Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-01
OFFICIAL REPORT
OF The COMMITTEE
DETAILS OF STORMS WORK
BRIEFLY SET FORTH.
Greatest Damage Was at Purvls, But
Many Other Communities Suffered,
and Relief is Needed All Along
Path Of cyclone.

At the request of DR.. Mclean, Sur
geon United States Navy, the Relief
Committee, through Secretary Bennett
has presented to the government rep
resentative this report:
Headquarters Hattiesburg Relief
Committee.
Hattiesburg, Miss, April 80, 1908.
DR.. N. T. Mclean,
Surgeon. U. S. Navy.
Hattiesbung, Miss.
Sir:
Complying with your request, we
beg to submit herewith such informa-
ton as our committee now possesses
with reference to conditions prevail
| ing in the section of country through
which the recent cyclone passed:
Beginning at Baskerville, on the
west, the storm covered distance
of nearly so miles, reaching a point
near the Alabama line. We are in
formed that the track of the storm
was three-quarters of a mile to two
miles wide, and that the destruction
of property in its wake was complete.
The points most seriously affected SO
far as we now know are these here
after mentioned.
| Beginning at Baskerville, we learn
that the conditions there are quite as
bad as to the number of persons
wounded and property destroyed, tho
ent posted as to the number of per-
: sons wounded at that point, nor as to
he number of homes destroyed, though
we are informed that there are now
25 of its wounded now being cared for
at Lumberton. town on the North
eastern railroad, about 81 miles south
2 of Hattiesburg Between that point
and Purvis number of houses were
destroyed and persons injured. but
: the number at this time is not known
> to us.
: Coming to Purvis, we beg to say
y that you having made personal in
spection of that place, we know OF
II the immense destruction of property.
q The number of persons killed approx
II mates sEabout 60. The wounded In
" Purvis and nearby sections runs up
somewhere near 200. However, we
rave report of the conditions at
y Fur Wis, sent out blythe mayor which is
hereto attached for your information
At saw mill settlement two miles
east of Purvis, total destruction is re
ported, CT the mill property and oil
le the homes. Twelve people killed
u here, with large number ofswounded
~ From there, we trace the storm te
70 Carnes' Mill, settlement about foui
miles north of the last named mill
This mill is the center of thriving
VI community, consisting largely of farm
W ers, whose homes in almost every in
~ stance were blown away. About si'
reported killed here, with probabl,
\ t25 wounded.
II From there, the storm. passed OF
between Epps and McLaurin, two sta
lions ON the Gulf & Ship Island rail
II road, about IL to IA miles south o
Hattiesburg. Between these station
and Cames' mill there was much des
, truction The mill camp of ]. F. WI
der, about two miles west Of Epps ha
it's entire equipment destroyed; tw
persons killed. number of woun'
ed, and probably 20 houses demolisl
ed.
In the neighborhood of Epps st
tion,s the storm seemed to split, ru
ming southeastern towards Epp
n Passing southeasterly from Epl
station. the storm struck the town
New Augusta, doing considerable pro
n erty damage, wounding number
people and killing a few. '3
II We trace IT from New Augusta
III wingate. a saw mill town. Inform
n ton Of the damage in the Wingate 81
tlepent was obtained from Mr. ].
\ Buckwalter. prominent citizen, al
brings account of great disaster
property, but no people killed
wounded.
The next point southeast of w
Vfgate and between that town and I
city of Noble heard from by us
the town Of Nolan. Several report
killed there, with number of woul
FED and large property destructi'