New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
South Counts
More Than 100
Dead i'm Storm
Remote Parts of Six States
Swept by Tornadoes and
Heavy Rain Are Cut Off
and Their Loss Unknown
Arkansas Chief Sufferer
Property Damage Runs Into
Millions; Red Cross Called
On TO Assist Homeless

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 17.-That the
death list from tornadoes and heavy
transforms which swept over six
Southern states late Friday and Satur-
day will exceed 100 was indicated by
reports coming from isolated sections
tonight. The loss to property and
crops will run into millions of dollars
Many of the storm swept sections are
still shut off from wire connections
with the surrounding country. REPORTS
of additional casualties are slowly com
ing in from relief parties sent out to
the devastated regions.
The list of dead and injured, accord
ing to reports available early tonight,
is as follows:
Texas--Avinger. six dead; Atlanta,
one, and probably three near O'Far-
rell.
Arkansas-Pike County, one dead,
four perhaps fatally injured and
twenty less seriously hurt. Yell
County, one dead. two probably fatally
injured and eight hurt less seriously.
Miller County, ten whites and seven
negroes dead and twenty-three seri-
ously injured, number of whom are
expected to die. Pope County, three
dead and number seriously injured.
Hampstead County, twenty whites and
eight negroes dead and fourteen seri-
ously hurt, several perhaps fatally.
When reports are received from num-
Der Of sections hit by the storm which
have not been heard from the number
of dead in Arkansas is expected to ex-
ceed seventy.
Mississippi's List Lighter
Missi ssissippi-Five dead at Steen. one
al Sontag one at Rural Hill and one
killed in a railroad washout near Mo-
zeIle.
Alabama-Five dead at Cave Springs.
near Tuscumbia; five at Ralph, Tusca-
loosa County; three at Sulligentz, La
mar County, and one in Dallas County.
Torrential rains which followed the
wind in all the states have delayed re-
lief work, and have, it is reported. il
some cases prevented the compilation
OF accurate lists of casualties.
In Arkansas, which was the hardest
hit the Red Cross is at work in Hemp
stead and Miller counties, where hun
dreds of families were made homeless.
Tents have been furnished by the Ma
tlonal Guard, and blankets and pro
visions are being rushed to the suf-
ferers.
The extent of property loss cannot
be determined for days. In Arkansas,
on many plantations in Miller and
Hempstead counties, a rich farming
section, practically every building was
destroyed, newly planted crops washed
out, orchards ruined, roads and bridges
badly damaged and telephone and tele-
graph wires were almost all destroyed.
Railroads in that section report tracks
washed out at many places. Farm
houses some distance from the direct
path of the storm were heavily dam
aged. Estimates made on the property
loss IN these two counties tonight
place the property and crop damage at
more than $4,000 900. At Atlanta,
O'Farrell and Avinger. across the Ar
kansas line in Texas, many farmhouses
and outbuildings were destroyed, and
crops in these sections are almost a
complete loss.
Heavy Property Loss in Tennessee
Heavy property loss in Tennessee is
reported from Newport, Lynnville and
Connersville. In Shelby County alone
estimated the loss to roads and
bridges at $4,000.
In Mississippi, in addition to actual
loss from the high winds, much farm
land will be inundated by the rapidly
rising streams. Some railroads in
that state report tracks washed out
and damage to roadbeds by the un-
precedented rainfall. A report re-
ceived tonight from Amite County
says that ten farm houses were de-
stroyed by the storm and ten persons
injured, perhaps fatally.
In Georgia, where q heavy wind and
rain storm struck at Rome, the prop
erty loss will exceed 100000.