The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-03-21

Not since the town Lexington was founded in the year 1922
At little after on the afternoon Of Thursda the 18th
For little while before the coming terrific wind
which had the Of both the cyclone ana the hur
cane there indication Of anything than such
athunderstorm as is not nreqnent at this time the
nal equinox and when the wind assumed heretofore
known velocity not at all frightened for the
acquainted with dangerous The
writer was in the ohaacery court Office taking depo De
with their Chancery lawsuit and not until the wind blew off
chmney and part Of the slate roof the storm regarded with
alarm In moment it that the tin roof Of the Brown
Bros store being ripped off and almost word reached
the public that Of the top of the DAVIS Hotel had
an attention called to the fact that greatest damage had
been done Jackson and regardless of the orrena down
pour which again began the people began running out that street
Our home given by Fireman Will Rogers
who bad been living in our family He said We passed him on
your house up Jackson began
with home and from that point to the end at the place Of
L. McHney presented to view of devastation the
like Of which had before looked ponone home after
another wrecked quite and almost beyond repair that Of Green
hurt by the falling and flying debris Mr. E L. Fesme
lying sick the bed and whose home moved several feet be
the street. taking glance the pu sight Of Mrs
readg lying in the yard and Mr. Threadgll tangled in the
Mrs Emma Thorn had also had of her legs and
fingers broken and two wives Of Jim Barnh
home from field back the place. where they had been carried
Of perhaps IS yards in the house the two fam
baby had escaped death when the house they
crushed against the earth can never be oyas
dangerously feared fatally hurt and obes wife badly
cut and bruised.
Mrs. Emma Thorn whose home two story structure,
wrecked bat left standing given attention and later
the doctors found ampuate two fingers She
moved into the hnne Of Mayor John Hall and remained until
"Wednesday when she carried to Jackson.
Mr. Theadg and wife moved to the nearby home
Judge w. Wallace the place left fit safe to receive
them Mrs Threadgi able to be day or two but not
several davs did Mr. Theadg show enough improvement to-
give hope Of his recovery.
The track of the wind the west corner of Lexington,
for the built peculiarly the fact that the Of the
the public the cardinal points, North
South East aud West The writer has taken fairly
ventory damage done and beginning at the extreme western
corner, found II az follows:
Home Of Will Chamb col, owned BY F NJ. Davis
total wreck 500
Home Of Bur- ell Walker COL, owned by P. J. Denn
son, total wreck 500
Home Of Joln White, col, complete loss, 500
Loss Of Mote Pool, col, home. complete, Est $50
r. A Havs, home. owned by q. C.4Davs damage, 100
g. M Timberlake, home total loss, 1000
"A look at the debris-fed in which Mrs.
Tmbeake and four little children, makes the solution Of
their escape from death matter Of wonder
Abe Howard, col, home, old settlement total
wreck, 500
John Love- coll, residence, total wreck, 400
Lawer White, col. residence, total wreck, lou
Going back on the track OF the storm, on the road
the hollow find next the home OF Jim BarnhH
aud Obie Collier, col which bodily blown from the
foundation and carried north about % yards into the Bar