Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-25
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ATLANTA, GA, April PA wind
of cyciomic proportion swept over
portions Of Louisiana. Mississippi aud
Alabama late today leaving trail OF
dead and injured. Tonight the mum
Der Of killed Is estimated at close to-
100 and the number of injured at four
hundred. With many portions of
the afflicted district TO hear from
Most of the dead are negroes.
Perhaps { dozen white persons were
caught IN falling buildings and either
fatally injured or so seriously dis.
abled as To require medical attention.
The loss of life was chiefly i'm the
quarters of colorcd persons where the
wind destroyed their cabins. lMrying
the occupants In the debries, or IN the
farming sections of the country
where trees We're uprooted, telegraph
and telephone poles torn up and gen.
eral destruction became an encore to
storm which swept with almost tor
nado fury through the country. To-.
night 1t is difficult to estimate the
loss of life or the extent of the des.
trnction of property for there is lit
tie or no communication with The
pb'h'S NHNtt tht Will anu lulll uiN
It's greatest damage.
Scores Of Small Towns Destroyed
In Alabama it is estimated that a
score of small towns were destroyed
or partially wrecked.
These include: Amite City. Arcadia
ana Independence Belle Grove, Mil
ton. Pine Ridge. pullman Landing.
Fairchids Creek, Purvis and Lumber,
ton, Miss. are reported seriously da-
mayed by the storm.
In Alabama, Dora. was the chief suf-
ferer. This town is also known as
Bergan. Four or more persons were
killed. among them the wife and
daughter of Section Master Moore
Fifty persons at the lowest estimate
were injured. The most seriously
hurt were carried TO hospitals inl
Birmingham. Ala.
One woman, Mrs. McCully. died
on the train. Two other members
of this family were seriously injured.
At Bergan cars were blown from the
railroad tracks and considerable other
property destroyed Reports also say
the storm struck Albertville. Ala, lateI
today and destroyed nearly the entire
northern portion of the town.
A cotton mill was blown down, thel
storm ranging northward. doing much
destruction TO life and property.
An unconfirmed report gives the
death lists as from 80 to As with
scores Of persons injured in this sec
ton. a special train was sent from
Birmingham tonight CARRYING physic.
ians and a squad of state military to-
the district. Aid is also pouring
from all other directions.
From Meridian. Miss. comes n re-
mort that Mrs John Minniece and her
child were killed outright and John
Mnniece was seriously injured white
n number OF other persons were hurr
and there was considerable dcstruct-
ion Of property.
Richland and Lamourie. La. were
struck by the storm and nearly a,
fifth of their population injured.
Winchester. Miss small town. is
reported wiped out. though only two
persons are known to have been kill
ed.
Nntchcz. Miss, repbris sixty are
known to he dead in the northern
Louisiana storm, and also reports or
plantation cabins Icing destroyed In
that SectlOn.
Storm Had Wide Sweep.
NEW ORLEANS, La. April a.
Six torna1oes struck six small towns
in Louisiana and Mississippi today
The death total of the whirlwinds, as
reported over badly damaged wires, IN
TO nightfall was at least G5, with
several fatally injured and abont ~
slightly Injured. The tornado travel
ed apparently in a zone two hundred
miles wide and proceeded from west
to east. Beginning Mt The western
end OF this state the towns struck
were iamourie. Richland and Viralia,
and BAXTER. Miss. and Bergan and
Alberlvillc. Ala. In addition Shrevc-
port. La. experienced storm CT tor
nado internally.
sixty Dead at con:ordia.