The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-20

"oidS va CiSHty pcTSOHW were klHeu,
hundreds were injured and much dam
age done to property by tornadoes
E4 which today swept portions of Missis-
sippi, Alabama and Tennessee. More
than dozen towns and villages felt
the force Of the wind storm.
Philadelphia, Miss, with II reported
dead and Meridian and Aberdeen, Miss.
each with ten fatalities were the most
seriously ,,e,1iou affected by the ternadoes,
crossed into Alabama near the Tennes-
see border and then spent their dimin-
ishing force in Tennessee.
birmingham, Ala, April 20.-Eighteen
persons are known to have been killed
ana great property damage done by
tornado which started In southern Mis-
sissippi just before noon today and
nessee.
Torrential rains accompanied the tor
nado IN THIS section and traffic in the
vicinity OF Birmingham was at stand
szJstill early this afternoon.
sJ Ten Dead at Aberdeen.
M Aberdeen, Miss, April 20.-Ten per-
sons were killed and approximately 100
ahronsh Rorsd sernsdS soss pyv whsa
n age Is estimated at 100000.
Several of those injured are believed
~ be fatally hurt
Great Property Damage.
Reports coming in late say the storm
swept Philadelphia. Miss. in Nehoba
county. doing great property damage
ana killing several people,.
Owing to demoralized wire communi-
cation it has been impossible to verify
these reports.
Prom the suburbs of Meridian up to
Sro,aS o,elSsk this afternoon there had been been
bodies OF ten women and children and
about forty injured taken to hospitals.
Dead Near Huntsville.
Huntsville, April 20.-Three are re-
ported dead near Gurley and two In
Little Cove.
Mrs. Charles Upton, wife of a prom
inent farmer, had her right arm blown
off and the baby of MIR. and Mrs. Birch
field was blown considerable distance
to its death. The Red Cross has rushed
all available doctors and nurses and 4
y supplies to the storm devastated dis
- 3 Killed In Maury County.
Nashville, April 20.--Two persons are
reported to have been killed in tor
nado. which swept a section of Maury
cunty. five miles south of Burwood
today and extensive property damage
but no casualties were reported from
the adjoining counties of Maury and
Carroll. Capt. Muloy. rs years old. and
Mrs. NJ. r. Akin, lost their lives when
their homes near Burwood were de-
stroyed according to advices reaching
here. Thomas Mulloy. son of Capt. Null
10y and several ether persons were in I
jured
In Maury county the town OF Jameson
=. demolished there include Me Chris |
f.s>n church and a schoolhouse.
Hattiesbrg. Miss. April 2O.-Four
persons are reported killed in tornado
that struck Bay Springs, county seat |
Of Jasper county, today. According to
advices received here the sherim OF /
K Jasper county was among those Killed.
Tuscaloosa. Ala, April 20.-An un-
confirmed report has reached here that
FIVE persons were killed in tornado
at Columbus, Miss, shortly lefore noon
today.
Nashville, Tenn, April 20.-one man,
Captain Mulloy, was killed and a num-
ber of persons are reported kilsihnarr
ber of persons are reported 70 nave
heen injured In a tornado which struck
the southern portion OF Williamson
county, southwest of this city, today.
number of houses were demolished.
Mo Tornado at collInsvIile.
long distance message from COL
linsville Tuesday afternoon stated that
no tornado had visited the enterprlslng
Alabama town or immediate vicinity;
The tornado started in eastern Mis-
sissippi and quickly passed through that
state into western Alabama and then
into southern Tennessee. The known
dead was thirteen. with five reported
killed at Columbus, Miss, and several
at Aberdeen. Miss.
Eight persons also were killed at
Glenn Miss, according to telephone
messages received here. bringing the
total known dead to twenty-one.
Town Leveiled by Storm.
Four were killed at Bay Springs, |
Miss. and the town was said to have
been practically levelled by the storm.
while one person was killed In Will
apparently covered wide path and did
great property damage. Wire 'commu-
nication with the striken territory was
demoralized and only fragmentary re-
ports had been received late today.
Houses Like Cardboard.
Bay Springs, Miss. April 2O.-This
town was practically wiped off the map
by a tornado this morning. Between
seven and fifteen were killed and the
principal business houses were de-
stroyed by the force of the wind Help
has been asked from Hazlehurst. Jack
son and Crystal Springs. Many were
wrecked as IL they were cardboard.
With wreckage piled high II is impos-
sible now to tell how many are killed
or injured.
Ten to Twenty five Killed.
Meridian. Miss April 2O.-Reports
from the southern and eastern outskirts
of the city, where a cyclone struck
shortly before noon. saw ten to twentv-
FIVE persons were killed and an equal
number injured and property damaged
" Nho 0AtShN VI several thousand
dollars
Up to l;lo pm. seven bodies had been
brought into the city. five women and
two children. only two Of whom have
been identified.
Telephone communication with the
section was destroyed and heavy
rains make II difficult for rescue par
ties TO get TO the scene. or scenes. for
IL is reported there were two nearby
sections hit. although all the dead 80
tar Drought In are from the south side
Of the city.
Heavy Rain and Wind
Gadsden. Ala. April 20.-tSpectsl IA
heaEN rainstorm accompanied BY high I
winds, is nrevsiiing IN this section.
KILLED Near StarksvIIle.
Starkvilie- M.-s-. Aprii 2o.-Several
are TeDortea - have hon rilled in
tornado which struck Bel schoolhouse.
seven miles north Of Sfarkyflle
Report Incorrect.
FIST reports said that tornado had I
sewpt into into Alabama and killed eight
persons at Collinsvilie bat these proved
incorrect. The dead az Bay Sprinrs In
vas placed a. four, AZ Glenn. eight.