Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-03-31 | Page 11 | Tornado Wipes out Alabama Village |

Type	issue
Date	1911-03-31
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Tornado Wipes out Alabama Village
Type	article
Date	1911-03-31
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	11
OCR Text	Show TORNADO WIPES OUT ALABAMA VILLAGE Many Persons Injured by Flying Tlnv bers and Great Damage Done to Crops. I MOBILE, Ala.. March 30 Gainesville. Ala-, was practically wiped out by the tornado that swept through Monroe county Monday, according to belated news that reached here today. The storm cut a path of ruin 200 feet wldo through tho settlement. Thero woro no casualties, but many persons were hurt by flying timbers from wrecked houses. Tho reports toll of tremendous property damage. Fields were swept clean of growing crops, forests wore leveled, while hundreds of farm buildings wore torn down by tho threshing wind. Tho area of the storm swept district Is remote from telegraphic and telephonic communication.
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