The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-03-21
Greatest Storm Id the
History Of Lexington
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East SIDE
Pilgrims Cest Baptist Church, COL, wrecked and
"a down., 800
NEAR n. Z. i 81, /. DEPOT.
Negro section house and tool house of southend
Charlie Frank Council lost outhouses and meat 200
smoke stacks Of the light and water plants blown down
and other losses footing up perhaps 1900
MAPLE STREET.
Frame work Of residence being built by Petty 500
Nearly al the fine trees in the yard Of the F N. Da-
Up ne etw.s he ase s ssd g.
Thompson homes we reach the old Gatz place which
unroofed and otherwise damaged extent Of 400
Several homes Of coorei people The old Gatz street
damage may not exceed ESQ
Brick residence OF Mrs. Lizzie Lawer unroofed loss 1000
Home OF Dave Taylor, COL. unroofed and damaged 100
Home of w. d. Ross, damage residence and barn 500
Windows and roof on home Of L. T. Smith, owned by
Is y A. jackson 10
ON NEAR PUBLIC SQUARE.
Christian church tower roof etc. may have to be
Tower Of Fl Church other damage the building 500
Courthouse roof and chimneys $50
Roof Brown Brothers store 100
Part Of wall Of McHaney drugstore and Bobbitt
Damage to the roof Of the Republican and Progress
r. Alton, residence, ETC. 400
Oscar Alton, on hill west Of town. lost barn and -
all furnishings blown away to pieces 500
and other buildings on farm owned by himself, 1000
T. s. Base, on Perryville road, one mile east had
small !, loss On outbuildings. so
torn up, ouhouses destroyed and timber laid low 1000
Timber Of Council Grove destroyed, and much other
timber in vicinity Of Hnson Springs
Nothing left Of the Hnson Springs station except aoo
but Hinson Spring hotel was not in the winds path
N Q: Carney, on Maple street, damage to house So
DR.. W. H. Warrens home, owned by Mrs. Mary Lou
Harmon and occupied BY Mrs. L. B. Grady, partly un-
Home Of Earl Padord, owned 81 Conductor Philip ~
Dennisou, partially unroofed, etc. 25o
Manager John Williams says the Cumberland Tele-
phone Company has sustained loss Of $500 to soO
All toll lines and more than 80 local telephones
The be Sun Telephone Company, loss estimated BY Man
All but about 20 local telephones aud all toll line put
out Of com mission.
ghi Ed~. RSss sta sssisss sss., 1000
There damage to outhouses chmneys etc. not
ted here which will considerably swell the Of dollars
very few not exceeding six had storm insurance and after
the storm there was rush for that projections wise and
pecauton now hstanding looks like Of locking the
bic door after the horse had been stolen.
Our people, not having storm experience did not know
how to be really will be time which
storm the town. the damage would
have been much greater property and the danger life nn
e more Our people, who have hearts responded noby and
promptly the regret in if there is one living
here who failed to hear and answer the of distress
The home being too for habtaon, editor Mrs
Barry and little Edward found hosptabe shelter in
the comfortable and oonyenent home Mr. and Mrs
neghbos cordial nsistent and she could not
g carry point We had already found Mr. and Mrs
this experience puts upon us the biggest of obligations
soon e. the force Of the wind realized all the people
building escaped and made break the school
!hreadg perhaps the first for the school house daily
shelters tor Newt fine crop Of three girls and boy
Mr. Heavier the jackson architect and Mr. Parrish the con
tractor from the city, early the ground and tho
latter took contracts the first being put into
and rebuild the Barry home pS
Ia parts Of the town the force of the wind seemed to be nothing
short irresistible while the side hardly had the
To- blow off mans hat - 49,
~ Hall says that in 1850 Lexington had storm which
unrood me Methodist Ohurh the school house
lng but never wind resembling that Of the 18th inst
inha
passed me four score mile post Lexington before
really dangerous storm. ~ M
Tho Cfnrn1 Hardeman. on the McNairy side