The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-30

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been wounded b. sticks aua Rpliagers
There MAS not enough shelter IN The
town 10 protect them from the sua
and mAuy of the wallis whleh r~-
maincd standing had no rg.ofs. and.
by a queer freak of the tornado.
many OF the tFevs uhich had not h~.n
urrooted had be~n snapped 90 = f~~
feet atuNs the ground grove OF
pines Was mutIlated ia thls manner
50 that IL appeared a. n a giant
scyihe had ssept through ths grove
about twenty feet above the ground
The greater part of PurVis' popu-
latinn to-day we're refugees Ia Hat
tiesburg and Lumeerton. Miss. about
$50 of them being badly injured or
those ~horemained in town many ap-
peared distracted and told remArsa-
Bile stories Of their townsteIlow who
had been killed. Some grasely as
serted that third oil the population
was dead
Many hurried funerals were held
to-day and count OF the visible
dead revealed 81. abou, half OF them
negroes. Many other negroes wer-
reported Killed in the vicinity of
Purvis.
The manner in which the tornado
acted ut this village was apparently
enough 10 uubaiance the casoning
powers OF some of the witnesses.
Instead Of entering the town at
one side and passing out At the
other. the town Whitfield and see
sawed about once or twice judging
from the lay of the debris to-day.
the wind veered so much as To nearly
double on It's trail. The result vas
terrible for the inha abitants. many of
whom were caught and either in
iured or killed after they had ap-
escaped. Scores sought
safety in running and the story 10
told OF young woman who ran
away from the storm as IL struck one
street corner, but who was killed
AZ sut next Nntre
some timbers fell on her.
The usual freaks were played by
the wind. one roof having been trans
ferred from roof to nearby
building. Twenty-seyen prisoners
were ia the little town jail. The roof
was lifted completely OF the jail. Ieav-
ing rain and debris beating upon
he exposed prisoners. but so terror
stricken were they that not one gain
I'd his freedom. None of the pris-
Dners was seriously injured. The
~reckage which remained on the
sight Of a lumber mill near town
consisted quite largely of splinters
rom the size OF toothpicks up TO
small sticks.
The State tonight Is furnishing
ents. neighboring towns supplies.
AID with martial law the town In
safe from looung.