The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-03-07

building escaping comparatively
Iunharmed.
The Tom Lyle Grocery Go. wal
/ wiped out Of existence, the wreck
age catching fire. 1t was extin
Iguished quickly by the fire de
partment. The company occupied
q three-story brick building on
Front street, near Twenty sixth
avenue. The estimated loss il
$50, 900.
The storage plant and material
of G. M. Rubbish next fell before
the wind, followed Immediately
by the five-story building occu.
pied entirely by the Meyer Neville
Hardware Co. the loss being esti-
mated at Sis, 900. This building
was the scene of the most heroic
efforts on the part Of rescuers,
and several deaths occurred in it.
From the Meyer Neville build
ing to the corner of Twenty Sec
ond Avenue, a distance of about
200 feet, was a row of small
stands, all of which were demol-
ished. Here also was the transfer
department of the Thornton Liv-
cry Co., Immediately adjoining
the five-story building. where 28
head of horses were killed, loss
of about $15, 900.
Immediately behind the stable
and facing the union passenger
station, was two-story building
occupied by the Elmire restaur-
ant. This was practically demol-
ished and several lives were lost
there.
All the remaining buildings on
that block were small, the entire
loss not exceeding 1000. Among
the other buildings OF Importance
in this vicinity. damaged during
the storm were: The Grand Ave-
nue. Hotel, the Ogden Hotel, the
railroad Young Mems Christian
Association, building also occu-
pied as an Office building, the
storage warehouse of S. Al.
Downs, the Board of Trade and
the Cotton Exchange building,
Josh Moore's drug store, Dement,
Bros. printing establishment, the
A. j. Lyons wholesale company
and the Seay Confectionery Co.,
all of which were more or less Sc
riously damaged, the total being
about $45, 900.
Aside from smashing numerous
windows, unroofing small build
ings and leyeling fences, the storm
did not manifest itself until it
reached the new union station,
two blocks distant. There con-
siderable damage was done to the
light finishing work and one of
the umbrella sheds, over leo feet
long, was lifted from its supports
to the south of the building and
carried around and deposited it on
the north side of the structure.
On a side track near the union
passenger station an Alabama
Great Southern coach was turned
over on it's side by the wind, after
being turned partly around.
The storm appeared to gather
strength and attacked the Star
Compress Company's immense
plant, leaving it total wreck. 1t
is estimated that the damage done
will exceed 100000. Much of
the machinery in the building is
reported as totally wrecked. II
was only recently installed and
was practically new.
At this point the smaller resi-
dences began to suffer, and on to
the Georgetown Cotton Mills the
path Of the storm was strewn with
wreckage of the cot of the humble
dweller and the modest furnish
ings that had made it his palace.
All through this territory the
damage wrought by the storm
represented a total loss, but not
until the owners and agents have
sufficient time to enumerate the
dwellings destroyed will the exact
amount of the loss be known.
The plant of the Georgetown
Cotton Mills suffered severely.
Here apparently, was a turning
point in the course of the storm.
Another yagary of the storm was
the fact that the south wall was
tornss entirely away, the roof, side
walks and machinery being but
little disturbed, and the north
wall blown out clean. No estimate
has been placed on the loss to the
company because of the fact that
a full investigation of the condi-
ltion Of the machinery and mate
rial on hand has not been made.
Diverging slightly in 4 general
direction from this point the
storm appeared to develop whims
and vagaries such as ushally at
tend a visitation of this character,
scores Of houses being leveIed to
the ground, while ohers in the
very heart OF the center Of attack
were unharmed. In one instance
1.-THE storm bounded over thickly
built up squares, several hundred
feet long, and vented its force
upon negro church resting snug
| ly at the foot Of a hill hard BY the
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