The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
Twenty-Five Persons Killed and
 a Hundred Injured
NINE DEAD AT CAVE SPRINGS
Griffin Reports That Three White Women Are Killed and Property Loss Is Heavy-cotton Mills and
 Other Property Ruined.
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Atlanta, April 25-As a result of the storm which last night swept into Georgia after having done extensive damage in Louis- jana, Mississippi and Alabama 25 per- sons are dead and at least 100 were in- jured, while many others received bruises and scratches from flying debris in a dozen towns in this state.
 The storm, which first appeared in this state at Columbus, on the Alabama line seems to have moved in a northeasterly Harris, Lagrange, Griffin, McDonough, Locust Grove, Cedartown and Cave Springs, while portion of its fury was felt in the eastern suburbs of Atlanta shortly after midnight.
 At Cave Springs, near Rome, where the largest loss of life occurred nine persons were killed and nine injured, while a score of negroes are reported to have been bad ly bruised more or less. In this vicinity the wind swept a path half mile wide and five miles long from the outskirts of Cave Springs in a southwesterly di- rection to Mamatie. There is not a house left standing in the storm-swept area. Hearn's academy at Cave Springs was badly damaged. At Cameo, two negro sec ton hands were killed and one white man is reported dead at Stanson.
 Two Killed at Columbus.
 At Columbus, Mrs. Villa Norris and her daughter were instantly killed by the de- struction of a pavilion at North High ,ttt.. property loss in this section will be heavy.
 Griffin reports that three white women were killed and eight white persons in- jured, and property loss of $50,000 sus- tained. The path of the storm at this point was directly over the cotton mill and cottages of the mill operatives. Twen- ty-five of these cottages were entirely de- molished and the escape of their occu- pants is considered miraculous.
 The boiler and engine room and the roof of the card room of the Rushton mills were blown away, as was the comms- sary room. The Oakhill Baptist church and Levotie chapel were destroyed while score of other buildings sustained dam age. Physicians of the city rushed to the scene of disaster and gave prompt relief to the injured, who were moved to hos pltdlS us Qulchly pOSSlDlt. were bruised and cut by flying missiles. A public meeting was held late today to raise funds for the injured.
 At Chipley, Mrs. Frank Hopkins and Mrs Forester and 10 negroes were killed, while the husbands of the two women were seriously injured. Practically every business house in Chipley is more or less damaged; the hotel, in which there were Il guests, was blown down, but none of the occupants was injured All the warehouses were damaged and not a ne- gro house is left standing. The residence of H. A. Middlebrook was lifted from its foundations, carried 150 yards and deposit ed in it's new position without being dam aged
 Depot Blown Away.
 The depot and three freight cars were blown away at Harris, small station three miles from Chipley. One report says that six white persons and two ne- groes were killed at that place. Engi- neer Samuel Neister of Abbeville. s. C., and negro brakeman were killed and Fireman G. G. Brown seriously injured when freight train on the Seaboard Air Line ran into a washout at Tucker, Is miles from Atlanta today.
 Reports from other points suffering from the tornado are coming in very slowly, the telegraph and telephone wires  The storm was first felt in tlanta short ly after midnight, when numerous houses in the southeastern section of the city were unroofed The storm then jumped nearly mile to the eastern edge of the suburbs, where three houses standing close together were demolished, while houses on the opposite side of the street were left untouched. A vivid electrical display accompanied the torrential rain and wind. Many houses in the city were struck by lightning and their inhabitants given bad scares, but no one was injured. A large suburban electric car making it's last trip to College Park was blown from the track and its passengers compelled to walk two miles in the binding rain. loaded into the few houses that remained.
 In the direct path of the tornado some 6UJ feet wide hardly a plank stood upon another and on the outskirts houses were turned completely around Great, fine trees raised their roots to air and gath cred in their branches shoes, clothing and bed clothing.
 The main street of business houses, composed mostly of brick, suffered great ly. Some part of the wall in every store was caved in, all glass was broken, while debris from the residence sections was piled all around and inside them. making a loss here of at least $100,000.
 List of Stores Wrecked.
 The stores thus' wrecked were oc- cupied by the Albertville bank, the Albertville Mercantile company Me Naron Bros.' warehouse and feed stuff. Shipp- Reace Drug company, Brown, Reeves & Co.,, general store; Riggs Bros.,. general store; Star Mercantile company. general store; Marshall Drug sore, Scarborough Furniture Co.,. z. T. lamson, general store; Ross, hard gare store; R. E, Herring, groceries;