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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1899
Page
1
Terrific windstorms swept Arkansas Mississippi and Alabama causing major property damage and many fatalities. Reports from Dumas Jefferson and Desoto counties vary with 6 to 20 deaths and dozens injured as towns like Dumas Rob Roy and Sellers suffer heavy destruction.
Reports from Birmingham indicate a major storm hit Cleburne County with ten fatalities. A house near Edwardsville collapsed, housing twelve people with nine killed, while another account mentions seven more dead near Heflin. Telegraph lines delay details.
A twister struck Hickory Flat Mississippi around 3 PM causing structural damage to houses and injuring some residents. Residents report severe damage and debris scattered through the area as responders assess the scene.
The article notes damage in Okotona as several houses were blown down and two men suffered injuries. A storm moved through Clark and Pike areas followed by a heavy rain covering the southwestern part of the state.
A garbled index lists items from The Sunday Post including political conference notes at Jekydstand, hotel incident in Winidwr, reviews of German week, Mantle election, and various sections such as sports, legislative proceedings, populist manifesto, smallpox in Laredo, railroad news, imperialism debate, local suburban notes, editorials, fashion, and church notices.
A tornado ripped through the Heflin Edwardsville area in Alabama killing seven Coffey family members and injuring others. The Coffey house with eleven residents was demolished leaving seven dead. Telegraph lines were down, trains delayed, and extensive farm area damage believed, though no town hit.
A sequence of twisters hit Ange Green in Madison county Alabama and Pine Bluff with heavy rains swelling creeks and washing away bridges. In Huntsville trains plowed through sixteen inches of floodwater and houses on Spring branch and nearby creeks were abandoned. A separate Arkansan report at Pine Bluff details damage near Hob Roy and Walnut Lake with houses leveled and a fatality aboard a freight car.
A tornado ripped through the Heflin Kilwardaeville belt in Claburne county injuring twenty five and killing seven people, many in a single home the Coulee family house was wrecked with eleven inside seven dead and the rest wounded extensive damage to cattle grain mill and telegraph lines blocked rail traffic and wires down complicate details casualties tallied across the region as authorities awaited more information.
A severe rain and hail storm flooded Chattanooga Tennessee as water crested with a forecast forty foot rise in the river. Lower districts submerged tracks washed out near Feathers Row between Ophiowah and Cleveland delaying trains. Authorities urge residents to move to high ground by Sunday night.
Tornadoes swept across parts of Alabama today causing heavy damage. Reports from Belma describe the First Methodist church roof blown off and the building toppled. Sellers and nearby Plant system area suffered destruction. Laverne noted significant impact with details unavailable due to downed telegraph lines.
A Tallapoona Ga. telegraph report states a tornado swept between Hoflin and mu watteville into the afternoon, killing five people in a single family and causing widespread prostration.
A weather bulletin describes a western storm moving east across the country. Temperatures vary from mild to cool from Kentucky to the Northeast, with heavy rains and flooding near the Mississippi and Arkansas valleys. Rivers rising in the South prompt warnings as temperatures dip and advance warm fronts affect the West.
A cold northerly wind moved through this morning, bringing a chill to residents. Forecasters warn of continued cooling tonight with temperatures dipping further as clear skies prevail.
Wet Texas Pair shows warmer readings in northern and central areas with north winds. New Mexico Pair indicates warmer southern portion with variable winds. Oklahoma Territory pair notes warmer eastern and central portions with north winds.
A fine rain fell at Denton Texas tonight followed by a cold spell that dropped the temperatures about ten degrees from yesterday. The rain is expected to aid the wheat crop.
Thomasville Georgia hosts a May conference of Republican leaders at Jekyl Island to discuss party matters. Speaker Reed’s sudden appearance fuels speculation of a McKinley reconciliation, while Hanna denies rumors and says no politics will be discussed.
Five Finlanders claim to have found evidence in old mounds suggesting a Russian boundary line origin that could place the Hion country within the United States. United States Consul Dawson will communicate with Washington authorities on the matter.
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