The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-14
SCORES OF DEATHS MARK PATH
OF RAIN AND HAIL STORM IN SOUTH
Storm Sweeps over a Vast
Section Bringing Death
and Destruction.
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Great Earthquake Shocks Fol-
low Storm and River
Waves Shoot High.
(By Associated Press. J

tOll in lives and property as they
swept through the South and Mid
die West yesterday, last night and
this morning. Twenty or more
deaths were reported from Georgia.
Alabama added its quota, Mississip-
pi gave to the total and Tennessee
sent news of cyclones that swept
entire counties killing many persons
in the ruins of their homes and vii
lagos.
Reports OF the storm in middle
and western Tennessee indicate the
death list may reach twenty. The
storm west OF the Tennessee river
reached its greatest fury in Benton
county, sweeping path from .
quarter to three-quarters of mile
across the county. Louis Williams
and Robert King anu Kings daugh-
ter We're killed there. Part of the
house OF Leonard Davis was blown
Two miles and his little daughter was
carried 200 yards. a number of
children were hurt when school
house was blown down.
People of Camden spent the night
in relief work Maury county suf-
fered most IN middle Tennessee.
Three persons were reported to have
been killed in soath Berlin.
A storm of cyclonic proportions
struck Columbus, Ga, early this
morning. Two persons were killed
and buildings Of the Eagle and
Phoenix mills were partly demol-
ished. Residences we're blown down.
and street traffic demoralized.
Six persons were killed by the
cyclone that passed over eas------s
Alabama. Among the dead are Mrs.
Ball and Grandy stanvil, at ,Gayles-
Vile, Mrs. Ford and her child and a
man named Johnson were killed, at
Hokes Blum, James Morrison was
killed at Dukes and Southern rail-
way train was swept from its track
at Gadsen, Ala. near Round Noun
tain. The crew and passengers es-
capped injury.
A storm that lasted two hours fol-
lowed by earthquake shocks de-
vastated a wide section of country
near Curryville and Ressaca. Ca,
during the night. The loss OF last
night is now estimated at eighteen.
All wires are Frustrated and details
are meager. While the loss of life
and damage are reported at Curry
Vile and Rosedale, other towns in
that vicinity also /uffered At Rose
dale fourteen are dead, including the
child OF William Martin, Mrs. Bar
nett and five children of the Bolt
family. Two more of the Bolt chill
dren are reported fatally injured.
It is estimated that the damage
done by the storm that swept Chica-
go and Illinois early today will ag-
gregate nearly $1,0OO,OOO. in
Chicago the wind blew fifty miles an
hour for several hours and scores o.
plate windows we're demolished
Electric wires were blown down a.2u
many miles of street cars were IN
darkness.
The damage in other parts of state
was heavy. At Quincy wires went
down and many windows wert
broken. Several large boats on the
Mississippi river were torn from
their moorings and many launche:
We're swamped. Old time river mef
declare the waves of the river were
higher than they remember in TWEEN
ty years.
AT Spring Day fifty men and wo
men who were attending church
service were thrown into panic
when the steeple fell.
Charles Gilpin, a -E21aeT neal
Jacksonville. III, was killed when {
large tree fell and struck his house
At Whitehall pedestrian wa
blown from sidewalk and severed!
injured and skating rink was de
molished.
Three persons were injured an
considerable damage to property wa
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