Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-27
ORDER RESTORED
OUT OF CHAOS
Harmonious Working of State
Militia and Police Help Mat
ters at Birmingham.
DEATH LIST Is PLACED AT SIXTEEN
At Chambers. Ga, a Railroad Depot Is
Blown Into a Creek and
Washed Away.

Birmingham. Ala. March 21.-Cnder
the harmonious working of the state
militia and local police force much or
der has come out of Mondays chaos
following the fatal storm which swept
portions of this city. a careful re-
vision of the death list places the to-
tai number of dead in Birmingham and
vicinity at sixteen.
Thirty-Five Persons Are Hurt.
Thirty-five persons were more or
less seriously hurt but their number
is being augmented by the addition OF
many names of persons who were
slightly bruised in their marvellous es-
cape from death. Sarah Brown, Il ne
gro woman, died from fright Mrs. H.
III. Thomas and w. +. Dickinson. who
are at st. Nincent's hospital, are in Il
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 home. In the
ruins Il body very much diShgured was
found, and il was thought to be his.
hut it was discovered that the dead
man is J. &. Chiumpe. n German, who
was in the store making a purchase
when the cyclone struck.
Storm-stricken District Busy Scene.
Yesterdays beautiful weather was
apparently an incentive to active effort
and the storm stricken district pre-
sented Il busy scene. Everywhere fur
niture and household effects were be
ing carted off. roofs being patched and
chimneyS built. Line men We're gath
ering up masses of tangled wires and
housewives were hanging out blank cts,
bedding and clothes TO dry. The sad
dest feature of yesterday was the fu-
neralS that of Mrs. Robert j. Lowe
and child taking place yesterday morn
ing from II neighbor'S home. The
house was crowded with men. women
and children and every We was wet
The young mother will be buried with
her babe in her arms. The bodies
We're taken to Athens. Ala, where Mrs.
Lowe was born.
Relief Fund Is Growing.
The relief is growing with astOnish-
ing rapidity. over 81 GOO having been
already received Mayor Drenuen aI-
thOrizes the statement that the suffer
ers are not in need of outside cOntrl-
buttons. The property loss is placed
at 100000. The storm seems to have
lifted after leaving Birmingham and
beyond giving Huntsville, Ala, Il slight
touch did not make itself felt until it
passed over into Georgia.
Railroad Depot Blown Away.
At Chambers, Ga. near Rome, q
railroad depot was blown into a creek
and washed away. At Rounsaville
big Touring mill WAS destroyed. to-
Gether with many thousand bushels of
wheat. The handsome residence of
the ROunsaville family was wrecked
but no one injured. The cyclone struck
Ruena Vista, Ga, at t o'clock in the
afternoon. The young child of Mr..
and Mrs. J. ID. Harrell was killed as
was also a negro girl. The home of
the Misses Woodall was wrecked and
the two occupants seriously injured.
At Gainesville lightning struck Il
school house, killing two children.
Heavy Rnins at Atlanta.
Owing to the tremendous rains the
rivers in northern and northwestern
Georgia are out of their banks. In
Atlanta at , O'Clock yesterday morn
ing 10 inches of rain fell in five min
uteS, breaking all records.