The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
RELIEF TRAINS
The Town Looks Like q Mass OF Twist
. .- ed and Broken Splinters.
REIIEF TRAIN GOES TO STRICKEN CITY.

RELIEF TRAIN GOES TO STRICKEN CITY.
A relief train, having on board nearly
dozen prominent physicians and surgeons;
lefI the union depot this afternoon at 4:2O
o'clock over the Southern railway for Gaines
Vile.
These physicians boarded the train In re-
sponse to call OF The Journal for volunteers
this afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock when IL was
learned that the train wT%d fSa eaps Ss run obys
clans, and those who could be reacneo reaoilS
reRpopded TO the call.
Gainesville like most cities IN an nour o,
distress, lie greatlv In need OF ply ysicians. and
those who went from Atlanta Will prove OF
Invaluable aid 10 the suffering and diving In
that stricken city. Besides the physicians,
Numbers OF Others went on the train VINO VIII
The pbysicians " bo boarded the train were
equipped with their instruments and medical
appliances and will nesin work as soon as
they reach the city tonight.
Many physicians who we're out of their
offices and away from home on calls received
the message and left for them TO go 70 Gai mes
vile after the train had departed. and these
expressed their regret that they were unable
to join the number who went. 1t Is very
probable that others will board the midnight
Train and will be on hand at an early hour
tomorrow morning 10 help the suffering
., city. , ,,,,d-
ed the train this afternoon were the foloW-
Dr.. w. P. Nicholson, DR.. R. w. Hynds; Dr..
R.T. Dorsey, Dr. Floyd McRse, DR.. w. b.
Armstrong, DR.. Visanski, DR.. Barnett. DIR.
Bates Block, w. E. Christian. Sam Wilkes
w. II. Tayloe.
Editor b. F. HOLDER DESCRIBES CYCLONE
Ben F. Holder. editor Of The Athens Ban
ner who reached Atlanta this afternoon was
\ passenger on the Southern train Wnicn
, passed through Gainesville after the cyclone
During the few minutes stop OF the train MT:
,,.nt, - tt,a
"The section OF the city over which the
tornado passe d was In parts swept as clean as
II 1t had been done with a broom; saw saw
cabins and houses demolished and Trees
twisted into every imaginable shape.
"Duripg my short stay met Grant Sk euey
formerly 'Rman OF the southern roao
who held little thr' e.y year-od child In ms
arms when the tornado struck him. Inc
child was blown from his arms against
building, cutting a deep cash In the sioe o.
its head. He was knocked down.
"Others whom saw told narrowing tales
of the storm. In the Gainesville cotton mil
forty three persons were taken OUT, many o
them dead. A tank adjoining the mill Was
blown several hundred feet.
"Tbe storm also tore down many OF the
trolley wires and these dangling about the
streets dealt death to score or more horses
Near the Southern depot Ed Nelghbort
and three other men from Maysville were
killed in Joe Logan's store.
HThe work Of removing the dead from tht
debris was going on as rapidly as possible ane
BY tomorrow the number OF Killed can b
fairly estimated"
GEORGE HERRING TELLS OF SCENES A
GAINESVILLE.
George H. Herring, of the Louisville ant
Nashville railroad, who was passenger ol
train 80 Of the Southern railway when arrlV
ed in Atanta about an hour late on accoun
of the storm and said that the havoc play ed II
Gainesville by the cyclone was fearful. I'm
big two story cotton mill was completeI.
demolished" :" said Mr.. Herring. land every
thing In the wake OF the storm was complete
ly wrecked. The town looks like mass
twisted and broken splinters." The south
ern depot at Gainesville Is totai WIeGs
Rox cars that were standing on the side
tracks were hurled into the air, and even Tn