The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-30
OVER A THOUSAND INJURED

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OVER A THOUSAND INJURED
Belief is Estimate is Too Low
and the Death List Will
be Much Larger.
CINCINNATI, o., Apr. 25-An in
complete list of the head and injur-
ed in yesterdays storm, made up
from telegraph reports from various
points throughout the south, place
the number killed at 30S and injured
at 1901. The estimates are as yet
ATLANTA, Ca, Apr. 25-A severe
windstorm struck Griffin and Colum-
bus, Ca, early this morning causing
death of at least seven persons and
injury to twenty-seyen others.
AT Griffin five persons were killed
and fifteen injured. About twenty
i've houses were. destroyed.
Two persons were killed and a
dozen injured at Columbus,
The storm also struck Shipley, Nc
Bonough, Harris City and Locust
Grove, Ga. 1t is reported number
of persons were killed, in these
towns. b
MOBILE, Ala, Apr. 25-The town
of Fort Deposit, Ala, was almost
wiped out last night by a tornado. \
NEW ORLEANS. La, Apr. rs
AS the result of the storm commune
cations between cities in the southern
gulf states are poor and in some in
stances there. is no communication.
Trains coming into New Orleans on
various roads report, heavy damage
all along the lines. 1t is believed
the death list in Louisiana, Mississippi
pi and Alabama will reach several
hundred. fes
NEW ORLEANS, La, Apr. 25--
Over two hundrea dead and at least
five hundred injured was revealed at
daylight when little of the wreck
age of the tornaoes had cleared away.
The tornadoes lasted altogether about
twelve hours, striking promiscously
one town after the other from before
daylight Friday until midafternoon.
Negroes comprised most OF the
dead, their log cabins being built in
flimsy manner were an easy prey to
the wind and fell on the inmates. In
the falls of these cabins most of the
negroes deaths occurred.
The white dead this morning num-
bered 46 and the number of negroes
killed between $50 and IT'S.
PuRVIS, Miss, Apr. 25-Amite,
La, suffered the worst damage from
the tornadoes. Nineteen other towns
in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississip-
pi were more or less damaged. Most
of these places are merely collections
of few stores and dwellings, SO the
property losses will not reach startl-
ing figures.
The destruction of Purvls occurred
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
was over in a few minutes. OF
about two hundred dwellings only
seven are left standing. The court
house, which withstood the wind,
was Immediately packed with the
dead and injured.
The storm struck Amite about
noon. Two white persons and thirty
negroes were killed outright. 1t is
believed the death list is larger here
and that the total number killed will
reach at least twenty-five. Both
Purvis and Amite have been placed
under martial law.
Twenty-Five persons were killed in
Adams county, near Natchez Thirty
five were. killed in the neighborhood
Of a church on hill in Jefferson
county, mississippi.
The total death list in this vicinity
now reaches 81. 1t is believed fur
Their particulars from the surround
ing country will add to these figures.
ROME. Ca, Apr. 25-The report
was received here today that twenty
persons were killed by the storm be-
tween Cedartown and Cave Springs,
Ca, this morning.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Apr. Us
Twnty-fiye persons were reported
killed at Albertville, Ala, in the tor
nado yesterday.