The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-03-06


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The Tornado De~ccnd-.
u tornado Al-ti i''s
- 6 = o'clock Iest evening. !
low. funnel shaped cloud VAS seen =
form near the city. \ neaES 49,
phur pf rain had been IalaHE "H't.
suddenly the humidity became IN
tense. With "a roar that c9ht3 D.
heard n great distance tn" storm ap-
preached from the southwest aud o.
-ceudeI UPON the city. The greatest
Of life Is reported from the east
mill" settlement The large cotton
mill there was partially wrecked and
probably 900 small houses We're ie-
molished or badly damaged The
tornado swept Front street and
wrought great damage there. HaHS
houses We're aetnoilSHed. ana 9tI.i
We're parity image me tlese5i
llght plant was pafti"i'L FeeN, =
d." @ad 10 tho terror '' 'hs
ness. Lanterns, candles. and even coal
Ecu -, ~ - - - M mai
- H. e.,..ra -. Ill Tvanfx-
@.@" ~ Tenf,a L Lat-a@-4n From a5d
pairrlad et~ea.. several houses or
-. ~ 800 ,.,tiaTr,- ,-rael.e5
m wnrl- IF ,ba storm lasted for only
- L-i.f rI,f-a NJ. ra0rlo cIaf,, rho
rrIi~a deefr,1~rton Va vrougbr in the
bri-r enaca or five minutes.
Tie Buildings Destroyed
Among the buildings destroyed or
practically ruined We're those of the
Thomas Tvfa Grocery COmpauv FL
mira Restaurant. Mever-Nevinc Hard
ware omnauy Grand Aycnur Hotel.
Thornton's Transfer Company. Cul-
pepper Hotel. New orleans and North
eastern freight depot. Young Mems
Christian Association building, Mcri-
dian Chair Company. the city electric
light plant. W. J.. WOodsidc K Co.
Geafcc lhPfe company. cur com
Ter buildings used for homes by work
mon and negroes
II X ~oanara1Iv understood that tbara
Vas it'll if any o,nado insurance
and tho los viii Therefore
haayiIv upan the owners of the
darparad n~roncrtv
Destruction of Buildings.
r.
The records paners and avervthiue
Contained in he huiIdino are LOST the
first floor being blown away from IN
der the se8ond. The uppcr floor was
crowded With clerks hui ~ortunafcIy
one was on the first floor. None
of the clerks was more than slight
hurt. and no liyos were LOST 4 row,
- 4 - = 81 l
from the freight depot 10
street, was wholly demolished.
The two-Story brick building Of Theo-
Groo, 3,Il7' 80 ut."oieu I''4 tiie
smaller buildings from that corner to
ruin street were damaged, the fronts
beng III many places blown through
the buildings The store occupied by
Lyons & Co was swept from it's foun-
dauon and hurled across TWcnty-ffth
avenue and Second street.
G,,crnor Cannes win ALL
me cry 81 AelIdldn was about the
pltlfui looking sight any mem
Der OF the Mississippi legislature ever
looked upon when a special train ar
rived from Jackson late this afternoon
bearing forty Senators and Represen-
torney general, a railroad commission
CT and Il correspondent Of the Asso-
Press
Wood had reached Governor Varda-
during the morning that beIp OF
Il muscular kind was needed in
this place and he mnediafcIv "a
Quested and received from the legisla-
ture an appropriation of $4,000 to be
used in case of an At thc
Rankin county farm, 81 convicts >
and guards we're pLaced ON
board and they are now. includinp
the members of the legislature. al
work among the debris
o"oop OF The destroyer.
The funnel shapcd cloud annaa red
the horizon east of the CITY vcsfer-
day Afternoon AT Cor o'clnrk ana vim
ic~htning-Iike ,aniidtv dcecondad No.,
tbn tnnrn ~ 49,, 49, "pol
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