New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
STORMS OVER WIDE AREA.
Several Persons KiIIed-6reat
Damage to Southern Crops
TORNADO HITS GEORGIA
Lightning Kills Three Race
Horses at Kentucky Track
Snow Covers Texas.

Louisville Arr, IS The heavy storms
which yesterday and last night caused
much damage in the South and as far north
As The Ohio River continued to-day, cen
tring over the Mississippi River Valley.
During a severe storm here lightning
struck t~n barns al the Churchill Downs
race course. instantly killing George ].
Longs two-year-oId Donier and The four
year-old Solitic. and Morbid Hines, two
yesr-old, the property q Frank Respess.
Al Scottsboro. Ala. the daughter Of J. Y.
Brandon was killed by lightning last night.
Al Jonsstovr. Miss, negro woman was
crushed % death under a house
The Grena!a Hotel. half dozen stores
and many residences were wrecked to-day
a. Greenviiie Ala. hy a storm. A. Forest
Home. twelve miles below there. several
houses were unroofed and a negro woman
and negro man were injured
Atlanta. April Is The town Of woodland,
n:re miles south Of Manchester on the At
anita. Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
was struck ny I tornado this afternoon.
practically every house I'm the town being
wrecked or seriously damaged. 4 number
Of stores were almost completely demol-
isbed. big trees We're uprooted and num-
ber of persons are reported seriously in
lured. relief tSsin was sent 10 Woodland
from Manchester
The railroad suffered heavy damage in
the wreckinS Of TWO freight trains and a
badly damaged track. When The blow
struck Woodland i've cars Of q sidetrack ked
freight train we're blown over or to the
main line and a moment later another
freight train dashed into them. making
kindirg wood ~ the box cars and tearing
zap the track for one hundred wards.
Reports received here tell. Of immense
ds mage 70 fruit. cotton and other young
crops in Northern Georgia by = severe
hail. Vind and rain storm. which has swept
almost the entire tier Of counties along the
northern border line. At Fairmont. Va. there
was five inches of hail, and IN some places
il drifted 10 2 depth Of more than two
feet
Near Dalton peach orchards were stripped
of fruit and it IS stated that farmers VIII
he forced 10 rsplant cotton and small grain
Fl Paso Tex. April Is.-CoId weather did
much damage - fruit in New Mexico and
wide area
- Louis, April 1s.-Reports of heavy
damages from wind. hail and rain came in
to-day from Southern Illinois and Missouri
Houses are blown down. railroad tracks
submerged. bridges washed out and crops
ruined
In the course Of the storm lighting struck
the Purity Orphans Home. al Madison. III.
tearing out part Of one Of the walls, and
thro. the inmates into a panic.
Grand Forks. y d, April 1s.-Snow ana
sleet. which feIl all night and part Of to-
day. broke down i've miles o. toicEra pm
poles along the Great Northern Railroad.
in this county. SIX inches Of snow j. on
the ground.
Winora. MINI. April ts.-Sol-Ee~n Min
re-ota and South Dakota are under several
inches OF snow -to-nisht. Further north, it
is reported. the snowfall 4vsra ges eight
inches Between mere and the Black Hills
the temperature this evening ranged from
l5 90 % degrees ~ is still showing here.
THE storm viii have serious effect on
rlossomirg f-Git and garden products.
Grain viii net -uffer.