The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-11

Though thwarted to a great extent by lack of funds and material, the dwellers of that section of the county which was stricken by the storm of last Friday. are already beginning to rebuild their demolished homes, and to rehabilitate themselves in life. with . courage that reminds of the yicissitudes of the pioneer days.
 But there is little on which to work, and<116 material. food, or clothing, and the efforts are little more than futile.
 The subscription which Is being raised in Montgomery to aid the storm sufferers. Is being augmented some- cash and clothing. made during the course Of the last two days. But the growth of the fund is slow, not sl0e having been raisedga as yet, and the call for relief is still heard from the scene of the disaster. Within an hours travel from the city. almost within easy walking distance, there is loss and Restitution. such as probably never has been visited upon a single com muntty of Montgomery County before.
 Altogether. 1t is estimated, the loss win reach $3o.0O0 or more, It is not so much. at first inspection. but the loss is borne by q few, and that few are fiIlers of the soil, already facing mortgage. and to whom money is un- available.
 Full reports of the destruction by the tornado have just reached the city. The last reports, known to be correct, con- firm and even enlarge, the first tid-i ings of heavy loss.
 Among the sufferers. of whose con- dition little was heard at first. was Mrs. E. F. Herbert. Her place on the Wire Road, known better, perhaps. as the old Frazier place. incurred great damage.
 Besides her loss of six houses on the farm. and i've houses about the main dwelling, all of which were occupied by negro tenants. the dwelling itself was partially demolished. The roof was partly blown of. most of the chinl- neys blown to the ground. i've large trees of the yard were dashed to the ground. some on the dwellings. Within the dweiiinE. most Of the furniture, carpets, shades and curtains were ruined. and the garden and most of the fence about the establishment lest. With all this. a large pasture was de-. ntroyed.
 MT. John cantelou and his son, Rainsford Cantelous came immediately to the rescue of Mrs. Herbert and the household Five German laborers ac- companied the two. and the men start ed at onoa upon, remodeling the front porch, and the Kitchen. which was also demolished. and in cutting away much of the heavy timber which streW Ine yard. and which crashed into the dweli- ing.
 work on reconstructing the barn and stabies will probably begin at once. The collapse of these outhouses. wrought the death of several cows. besides the loss of the implements and carriages within.
 MT. Boiling Sadler of Lowndes County, just beyond the Herbert place, loss ali of his farm houses.
 The loss of Mrs. Herbert. MT. Sad- Ter, and MT. Ben Stone Is probably the heaviest of any of the sufferers. The negroes who lost their all by the storm are, in way, dependent on the white people. and upon the white peo- pie devolves the task of making the entire fight for a new start in life, for themselves and for the tenants.
 The loss. estimated altogether at 930.000, may not seem so great at the casual glance. but it will be remem- bered that the loss is incurred by