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1913 SOUTHERNERS
SLAIN BY TORNADO
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Mississippi ravaged by the tornado yes
terday Gov. Noel received appeals today
to send tents to be used In providing
temporary shelter for the homeless. The
town Of Pprvis requested that one hun
dred tents be furnished.
Gov. Noel directed the adtutant gen
erals ONCE to fill all requests OF this
character, using the equipment of the
National Guard, and several shipments
were sent out this afternoon. 1t Is ap
parent from reports received by Gov
Noel that several of the towns will need
financial assistance, as a majority Of thu
sufferers from the storm are poor people
A compilation of the list Of dead in Mis-
stssippi up to noon shows a total OF more
than 200. with perhaps three times thai
number injured.
Cars Blown From Track.
MOBILE, Ala, April 25.-Four cart
were picked up at Mohned, on the Mobile
Jackson and Kansas City road. and de.
posted hundreds Of feet from the right
OF way. Two negroes were killed out.
right and the cars were wrecked.
At Fort Deposit. Ala. three persons
were killed.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad report,
that the train service will be In operation
sengers are tied up at State Line. and viii
60 without meals today and perhaps TO-
morrow.
COLUMBUS. Ga. April ga terrific
wtndstorm struck Columbus early today
killing outright Mrs. Viola Norris. aged
thirty. and her daughter Bessie. aged
nine. A dozen other persons were in
jured. The most seriously hurt:
Mrs. J. J. Dunn and her three children.
Willie Norris, son OF Mrs. Viola Nor
ris.
A white dairyman, name unknown.
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injuries.
At Phoenix City and Girard. Ala. sew.
eral dwellings were destroyed and one
church was RACED.
Fifty Dead at Amite City.
ANTE CITY, La, April 25.-Seventeer
bodies have been recovered from the
debris into which a great portion OF the
town has been converted by the tornado
Of yesterday afternoon.
Fifty are dead and I'VE hundred are in
jured in the city and country tmmedi-
ately surrounding.
Mayor Kent has made appeal to the
people Of Louisiana for contributions. The
loss OF life falls most heavily on the ne
Exposed corpses In the town have be-
como the prey OF prowling dogs. Gen
eral disorder prevails and the officials are
finding the utmost dif1culty in preserving
peace.
Georgia Counts Forty Dead.
ATLANTA. Ga. April 25-Between
twenty-five and forty dead. with 300 in
jured, is the result in Georgia Of the tor
nado. When 1t struck 1t struck with force
in Griffin. Columbus, Shipley. Harris City.
McDonough and Locust Grove. The list
of dead in these places is fifteen. and
Rome reports nine white persons dead
and twelve badly injured. From Shipley.
Ga, reports have been received that two
white women and ten negroes were killed,
while q number OF others were seriously
injured and a dozen houses were blown
down. At Cameo. Ga. two negro section
hands were killed. Stinson, Ga. reports
Railroad wires in other portions of
Georgia, in the vicinity Of Cave Springs,
report at least fifteen dead.
In the vicinity Of Rome. Ga. nine per-
sons were killed. all whites, and one
negro was fatally injured. Scores of
houses were destroyed.
The storm skirted Cave Spring, but
struck Bluhton, near by. killing three
persons. Authentic news from Grimm
is to the effect that seventy-five houses
were blown down there and Ave white
persons killed.
Houses Blown Overheard.
CLEVELAND. Tenn. April pa tor
nado last night nine miles east blew down
five houses and barns. Eight persons are
reported injured and one killed. Among
those badly hurt are Samuel Burton. John
Hancock and Mrs. Tobias Gaines.
Twenty Reported Dead.
ROME. Ga. April PA report has
reached here that twenty persons have
been killed by q terrific storm between
Cedartown and Cave Springs. Ga.
Death in Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April 25.-Twenty-
five persons are reported to have been
killed at Albertville, Ala. in q tornado
yesterday.
Suicide Sequel to Loss Of Fortune.
PORT HURON. Mich. April 25.-Her-
man H. Peters. aged sixty years. a heavy
stakeholder in the United Home Protect