The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-29
LOSS OF LIFE
Caused by Destructive Cyclone in
Louisiana and Mississippi
One HUNDRED KILLED.

Over One Hundred People Killed and
Many Cabins Wrecked-All of the
Dead Except Two Are Colored-
a Parish in Louisiana and Three
Counties in Mississippi Swept by
the Cyclone.
A wind of cyclonic proportions
swept owe portions of Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama late Friday,
leaving a trail of dead and injured.
The number Of killed is estimated at
close to 100 and the number of the
injured at over 100 with many por-
tions of the afflicted districts to near
from.
Most of.the dead are negroes. Per-
haps a dozen white persons were
caught in falling buildings and either
fatally injured or so seriously disabled
as to require medical attention.
The loss of life was in the quar-
tiers of colored persons where the
wind destroyed their cabins, buryins
the occupants in the debris, or in the
farming section of the country where
trees were uprooted, telegraph Il
telephone polls torn up and general
destruction became an encore to a
storm which, with almost tornado
fury, swept through the country.
1t is difficult to estimate the loss
of life or the extent Of the disaster,
for there is little or no communica-
ton with the points where the Wind
and rain did it's greatest damage.
In Louisiana it is estimated that a
score of small towns were destroyed
or partially wrecked. These include
Amite City, Arcadia and I%ndel'end-
ence, Belle Grove, Melton, Lorman,
Pine Ridge, Quitman. Landing, Fair
childs Creek, Purvis and ~Lumberton,
Miss, are reported seriously damaged
by the storm.
In Alabama, Dora was the chief
sufferer. This town is also known as
Bergen. Four or more persons were
killed. among them the wife snd
daughter of Section Master Moore.
Fifty persons at the lowest estimate
were injured. Those most seriously
hurt were carried to hospitals in Biz
mingham, Ala. One woman, a Ms.
McCully, died on the train. TWO
other members of this family were
seriously injured. At Bergen cars
we're blown from the railroad tracks
and considerable other property de-
stroyed. Reports also say that the
storm struck Abertville, Ala, and de-
stroyed nearly the entire northern
norton of the town. A cotton mill
was blown down, the storm ranging
northward, doing much destruction to
life and property.
An unconfirmed report from that
section gives the death list as from ~
to So with other persons injured. A
special train was sent from Blrmlng-
ham, carrying physicians and a squad
of State militiamen to the district.
Aid is also pouring in from all drec-
tons.
From Meridian, Miss, comes a re-
port that Mrs. John Minniece ana ner
child we're killed outright and John
M%inniece was seriously injured, while
a number of other persons were hurt
and there was considerable destruc-
ton of property.
Richland and Lamourie, La, were
struck by the storm and nearly a NTH
of their population injured.
Winchester, Miss, a small town. Is
reported wiped out, though only
W persons are known to have been
killed.
Natchez, Miss, reports sixty arc
known to be dead in the northern
Louisiana storm. Hundreds OF plau-
tation cabins are reported destroyer
in that section.
Mobile reported nine dead IN Hat
tiesburg, Miss, but this has o peer
confirmed. ,