New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
OYER. 80 LOSE LIVES
n MANY T0RNAD0ES
-OTB HUNDRED INJC RED
IN SEVEN STITES.
To,5s;ana. alabama, Mississippi.
Tfras. Tennessee, Nebraska and
T0zra Effected.
MiSSlssl lppi,

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l5ued and about four hundred injured in
s-o--7s Of great violence which passed over sec
=. nj Texas. Louisiana. Mississippi and Ala
- -o-asv. Several towns were almost TO-
..,,. swept away and the property damage Will
- into large hEures
,,,s. ~ those killed We're negroes. whose
...s were swept away like 50 much PAPER.
,le.--ez Miss reports that Of sixty-four per
killed IN that section only two were whites
-.-s -e7orts from Amite. small Town il
s--..ress7e~r Louisiana. say that the town vas
-.,e- entirely destroyed and the estimates
-s..- re number killed A. between twenty-five
e<-z- While AZ least seventy-five We're III
5urs5
= v-1as- Mss eight are reported 70 haze
,..- s.nz5. a. v-dalia La one white woman
- e.< negroes a-e dead: At Qultraan Landing
.,.-.- negroes were killed At Purviss Landing.
v-ss three whites and nine negroes were VIC
ms n -ae storm and reports Of from one 70
4re deaths come from many towns scattered
,-s- rhe sto~r, swept area
NJ orleans and Mobile we've cut of from
~. communication with the outside world for
s.rs-sr hours tonight and the telegraph COM
names report wires down IN all directions
7a-ri-h- The storm Is sweeping through
f.,--.s. ta- beyond torrenual rains. accompa-
NED a~ H.-a winds and brilliant electrical dis
mas -o serious damage or loss Of life has been
-e.5-rsd in the state-
T7---Ea- Il Is difficult = estimate the loss Of
.,F7o
g t.5rs .s little OF 10 communication with the
r,.rts where the wind and rain did its greatest
da-a-=
L Louisiana It Is esttrsatsd that 4 score OF
g-au towns were destroyed or partly wrecked.
-hey include Anlire City Arcadia and Indepeh-
6s-1e IN Mississippi. Belle Grove, Melton. Lor-
nzu. Pine Ridge. Quitnlan Landing. Fairchild's
Creek. Pgrvis and Lumberton are reported seri-
0usly damaged D. the storm.
II Alabama. Dora vas the chief sufferer. This
town Is also known as Bergen -Four or mora
persons rere killed. among them the wife and
dzughr=- Of z railroad section master named
Moore Fifty persons at the lowest estimate.
Ve-a injured. Those most seriously hurt were
ca-rie5 - hospitals in Birmingham. one
zo-1an- Mrs McCully. died on the train. Two
ocae- members Of this family were seriously in
.--ed
- Bergen cars were blown from the railroad
tracks. and considerable other property was
destroyed.
Reports also say that the storm struck Al
be-tr.-e. Ala late this afternoon and destroyed
marry ras entire northern part Of the town
4 cotton mill was bloan down. the storm rang
t-g 1o~-haard. doing much destruction to life
az property An unconfrred report from this
section gives tne death list as from - 10 :}J.
VIZ scores ot persons injured = special train
va sen, from Birmingham tonight, carry
lg physicians and q squad Of state militia
ne - -z= district. Aid Is also pouring in from
& 1CIe- directions.
From Meridian. Miss. comes report that
G-s john N5nriece and her child were killed
outright and John Ninuiece was seriously in
--rs- while number Of other persons were
t--- ana there 7sszs considerable destruction Of
Irope-g
Rl-h-a1d and Lamoulie La. were struck ny
the storm and nearly fifth Of their population
injured
Winchester. Miss. small town. is reported
wiped ou-- though only two persons are known
% have been killed
Notle reported nine dead in HattiesbUrg.
--sz- --t this mas not been confirmed
4 Mason. Tenn, the Methodist Church and
Inc l.ar-a mage were destroyed. The PTesby-
'srlaI and Episcopal churches were both prac-
--al- destroyed and several houses we're blown
down
In Memphis the wind reached veiocity Of
SZ-E miles al hour It uprooted shade trees.
f-ev down telegraph and telephone wires and
-a--e1 II Plate glass Windows
Astehez Miss april 24-of all the persons
reported killed in the region about Natchez.
aI.sz- including Concordia Parish. Louisiana--a
t1rzl T -.ztv-tour-only two Mrs DsVereauN
SHEDS and James Nickers, were white The
trs1 damag~ done was AT :. H. Lambdins plan
tsiou seven miles south Of Nidalia. where Mrs
Shields. - %atcaez. was visiting She and her
''a yong saus occupied the same bed A beam
'e4 across the bcdstead. striking the mother IN
he temple killing her instantly Her sons were
l1lnJureG -Four negroes were killed on the
Plantation and many cabins were razed 10 the
sTound. Il Lanbdin was struck by beam
ea- injured internally.
F-aas l-sraL-rls 1he tornado passed d mile
and hair aest of VldaI.s. striking Dr. J e
'sr-eE-- plantation. where several negroes were
A---ea and others injured. two fatally.
The tornado proper covered Il breadth ot nine
1laagea zee: through Concordia parish and
swept across the Mississippi River. striking
5ea--s Coaurs a. GIes Bend. four miles nortn
4 Aatsasz where tour negroes were killed and .
seven injured. Continuing northeast, the tor .
Ha1a rs.eged Pine Ridge killing twelve and in .
--i-Ie fef.tE. The first PRESBYTERIAN Churcn /.
erected Id tne Southwest vas demolished
Church iIlL in jefferson county the ncAt .
Place ll rlis path of the storm Two plantations .
II fLar f4e III. 5r.r.ssnd belonging Jo james No .