The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-04
INTO COLD EARTH.
Continued from First Page.

MCPHERSON, appeal 'Deen made TO Sec
rotary of War for relief sufferers from
hurricane, Gainesville, Ga. He directs
you cause suitable officer to be sent
from Fort Mcpherson, Ga, authorized
to issue such rations as required to
save lives. This officer will make de-
tailed report by telegraph of any
pressing needs of community and what
further assistance in his opinion the
general government should, under the
circumstances, render. Subsistence
stores actually needed should be sent
in the most expeditions way from
stores at Mcpherson. Might be Well
TO consider ACCESSIBILITY of also send
ing medical officer with supplies, ETC."
(Signed) Elihu Root,
Secretary of War
Ford Walker, the 10-year-old son of
G. w. Walker, was at Cannon's farm.
a half mile this side of New Holland,
when he heard the storm coming lie
was riding a Shetland pony and his
little pug dog was with him. Putting
spurs to his animal he got in the hol-
low this side of the first demolished
house toward New Holland jumping
off the pony, he rolled into gully and
was saved. His pony and dog were
blown across a ravine, but were un-
hurt.
Incidents of Storm.
Tom Cleveland was on the fourth
floor of the Gainesville Mill when it
was struck. He lit on his feet and put
off in a trot. When he reached terra
firma he was unhurt, save a severe
shake up, and few body bruises.
Fanny Reeves escape from instant
death was miraculous. She was in
the spinning room of the Gainesville
Mill which is the fifth floor and her
was CT nF
yards in the direction of the commits
sary. Her injuries were slight, and
she walked to her home when the
storm passed. Mary Elrod was at
work in the spinning room, fifth floor,
near stairway, south end of the
Gainesville Mill. The current sucked
her into the shaft of the stairway and
sat her down gently on the ground
floor, near the southwest entrance.
She quietly walked to Foreman w. II.
Johnsons house, fifty yards away,
and rested a few moments, when she
returned to the mill and assisted in
caring for her injured friends.
w. E. Banister, who is among the
killed, and whose body has not yet
been recovered, was at work near the
Vestibule on the fifth floor. He had
just pulled off his coat and hung it up
in it's accustomed place. The storm
crashed down upon the mill and he
was blown away. To-day his coat was
recovered from the debris and in an
inside pocket was found over 5000 IN
currency. 1t was reported late this
afternoon that his body was recovered
one mile beyond New Holland, but this
report has not been verified. Henry
Towery, clerk in the Gainesville COM
missarH was standing in the rear OF
the store when he saw the storm
strike the cotton mill and saw one cor
ner flying toward him. He jumped
toward the front of the store and was
saved. Had he remained in his tracks
he would have been killed. as that part
of the store was torn from its founda-
ton.
Ministers and Nurses.
DR.. Len q. Broughton and Rev. A.
c. Ward of Atlanta arrived on an aft
ernoon train. Misses Blair and Tay-
Tor of the Tabernacle Infirmary, and
Miss McCleckey of New York, all
trained nurses, came with DR.. Brough-
ton, and will wait on the injured in
the hospital. DR.. Broughton has ten
dered ten wards in his infrmary free
of all charge to any the relief commit
tee may choose to send to Atlanta.
DR.. Broughton made the following
statement tonight after returning
from tour of the stricken district: Il
am surprised that the newspapers have
sentative basis. The crying need of
the people of Gainesville is trained
nurses to wait on the injured, and
those unable TO help themselves"
Rev. A. c. Ward said: "Dr. Brough-
ton and l are going to return to At
lanta tonight to preach to our people
upon the needs of Gainesville" Barclay
& Brandon's ambulance arrived at
O'clock this afternoon and was imme-
diately put to hauling wounded peo-
pie to the Central Hospital at the
Court House. Every white injured
person will be hauled to Central Hos
pital as fast as the ambulance can
handle them, and the colored injured
will go to Quillanns building.
The Southern. Express Company is
handling all relief articles and trans
porting the dead shipped away free Of
charge. Agent H. A. Terrell has an
extra force at work to insure prompt
Origin of Cyclone.
The origin of the cyclone has been
traced to the farm of H. W. Crank
shaw, one mile south of the Gainesville
Cotton Mill where it tore up several
outhouses and completely swept from
the face of the earth twelve acres OF
apple trees. The farm of 5. w.
Westbrooks, adjoining, was wrecked,
and his residence and tenant houses
completely demolished. Westbrooks
was injured, not seriously, and his fam
lily escaped unhurt.
Lieut.. r. H. Hearn of the Sixteenth
Infantry reached the city tonight. and
Immediately conferred with Mayor
Parker, and all relief committees, TO
ascertain the exact situation. lmnle-
diately after the conference Lieut.
Hearn made the following report 10
the Adiutant General: Immediate ne
cessities have been relieved. only
pressing need now Is rations. Request
issue 1000 rations al once" To-mor-
row morning Lieut.. Hearn VIII make
fun personal investigation He VIII go
over the entire stricken district, and II
he finds need for additional rauonh' ne
win report 10 the Adiutant General.
The following appeal was tonight
issued by the Red Men of Gainesville.
ITO Georgia Red Men. Gainesville ana
New Holland tribes Of Red Men and