The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-03-09
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FATAL Il ! 10 ( !. y
g., 70.
Twenty-Four Injured at Meridian,
Miss. Properly Damaged
i: III n. :... About$ ,0OO. 900. II

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Convicts Under vardaman's Com.
mand Aid in Rescue Work,.:s
Business at Stop. b Z
Meridian, Miss, March 8. Nine:
teen people are knewn to have been
killed as the: result of the tornado
which swept. over a section Of this
city shortly after 6 O'Clock last eve
ming. Twenty four persons were
injured and property with an
estimated value Of one million
dollars was demolished or otherwise
Managed. Many sensational reports
were sent out from here Of an
appalling loss of life, due probably
j to the chaotic condition of affairs
Immediately following the visitation
I Of the storm. but at O'Clock after
a careful canvass of the situation,
the following list ofsdead appears
to be complete:S a.. .sy=s:E
Whites :. :. =. .>., :, -,
t. Patrick McGinnis, conductor,
Mobile Il Ohio, killed at Elmire's
restaurant. 49,, -.
L r&TaTt = g., a. -.
Cliff Edwards, flagman. Mobile
& Ohio, killed at Elmire's res
taurant. s. 4 n e - !,
4 J: P. larry, policeman, killed in.
Thornton g transfer stables. ~, ~
W. B.. Nelson, killed in Thornton g,
stable. Mrs. Ella Singleton and
little granddaughter, killed IN East
end. ~. ~7.. &. . -r. , ": RI
John r. Smith, engineer Southern
railroad killed at Elmire's restaurant
Nj. Stewart and little son Of
Cottondale. f..s... ..,,.. - :.
Mrs. Smith Of Cottondale. y:
Claude Williams, bookkeeper
Meyers Neville Hardware company,
found in debris. - j
B. f. Elmire, restaurant owner
Negroes: . ! . ~:
n egro.... and child, charred re-
mains found in Touchdown. - : S.
T Barney and child, killed at fer
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tilizer factory. zz:s :: :.-:.t ..s
~ Negress killed near fertilizer work. 1
Twoznegresses Of Georgetown.
The Mississippi legislature, in SEES
sion at jackson, today .appIo priated
$1,000 to the, relief fund. :. Gov.
Vardaman at noon secured a special
train and, loading it with convicts
from the county farm, dispatched it
at once to Meridian. y The convicts
are aiding in the rescue work. +
The tornado which played such
fearful havoc appeared in the south
W e st at 6 rs o clock last evening. A
low funnel-ehaped cloud was seen to +
form near thecity. A heavy down.
pour Of rain had been falling, when
sud- enly, with aroar thatcould be-
heard q great distance, the storm
les cended upon ! the : CITY, 49,. The.
, reatest loss OF life is reported from
;he east end. il what is known as
he cotto = mill section. The large
cotton mill there: was partially
vrec ked and probably AGO small
houses we've dc molished or badly
damaged. The tornado swept Front (
treet and wrought great damage
there. Many buildings were de-
q olished and others were practi-
,ally wrecked. =, = - ~. +
The electric light plant was par '!
tally wrecked, and the city was
brown into darkness. Lanterns,
an dies and lamps were used by the
,eople in seeking places Of safety. 3
NE tornado did severe damage on i
,wentyssecond avenue between,
'front.' and Railroad streets. Several
louses on this avenue were partly +
rrecked. The storm lasted for only h
brief period, many people claimingHt
hat IL; the entire destructio ion: was =
within the space Of Ave I
nutes 80. Ss @ j. $50: 81 =, -, ), z:Sss f.
Among the buildings destroyed or q
radically ruined were those Of :
'homas Lyle Grocery company. :
'lmire's restaurant; Myer-Neville u
HARDWARE company, Grand Avenuef It
otel, Thornton Transfer com
any's building, Culpepper hotel, F"
lew Orleane& NORTH western freight j
epot, Young Mems Christian asso- b
Ia ton building, Meridian Chair j