The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-06-06

Gainesville. Ga. m1e Within
the space of two minutes today tor.
nado dealt death and destruction TO
the city OF Gainesville and environs,
killing at least 100 people. woundiug
100 more. and leyeling 100 cottages
to the ground and tearing two sto.
ries off of the factory of the Gaines.
vile cotton mill. OF the killed prob.
ably two.thirds were women and chill.
dren. who were operators In the cot
ton mills.
The storm came from the south out
OF almost clear sky. swooping down
on the Gainesville cotton mills and
the Southern railroad station at fif.
teen minutes before | o'clock
With a terrible crash the two upper
stories of the building were swept
away, leaving thirty-two operators
dead Ia the ruins
Cottages Raxed.
The cyclone 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 character in the South The
plant of the Paeolot company was
not seriously damaged, but probably
100 cottages standing nearby occu-
ped by operators. who were employed
In the mills, were completely demol-
ished, killing thirty-three people.
These were mostly women and chill
dre1. as the heads Of the families were
nearly all In the factory at work.
The store OF Joseph Logan. near
Gainesville cotton mills. was crushed
to ruins by the wind, and eight men
who had taken refuge In II were in
stantly killed.
The Jones general store met a sim
liar fate, and II the ruins one man
and one woman were crushed TO
death The woman was Mrs Jones,
the 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 a dozen people.
This, however, Is not absolutely con
firmed
Killed and Wounded.
DR.. Smith. city physician, Gaines
Vile, says he has visited one hun
dred wounded, and has personal know
ledge of one hundred dead.
The property loss at the Pacolet
mills occasloned by the destruction
Of the cottages and outbuildings is
estimated at $4,000. and the Gaines
vile cotton mills are damaged to the
extent OF $4,000.
The local physicians were unable
to cope with the situation and sur
geons and medical supplies have been
offered sent from Atlanta.
A special train carrying a corps of
surgeons and supplies arrived tonight,
making the total number of physicians
now In the city about forty.
A meeting was he'd tonight 10 or
ganize a relief committee. at which
II was decided 10 Issue an appeal to
the public for funds TO assist the mill
operators who are thrown cut OF
work.
Gainesville, II Is stated. can take
care of those now suffering, but there
will be considerable distress occa-
sionA by the closing down OF the
mills.
The physicians who have assisted
In the work of rescue state that the
scenes at the mills were appalling,
the victims being crushed and man
gled in every conceivable manner.
Results Of the Storm.
AS near as can be calculated at
this hour (mldnight), the results are
eighty-fye men, women and children
dead. and perhaps forty more fatally
injured, with a property loss Of some
thing like $500, 900. The death list
Is yet imperfect, as not all the bodies
have been recovered and identified.
Many OF them we're mangled beyond
recognition, the only means Of fdenti-
fication being the records OF the two
cotton mills. In which most Of the
victims worked
The death dealing storm appeared
suddenly before l O'Clock. and within
two minutes IT had killed nearly
hundred people, torn two stories from
the five floor brick factory Of the
Gainesville cotton mills, demolished
almost 200 cottages, RACED two brick
stores to the ground aad blown down
innumerabie outbuildings. BY what
appears to be miracle, the tornado's
fury was confined to the outskirts Of
the city, the main business and resi-
dence portion not being touched. Tor.
rents OF rain accompanied the wild,
but within FIVE minutes after it's first
onslaught the sun was shining upon
a scene OF fearful desolation..
List Of the Dead.
TIE list Of the dead Is confined
mainly 10 the operatives Of the Gaines
Vile cotton mills and the Pacolet cot
ton mills, and two-thirds of them were
women and children.
The list Of the dead so far obtain
able. at the Gainesville cotton mills
and Ia and around the vicinity OF the
Southern depot, follows:
Homer Ash, Gordon Ash. Mauae
Gordon. Miss Loggins, Mary Duncan,
Miss Woody. -- Knowles, Ed Ma
bors. Mrs. j. M. Camp and baby, --
WaddelI. Ethel Lille. Lula Jackson,
Miss CIack, Claude Shedd. Annie
Garrett. Jack Murphy. Grady Lee,