Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-03-19
LIVES AND PROPERTY LOST.
Storms and Cyclones Ragged Thursday
of Last Week.

clone struck Pleasant Grove, Maury
county, about 4 o'clock this after
noon, demolishing practically every
house in the place, and, according to
meagre telephone reports, killing
three or four men. Among those
killed was George Williamson, a
prominent farmer. The Louisvi.I :
Nashville depot was blown into
shreds, but a number of passengers
at the depot at the time waiting for
a train were uninjured. All creeks
are out Of banks, telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down and much dam
age to property has been done.
Passengers on incoming trains re-
port that the cyclone struck Licking
ton, Tenn, about go, destroying the
Scott Hotel, damaging the court
house and demolishing about Is resi-
dences.
At a point below Lexington, a
Nashville, Chattanooga e st. Louis
railroad station was moved from one
side Of the track to the other with
out damaging the track or interrupt
ing traffic.
Town All But Wiped Out.
Alexandria, La, March 13.-The
town of P~rovencal, La, IL miles west
of here, was practically wiped out by
a cyclone which struck hero this
morning. One person, a negro boy,
was killed, and 10 other people we're
injured.
Two churches, a number of mcr-
camille houses and 2j buildings were
demolished.
The storm struck the town at 10
o'clock this morning and swept very
thing before it in a path 300 to 800
yards wide.
Two Counties Storm Swept.
Gadsden, Ala, March 13.-One
person is known to be dead, another
is missing and many persons were
injured in a we're wind and rain
storm which swept Etowah and Cal
houn counties to-day.
James HARRISON, aged rs, was kill
ed and five men injured when the
" VI w Il buhS, At DuhC, liz
was demolished. The home of B.
Johnson, a mile from Duke, also was
blown Town and one OF his ten chill
dren is missing. Practically all wires
in the path of the storm were blown
down and estimates of the damage
are not available.
Five Hurt Near Atlnnta.
Atlanta, March 13.-Five people
were seriously injured during a cy-
clone which demolished a large num-
Der of buildings and u~prooted trees
on the Flat Shoal and Glennwood
roads, about a mile from East At
lanta tonight.
Half a dozen hurriedly organized
rescue parties went to the MD Of the
injured in the storm. 1t is believed
that there is considerable loss of
live stock in several barns and STA
bles which were blown down.
Three Killed by Tornado.
Selmer, Tenn, March 13.-Three
persons were killed, several were
probably fatally hurt and others suf-
fered lesser injuries when a tornado
swept through the southern portions
of McNairy and Hardeman counties
late to-day, demolishing a number of
farm houses and damaging the more
substantial buildings in its path.
Near Middleton, in Hardeman
county, Henry Stanley n Joseph
Waldrop were crushed TO death. Mrs.
Martha Brint was probably fatally
injured. The property damage in the
immediate vicinity of Middleton is
estimated at $40 900.
In McNairy county ]. T.. Mcmahon
was killed and his grandmother, Mrs.
~Stanfeld, and his wife were probably
fatally hurt. Burt Cox was badly
hurt and mis- wife is missing.
m Lives Were Lost.
New Orleans, March 13.-Accord-
ing to reports reaching here late to-
day three persons were killed in a
cyclone which struck Many, La, this
morning. Several were reported in
jured. Thomas Goodman and his
baby were killed when their home
was blown away. II child of Bud
Nhnasco was killed and several mem
hers OF the family injured when their
nome was demolished.
a high wind which struck New Or
leans about noon caused much small
property damage and a boy was