The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-04-17
DESTRUCTIVE
STORM SWEEPS
EAST LOWNDES
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east Ol there lne news Oh the SIOrin
stricken area was brought to the Dis
patch by Mr.. w. A. Nickles, who with
others in the adjourning neighbor-
hoods rushed to the relief of the
stricken areas. He gave vivid de-
scription of the scenes of destruction
and desolation, and said that the wind
tore its way through the various
communities with unrelenting force
sweeping everything before it.
Mr.. Nickles assisted in bringing
Mrs. Willie Wells to Columbus for
medical attention, experiencing quite
bit of difficulty IN getting through
the storm wrecked area.
Pickensville Road District.
In the Pickensville road section
southeast of the city the home of Mr..
N. B. Windham was partially destroy
ed, mill on the place was demolished
and all tenant houses on the place
were destroyed.
DIR. f. M. Vaughan, who came into
Columbus yesterday from beyond the
Idevasted area stated to a Dispatch re-
porter that desolation and destruct-
ion was in the wake of the storm. He
had to cut his way along the Pickens-
willie road.
The home of Mr.. Henry Windham on
the Pickemsville road was blown from
Its foundation, a number of tenant
houses were demolished and two cows
were killed.
Joe Poe, a negro, on the Orr place,
was seriously injured. His chest was
crushed by falling timbers.
The new home Of Mr.. Mack Thorn
ton ON the Pickensville road was COM
pletely wrecked by the storm.
On the Orr place the dwelling which
was occupied by Mr.. J. F. Colyin suf-
fered serious damage. This is seven
: miles on the Pickensville road.
: On the Dab Acker place all cabins
were blown away.
Jemison Mill and Tuscaloosa Road
Districts.
Up at the forks of the Jemison Mil
and Tuscaloosa roads negro church
; was completely blown away and for
radius Of hundred yards about thu
!. Ichurch the trees were twisted of
about IL feet above the ground. Thi
; was one of the freak stunts of TIN
wind.
Mr.. Ben Godfrey's home was par
TALLY destroyed and a silo on tn
q place was completely demolished.
There were thirteen persons in tn
home of Mr.. Sam Smith and a
miraculously escaped injury despit
. the fact that the house was a totf
, wreck
At the home of Mr.. Dave Perkin
t. the storm wrought extensive damage
His son, Jesse Perkins, had just got
ten out of bed when chimney crasl
id ed through the walls and wrecked tn
Id bed.
in The home of Mr.. Frank Lollar, occt
)" pied by Mr.. Walter Lollar and Mr.. n
st H. Mullins, sustained extensive dan
IN age. 1t is located five miles east {
ly Columbus.
ed Mr.. p. NJ. Black sustained more {
Id less serious injuries in the storm
t. did Mr.. j. A. Ayres.
~ The new home of Mr.. Cap Loft
Oh on the Tuscaloosa road together viii
n all outhouses, and barns were total
BIS destroyed Mr.. Lofts sustained MOI
to or less serious injury about the arm
and legs as his home left its moo
nd ings under pressure of the terrif
he wind.
lst Y0rkvile Road Section.
I'M The home of Mr.. William Paffra
les was partially destroyed and the mer
er bers of the family had narrow e
cape.
m On the Armstrong place extensi
les damage was done to buildings.
le- Every tenant house on the plant
ton Of Mr.. George Mcclellan was d
lid molished and other extensive damal
resulted.
ed Damage At Steens.
At the home of Claude Odom, thr
the mules were killed and barns bloy
Lhe away and his dwelling was slight
for damaged.
The station at Steens was partial
destroyed, and the gin and warehou
were completely wrecked.
Mt The porch of the home of Mr.. j.
ny Lofts was blown away, and the hon