The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-21
3S0UTHERN
STATES HIT
BY TW|STER
Tennessee and
Mississippi Feel Sting
of Death Wind.

Birmingham. Ala. April 2I.-
Revised reports today from the
tornado stricken areas Of MIS-
Sissippi. Alabama and Tennes-
see. placed the number Of fatal
tiles resulting from yesterdays
storm ut 155. nine less than
first reported today. The latter
reports told Of hundreds injured
and estimated the property
damage at more than $2.0OO.0C0.
Communication with the stricken
areas was being gradually restored
today. but latest reports did not
add to the death roll.
Appeals for aid were received
from many small towns and settle
meIts and Red Cross relief parties
were being organized at many
points to carry food and tents into
the storm-swept districts.
The greatest havoc wrought by
the storm apparently was in the
three Alabama counties north OF
this place. The tornado apparent
ly struck first at Guin, Ala. and
zigzagged through northwestern
Alabama, eastern Mississippi and
southern Tennessee, where its force
was spent. ..s-- .=-.-
Farms Devastated.
The storm apparently centered
in the rich farming belt lying
around Bay Springs, Jasper couu-
ty. Miss, and moved northwest
over the remainder. of the state to
vent its fury upon the extreme
northwestern tier of counties in
Alabama before moving into Ten
nessee. .st
All reports agree as to the ex-
treme velocity of the wind which
leveled everything in its path. In
and near Meridian, many persons
lost their lives, willie 16 employees
at lumber camp in Neshoba coun-
, ty were killed in the destruction
of the camp structures.
Toll in Mississippi.
The deaths of Mississippi al
ready reported totaied 11S. Of
these Aberdeen and Meridian had
81 each; Rose Hill. s; Bay Springs,
q; Glenn, 10; Igomar, s; Stark
vile, 6; Neshoba county, 16; Wins
ton county, 5; and others scat
tered.
Alabama reported As dead, of
whom 20 were in Marion county
and 13 in Killingworth Cove. The
others were scattered. Only three
known dead were reported in Ten
nessee, one in Williamson county,
and two in Maury county.
The Death Toll.
The death toll in yesterdays tor
nado in Mississippi, Alabama and
Tennessee follows.
Mississippi-Meridian, IA; Ne
shoba county, 10; Glenn, Alcorn
county. 10; Aberdeen, Monroe coun-
| ty, 81; Bay Spring. Jasper county,
II; Ingomar, Union county, g.;
Egypt, Chickashaw county, s.;
Baker, Union county, 5; Claxton,
Winston county, 5; Cedar Bluffs,
Clay county, 5; Starkville section,
Oktabbeha county, 5: Rose Hill,
Jasper county, 6; Amory, Monroe
county, 8; Runnells Bridge, Laud-
erdale county, 2; keowanville, I'm
ion county, 2.
Alabama-Marion county. 90;
KilHngsworth Cove, Madison coun-
ty, Is; Nahama section. Colbert
county, 4; Gurley, Madison county,
8; Little Cove, Q; Waco. Franklin
county, l.
New Orleans. La, April sl.-The
gulf division of the American Red
Cross has sent a carload of tents,
! blankets and medical supplies. TO-
| gether with nurses. workers and
physician, to Meridian to aid in re-
! lief work among the storm suffer
ers. ...-' -.---.---
Starkville. Miss, April 21.-The
tornado demolished the house Of
| Will Moy. blowing the man and his
two grandchildren half mile. All
three were killed. e
! At Cedar Bluff. near here. three
persons we're killed.