The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29
ltIllFe eUlE SI0lM.
IUosss Indicate. That AZ Least One
Unniscd and Fsfty Persons Were
UD1a and Msny Moro seriously IN
1geA-rhe Property Loss IVES

NJ Orleans April ss.--Rsports up
- uA1nisht Of Friday Indicate that
- persons were killed and at least
- many. more or aess. injured in u
0urn 81 cycionsc proportions which
oonnDo over sections OF Louisiana.
JI1ululppi and Alabama today Sew
oDol epvps were almost totally swept
&Uog en- the PROPERTY damage will
- Mo large Aguros.
49, az those killed were negroes.
vonpS oabigs were swept away like
g tnnch PAPER. Matches, Miss. re-
p>goD that Of % persons killed In that
o1go1pa only two were white.
,Ioo1 reports from Amits. small
opRn b southsastsrn louisiana. say
go - townf waS almost entirely de-
e1otsa ana the estimates place the
unWA<< kined At between rs and so
49, et least rs were injured.
~ nGcLAin. Miss.. eight are reported
- have been killed; at vidalia. La.
80 waite woman and six negroes are
go; - ouitman Landing IL negroes
vocD tnled; st Puryis Landing. Miss.
ogoe whitss land nine negroes were
vl1o1nac - the storm. and reports of
0oN mar 20 Ave dead come from
aaaS towns scattered over. the storm
swvot ara
Kow Orleans, and Mobile were cut
- fsous wire communication with the
Sne>aae world for several hours to-
apnt ana the telegraph companies re-
oot9 wires down in all directions.
4onlght tho 'storm 10 sweepins
0soooh 0eorgia. but beyond torren-
9 rsins secompanisd by high winds
90 1rliuant electrical displays. no
scoes oansass or los OF hfe has been
olnoAs 4 = diacult to estimate the
= g ufs os ths sxtsnt OF the disas-
9 ~ thsrs y nttls or no communi-
- Vim ths points whore tho wind
9 vo1n ~ ~ greatest damage.
- xsophaaRa. e u estimated that Z
se,o - snafs towns were destroyed
6 Dcs0a,ly wrseksd. rhsss include
- cs>y. Area@ia and Indspend-
So Ds,ls orsvs. Melton. Lorman.
- pl1os. oaitman Landing. Fair
>sAnds Greek; Purvis and Lumberton.
aGls<- sre reported seriously dam
<sed oy the storm.
IN Aisb<nsa. Dora was the chief
;snGered. This town Is also known
- Dnuoa. peur or more persons
49, nv1ed. smsae tAsm the wife
- Gnaghssr 81 section Master Moore.
~ ussssns at' ths lowest estimate
- oa)ersA Thoss most ssriucs-
Y unse wsvs carried to hospitals In
En(oo1hss. Ala. One woman. .
Soo uSCv,lS. Sisd on the train. Two
o0oF unnaSsrs Of this family were
sooDuoy injured AZ Bergen cars
49, boowa from the railroad tracks
sno spnsa6srable other property de-
s>Do4. Reports also say that the
So struck Absriviiis. Ala. late
O. sftsrnooa and destroyed nearly
u pntirs northern portion OF the
xouD- A cotton mill Was blown
<UUo, che storm ranging northward,
dn8 much destruction to life and
49, this section gives the death list
V noa % to IS with other persons
uoNzvl A special train was sent
60 Birmingham tonight. carrying
poouoeoans and squad of state mill
0nnnsA 20 the district. Aid is also
upus1ng IN from all other directions.
Usem Meridian. Miss.. comes a re-
pgEe that Mrs. John Minniece and her
~on1a were killed outright aud John
sGhnSsce was seriously injured. while
. ua1bev Of other persons were hurt
81 there was considerable destruc.
<Iba of property.
Dnhland, and Lamourie, La, were
s1zOek By the storm and nearly NTH
@ Aelr population injured.
WDchester. Miss. q small town, is
rUnsesd wiped out. though only two
vnosns are known to have been kill
-
Usanhes. Miss. reports 90 are
oDUn 10 be dead In the northern
eGahsana xtorm. Hundreds of plan
.sa cabins are reported destroyed
- ~ section.
0obne reported nine dead In Hat.