The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-23
MAURY TAKING INVENTORY OF
LOSSES SUSTAINED TUESDAY AS
RESULT OF TERRIBLE CYCLONE
Nearly 1tDO Hundred Killed In Mississippi Alabama
II, And Tennessee; Hundreds Are Lnjureds Prop
erty Loss of Many Millions Reported

nying the storm. In Nashville rain
fall of 3.42 inches was reported In
Columbia the rainfall for the twenty
four hours is reported by w. O. Cher
ny as $50 inches. However, the down
pour at noon Tuesday, and again last
night shortly after dark was perhaps
the hardest rain which has fallen this
year, and great damage has been re-
ported in all sections of the county as
result. Land has been badly wash.
ed, and highways badly damaged, and
all growing crops injured.
Many Of the farmers whose homes
or barns and out buildings were wreck.
ed did not carry tornado insurance,
and the loss will fall heavily upon
them, but the percentage carrying in
surance is much larger than upon the
appearance of the first tornadoes in
this county when practically no storm
insurance, was carried.
Storm Cellars Popular.
Not until today was it discovered
that there IS such a large number of
storm cellars in the county. Scores
of those who We're in the storm zone in
speaking of their experiences said
Just as soon as | saw that great black
cloud coming up | knew there was
something doing and headed for my
storm cellar" At least two different
families are known to have been in
storm cellars when trees were blown
across the opening, or the house blown
from over their heads. One man who
made trip to the storm zone Tues
day afternoon told a representative of
The Herald that he saw one farmer
working like his very life depended
upon 1t, and being asked what he was
doing, replied that he was 'digging1in
for the next Storm ts.
The storm has proved another thing.
Maury count,sns are just as hospita-
bic as ever, as those who were so I'M
fortunate as to lose their homes yes
terday had rendered to Them offer of
what their neighbors had. "They are
as welcome as the flowers in May"
Farmers got busy on the road clearing
up the fallen trees and telephone poles
so that the highways might be open
fer traffic, and have worked herocally
to restore conditions to normal
Jamison Store Section.
Possibly one of the hardest hit sec
tons of the county, was the Jamison
store community on the Carriers Creek
pike. To this section all telephone
wires are down and the section could
not be reached by outside assistance
until $50 o'clock Tuesday evening At
this time DR.. II. e. Gray of the Black
Drug Company and l.. Y. Turpin
reached this community having been
on the road since 1880 a. m. They
report terrible damage. Among the
losers listed thus far
The old Mackey home, occupied by
c. II. Mackey, was badly damaged,
the kitchen being blown away and the
house nnroofed, barn on the place
was blown down, trees uprooted and
twisted in two and fences on the place
laid fiat.
The home of Cliff Jamison was al
most completely demolished by the
force of the storm, only one room was
left standing, barn was blown down,
and Tenant house on the place car
ried away. Mr.. Jamison reports some
remarkable escapes from death A
negro occupying the Tenant house
escaped with severe cut on one of
his hands, but the family of Mr.. Jam
ison escaped without scratch. In the
Jamison home at the time the storm
struck was Mr.. Jamison, his wife and
several children.
The residence of John Jamison was
badly wrecked, the roof being blown
off, the chimneys thrown down and
other damage to the building done. In
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