHICAGO. April 30--Six persons were
killed and fifty injured i'm Chicago and
snvirons during the storm last night. ac-