The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-06-06
ONE HUNDRED KILLED
TORNADO CAUSES FEARFUL DE.
sTRUcTloN IN THE CITY OF
GAINESVILLE, GA.


Wrecked-ln Addition One Hundred
and Fifty Persons Are Injured and
Many Buildings Raced.
Gainesville. Ca. June 2.-Within
the space Of two minutes a tornado
dealt death and destruction to the
city Of Gainesville and environs, kill
ing at least 100 people, wounding $50
more, levelling 100 cottages to the
ground and tearing two stories of the
factory Of the Gainesville cotton mill.
OF the killed probably twothirds were
women and children who were opera
tives in the cotton mills. The death
list includes only about six negroes.
The storm came from the south out
Of almost clear sky, swooping down
on the Gainesville cotton mills near
the Southern railroad station at flt-
teen minutes before o'clock.
With a terrible crash the two up
per stories Of the building were swept
away, leaving thirty-two operatives
dead In the room. The tornado then
swept around the outskirts of the
city to the suburb of New Holland,
two miles away, where are located the
Pacolet cotton mills, one of the largest
institutions of this kind in the South.
Cottages Raced and Inmates .;;>i:!!.d.
The plant Of the Pacolet company
was not seriously Damaged, but prob.
ably 100 cottages standing near by,
occupied by operatives who were en-
ployed in the mills, were completely
demolished killing thirty-three peo.
pie. These were mostly women and
children, as the heads of families were
nearly all in the factory at work.
The store Of Joseph Logan, near the
Gainesville cotton mills, was crushed
to ruins by the wind and two people,
one man and one woman, were crushed
to death. The woman was Mrs.
Jones, wife Of the proprietor.
Reports from White Sulphur, seven
miles from Gainesville, are to the ef.
feet that the storm struck there with
terrific force, killing dozen people.
This, however, is not absolutely con-
firmed.
DR.. Smith. city physician of Gaines.
Vile, says he has visited 100 wounded,
and has personal knowledge Of 100
dead.
The property loss at the Pacolet
mills 6ccasioned by the destruction
Of the cottages and outbuildfngs Ia
estimated at $4,000. The {, Gaines.
vile cotton mills are damaged to the
extent of $4,000.
Calls for Medical Assistance.
The local physicians were unable
to cope with the situation and sur
geons and medical supplies have been
ordered sent from Atlanta. A special
train carrying a corps of surgeons
and sappffus arrived at night, making
the total number of physicians now
in the city about forty.
A meeting was held at night to or.
ganize a relief committee at which
it. was decided to issue an appeal to
the public for funds to assist the mill
operatives who are thrown out of work.
Gainesville, it is stated, can take
care Of those now suffering, but there
will be considerable distress occa-
stoned by the closing down of the
mills.
The physicians who have assisted
In the work Of relief say the scenes
at the mills were appalling, the VIC
time being crushed and mangled in
every conceivable manner.
Governor Terrell has issued a pro.
clamation calling on the people Of
Georgia to aid the stricken city.