The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-10-21
STORM COST MANY LIVES.
FIFTY PERSONS KILLED BY C1-
CLONE LAST WEEK.
Property Loss Was Also Great in
Tennessee, Georgia and
Alabama.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 15.-With
the known death list already reach
ing a total of 81 human lives and
with 13 more reported dead, with
scores seriously injured and many
others painfully bruised, and with
the property damage running to q
million or more dollars, the toll OF
the havoc and destruction of the
storm which swept middle and West
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and
portions of Arkansas and South Caro-
lima late yesterday afternoon and last
night grows hourly as reports are re-
ceived from remote districts and as
wire communication is gradually re-
stored to normal condition.
The storm of last night was the
worst that has visited this section OF
the South in years, being intense in
it's destroying fury and widespread
in it's area. Whole sections of coun-
ties were laid in waste, towns de.
stroyed and plantations greatly dam
aged.
The dead:
Denmark, Tenn.-Albert Barnes
Mulberry, Tenn.-Thomas Helm
Stantonville, Tenn.-Thirteen peo-
pie reported killed (unconfrmed).
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.-Mrs
West Mcdaniel, Otis Littlefield, Lu-
ther Little, Marshal Jordan, Ruby
Jordon, I. F. Lemons.
Near Stantonville, Tenn.-Char.
ley Moore, wife and infant; Terry
Wilbank, Mrs. Wilbank and their
&-1 Mrc CiScNno
Near Gainesville, Ga.-Miss Prit-
chard.
Scottsboro, Ala.-Miss Houston
Shelton, Milas M. Suder, a child OF
Jim Gale.
wyeth Cove, Ala.-Eight people
killed.
Near Scottsboro, Ala.-Mrs. R. H.
Shelton.
Stanton, Tenn.-Andy Johnson, a
negro.
Nixon, Tenn.-Five people killed.
Near Marmaduke, Ark.-Arthur
Liggett.
Apparently the storm broke in all
its fury over middle and West Ten
nessee and proceeded in Southeast
erly direction across the State into
Alabama and Georgia. assuming the
proportions of a hurricane.
1t came practically without warn
ing and in some places the wind at
tanned a velocity of 80 miles an hour.
While only one death occurred at
Denmark, Tenn, the horrors of the
storm were greatly heightened by the
fire which followed the wrecking of
that town. The fierce flames rapidly
consumed what few dwellings and
store houses that were left standing
and tonight a scene of utter desola-
ton is presented. Two hundred peo-
pie were rendered homeless and have
appealed to neighboring towns and
cities for immediate aid.
Reports of five deaths and heavy
damage came from McNary county.
Homes and stores were leveled to the
ground and great trees u2rooted.
Many handsome and imposing State
monuments in the Shiloh National
park were torn from their pedestals
and the superintendent lodge and
other buildings were destroyed. The
property damage in this section is es-
timated at 100000.
Wire communication with Stan
tonville, where 13 lives are reported
lost. has not been reesta blished
At Russellville. Ala, 27 people
were seriously, several fatally, in
iured.
A property damage of at least $780,
900 is estimated at Cartersville. Ca,
while that at Atlanta will run be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. One
Fife was lost at the former place.
Rome, Ca, Gadsden. Ala, Hunts
Vile, Ala, Decatur, Ala, and other
smaller towns in the path of the
storm report heavy property damage.