The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-11
SORROW STRICKEN.
Arc tho Survivors OF the Disaster at Gain.
.1- csvllle, Ga.

5000 inhabitants of this city have
just begun to realize the extent o1
the appalling disaster of yesterday
1t now seems certain that the deatl
list will not be much short of 100
perhaps somewhat over 100, con.
sidering the number Of dangerous
ly wounded whose chances for re.
covery cannot now be calculated
But through all the gloom and
desolation that surround the towI
like q pail there radiates q beam
of nope and encouragement--hopc
that the deeth list may not be SO
numerous as reported, and encour-
agement to those who are so brave
ly and devotedly assisting in the
work of relief.
The story of the storms. work of
desolatloh has already been told.
All that remains is the compilation
of an accurate list of the dead and
the chronicling of the burial of the
victims. Figuring from all avail
able sources and giving credence
only to those reports which are be.
lieved to be trustworthy, the follow
ing is q summary of the effects of
the tornado in Gainesville and its
environs:
One hundred killed.
One hundred and fifty injured,
I'ocff>%hom probably 20 Will die.
Eight bundled homeless, their
residences haSS'iisssg been wiped out
Of existence. Ssssssssasss-2.szsye.-
Property loss of about $5OO,O0OS
none of which was covered by
storm insurance.
A concise and accurate statement
of the casualties cannot be render
cd for several days, but the physi-
clans in attendance believe that 1t
will not 60 very far above 100, al
though 25 or 30 are desperately in
jured and may die within the next
two or three days. The death list
80 fur compiled includes 80 at the
Pacolet Cotton mills at New Hol-
land, all Of whom were killed in
the demolition of the company's
cottages, and 36 at the Gainesville
Cotton mills, near the Southern
first struck,
Eight persons killed in the de-
struction of the Jones & Logan
stores near the Southern depot are
not included in the above list. All |
of them were mon except Mrs.
Jones, the wife of the proprietor
Of the Jones' general storo. Two
Of the men killed in the Logan
store were negroes.
A MASS OF RUINS.
The entire pathway of the storm,
extending two miles from the
Gainesville mills around the out.
skirts of the city to the Pacolet
mills at New Holland is a mass ofl
ruins, but fortunately the cottages
in the trail of the tornado between
the Southern station and New Hol.
land were those OF negroes who
were all absent from the city yes
terday in attendance on a colored
excursion.
Business is almost entirely sus.
pended throughout the city, the
attention of everybody being given
to the care Of the wounded and
suffering. There is no lack of med
ical attention, many surgeons be-
ing present from Atlanta and other
cities. There IS great need, how
ever, of clothing, antiseptics and
other medlcal supplies.
The local militia Fave been
called out for police duty. The
CITY is very orderly and quiet and
only a few instances of pillaging
have been reported.
ToRNADo's WORK COMPLETE.
The work Of the tornado was
complete. From the factory where
it first descended upon the doomed
city to the hills beyond New Hol-
land whore it rose into the upper
air, the destruction of property is
appalling.
Along this entire course for a |
distance of two miles thore is not
a fence standing, not a habitable
house, most of the latter being re-.
duced to strips like laths and |
scarcely tree left. = .
AT New Holland the storm did
its worst. Nothing but the barren
rad l;1la a ro loft +horo Ia 4rll 49,