Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-07
DAMAGE AND RUIN
ARE LEFT IN PATH
OF WIND AND RAIN
Portions of Tennessee, Ala
bama and Mississippi Are
Swept by Fury of Gale That
DetroyS Property
Nv Associated Press. J


MEMPHIS, Tenn. April ga storm
of high winds and terrific rains swept
portions of Tennessee. Alabama and Mis-
sissippi last night. leaving behind it
havoc and desolation. The storm as
sumed the proportion of a cyclone in
many instances and was accompanied by
heavy lightning and hail.
Knoxville and Chattanooga both report
heavy rains and wind while accounts
from all sections of the storm-swept area
tell of delay to railroad traffic and in
terruption Of all wire communication.
ALABAMA STORM SWEPT.
Reports from Alabama say that tele-
phone and telegraph wires are down in
many sections and only meagre details
of the damage done can be learned.
Traffic on several railroads was delayed
during all of Tuesday
Trees uprooted, houses and stores dam
aged. some completely demolished, light
ing plants put out of commission, street
car service impaired and streets flooded
by the heavy downpour of rain are the
reports that were received last night
from the storm-visited sections of the
state.
In Selma. the storm was severe. Shin
giles were blown from the roofs of
houses trees uprooted, signs blown down,
fences RACED and business houses dam
aged by rain which fell in torrents while
the storm was raging.
The light plant was put out of COM
mission and last night the city was in to-
tai darkness. The streets are Uttered and
strewn with limbs from the countless
shade trees of the city. Telephone and
telegraph wires were snapped off and
all the telephones knocked out.
VEGETABLES ARE HURT.
At Uniontown, in Perry county, the
high wind was accompanied by a reg
ular hail storm and much damage
was done. Fruit and vegetable crops
were badly damaged.
Gadsden was also among the storm
struck cities, many telegraph poles be-
ing blown down. trees uprooted and
the city lighting plant crippled
Reports from Bay Minette. Brewton,
Demopolis, Marion Junction. Evergreen.
Decatur, Huntsville. Cullman and other
places tell of severe wind and rain
storms with considerable damage done.
Dispatches from several points in Mis-
sissippi and Alabama report farm prop
erty damaged, streams out of their
banks and railroad traffic hindered be-
cause of washouts as a result of high
winds and a record breaking rainfall to-
day.
At Macon, Miss. trees were uprooted
and a number Of the more frail farm
buildings wrecked. Near, this point the
Noxubee river and several smaller
streams have overflowed. flooding the
lowlands. Traffic on the Mobile and
Ohio railroad is delayed because of
damage to the roadbed
FARM LANDS DAMAGED.
In the vicinity of Senatebia, Miss, a
number of smaller bridges were wash
ed away and farm lands damaged.
Near Coldwater portion of railroad
track is out Of commission.
Clarksdale. Tunica and Crenshaw are
other points in Mississippi reporting
damage. At Crenshaw a steel bridge
was so badly damaged that it has been
closed to traffic.
! A dispatch from Huntsville. Ala
reports the storm as approaching the
severity Of tornado. At Moce's Hill
several houses and barn were swept
away.
At Mammoth Springs. Ark, two build
ip0s uere ruroofed