The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
Extends From Great Lakes to
South Atlantic Coast.
More Than Fifty Lives Are
Reported to Be Lost.
PROPERTY LOSSES ARE LARGE
Heaviest Toll of Life Taken in
Southern States.
Lines of Communication BrOk-
en- in Stricken Region.

Widespread storms of cyclonic in
tensity swept over the middle west and
the south during the last twenty -four
hours, cut their way through towns and
cities of five states, snuffed out scores
of lives, made hundreds homeless and
destroyed property valued high in the
millions.
At noon today 81 persons were reported
killed and the death list was growing.
other sections of the country from
the eatsern seaboard to the Rockies
were swept today by gales, rain and
snow.
The storm took its heaviest toll of
life in Alabama, Tennessee and North
western Georgia. From Nashville and
Memphis came reports of cyclones half
a mile wide, sweeping through five
counties, tumbling over scores OF
houses, brushing a dozen towns ana
killing twenty persons.
Rome Ga. told a similar story of the
storm in northwestern Georgia during
the night, placing the dead at Is. A cy-
clone 100 yards wide plowed through
De KaIb county, Georgia, just east of
Atlanta, cut it off from the world and
killed five persons. Two persons were
killed in Columbus, Ga, six In northern
Alabama
fifty-miIe gale that passed over
Chicago and Illinois during the night
caused damage estimated at $l,OOo'oOo'
From the storm-swept areas come
meager reports of devastation, 1nd1cat-
ing that the property loss Will exceed oy
far the earlier estimates. Many towns
have been cut off from the world. and
in sections of four states, thousands OF
telephone and telegraph wires are
prostrated.
Eighteen Reported Dead.
Rome, Ga, March 14-Eighteen
were reported dead and many more
injured as the result of the storm
which swept over northwest Georgia
last night. The property damage was
heavy.
of cycIonic proportions struck Colum-
bus early today, causing damage esti-
mated at several hundred thousand
dollars. Two persons were reported
killed Buildings of the Eagle and
Phoenix mills and the Swift Manufac-
turing company were partly demoIlsh-
ed. Residences were blown down and
street traffic demoral1zed.
Reports From Atlanta.
Atlanta. Ga, March 14.-Five known
dead. at least a score of injured and
thousand of dollars loss today marked
the path of the storm which swept the
section just east of the city last night.
The storm cut swath about one hum
dred yards wide and extended through
DeKaIb county. Later reports, it is
heard. will swell the list of casualties.
The dead include:
WILLIAM BANKS AND CHILD.
Charleston.
Tucker.
UNIDENTIFIED NEGRO, Tucker.
Relief parties were sent out from here
early today.
Many Homeless.
Memphis, March 14.-Latest reports
received today from the stormswept
counties do not add to the list of dead.
Five were killed and over one hun
dred rendered homeless. At LeMng-
ton between rs and 100 houses were
Telegraphic and telephone commu-
nication is still cut between jackson
and Lexington.
Buenos Ayres, March 14.-Twenty
persons were killed or seriously in
jured by a destructive cyclone here
today.
Nashville Tenn, March 14.-Reports
of the storms which swept middle and
western Tennessee yesterday afternoon
indicate the death list may reach 20.
The storm west of the Tennessee
river reached its greatest fury in Ben
ton county, sweeping a path from
quarter to three-quarters of a mile
wide diagonally across the country.
Lewis Williams, Robert King and the
Iatter's daughter were killed there.
Part of the house of Leonard Davis
was blown two miles and his little
daughter was carried 200 yards.
number of children were hurt when
a school house was blown down. Peo-
ple of Camden spent the night in re-
lief work In middle Tennessee the
most disastrous work of the storm was
in Maury county. Three persons are
reported to have been killed in South
Berlin.
Reports from Hardeman county to-
husband was reported killed pear Mid
Illinois Storm Swept.
Chicago, March 1.-THE damage done
by the wind and rain storm which
swept Chicago and Illinois last night
and early today was heavy. Telegraph
wires south and west were down and
service impaired. At Quincy wires were
blown down and many windows bro
ken Several large boats in the Mis-
sissippi river were torn from moorings
and launches were swamped by the
gale Old time rivermen declared the
waves in the river were higher than
in 20 years.
At Spring Bay. ILL.,, so men and wo-
men attending a church service were
thrown into a panic when the steeple
fell with a crash
Charles Gilpin. a farmer near jack
sonville died from injuries received
when a large tree was blown down
and struck his house. At White Hall
a pedestrian was blown from a side
walk and severely injured and skat-