The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02
DAMAGE AND LOSS OF LIFE IN TENNESSEE
 ABOVE FIRST REPORT
Williamson and Giles Counties Are the Greatest Sufferers and Death List Is Increasing as the Re-
 ports Are Slowly
 Received.

Atlanta, May 1.-(speclal.)-The cyclone which swept Tennessee, Alabama and other states north, swooped down on Georgia last night. Thirty-two are re- ported killed, many injured and hun dreds of houses razed The storm did considerable damage to fruit crops and many farm animals were killed.
 Train No. l on the Nashville. Chatta- nooga and St. Louis railway from Chat tanooga to Atlanta was overtaken by the storm, the hail breaking windows in the coaches and trees and telegraph poles were blown across the track, causing much delay.
 The storm did it's worst damage around Albany, Cedartown, Gainesville, Monroe, Cartersville, Jefferson, Savannah and Covington, Ga.
 In Atlanta no loss was suffered ex- cept the destruction of shade trees and minor damage.
 The dead:
 Abany-Emanuel Toson and infant. In- fant of William Jackson. Mrs. Mary Creatham and infant Eight negroes, names not reported.
 Cedartown-Thomas Brooks and two children. Mrs. Bessie Cagle. Child of the city physician. Five negroes. names not reported.
 Monroe-Mi abeau Barrett wife and daughter, r years, killed by Lightning.
 Gainesville-James Faulkner.
 At Savannah several persons were in- jured. The plant of the Henderson Hull Buggy company the largest in the south, the Georgia infirmary and numerous other large buildings were partially destroyed.
 story apartment house was blown down at Barnard and Forty first street.
 At Buchanan and vicinity the storm did much damage Seven miles north six people were killed at the little town of Felton.
 The dead:
 Mrs. H. E. Smith and a grandchild
 Mrs. Thomas Brooks and two children
 Miss Rice.
 A school house was destroyed any many buildings were razed and unroofed. At Pelham the storm struck the town about o'clock this morning, destroying the new fertilizer plant, wrecking the Huber brick block and unroohng three stores. The Atkinson Ginning companys plant was destroyed.
 
 Pelham, Miss Lizzie Allen was killed. At Rockmart, Ga, the damage was severe several houses being blown down and a number of people hurt, though no fatali- ties are reported here. At Braswell near Rockmart, four residences and many smaller buildings were blown down.
 Tennessee Suffers Greatly.
 Nashville. May l.-zCalm has followed the great storm of Thursday night in cen tral Tennessee The weather today is clear and cool, and the telegraph wires as they are revived bring reports of loss of life and property destruction that serve to increase the gravity of first advices. Today number of caskets were shipped from Nashville to the stricken district. and it Is said orders for more are yet to be filled. At Pulaski and in other sec tions of Giles county the destruction of property is particularly heavy, and it is believed the death list will number 25 with at least 30 others injured Many homes are wrecked and much live stock destroyed. At Bryson some houses were blown completely down, while in other instances the roofs were carried away, leaving people lying untouched on their beds Details of the havoc in and about Franklin and Williamson county only add to the horror of the catastrophe.
 The saddest scene perhaps in the county was that at the home of Mir Hardison, just south of Hillsboro. Here in one room were the two Marlin boys, who were blown with the house into the creek and not found until yesterday morning, both dead. In another room across the hall lay Carroll Marlin, aged F, in a dying condl- tion from a crushing of the skull Near him on different beds were the father and mother, Jeff Marlin, who had his shoulder blade and collar bone broken, and who was injured internally; and hist wife, Finis Marlin, who had her hip crushed and who suffered much pain physically.
 Damage is reported from Dayton, South Pittsburg, Charlotte. Cookevlle, Camden Decatur, the counties of Franklin, Brad while Gibson Madison and surrounding dead Lincoln county's fatalities are tically covered the entire state The and 1t Is believed the dead in all sections as result of the storm will exceed 100
 Havoc Around Chattanooga.
 Chattanooga, May 1.--(Special. )--Y ester days storm created havoc in the dis trict immediately surrounding Chatta- nooga, the damage extending from Dech- erd to Athens. In the Waldens ridge sec ton, near Chattanooga, more than a dozen houses, including two costly houses were destroyed. Several people were in ured and Mrs. ]. c. Combs may die as a result of her injury. Trains Oh all roads coming into the city were mahy hours