The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-04
WORK OF STORMS
FLOOD AND FLAME
Grim Wands Of Destruction Wave
Fiercely Over the Land.
DEATH, WOE AND DESTRUCTION
Follow in the Wake of the Maddened
Elements. ---June Rise of the Missis-
sippi River at Memphis Over-Reaches
all Previous Records.

sippi River at memphis Over-keacneS
all Previous Records.
Atlanta, Ga.-(By Long Distance
Message from Gainesville, Ca
Shortly after noon Monday this city
was struck by terrific tornado,
killing 100 persons. unrooting sew
elaI large buildings, and destroy
ing the cotton mills.
The death list will not be known
until the debris is cleared away.
The tornado struck the town In
the southern portion. 1t came with
a frightful roar. and the day was
turned into night. AS people fed
from the storm they were caught in
the wind and bodily blown in all
directions.
Some houses were torn into frag-
ments; others were lifted from their
foundations and carried intact for
blocks; roots sailed like leaves in
the air, and many persons were
picked up in the storm and carried
over the trees ard houses for long
distances.
AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Mo.-The desolate
aspect of the food situation here
shows nc Improvement except that
the fires which it was feared would
spread were put out by the rain
and the flood itself
Business all over the city was
suspended, Wednesday. Manufac-
turers on high ground were COM
PEELED to shut down owing to the al
most total shutting off of the water
supply. No street cars were run
ming nor were any railroad trains
going toor from the city north,
west or south. The blockade at the
outlet to the soutte east was so severe
that traffic in that direction was
practically at standstill. Great
anxiety is felt for the safety of the
people Of Kansas City, Kansas.
VALLEY OF THE KAW.
Manhattan, Kas.-Not since the
Galveston foods has water created
such terrible havoc and wrought
such terrible destruction of life and
property as las just been expert
enced in the Raw valley of Kansas.
The territory affected stretches
from Brookville, Kas., to Kansas
City, distance of 200 miles,
from there to fifseer miles in width.
Almost the entire territory is sub
merged in water from one to fifty
feet in depth. The loss to cattle,
homes, barns, fences, and crops will
run into the millions. Boatmen who
have reached here report many
persons missing. Probably fifty per-
sons were drowned in the country
around here.
ALL HUTCHINSON FLOODED.
Cow creek has fallen since Tues
day night, but tie water is still two
feet high in Main street and every
business house is flooded. The cleo
trio plant is flooded and lights went
out at IL o'clock Saturday night.
The city nall and court house are
under water and the fire depart
ment has moved to livery stable.
The morgue is flooded, and
oorpses were removed to the Sec
end floor to prevent TIER floating
away. Hutchinson is liz lake five
miles square, and but 800 houses
are above water.
GOVERNMENT AID.
Washington.-The war depart
ment is exerting its full powers ia
aiding the flood sufferers in the
West. Acting Secretary Sanger
has assumed full responsibility for
the extension of necessary relief
where this is necessary to save hu-
man lives. BY direction of the de-
partmeEt the military otIic ers in the
distressed region will not OILY pro-
vide tents to give shelter to the
homeless, but will be allowed to ex-
ercise their judgment as to the is
sue OF such military supplies and