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Show TELEGRAPHIC TISCVUBIA, All, Wrecks of the lute Tornado-Great Tornado-Great Loss or Life and Iro-periy. Iro-periy. Ciucinnali, 2S. A Times 6peciil snys: A gentleman from Tuacumbia I states that Sunday's tornado was most diaastroLLs in its ofTects upon the unroofed, fences blown in every direction, di-rection, large treea torn from the ground, and carried miles, crushing cabins and outhouses as they went. After leaving Tuscambia the wind rose and went a distance of nine miles without damage, then descending descend-ing again it continued its destruction, blowing away scores of cabins and killing four persons. InTuscumbia the loss will be half a million dollars. Nearly every building in the place U more or le3 damaged. Provisions are giving out, and there are upwards of 400 destitute and houseless people. The ruinn of the residence of State Secretary Moore were re-' moved alter the storm. Mr;. Moore was found on a bed with two heavy timbers lying across her body and two children under her, ' dead and crushed out of shape. John Hodgkius was blown out of of the second story widdow and hid , house blown down, burying his brother's family. Ou removing the ruins Hodgkins, his wife and (our children were all found crushed lo death. The house of Mrs. Winslow was blown down and she found killed by a heavy wardroUle. The house was valued at 10,000. All told the loss ot life by the tornado cannot be less than sixty, and fully as many wounded. |