The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04

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The property loss will exceed 100000.
some five hundred hoases were de-
molished-
Relief Money Pours In.
Relief has been most prompt. At
mass meeting this noon s. coo was sub
scribed for immediate relief work, and
subscriptions are pouring in from all or
the cities and towns in Tennessee, Ms
sissippi, and Louisiana, while the state
Legislature has appropriated some $3.50.
which has been made Immediately avail
able
All classes Of citizens. from convicts
lent by the State, to the richest and
most prominent OF Meridian residents,
are working side by side searching the
ruined structures for bodies that may
he buried there. Hunter George, presI-
dent OF the local board OF trade. IS
chairman OF the relief committee. while
John Donovan, secretary of the board Of
trade. IS acting IS secretary OF the relief
work
Following is the list Of dead and in
jured as completed 10 date:
William Nelson, former chief Of po-
lice. killed in ThOrnton's stable.
T. P. Parry. policeman. killed in
Thorntons stable
Claude williams. employe of Meyer
vile Hardware Company, killed fl
building
Mrs. Ella Singleton, killed in collapse
Of residence at East End.
Make Slaughter. granddaughter Of
Mrs. Singleton: killed al same place
James Stewart. killed in collapse of
residence at Eighth street. Georgetown
Clarence Stewart, fourteen; killed with
father.
John Smith, engineer Southern rail-
way; killed in Elmira restaurant.
Mrs. B. Smith. killed in collapse Of
residence. Georgetown.
Burned to Death.
Mrs Clarke. knocked down by flying
debris and burned TO death at residence
in Georgetown.
Infant child OF William Wright. col
cred; killed in collapse Of residence near
house.
Pat Mckinney and Cliff Edwards.
killed at Hullet's undertaking establish
ment
Ben Potts. Tom shered, Ed Brown.
and John Ramsey, all colored.
Six unidentified whites.
The injured are: Mrs. Albert Slaugh-
ter. Georgetown. may not live; Ella Bell
Slaughter, seriously burned; Mrs. James
Stewart Florence Stewart. p. p. Hend-
erson. Mrs. Henderson. George Hender-
son, Johnnie Bertain. Joseph n. Cope
land. back broken, thirteen, viii die;
John WhaIey. eighteen years old. leg
broken; Effe Dunn. seventeen years Ole.
severely injured Mrs. wilkerson. H.
Keller, mir eteen years old, leg broken:
Sarah Wight, colored, bruised and
Ur-{C hnt
win die.
Injured While Eating.
Miss Jones. stenographer for Meyer
Neville, badly injured by flying timber
while eating supper at Elmira restaur-
ant: ]. Adams. Mobile railroad employe.
struck by flying timbers near Eimira
restaurant; ". Y. Woodruff. eplploye of
Meyer Neville Company, crusned under
debris. will lose three toes on right
foot
The following were injured at the
Crescent City freight depot: H w.
Green. president, shoulder broken: b.
II. Brown. check clerk, leg broken;
Watchman Hardt, head hurt: ". L.
Heal. head bruised. and oliver Macon. |
negro porter. arm broken.
Governor Vardaman has issued the
following appeal:
"E find on arrival that the very
cyclone which struck the !
city of Meridian yesterday has left n
great many poor people in .. pitiful and
destitute condition. Their homes were
wrecked. household goods destroyed, and
in a word. the aecumulations OF a life
time have been swept away. They must |
be cared for and their wants supplied. |
and it il too much TO ask the good peo- |
ple of Meridian to bear the burden
alone. To that end, I call upon all good /
people of Mississippi to contribute gen. |
erousiy to this worthy cause.
LET the contTibusjonsIbe sem TO Col. !
II. Nj. Street, chairman OF the relief /
committee. MeriI;41. Miss. | trust that |
you viii act promptly in the matter.
JAMES K, VARDAMAN,
Governor"