The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
PEOPLE WILL STARVE
 UNLESS HELP COMES
Three More Victims Die On Sunday, Swelling the Total Dead To 22 Within 15 Miles of the
 the Town.
BY BURR BLACKBURN.

Albertville, April 26.-(special.)-"Al- bertville is destitute. We must have aid. Send money, food. clothing to Hogan Jackson, treasurer. Let it be done quick ly." said J. R. Stodgill, chairman of the relief committee
 sHelp!,' Not the cry Of disheartened, melancholy people, but patriotic citizens working under great odds, cry ex pressed only by facts and echoed by the rocks of immoval forttude in the hearts of the stricken families of this town, should be heard in every city of Ala bama.
 With all their food, all their clothing gone. occupation destroyed, members of families dead or wounded, want and starvation staring them in the face, some thing must be done and that quickly.
 I've are doing all possible for the stricken at Albertville,' said Mayor Dun- lap of Gadsden today, but starvation will follow if Birmingham and Mont gomery do not come forward with liberal donations The newspapers have not been graphic enough in describing the calam- ity The horrible conditions here could not be exaggerated. The relief commit tees hands will be tied immediately if great effort is not made.
 ue WlOleSdle nDuStS WILL CuSiOiii0lo in Albertvile should ship food to the town and Birmingham would only be doing her part with liberal money sub- scription. l am sure they would not be backward if they knew the conditions"
 Gadsden's Baraca classes and charity in- stitutions have set to work to raise S2000 or more. Citizens from that city visit ing the hospital here where hundred per pie are lying suffering and dying and have gone back intent upon giving aid.
 Three more died today, thus raising the death list of whites in Albertville to Il, colored two. This makes 9 dead within 15 miles of the place. Those who died at the hospital today were Mrs J. (. Co3efauf, fN e-ycsfr-old ciild of w. E. Bobo and Emmett Russell
 Jeff Barnett. whose mother was killed in the storm, said yesterday that when the wind came he had his arm around his mothers neck but was torn loose as they went through the air, and escaped unhurt.
 The little Bobo child was holding his sisters hand at the time One was killed. The other was not injured.
 The loss to the citizens of Albercville is practically total. Only T. B. McNaron was protected by tornado insurance. The others will receive not one cent of in- surance
 Will Declare Martial Law.
 The declaration of martial law in All bertville will be made by the authorities tomorrow morning, the determination to oo so having been reached by the relief committee tonight It was said by Prof. Bobdy, secretary of the committee, that while there had been no disorder or ma rauding the members of the committee thought it a wise precaution.
 The two Albertvle and Gadsden com panies stationed aere will be the troops employed Another work of the " cInSa ayamina- tion of the results of the storm and the formulation of exact information to be given out. The total property loss was S250 GOO. of this aggregate three-fourths ' is borne by persons who are rendered absolutely destitute, having even no clothing. The rest of the loss was more Nquitably distributed One hundred and fifty families are homeless.
 Formal Appeal For Help.
 More than 150 residences and Ia stores were absolutely destroyed, while 35 stores were unroofed and otherwise damaged. 1t was decided that formal appeal for relief from the people of Alabama would be made and the committee authorized representatives of newspapers to publish the appeal. rain storm which threatened all the afternoon and broke tonight held tho people of the town in cruel anxiety, many fearing repetition of the cyclone.
 There was much lightning and thun- der and the clouds were heavy and black, but when the rain began there was not a violent wind, and it is believed that no damage has been done except to prop erty that was unprotected The principal trouble from the rain, it is now thought, will be that it's contin- uance tomorrow would hinder the work CTS who are endeavoring to clear the town of debris.