The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02
DEATH LIST
IS GROWING
Three More Victims Of
Cyclone.
PROPERTY DAMAGE LARGE
Many Buildings Including Resi-,
dences Are Blown Down.
Georsctown, Little Village Has
Been Entirely wiped on the
Map Not n Building Beins
LEFT standing.

wesson, Miss, Feb. Extending
forty miles from west to cast, the huge
cone sha ped path of destruction made
by yesterdays cyclone just north OF
here, was today found to be worse
disaster than at first reported.
In the cyclone zone today the dead
numb cred nine, to fatally injured
four. and at least 100 other persons
were bandaged or limping from the
blows OF debris which the wind hurled
against them. There are fears that the
death list will reach fifteen or twenty.
most of those believed to be dead being
negroes, WHO have not been accounted
for since their frail cabins were crush
ed nat or ripped apart and scattered
over wide space when the cyclone
struck.
The damage Is estimated conserva-
lively at $500, 900, and may reach half
a million. In the wreekage lie four
churches. six gins and several country
stores. This cyclone is the fourth in
this section in twenty-nve years. and
one OF the worst, 1t literally has
moved down trees. houses and mills In
. nearly straight line across a large
portion of Copiah County. The wind
was accompanied by low whirlsng
clouds and alarming darkness. START
Ing near Caseyville. 1t at FIRST appeared
to be only a small cyclone. tearing up
trees in a pathway not more than 200
yards wide. But as the storm trav-
eIed out until ut the end of it's forty
mile course near Georgetown, IL was
leveling to the earth nearly everything
IN an area about a mile wide. The
greatest loss OF life was near Martins
Vile. where Ben Martin lost every
member OF his family. including his
wife and four children. and where Dave
Martin, a relative, was almost instantly
Ia En~ AnN la
TO die, and little IL known about how
his family met their suddend death.
The Martin residence was ripped COM
pletely TO pieces and its ttmbers scat
tered for miles. Every member of the
family was blown several hundred
yards, falling into swamp. Ben Mar
TIN alone surviving this terrible fall
fate mimiiar to that OF the Martin RESI-
fdence. IN the branches of trees left
standing IN the cyclones path. articles
of clothing, boards from houses ana
pieces 81 furniture were found today.
Up to tonight the only other dead
found were two negroes q few miles
west OF Martins farm. The A. NJ.
Maddox place, which was badly dam
aged, and. where Mr.. and Mrs Maddox
were fatally hurt. was near Martins
farm. About ten miles west OF this
section today twelve badly injured ne
groes were found. all OF whom are
expected to recover
Between MartInsville and George
town the family Of William Allen. num-
bering eight persons, were all injured.
At Georgetown. two persons were in
jured badly, but not fatally and all of
the forty buildings In the town were
more or less demolished. on a nearby
farm Sam Nichols and several menu
bers of his family suffered serious in
lures. Apparently those in the path
of the wind had little or no warning
of its approach despite the great dis
lance the cyclone travelled.
Relief rushed by carriage and horse
back into this zone today have made
slow progress and few OF the stories of
individuals escaped from the storm
have been learned. Wrecked bridges,
bank-full streams and roadways OBJ
structed by trees and occasionally by
portions OF buildings have made prog
ress slow, but have given the relief
parties a vivid idea of the winds fury.
Dead horses and cattle here and there
added to the troubles Of the relief par
ties.
Tonight the arrival Of the cold wave.
which the north has been experiencing
for several days. added to the general
suffering. The temperature was nearly
at freezing at nightfalI, with much
colder predicted. The known dead to-
night are:
Mrs. Ben Martin and four children.
Dave Martin. Three negroes.
Probably fatally injured: Ben Mar
tan, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Maddox. Efie
Allen, Minnie Nichols.