The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-25
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were blown away.
From Columbus. Ga. the Associated
Press received a dispatch today saying
two persons were killed and a dozen
injured by the storm there.
A telephone message from Griffin.
Ga, says that Mrs. M. FL Greer and
M. o. Chapel were killed outright in
their homes, and that a Mrs. Harris
and son have died since.
The storm struck Griffin about
o'clock this morning. cutting patch
of about a hundred yards wide
through the city and destroying at
least 25 houses besides the Baptist
church and one of two other public
buildings Numbers of persons were
injured.
Telephone messages from the path
of the storm report fatalities at Ship
ley. Harris City, McDonough and Lo-
Gust Gorve, Georgia. 1t is reported
killed in these towns. The storm
through this section followed a path
few hundred yards and passed over
within few hours.
Church Tower Fell on Priest.
Amite. La, was so badly damaged
that it was put under martial law at
once by orders of it's mayor. The storm
struck there just about noon, killing
two white persons and Is negroes out
right and injuring many others. most
ly negroes, SO badly that physicians,
WHO were EuSneQ INTO the tOWH III re-
lief trains from several points said
the total death list of Amite would
reach at least 25. Rev. Father Felix
Rumpf was possibly the first person
killed at Amite. He was in the bell
tower Of his church, having just I'm
ished ringing the noon day bell. He
was crushed to death by the falling
tower. Mrs. A. N. ogden of Amite
was caught by the ornado as she was
driving to her home. A tree fell
across her horse, killing the animal,
but she was unhurt. Forty persons
when the storm struck and the roof
was carried away, but not one Of the
diners was hurt.
The path of the tornado was about
two and a half miles wide and when
it had passed, Amite stood a wreck.
killed.
The, greatest loss of life among
negroes occurred in the vicinity of
Natchez, Miss. In Concordia, Parish,
Natchez, IS lives were lost, all except
two of the -dead-being negroes.
Twenty-Five persons were killed in
Adams county, Mississippi, near
Natchez and IS were killed in the
neighborhood Of Churchill in Jeffer-
section were about 100 miles due
north of the Amite tornado and
struck about breakfast time. 1t was
| in this section that negro baby was
caught in the wind. carried 800 yards
and deposited in the swamp unhurt.
| An aged negro woman was whirfed
] into the air and her head almost
I severed by flying timbers before she
| fell in a cotton field a hundred yards
| from where her cabin had stood. The
| body of little negro boy was found
| in a field with piece of timber
driven through the heart.
| Physicians from Vidalia, La, and
| Natchez spent all day going from
plantation to plantation and sending
| back to the cities to be treated. Part
of the humane work of the physi-
! clans consisted in having scores OF
| injured animals relieved of their suf-
| fering by killing them.
Almost Wiped Out.
| Mobile, Ala, April 25.-Reports re-
ceived here today state that the town
of Fort Deposit. Ala. was almost
wiped out of existence last night by a
| tornado.
Death List Sixty-two.
| Purvis, Miss, April 25.-An air OF
| death and desolation marks Purvfs to-
| day. The total death list in this vi
| entity has now reached 81 and it Is
believed that further particulars from
the surrounding country will add ma
| terially to these figures.
Track Blown Away.
Mobile, Ala, April 25.-Reports re-
lam, Miss, probably 20 persons were
| killed and several injured in yester.
| days storm. The McCullam trestle
and 400 feet of track were blown of
the right of way. nothing being lef
of the trestle but the piling.