The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-20
TORNADO TOLL CLIMBS;
DAMAGE IN MILLIONS

Memphis. Tenn, April 17.-That the
death toll from tornadoes and heavy
rain storms which swept over six
Southern states late Friday and Sat
urday will reach 100, was indicated py
reports from isolated sections tonight
while the loss to property and crops
will run into the millions. The known
dead tonight total 90.
Many of the stormswept sections
are still shut off from wire communi-
cation and reports Of additional cas-
nalties are slowly coming in from re-
lief parties.
The list Of dead and injured ac.
cording to reports available early to-
night is as follows:
Texas -Ayngcr, s. Atlanta, 1;
Queen City, Cass county, Q; and sew
oral missing, and probably near
O'Farrcil
Arkansas-Pil1c county | dead, Q
injured, four probably fatally; Yell
county. / dead, 10 injured, two prob.
ably fatally; Miller county, 10 whites
and Z NEGROES dead, 23 seriously in
jurcd; Pope county dead and
number seriously injured ,Hcmpstead
county 20 whites and negroes dead,
IA seriously injured, several fatally.
A number Of sections hit by the storm
have not been heard from.
Mississipp-.Fiv dead at Steen, one
at Sontag, one at Rural HILL and one
in railroad washout near Mosell
Alabama-Five dead at Cave
Springs, near Tuscumbia; five at
Ralph, Tuscaloosa county; at Sull-
gent, Lamar county, and 1 in Dallas
county.
Torrcntial rains which followed the
wind in all the states hit by torna-
does. have delayed relief work and
hindered the compiling Of accurate
lists Of casualties
In Arkansas, where the greatest
havoc was wrought, the Red Cross
is at work in Hampstead and Miller
counties, where hundreds OF families
are homeless. Tents have been fur
nished by the national guards and
blankets and provisions are being
rushed to the sufferers.
Tho extent Of property loss can not
be determined for day. In Arkansas
on many plantations in Miller and
Hampstead counties, rich farming
section, practically every building was
destroyed, newly planted crops wash
ed out, orchards ruined, roads and
bridges badly damaged, almost all
telephone and telegraph lines destroy
ed and railroad tracks washed out at
many places. Farm houses some dis
tance from tho direct path of the
storm were damaged. Estimates Of
the property loss in these two coun-
ties tonight exceeded $2000000.
At Atlanta, O'Farrel and Avnger
across the Arkansas line in Texas,
many farm houses and out buildings
were destroyed and crops in these are
said to be almost complete loss.
Heavy property loss in Tennessee is
reported at Newport Lynnvile and
Conncrsville In Shelby county, alone,
the county commissioners tonight es-
timated the loss in roads and bridges
was $4,000.
In Mississippi in addition to actu-
al loss from the high winds, much
farm land will be inundated by the
rapidly rising streams throughout the
state A number of railroads i'm that
state report tracks washed out and
damage to roadbcds by the unpreced-
ented rainfall. A report received to-
night from Amitc county says ten farm
houses were destroyed by storm late
Saturday and ten persons injured, one
fatally.
In Alabama, property loss in Bir-
mingham is estimated at 100000,
with ten persons injured. Heavy rains
and high wind in several parts OF
north Alabama also are reported to
have caused heavy property and crop
loss.
In Georgia where heavy wind ana
rain storm struck Rome, the property
loss will exceed 100000, it Is reported.
Birmingham April 17-While no
further reports Of deaths have been
received from the Alabama area swept
by Saturdays storm, property and
crop damage figures have mounted un-
til the estimates are placed Mt MANY |