The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-03-21
ClEAR|Ad AWAY THE
|. STORM WRECKAGE OF
CUlLE0KA SECTION
GOOD PROGRESS IS MADE ANr
MUCH WILL BE SAVED FROM
DEBRIS.
PRODUCE COMPANY TO RESUME
Victims Of the Storm Are Doing Well
and No More viii Die--Funeral Of
Charles S Williamson Attended by
an Immense Crowd.

Willing Workers made splendid
progress on yesterday and today in
clearing away the debris from the
storm at culleoka on Thursday The
wreck of the railroad station has
been almost entirely removed and a
temporary station has been establish
cd in freight car.
The furniture in the residences
that were blown away has been almost
all removed to places of safety. Most
Of the furniture was badly broken
but considerable amount OF salvage
was secured. In the fields to the
northeast OF Mr.. Williamson's place
where the loss of life occurred are a
large number Of dead sheep, victims
|of the winds. At one point just to
the east of the Williamson place
trees were blown down on either side
of house that was untouched.
The volunteer workers have cone
much at the Pleasant Grove station
in clearing away and saving from the
wreck of the Culleoka Produce Com
pany. The meat was practically all
saved Yesterday, that is the meat that,
was not either washed away or blown
away. A good deal of it was found
scattered over a field to the east of
the station and just how much was
lost will probably never be known.
The remainder, however, was hauled
to Columbia and stored in the i'm
mense packing houses of Park Bros.
The great portion of wheat from
the mill viii be saved but a very
large amount of it is badly damaged
by the water. The damp wheat has
been spread out over the loft OF the
large Darn of John Andrews to dry.
The good wheat has been stored.
Much of the -four in the mill was
absolutely ruined. This is true OF
the seeds at the store house. The
shelled corn was badly damaged but
the corn in the ear will practically
be saved.
Messrs. e. J. and T. H. Park have
already commenced to plan for their
new buildings which will be even
larger and more substantial than
thoca tbo4 uora daSfroya nv yho
storm. Thee have not been daunted
nor cast down by their calamity. In
one sense ii has been a real blessing
to them. 1t has revealed them
friends that they probably did not
know they had 1t has proven to
them their hold upon the people of
that community. 1t would be no ex-
laggeration to say that since the
storm they have been rendered mon
ley and credit to the amount of more
than their losses which exceed $685.
900, by the people of the Cul.eoka
section. The largest farmers and the
most substantial men of that commu-
nifty went them all day Friday with
proffers of credit and of money in or
der to allow them to re-establish
their business
Messrs. Park have commenced to
plan for the new buildings. At first
they will probably erect temporary
structures III order that they can car
ry on the produce business. These
will be later followed by more SUBJ
stantial structures.
While he has not reached definite
conclusion il is practically certain
that Malcolm Smith will re-enter the
mercantile business at his old s.snd.
He mas been busy clearing away the
debris, and saving what little he
could from the wreckage.