The Newark journal., 1903-06-05
0NE HUNDRED UVES LOST.
Tornado Strikes Gainesville, Ga, aid Leaves Many Victims
 in lis Path.
SEVERAL KILLED AT NEW HOLLAND.
Five Huudred Persons at Work in One Cotton Mfii When storm Carr ried Away Two Staries-Nnny Em- pioyes fniured-HOteIs Damaged Member of Bodies Recovered.

Gainesville, Ga, June 3.--Just after the noon hour, Monday, this city was struck by a terrific tornado, killing probably one hundred persons, un- roofing the City hotel, other large buildings and destroying the Gaines vile cotton mills.
 Eighteen persons were killed in the city between the center of town and the railroad station, where four large stores were blown down. The storm had driven many persons into these stores for refuge. There were 500 per sons at work in the cotton mill when the cyclone struck. The mill was q three-story building The first story was left standing, but badly wrecked. The second and third floors were com pletely demolished and the employees were caught under the wreekage and mangled. Twenty-six bodies were re- covered in few hours.
 The roof of the electric car barn was lifted, and the building badly dam aged. The railroad depot suffered also.
 The Southern depot was blown down. The Gainesville iron works was demolished and several people perished in the wreck. The Gaines vile cotton oil mills were blown down.
 The old Piedmont hotel. now used as a schoolhouse. was razed, and half q dozen or more people were killed in if. The Richmond hotel was wrecked, and several perished along with it. One hundred and twenty-five cottages, schooIhouse and church were blown away in the negro section of the town.
 Five brick stores cn the main street of Gainesville were swept away. In all about two hundred buildings were demolished.
 The tornado went from Gainesville to New Holland, and 8 persons were killed at that place.
 The list of the dead so far as obtain able at the Gainesville cotton mills and in and around the vicinity of the Southern depot follows: Homer Ash, Gordon Ash, Maud Gordon. Mary Dun- can. Miss Woody, - Knowles, Miss Loggins, Ed Habers, Mrs. J. M. Camp and baby, - Waddell, Ethel Lyle. Lulu Jackson, Miss Claek, Claude Shedd, Annie Garrett. Jack Murphy, Jack Grady Lee. Dorothy Sloan, Ed Nagles, Mrs. Nathan Jones, and baby of Mrs. Howington.
 Fatally injured: Nathan Jones. w.
 |. Henderson. Maude Gordon. Claude Gordon, Bessie Kinner, Joe Schubert, Daisy Bryson. Perry Conner, colored; Miss Willie Boone, Dick Stovall, col ored; Alonzea Ford colored; j. E. Summerville, Ola MiIer, Mrs. Doc Clark, John Simpson, James Simpson, Miss Noel, Miss Loggin, Alice Subers, Will Addison, Gertie D. Addison, Bill Black hear, Ada Skinner, - Thomp- son. N O. Miler. Mrs. Talley, Bessie Talley, and Lulu Edmonson.
 Those who were killed at the Paco- let mills at New Holland and whose bodies have been recovered are: Mrs. H. H. Nelson, Win Tatum, Myrtice Westmoreland, Maggie Westmoreland, Mrs H. L. Nix, Mrs. Nelley, Mrs. Janice Bedford and baby, Mrs. J. White and two children. baby of Mrs, Amgee. Mrs. W. Bobo, Mrs. Bryan and little son. Benny Hendrix, Mrs. T. A. Coler. John A. Mayme, Mrs. Marion. Win Banks, two children of H. L, Philips, Mrs. Tom, Trueloye, Mrs. Westmoreland, Albert Lloyd, Mrs. 0keley. Mrs. 0. II. Bass and little son, and Mrs. Agle.
 Those fatally injured at New Hol- land number about ten, including Mrs, Hendrix and two girls, Bryer Ander- sen, colored; Mrs. r. J. Ivey and Mrs. Bass.
 Besides these. eight men, six white and two colored, were killed in the demolition of Joseph Logan's store, near the Southern depot and one man and one woman met death in the store of George Jones, the woman being the wife of the proprietor.
 Unconfirmed reports from White Sulphur. seven miles from Gainesville, says that about l2 persons were killed there.
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