The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-25

~ terIinc lOi0dub SlIuCh AldDditid yCs- terday afternoon at 2:SO o'clock. Branch ing off from the cyclonic center in Mis- sissippi, the cloud of rain, violence wreck age, death and tears cut straight north eastern angle through North Alabama, leaving path of destruction in it's wake. From the ruins at a late hour last night IS dead bodies of white persons had been taken and possibly 100 injured had been rescued, many of whom will die.
 List of Casualties.
 At Bergens-The dead
 Mrs Charles Culley.
 c. P Adams.
 Section Foreman Moore, wife and daughter.
 The injured.
 Alma Gresham, 12 years old, fractured skull; expected to die.
 Mrs. E. J. Hopley, painful body bruises. Charles Culley, thrown from sick bed; dangerously hurt
 At Thomas Mill-The dead
 Herbert Thomas g years old.
 Mrs. Caldwell.
 The njured
 Will Thomas, leg broken.
 Mrs Will Thomas. arm broken.
 Mrs Reid, painful injuries in back.
 Bud Thomas.
 Jim Reid.
 At Albertvlle-The dead:
 Mrs John Decker and two children. Mrs. William Avery.
 Errick McCord, aged 14 years
 MT. Sadler.
 Mrs. Burkhart, aged 70 years.
 Young Birdsong.
 The injured:
 John Decker fatally hurt.
 Possibly 75 more who are being grad ually rescued from the wreckage in the darkness.
 First Felt at Bergens.
 While violent winds and rain were re- ported from Tuscaloosa fhe tornado first appeared in Alabama at Bergens, a little mining town in Walker county, on the Frisco railroad. at 2:SO o'clock. Here five people were killed about 50 persons were more or less seriously injured, many houses were destroyed, freight picked from the track and torn to pieces and smooth path cut. over the mountain to- ward the northeast.
 The funnel-shaped cloud seemed to be bouncing for while high winds tore up trees by the roots and heavy sleet razed the bark and branches from the trunks, it did not strike death again until after passing on 25 miles, when Thomas saw mill was reached.
 This little settlement of three houses, located about six miles from Warrior, and three miles from Reeds was completely destroyed, not plank being left intact wo were killed, one 9-year-old boy, and i've were injured, leaving not soul at the place unhurt
 Havoc at Albertvile.
 Some time elapsed before the tornado, at p. m, sweeping up Sand mountain, did the greatest damage at Albertville, in Marshall county, some 50 miles from Warrior, located on the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad 25 miles from Gadsden.
 As the storm swept on in the same rortheasterly direction the northern half of Albertville was almost wiped out, the entire business section, including at least IS business houses, was blown down, and more than 150 dwellings were cut into splinters and people were hurled through the air Reports from the stricken town state that the rescuing party has re- covered eight dead bodies, while they continue to push through the mud and debris, guided in their search by the means of the injured The number of dead will not be known until today. Not content with this bloody scene the thirsty wind whrled on, splitting a track through the forests until it swooped upon Sylvania, a little settlement 10 miles from Fort Payne, in Dekalb county. Seven houses were here wrenched off their foun- dations, and besides number of small in- juries one woman, Mrs. Lynch, was dangerously hurt No further reports have been received, although when last seen the fury of the storm seemed not the least abated.
 Upon the news spreading, Gadsden, Bir- . nngham and Warrior became the res cuing towns, hurrying medical aid and rescuers to the stricken points.
 Numerous Buildings Demolished. When the storm struck Bergens, tne little mining town on the Frisco, about 35 miles from. Birmingham, it played havoc with the depot, the store of c. w. Binn and many tenements belonging to MT. Binn were demolished Twenty coal