Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-04-30

4 tion Of southern Mississippi and the
adjacent Alabama territory has again
been visited by heavy storm and
much damage done. Y
New Orleans, La, Apr. 49, With
about S25 newly made graves 9la
tfibuted broadcast over nearly the en-
tire width Of Louisiana. AIississIppl
and Alabama the dead ip Fridays tor
nadoes had been mostly cared for Mon
day night, and It was possible to state
with accuracy that the death list IN
the three states would not exceed $50
The few Who may yet Be added to The
fatalities afe possibly 4 score of the
200 most seriously injured IN hospitAla
throughout these states. The remain.
ing injured, numbering about 1000,
were reported on the road to recoy.
cry. The gravity Of the situation cen
tered in the problems Of the living
namely food and shelter. At least one
stricken town was reported to have
eaten literally its last meal at noon
Monday, and was relying On charity
for Its supply. Fortunately, the great
territory over which the stricken dis,
tricts were scattered left an opportun.
ity for the unharmed neighbors inter.
spersedt everywhere throughout these
centers OF want to furnish relief more
quickly and effectively than would
have been possible had the force goi
the storms been confined TO one cUn.
tlnuous strip OF country. Cities, little
and big. on all sides Of the tornado
belt. made rapid preparations Monday
to ship supplies and money into the
tornado district. New Orleans started
i money subscription and also shipped
food to Amite, the most damaged town
in this state. Amite- Was the town
which reported It's food supply prac-
tically exhausted Monday. Otherwise
the little town was making rapid
progress toward rehabilitation. n
Gov. Noel OF Mississippi has ac-
knoWledged the receipt Of . telegram
from President Roosevelt for his gIIeF
IN the name Of the people cf his state.
Gov, Noel has ordered ell the tents
available in nearly towns rushed to'
Pufvis, MIsR., where there e much
suffering among those whose homes
were wrecked In the tornado. The re-
lief work .ln Pufvis ID progressing sat
dsfactorily Ip Amity City, La. the SIT
uation shows some Improvement
Tents have been supplied and the dis
tribution Of Fations carried out sys-
tesnatically.
Atlanta. GA, Al. q. Conditions in
the districts stricken BY the storm Of
Ffiday, Saturday ana Sunday, show no
improvement according to reports up
to / D. M, Monday,
The death list may reach 450. The
list Of injured stands at 1871. Appar-
emily Mississippi and Louisiana we're
the chief sufferers and reports from |
these sections MONDAY afternoon show |
that q number Of small towns have |
from one to ten dead.
Relief measures have been taken in |
Montgomery. Mobile, New Orleans and
other places. The report Of the wealth
or bureau Indicating frost for Monday |
has hastened Preparations for the re-
lief Of The homeless. There have been
no serious developments in the 6ood
situation in the way Of loss Of life, but
the property damage in parts Of Geor.
gia and Alabama will be heavy.
Hattiesburg, Miss, has been turned
Into q hospital camp, All the injured
from miles around having been car
ried there. They viii number 200 and
perhaps more. The financial loss Wiz
aggregate seyerai million 1ollars, IN
Louisiana, Alabama and
Georgia.
washington, Apr. 2ss-The president
after confsrring with Secretary Net
oalf Mouday telegraphed Gov. Noel
stating that the war and navy depart
nents. the Marine Hospital service and
lhs Red Cross stood ready to give aid
Ehsnsver q is Indicated wherever the
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