The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-15
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

that more than ninety persons were
killed, scores injured, and great prop
| erty loss sustained in the disastrous
electS' al tornado, which swept parts
Of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama,
Louisiana, Mississippi. and Texas
Thursday afternoon and might
Eighty odd deaths are reported. and
the total probably Will be increased
when wire communication Is restored
in remote sections. The damage to
property cannot be estimated, but
probably viii have to be computed in
millions.
Twenty nine persons are reported
to have perfshed In Georgia, and the
damage is roughly estimated at one
million dollars. Calhoun, Ca, and vi
cinity bore the brunt of the storm IN
this state, where eleven are reported
killed Other fatalities in Georgia
were nine at Tucker, four at Eagles
vile, three at Charleston, and two at
Columbus.
Late reports from Tennessee in
creased the death toll In that state
to twenty three. Six perished at Mid
dleton, four at South Berlin, three
at Huron, two each at Culleoka and
Lexington end one each at Leesburg,
RafIyhin and Bryant station. Many
storm swept sections are unheard
from.
The loss of life in Alabana Is esti-
mated at thirteen. though several are
still reported missing. Five negroes
were killed near New Decatur, three
persons perished at Caller, and two
each at Hoke's Bluff, Gayesville and
Duke.
No additional deaths are reported
IN Mississippi or Louisiana
CALHOUN, GA.
Calhoun, Ca, March ia cycIonic
storm which lasted two hours, fol-
lowed by earthquake shocks, distin city
felt in this place for several minutes
about IL o'clock last night, devastated
a wide section of country between
Curryville and Resaca- The loss of
life is now estimated at eighteen and
the damage to property will be heavy.
All wire communication is FRUSTRATED
and details are meager.
The principal damage and loss OF
Efe are reported at CuTTyville and
Rosedale, while Armuchee, Oostanaula
and Resaca also suffered.
At Roseda1e fourteen are reported
dead, including child Of William Mar
tin, Mrs. NJ. Barnett and five children
of the Bolt family.
ported fatally injured and the family |
is said to have been practically wiped |
out
At Curryville the known dead are |
Mrs. Jasper Walraven, Lester Wal |
raven, and Mrs. Blakely. Jasper Wal |
raven and his son, Robert, are among |
the seriously injured.
Mrs. Charles Harrington, of Calhoun, !
also was severely injured.
The earthquake shock was felt in /
many sections, causing CONSERVATION |
among those who had fed indoors |
from the storm.
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Nashville, Tenn, March 1.-THE list |
of dead from the storm yesterday so |
far gathered follows:
Henry Stanley, near Middleton.
Joseph WaIdrope. near Middletown.
Dock Mahon, near Middleton.
Mrs. Dock Mahon, near Middleton.
Charles S. Williamson, ST., Culleoka,
Tenn.
Mrs. Alice PEBBLES. Culleoka, Tenn.
J. o. Lanier, Rally Hill.
Mrs. Penina Orr, Bryant Station
Lewis Williams, near Camden
Robert King, near Camden.
Daughter Of Robert King, near
Camden.
Mrs R. H. Thorne, Lexington.
Miss Mary Wilson, Lewisburg.
Green TreadgiI, Lexington.
Three children of Herbert Brown,
Huron.
Two children of Frank Mckee, near
Middleton.
Three to five persons reported killed
at South Berlin, Marshall county.
The storm crossed the Kentucky line
four miles east of Adairville and de-
stroyed twenty barns and tenement
hourses. but no lives are known to
have been lost
Wires suffered severely in the storm
and many points in the apparent path
Of the storm have not been reached
this morning.
CHICAGO, ILL.
Chicago, March lit is estimated
that the damage done by the severe
wind and rain storm which swept Chi
,ago and Illinois last night and early