The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-01-11
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List Of Killed and Injured
MiracuIousIy Small. :.
PROPERTY DAMAGE GREAT
WhirIing Terror Came and Was Gone
in a TwinkIins, Leaving Wide
swath Of Wrecked euiidinssa.,
49,. -. in Its Path.


A tornado Of terrific force passed
over Albany, Ga, and vicinity We'd
nesday at 1:15, o'clock, coming from
southwesterly direction and spread
ing wreck and desolation over por-
tions of a dozen blocks.
Several persons are dead and 9th.
ers will die as the result Of injuries,
while many are more or less seriously
hurt. ,., -...,..
Viewing the wreckage left by the,
tornado, it seems a miracle that a
score were not killed outright, the
tribute claimed in the way of human
lives being astonishingly small.
The list is still incomplete, owing
to the fact that much of the destruc
tion wrought was we'll beyond the city
limits. ;.
The storm was Immediately ceced-
ed by binding deluge Of rain; the.
heavens were darkened as at twilight,
and the wind attained a frightful We
locity. It.struck the THAR place, just
southwest Of the city, where 1t killed
a negro boy and fatally injured two
members of the family of JEFF Davis
(colored). The buildings on the place
were completely demolished.
Striking the big plant Of the ,Vir-
g.uia-Carolina Chemical Company, the
storm demolished the two principal
buildings in the twinkllng of an eye.
The acid chamber, four or five stories
high. was crushed like an egg shell.
as was the large brick structure con.
tanning the battery Of ovens. A col
ored employe was killed in the col
lapse of the latter building.
Walker Sanders, assistant manager
of the plant, was standing beside the
negro and received serious injuries.
His escape was a miracle.
The track of the tornado was not
more than Is yards in width, but 1t
left the face of the earth clean where.
ever its full: force was felt
From the guano factor, 1t jumped
to a thick settlement Of negro cabins.
Here twenty-five buildings were COM
pletely demolished. Some were oc-
cupied by as many as a half dozen
persons, mostly women and children,
and while a great many were injured
not one was killed outright. Furnt
ture, bed clothing, etc., were blown
entirely away.
In the midst Of this group Of
houses was the colored Methodist
Episcopal church, large and rather
imposing structure It was complete
ly destroyed, together with its furni.
ture.
The stormed turned at this point,
and passed almost due east throqgA
Residence street, though its full force
was not felt again until several
blocks had been passed over. How.
ever, on Residence street the dam.
age was great. A number Of pretty
cottages were unroofed, the deluge
flooding them and running their con.
tents.
The storm descended again at the
intersection of Washington and Tit
streets. Here it demolished the par
TALLY completed cold storage plant
of the Albany Artesian Ice company.
It passed to the plant Of the Georgia
Cotton Oil company, where 1t demol-
ished the large two-story warehouse,
containing thousands Of tons OF cot
ton seed.
Great havoc was wrought In the
yards of the Central of Georgia and
Albany and Northern railways.
Dozens of freight cars in the two
yards were unroofed. A delivery wag-
! on on Washington street, was picked
up, with horse and driver, and car.
ried through the air considerable
distance into the railroad yards. The
| driver was seriously injured.
Hundreds of negroes in the city are
homeless, and many have lost all
their household effects. The injured
are being cared for, and efforts are
being made to secure shelter for all