The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-06
Wind STORMS
FATAL TO I
Inland Havoc Wrought IN
West Georgia, Ala
bama, Tennessee
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Tornado winds killed s"'@H per-
sons, injured more than 20 ana
did heavy property damage across
the South Monday on the ann'ver-
sary of the Tupelo and Gainesville
tornadoes which killed more than
400 in 1886.
Storm warnings were broken
out on the Atlantic seaboard from
Hatteras to Boston while the
heavy winds on the inland CEN
tered their destruction in west
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee
The new storms struck whiie
residents of Tupelo, Miss, ana
Gainesville, Ca, devastated oy
tornadoes last year at the cost OF
more than 400 lives, gave thanks
for work of reconstruction COM
pleted in the last IL months.
Demolishing homes, uprooting
trees and smashing communica-
tons over an S0-mile radius IN
central Alabama, the tornado
winds killed negro at Little OAK
Ala. and another at Goshen, Ala.
A negro girl died in wreckage OF
her home at PheniX City, Ala.
One negro child was killed
when winds struck the Girard Sec
ton across the river from Column
bus, in West Georgia. The winds
did heavy damage in the Scale
Road negro section near Column
bus.
Two children, aged one and
seven years, were killed at Short
or, Ala, when their home was de-
moliShcd.
The storm area extended into
Louisiana and Mississippi and the
weather bureau at New Orleans
ordered small craft warnings on
the Gulf Coast from Morgan City,
La. to Mobile, Ala.
The death from violent winds
extended even into West Texas
Six persons had lost their lives
near San Antonio when two small
boats capsized under violent
SQUALLS on Lake Madina Sunday
Heaviest damage Monday was
conferred in east central Alabama
and western Georgia. Five mem
bers of the Price family at Little
Oak. Ala, were injured seriously
as their home was smashed.
Power was cut off in Montgom-
cry, Ala, state capital. where,
more than 20 homes were smashed
in residential sections. Mr.. and
Mrs, r. H. Hutto were taken to 4
hospital with serious internal IN
iuries after their garage apart
ment was swept away. Two score
houses were smashed ut Mount
Mcigs. 10 miles east of Montgom'
cry and two unidentified negroes
were hurt seriously.
Officers estimated between %
and 35 houses were damaged IN
Montgomery county rural Sec
tons.
Police at Columbus, Ga, eSt'
mated damage there may run a
high as $4,000, and said Tuske'
gee, Dothan and several other
towns across the Alabama line
were hit.
One man was injured, and prop
crtv damage ran over $1,000
whom the winds struck Louise
seven miles from La Grange il
West Georgia. w. H. Jones OF
| Louise was sent to q hospital af
ter he was hit by flying timber
Winds of more than 80 miles
an hour whipped Nashville ant
central Tennessee.
The worst storm in history OF
Natchez, Miss, blocked highway
into Louisiana with debris. Onl!
great gusts of rain saved Jena
La, from a general fire as light
ming struck an oak flooring mill
destroying $4,000 worth of oal
flooring, machinery and a build
inc. Loss was estimated at NOR,
| than $4,000. Campti, La, suf
fered heavy property damage IL
its business section.
Jackson, Miss, was damaged
slightly by nigh winds and heav!
rains and several persons sustain
cd superficial injuries in Missis
sippi.
The roaring winds cut heav!
power lines feeding electricity t
Pensacola, Fla, from Alabama AM
Pensacola was plunged into dark
ness for hours early yesterday
Elevators. industrial plants am
newspapers reported halted opera
tons.
| The second storm in "a hour
struck New Orleans early yester
day, adding to debris which work
men Sunday were called on U
clear from streets and yards.
A sQuattcr's dwelling with tel
persons inside was topplcd int
shallow water by twisting wind
that chopped" about the New VT
leans area. None was hurt. Othe
homes were twisted or blown from
their foundations in south centra
Louisiana. Roofs were ripped OF
homes and schools and smal
buildings were blown down.
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