Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-27
TOday's Telegraphic News.
The Storms in one southwest.

Memphis, Tenn, April 27.-RepOrts
received today iodicate that heavy
damages, but probably small loss OF life,
resulted from yesterdays storm. The
greatest loss was inflicted through
northern Mississippi. Ia this city the
wind blew sixty.one miles an hour, de-
molished chimneys, nnFoofed houses and
broke many windows. The South Mem
phis water plant was damaged. Several
negroes we're injured.
New Orleans, April 27-Conditions
10 the sections visited by the cyclone
last week are rapidly assuming normal
shape. The work of reliefis progre' sing
and the homeless and others in need of
medical and other attention are having
their wants rapidly filed. Latest re-
turns place the number of dead at about
$50, the seriously injured at 200 and
the homeless at several thousand.
FOrty-six towns 10 all were visited by the
storms and 10 these about 2, 500 DWELL
iDgs and business HOUSES were destroyed.
Relief funds have been started in several
OF the larger cities and the money re-
ceived is being judiciously expended.
Mobile, Ala, april q - Reports
slowly coming in today show that num-
erous additional deaths and great prop
erty damage have been done by the
storm which again swept across parts of
the previously devastated region last
night. A tornado is reported to have
hit Oauseyvlle, Miss, and other sec
tons have Jared badly. Numerous calls
for help are being received from all parts
of the storm area.
No estimate is given of the casualties
at Causeyville but they are said 10 be
heavy. 10 Henry county, Miss, 10 adj
ditiOnal deaths are reported. The tor
nado swoOped down on the village,
uprootei trees, blowing down buildings
and causing general havoc. Every rail-
road running into Mobile reports its
wires are down again in the new storm
region aud details are practically I'M
obtainable. The tdRcks have been
washed out on several of the lines, and
it will be several days before repairs can
De made. The Southern Railway suffer
ed severely and it WAS announced today
that traffic will be interrupted for several
days.
Fort Deposit, Ala, was struck by an
other storm yesterday and today Gov.
Conner declared martial law at the place
for the protection OF the res denis.
Great damage has been done there and
relief is being hurried to the town.
Many persons are homeless and there
are scores of injured who have scsnt at
tentiOn. Scores of the storm victims
from points in Mississippi arc being
brought here for treatment. All tell re-
maTkable stories of the storms violence.
Fresh damage is reported from
Dwight, Ala, where several houses
were blown do Enlast night. Mobile it,
self wss visited by heavy hail s.orm
today that CAUSED much damage. Crops
ore reported to have been ruined through
out this whole section by the hail,
One of the most unusual incidents
was the injury last night by lightning OF
Frank Williams, prominent resident
of this city. He was in ferris wheel
at a resort when lightning struck near
BY and badly injured Williams.
Atlanta, Ga, April 27.-MOre than
miles OF the Southern Railway tracks
we're washed away last night by the
heavy rains and it will be two or three
days before traffic can be resumed.
Helena, Ark, April 27.-Mesgre re-
ports wore received today of a disastrous
cyclone and hail storm just west Of
Helena, la;e yesterday. They indicate
much property WAS destroyed. Tele-
phone and telegraph wires are all down.