The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05
100 ARE DEAD FROM
GAINESVILLE STORM
Cyclone Wrought Death and
Destruction.

nduO WHICH pore down on this city
yesterday probably has no parallel in
the history of the State for the nu.n-
Der Of people killed and destruction
OF property.
The fury of the whirling cloud was
fortunately confined to the outskirts
OF the city, else the loss of life and
property would have been appalling.
Out OF almost a clear sky the twist
ing terror swooped down upon the
city and those unfortunates who were
IN its wake had no opportunity 70 seek
places OF safety. Many Of the bodies
Of the victims were mangled almost
beyond recognition.
Today the list Of dead Is placed al
100. An dthOse injured at 40, while the
property loss is something ike $780,
900.
The storm also struck New Holland
near Gainesville. at which place more
than 20 people were killed
Storm Appeared Suddenly.
The death-dealing storm appeared
suddenly little before I o'clock and
within two minutes il had killed near
ly hundred persons. torn two stories
from the five-fOOr brick factory Of the
Gainesville cotton mills, demolished al
most 200 cottages, RACED two brick
stores to the ground and blown down
mnumerable Outbuildings.
BY what appears TO be a miracle.
the tO-2adO's fury was confined to the
outskirts OF the city, the main bush
ness and residence portion not being
touched. Torrents of rain accompa-
MED the wind. but within five minutes
after its first onslaught the sun was
shining upon scene Of fearful desc
IatiOn
The list Of the dead is confined main
ly to operatives Of the Gainesville cot
ton mills and the Pacelot cotton mills
and two-thirds OF them we're women
and children.
The following Is a list OF the fatal
ties as far as can be obtained:
Dead in Gainesville:
General Cumming, Homer Ash, Cor
don Ash. Maude Gordon, Miss Log
gins. Mary Duncan, Miss Woody. -
c. Knowles. Miss Loggins, Ed Majors.
Mary J. VI. Camp and Baby, =.
Waddell, Ethel Lille. Lula Jackson,
Miss C1ack, Claud Shedd. Annie Gar
rett, Jack Murphy, Grady Lee. Dorothy
Sloan, Ed Nasles. Mrs. Nathan Jones
Baby of Howington.
Those fatally injured:
Nathan Jones. Mrs. Nathan Jones.
". 7. HENDERSON, Maude Gordon
Claude Gordon, Bessie Skinner, Annie
Shubert, Joe Shubert. Daisy Bryson.
Perry Conner. a negro; Miss Willie
Boone. Doc StovaIl, a negro: Alonzo
Force, q negro; J. E SummervtHe.
Ola Miller, Mrs. Doc Clark, John Simp-
son. James Simpson. General Cum
ming Miss Neal. Miss Loggins, Alice
subers. Will Addison, Gertie Addison,
Ada Skinner. Will Blackshear, -.
Thompson. W o. Miller. Mrs. Talley.
Bessie Talley. Lula Edmondson.
The dead IN New Holland:
Mrs H. H. Nelson. VIII Tatum, Myr-
tee Westmoreland. Maggie westmore-
land. Mrs. H. L. Nix. Mrs. Medley, Mrs.
JAMIE Ledford and Baby, Mrs J. r.
White and Two Children. Baby OF Mrs.
MCGEE, Mrs. VI. w. Bobo. Bonnie Hen
dirk, Mrs. T. A. Coker, John J. Mayme.
Mrs. Marion Willbanks. Two Children
OF H. L. Phillips. Mrs. Tom Truelove.
Mrs. William Westmoreland. Albert
Lloyd, Mrs. r. II. Pass and Little Son.
Mrs. Able. Mrs. Bryant and Little Son.
The tornado made a terrific noise,
% If heavy cannOnading were In full
blast and as It bore down upon the
city il tore everything in its path It
came from the southeast. and no one
was aware that Il was more than an
ordinary thunderstorm until Il struck
the Gainesville cotton mill. which IS
situated between the Southern and the
Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern
railways
Taking this four-scory brick struc-
trre. it twisted it as IL il were a reed
and, IN a tunkling Of an eye, many
souls were ushered into eternity Inc
mill building. store and cottages were
torn into fragments, and the flying tim
bers were hurled several hundred feet
in the air. together with those per
sons who were IN reach Of the fierce
monster.
The Gainesville Cotton Oil company.
the freight and passenger depots of
the Southern railway. the car barn
the electric railway company, the
Gainesville Iron works. the old Rich
mond hotel the stores OF Mrs. Pfeffer.
J. r. Logan. J. r. Clark, T. T. Moore.
Scroggs & Cooper, B. D. Langford, Ma
than Jones; the residences Of r. l.
Meslor. W. B. Sloan, J. r Logan, the
Chestnut Street Baptist church, and
scores OF others In this vicinity. were
blown entirely away. and the storm
passed over the southern part of the
city via Myrtle street. and on TO tie
Pacelot mill settlement az New Hol-
la7&
Waxahachis, Tex. June A double
tragedy was committed last night near