Oxford eagle., 1909-03-18


Died with His Sous-
The onetime neat little cottage, built
by Hoods own efforts. va. broken in
ard torn into kipdiing wood The un-
fortunate man was found b-nsssh the
vrsrkae- and near him ~er~ lyiag the
unconscious forms Of his two little soma,
Willie and Harry Hood. IN. father
Was dead. but life fingered In the
dreneked and stifening htfie forms Of
his scas. and they were hurried TO the
hospital
Mrs. Belle D.rdin, So years old. .
widow, was crushed beneath the fall =
vslls 81 her house. she fingered for a
short time after. bring taken out Of n.
wreck. but death had placed its stamp
upon her and before she noon hour shs
had passed away.
Later in the day Mrs. D~rden'. dauzh-
ter vas discovered buried h<nealh the
wreck Of her occe beautiful home. She
had hren dead for hours, and u w.s wiih
diai~ulty tAsa ~ H,Gm-d ln,n. ~s-s
btooksR into .,n< s<msranes Of r-y~s--.
There were thirty funerals in Brink
ley Thursday. Coffin. are arriving on
every train. and unxiertakers and their
helpers kept busy preparing for the
buriais.
Two Hundred Coaviets.
A special train loaded with one hun
fr~I ~,rxssf. .~x...I g.. r...r. nj.
making two hundred prisoners no~ here.
They will be put to work cleaning up
the debris, and the work Of rebuilding
the town xill begin at once, as soon a.
materials arrive.
The Cotton Belt railroad has 200 Of
its carpenters and briekmasons from diff
ferent points on the system rushing here
to assist in the work of rebuilding the
town.
The Rock Island sent out a call for a
similar number of vorkm~n from along
its lines. and they will Be rushed here.
Stoves Are Needed
Aside from food and bedding. the peo-
pie most urgently need . car load Of
stoves on which TO cook, tsrpaulins to
cover up the front Of their stores and
to hide the leaks in the roofs Of the
houses yet standing. and tin roofing.
Martial law prevails with all its rigor.
The soldiers will not let any one through
the lines who does not possess a pass
signed by the provost marshal
Food Nov Available.
The soldiers have established a large
cook tent in the middle OF the town. and
all those who have no means Of sub
-isting are being fed at the expense Of
the State and the relief committee.
Mayor Jackson Calls for Aid.
Mayor T. H. Jackson has issued the
following appeal:
To the Publie-in response TO many
inquiries concerning the terrible ezlans-
ity which has befsllen our city, would
like to say that the lis, Of dead. 50 far
recovered from the wreckzge, numbers
IS, and wounded over 200. There il
not hoas~ j. the city, eita~r business
OF residence. that has not been damaged
by the cyclone The entire business por-
tion Is lost, and only three buildings are
left standing.
In response to many offers Of assist
ane~. | would suggest for immediate
temporary relief, that furniture. some
bedding, blankets, tarpanlins, shingles
and other roofing material be sent Us
The latter is in urgent demand because
there is not a dry roof in the city to
protect the wounded and homeless
In the way of permanent relief.
would say the greatest b<nett could b.
done our unfortunte people by shipments
Of building materials, such As lumber.
shingles, roodngs. brick, sand, etc. Many
Of our people will be able in this way
To assist themselves, and start living,
with the prospect of regaining lost for
tunes or, at least, preparing places to
shelter themselves. Both the Rock
Island and Cotton Belt railroads have
agreed to bring to our relief all con-
signments Of this. or any other nature,
free Of charge 1t will possibly require
several hundred carloads of bsi.d.rg
material To repair our city, a. there is
not = mill or factory that Is not com
pieteiy destroyed