The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-18
PROPERTY Loss
WILL RUN into
THE MILLIONS
On Many Plantations Practically
Every Building Is
Destroyed.
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES
ARE COMING IN SLOWLY
Many of the Storm Swept Sec
tions Shut Off From Wire
Communication.
by The Associates, Press).

MEMPHIS Tenn, April 17.-That the
death toll from tornadoes and heavy rain
storms which swept over six southern
states late Friday and Saturday will
reach 100 was Indicated by reports from
isolated sections tonight while the loss
70 property and crops viii run into the
millions. The known dead tonight total
81.
Many OF the storm swept sections are
still shut off from wire communication
and eeports OF additional casualties are
slowly coming in from relief parties.
The list OF dead and injured, accord
ing TO reports available early tonight IS
as follows:
Texas-Aginger 6: Atlanta / Queen
City Cass county 2 and several missing
and probably three near O'Farrell.
Arkansas-Pike county / dead, 2 in
jured, probably fatally; Yell county, 1
dead. 10 injuAd. two probably fatally;
Miller county, 10 whites and negroes
dead, 23 seriously injured; Pope county.
dead and a number seriously injured
Hampstead county, 20 white persons and
81 negroes dead, IL seriously injured,
several fatally. number Of sections hit
by the storm have not been heard from,
Mississippi-Five 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. Tusca-
loosa county, three at Sulligent. Lamar
county and one in Dallas county. Tor
rental rains which followed the wind in
all the states hit by tornadoes, have de-
layed relief work and hindered the COM
piling 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 furnished by the national
guard, and blankets and provisions are
being rushed TO the sufferers.
The extent OF property loss cannot be
determined for days. In Arkansas, on
many plantations, in Miller and Hemp
stead counties. rich farming section,
practically every building was destroyed,
newly planted crops washed out, orchards
ruined. roads and bridges badly damaged,
almost all telephone and telegraph wires
destroyed and railroad tracks washed
out at many places Farm houses some
distance from the direct path of the storm
were damaged, Estimates OF the prop
erty loss in these two counties tonight
exceeded s2.000.o0o.
At Atlanta, O'Farrell and Avenger,
across the Arkansas line in Texas, many
farm houses and outbuidlngs were de-
stroyed and crops in these sections are
said TO be almost a complete loss.
Heavy property loss in Tennessee is
reported at Newport, Lynnville and Con-
nersville In Shelby county alone the
county commissioners tonight estimated
the loss in roads and bridges was $780,
900.
In Mississippi, in addition to actual
loss from the high winds much farm land
win be inundated by the rapidly rising
streams throughout the state "A mum
ber OF railroads In that state report
tracks washed out and damage to road
beds by the unprecedented rainfall. a
report received tonight from Amite coun-
" says ten farm houses were destroyed
by a storm late Saturday and ten per
sons injured. one fatally.
In Alabama property loss in Birming-
ham is estimated at 100000, with ten
injured. Heavy rains and high winds
IN several parts of North Alabama also
are reported to have caused heavy prop
erty and crop loss.
In Georgia. where heavy wind and
rainstorm struck Rome, the property loss
YIN exceed 5000 900. it Is reported.
No Lives Lost in Georgia.