Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-03-20
SOUTHERN STATES
SWEPT BY CYCLONE
MEMPHIS TENN.

- IN u HIS kGNNs-- SPECIAL
Aopailinv anu tragic chapters
were Friday added 20 the tale Of
death aud destruction Following
an the wake cf a devastating cy'-
clone which swept Louisiana and
other Southern states and today
blasted its way into the Middle
states. Reconstruction OF tels,-
graphic communication reveals
that the death liSt may 60 into
hundreds instead Of into scores.
a. was at nrSt supposed. and the
damage may reach $4,000. 600.
Every message which cou1eS
nom thc towns and cities OF the
storm ridden rome brings itS quota
OF disaster.
Men. women and children werr.
Overwhelmed In their homes. I'm
the streets or I'm the fields. where
thcy had taken shelter.
CloudhurStS drove plunginx tor
rents through the hurricane belt.
\ wind OF terrific velocity I'M
rooted IrccS. blew down tcIc.raph
ana telephone nolcS. tumblcd bic
and little buildings and even blew
r3iroau cars from the tracks.
Many strongly huiit structures
IN various towns and cities were
blown down.
Thousands were made homeless
and hundreds OF others Injured
live were kiilc-t; twelve injured
and thousands OF dollars worth OF
damage WAS done AT Atlanta. On.
In the rural sections many pssr-
sons were Killed when their homes
were destroyed. Crops were wiped
Out stock destroyed and wire
communication put out OF COM
mission FOR the time being.
At Columbus. ga. the Hotel
Racine. where the II. Louis Car
oinai> were stopping. WAS par
tally DESTROYED.
Many pgr~or were hulr there
by flying debris.
With equal force the tornado
struck Calhoun. Ga. killing ten
persons and woundinE thirty 9th
crs-
CARDINALS CAUGHT.
COLUMBUS. Ca Special
\ cyclone hit the business district
81 Columbus today early and spcnt
H. fury ON the Hotel Racine.
where the II. Louis Cardinals are
stopping during the training sea
son
That none OF the baseball play
CTS was Killed or seriously injured
a. considered a miracle.
The roof blew Goa ON Catcher
Wingo, Pitchers Crlncr and RoI-
Tins and ShortStop Nhclan.
" hclan WAS cut on the Lee and
All the men were submerged uu-
der a mass OF plastcrinG and wool.
The estimated damage from the
storm WAS placed between $50
600 and 100000.
An unconnuncd report said
two lives were lost. Trees were
uprootcu. tops OF houses were
blown on. Chimncys blown down
and I'm some instances homes were
icvelcd To the ground without 80
much a. leaving a scratch on. the
persons occupying them.
The heaviest damage I'm the city
wa inflicted on the Eagle and
Phoenix Mills. the Swift Manufac-
turing Company and the Harvey
lumbc plant. The Columbus
power plant D. out OF commission.
HITS CALHOUN. ca.
CALHOUN, GA Special
Death and destruction followed In
the Nakc 90 Is cyclone which Swcpt
through Gordon county late last
night killinE ten persons. bear
iig with a. "a distinct earthquake
-iiof B. ocinoli~hin- homes and do
ing great property damage.
The known dead are. Mr.. Knr-
n
" alraNcn. Curry iuc: Mr.. Beck
lcy. CurryXllc; young child of
~ ililam Martin. Ko~cdalc; i've
children 90 thc Bolt family. Rose
dale; Mr.. NJ. Barnett. Eo~ctiaIc.
10 H. certain that a~ communion
iiou a. rc-cstahil-hcd other fatall-
tics viii come 90 Iieht.
Al LEAST SIN KILLED.
GiD>DEN, Ala Special
40 least -iN persons were killed
and property damage amounting.
to $4,000 from tornado. which
swept through thi. section of the
state last night Mir. Hau and
Grandy Stancl were KILLED IA
tsaysFilie- nftecn mile north OF
here.
Mr.. Alton Ford. child and
bud johnson North. OF Hokc--
DUN, and james Haral~on. az
Dukc'-. also loot their lives.
The greatest damage was done
al Dukes. where the church.
- hoolhOu-c and ten other bulld.
ings were blown down.
Twenty -flyc farm houses were
psrt-c kcsl
bridgc~ have been carried away.
telephone and telegraph wires
swept down and trees uprOote-d.
\ train on the Southern Railway.
winch left here early today. was
wrSt'k ed near Round Mountain.
but the crew and palz-engcr- g.
capped unlnjured
ATLANTA STORM SWEPT.
ATLANTA Ca Special Flv.
Town dead. twelve injured and IA,
ffrlcflon of thousands or dollars III
operty Was the toll exacted by q