Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-03-29
DEATH AND DEVASTATION.
Latest Reports Show the Terrible
Work Of the Cyclone in
Alabama.
DEATH LIST WILL NUMBER EIGHTEEN.


erty Loss i'm Birming CHAM Estimnt-
ed at Nearly $500, OO0-Work al Re-
Iief-storms Elsewhere.
birmingham, Ala, March 26.-Much
more horrible than the first reports
of the cyclone Monday are the reali-
ties which have thus far come out
Tuesday morning. 1t is still impos-
sible to compile the full list of the
dead and wounded, but it is now GER
tain that IS persons were killed and
that 80 to 40 were more or less in
jurcd The path of the storm was
wide. 1t covered practically every
hamlet in jefferson county.
The following cities were especial
" visited: birmingham, Pratt City,
Bcssemer, Irondale, Brighton, North
Birmingham, Trussville and Weems.
At Irondale the killed are: &. w.
Gardiner, a white carpenter Mamie
and Clarence Hunter, aged four and
ten, colored.
Wounded Mark Triplett, Clay Gere
and VIII Gardner.
Twenty houses were RACED to the
ground.
At brighton the schoolhouse was
demolished and the daughters OF
Mrs Studder and Mrs. Walker were
severely injured on the head.
At Pratt City the Methodist church,
the nigh school building, the COM
missary of the Tennessee company
and 80 negro shacks were demolished.
The villages Of Trussville and Weems
are reported destroyed, but word
cannot be received from them, as all
telegraph and telephone wires are
down.
President Robert Jamison. Of the
birmingham Railway, Light d Power
company. estimates the property loss
in Birmingham alone at 100000.
The towns North Birmingham
and Woodlawn and Avondale were
also visited and scores of houses were
/ damaged. but no loss of life is re-
ported there.
Relieving the Suffering.
TUESDAYS efforts in the storm
stricken section Of birmingham are
being DIRECTED towards giving relief
to those who lost their all by the
fury of the winds Troops guarded
the devastated district Monday night
and fremen and policemen continued
TO search the ruins. but no more dead
bodies were found and so far as has
been learned up to $3.50 o'clock no
additional deaths have occurred.
Mayor Drennen, who is directing
the relief work. estimates that SlO,-
600 will relieve the immediate wants
Of the sufferers The larger part of
this has already been raised among
citizens and citizens meeting Will
be held at noon to raise the re-
mainder and 10 more perfectly or
ganize the distribution Of the relief
funds. As the larger number Of the
losers are negroes and the poorer
classes of whites, the suffering
among many of them has been acute.
Just how many people were hurt in
the storm will probably never be
known. Many who sustained tritling
injuries paid no heed 10 their wounds
I'm their anxiety 10 save their scat
tered household effects and TO look
after their dead and more seriously
wounded.
The names Of about 80 wounded
have been obtained. but this is
thought TO be only about han the
number who were really hurt. The
property loss is estimated in the city
AT from 100000 TO 100000.
The death list in Birmingham and
vicinity stands at Is.
\ Later Report.
\ careful revision Of the death list
places the total number Of dead in
the city az -. several persons who
were missing and had been reported
dead having been located. Two ne
gro workmen reported missing at
Irondale are believed to be dead UNI
der wrecked buildings. If they are
dead this will increase lrondale's
total deaths to five, making "A grand
total ofs1s dead in birmingham and
vicinity.
Thirty-fve persons were more or
less seriously hurt in Birmingham,
seven of whom are expected 10 die.
Cyclone In Georgia.
Buena Vista. Ca March CA cy-
clone struck the southern edge OF
this town Monday night, doing con-
siderable damage.
Several persons are reported killed,
among them the child Of !. ID. Harrell.
Mrs. Harrcll his wife, had her leg
broken. Every member Of the family
was more or less injured. The resi-
dences of Messrs. Woodall and Bethune
were also blown down. but nobody was
killed. Fifteen or 20 negro cabins were
blown down. one negro child of Ike
Rushin being killed and several others
seriously wounded.
\ cyclone is also reported at Amer
iCus.
Two Killed nv lightning,