Evening journal., 1901-03-27
DOES NOT NEED
OUTSIDE HELP
Relief Fund for Birmingham
Is Sufficient
DEATH LIST NOT 50 LARGE
as First Reports Indicated Eighteen
Dead and Thiriy-fvc More or
Less Badly Injured
DEATH LIST NOT 50 LARGE

Birmingham, ia, March 27.-Under
the harmonious working OF the state
militia and lccal police force much
order has come out of TUESDAYS chaos
incident to the fatal storm which swept
portions OF this city. A careful re-
vision of the death list places the total
number or dead in the city az 70, sew
eral persons who were missing and had
been reported deaC having shown up.
Two women reported missing at Iron
dale ase believed to be dead under
wrecked buildings. II they are dead
this will increase the total to is.
Following is a full list OF the white
victims of the tornado in this city:
DR.. Chapman, Mrs. Robert G.. Lowe.
infant son of Robert G. Lowe. 3-year-
old daughter OF B. B. Hudson. and J..
G. Chlumpe. a German. The colorad
victims are: John Hyro, S-year-oid
Carrie Henry. Carrie Il. Hudson. Mag
gle f. Stedmeyer (schoolgirD. Lizzie
Goodlow, Lizzie Glenn and b. b. Hud-
sons cook.
Dead at Irondale: John Gardner.
white; Mamie and Clarence Hunter.
colored, and two negro women miss
ing.
Thirty-fve persons were more or less
seriously hurt in Birmingham. Mrs.
X. II. Thomas and Mr.. w. p. Diclxin-
son, who are at st. Vincent's hospital.
are in precarious condition.
j. Alexander. the merchant reported
Killed, was only severely injured. He
crawled out OF the ruins Immediately
after the storm and managed to reach
nome. In the ruins a body very much
dlsigured was found and It was
thought to be his, but yesterday Il was
discovered that the dead man is ]. c..
Chlumpe, a German, who was in the
store making a purchase when the
cyclone wrecked It.
The saddest feature Of yesterday was
the funerals. that of Mrs. Robert j.
Lowe and child taking place at a
neighboring house The house was
packed with men. women and children.
and every eye was wet. Tho Young
mother was a beautiful and charming
woman. Her babe lies IN her arms.
and both are en- route 70 Athens. Ala.
where Mrs. Lowe was born.
The relief fund raised BIZ Che paople
OF cunningham is growing and has al
ready reached $4,000. Mayor Il. Dren-
-'-- ~t@eANA tft'1 Alit statement IlnL tln
sufferers are not in need of outside
contributions.
The property loss is placedat $500 600.
The storm seems to have lifted after
leaving Birmingham, and beyond eiv-
ing Huntsville. Ala, a slight touch did
not make itself felt until il passed over
into Georgia
AT Chambers, Ga. near Rome, a rail-
road depot was blown into a creek
and washed away At RounsavilIe a
Dig Touring min was DESTROYED. to-
gethor with many bushels of wheat.
The handsome residence of the Rouns-
aville family was wrecked, but no one
injured.
The cyclone struck Buena Vista. Ga.
at o'clock in the afternoon. Tho
Young child of Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Har-
rel was killed. as was also negro
girl. The home Of the Misses Woodali
was wrecked and the occupants geri-
ously injured
AZ Cartersville lightning struck
school house, killing two children.
Owing to the tremendous rains the
rivers in northern ana northwestern
Georgia are out of their banks.