Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-05-06
PASSED OVER NORTHERN PORTION
OF COUNTY THURSDAY
Six Known to Have met Instant Death
and Many Seriously lnjured..-Property
Loss Runs Far Into Thousands.

Mrs. l.. McPeak.
Ruth McPeak, age Il years.
Percy Mckee, jr., age 8 years.
Little Gussie Edmodson.
Injured:
Geo. McPeak, badly bruised, in hos
pital in Memphis.
Walter McPeak, age IA, internally,
in hospital.
Eliza Houston Mckee, arm broken
in two places.
Mrs. L. Hendrix, Robt. McPeak,
Jcnia May McPeak, Mrs. E. B. Moss,
Newell Moss, Miss Annie Newell, Mrs.
Edmondson and her three children,
w. R. Halbert were bruised and in
jured, but not seriously.
Negroes killed:
Mollie Davis,
, Clark Banks.
Two negro babies We're reported to
have been killed, but their names
could not be ascertained.
Nearly score of negroes were in
jured.
Homes destroyed and their estimat-
ed value of loss: w. r. Halbert, $2.-
500; J. E. Cooney, $1,000; Mrs. s. F.
Fogg, $1,000; E. B. Moss, $4,000; A..
B. Anderson, John Glanyille, 81, 600;
J. Hendrix, $1,000; P. s. Mckee, $6,-
900; G.. III. McPeak, $2,509;. J. H.
Matlock, 81 1000. s.. u. Fogg, R. M.
Lusher, Messrs. Hobbs5 F. g. and F.
v. Holmes, H. Bowe and many Others
suffered financial loss from tine storms
ravages, while the loss in timber can
not be estimated. The school houses
at Plum Point and near Aldens were
both destroyed.
From best information obtainable
the tornado started at the home of
L. M. Gartrell, damaging his proper
ty to some extent, and travelled in a
north easternly direction to the state
line, entering Tennessee near White
haven and continued its disastrous
course forHmiles in Tennessee. The
first houseSdestroyed was cabin on
A. W. Whites place between Mr..
Gartrell' and Aldens, where the home
of W. ~. Halbert was completely
demolished. From Aldens to the
state line and far into Tennessee the
storms path is one of ruin and devas-
tation that beggars description.
Immediately after the storm and at
intervals during the night rain descen-
ed in volumes, retarding the work of |
rescue. Among the first to reach the /
family of McPeak, which suffered the
greatest loss of life, was a party from
the camp of M. w. Jones, which is,
located three miles northeast of Horn
Like, near the path of the storm.
Messrs. Jones, Tom Wheeler, John
Palmer and severe others from the
camp worked far into the night and
Ill next day, rendering relief to the
storms victims. 1T was this party
hat recovered the bodies of Mrs.
McPeak and her daughter, which were
'ound slipped Of clothing and horribly
bruised.
Examples of heroism and rare pres
snce of mind are not lacking. Mr..
Ernest Moss, who2was himself injured
ind whose home was destroyed, was
me Of the first to reach his neighbors
Who needed help.
Mrs. p. S. Mckee prevented the
imbers Of their fallen home from
rushing her little daughter, while
to listen to the moaning Of
ler son, who died few feet away.
Mrs. w. r. Halbert, who, together
With her husband and his mother, had
ust been rendered homeless, remem-
'ered that fast train No. 4 was due,
lad negro make light and flag the
he approaching train, preventing it
rom running into tree that had fall
en- across the tracks.
Freaks oi the Storm.
The usual number OF freaks was
4l y a. u