The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-03
II KNOWN DEAD In
GREENSBORO STORM
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courthouse were converted into
temporary receiving rooms.
A survey of the stricken area
rcvcalcd;
The Ell Moro cigar plant, one
of the largest concerns Of It's KIND
in the South, was reported badly
demolished.
The Blue Bell Overall factory,
which covers a square block, WAS
reportedly blown down.
The George C. Brown Cedar
! Plant, lumber manufacturing con
Germ, the first building struck by
yhe cyclone, was crushed 70 the
Garth. .o
! EARLY today no one had pene-
! tiated the debris and WfeckaSe ~
investigate conditions alon% Cor
rell street. one of the most chick
Nv populated areas Of South
! Greensboro. 1t was feared many
wore injured or dead there.
one of the largest hardware
concerns in the city dispatched a
motor truck load Of picks and
sbovcls TO the stricken area. A
o.no of white and negro l&borerS
Tcre rushed into the district TO
cut a path for ambulance crews
and tircmen.
The storm danced its way
across widespread sections OF the
citv. Here and there stood 4
house untouched by the cyclone
winds. Next to it were remain"
Ct buildings crumbled and torn.
Motor trucks were rolled over
Tees blocked a number OF strectS'
Meanwhile, as order was cstao-
tIished in sections Of the city,
strict guard was established TO
prevent footing. A hundred negro
Students Of 4. & 7. college,
state-maintained institution Tor
colored students, volunteered ana
were organized into squads to pa
uol the negro districts. The ma
tional guard unit was organized
to handle motor traffic while poo-
lice officers directed the squads
of worl;mcn clearing away debris
Police estimated that the cy-,
! clone tore through business ana
residential sections for four miles
and that in places damage spread
out several hundred yards wide.
Thirty minutes after the storm
struck. hospitals were filled to
Overlooking. The sheriff ordered
the courthouse jury room convert
ed into receiving room for the
injured.
City lights went out shortly al
ter the tornado struck.
Lights in the city building,
which houses the central fire COM
pany and The police, went out as
the rest Of the city was plunged
into darkness. The sheriff'S ottlce
was advised that every available
Police officer had been called back
to duty.
Small homes and buildings for
several blocks aroupnd the Brown
Cedar Plant mill, an area populat-
cd by white working persons: also
were wrecked.
!. R. A. Wilson, desk sergeant
of the county shcriff's office told
The United Press that the police
had asked for military help to
/ aid in removing the injured from
the stricken area.
At Raleigh, Gov. J. c. B. Ehr-
Iinghaus, notified by United Press,
said he would communicate with
authorities at Greensboro and
would render whatever aid neces-
sary.
The cyclone after. striking the
lumber mill, which is outside city
limits half a mile, raced down
three or more neighboring streets.
Then it leaped over the residen-
tial and business area which skirts
the west end of the city to within
a few hundred yards of the old
union railroad station, tearing
down the block-square Blue Bell
Overall plant. The plant is locat-
cd on Elm street and is near the
business area Of the city.
The south part Of Greensboro,
oldest section of the city, is a
mixed residential, business and
manufacturing area. 1t was Sc
verely damaged. Brick buildings
were crumbled. Frame structures
were swept from their founda-
tiOrs and carried before the
winds.
The confusion was heightened
because Of lack of street lighting
in the downtown district.
The cyclone swept in with such
sudGenness that many parts of
the city were unaware it had
struck. When the news spread,
motorists attempted to penetrate
the area, adding to confusion and
disorder.