Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-22
Tippah County Felt Effects Of
Storm--Death Toll in Remote Sec
tions Shows Increase as Belated
Reports Come In.

With 81 known dead and property
damage running into the millions
from the terrific tornadoes- that swept
Eastern Mississippi, Northwestern
Alabama and three counties in Ten
nessee Tuesday morning interest
turned Wednesday to the rapidly in
creasing hundreds who have been
left homeless. and the other hun
dreds of injured. All day yesterday
a stream of refugees and wounded
poured into the larger towns in the
vicinity of the spots where the heavy
winds took their awful toll.
Thousands are being cared for in
the storm swept area while the War
Department and the state of Missis-
sippi are rushing tents and needed
supplies to points where the stricken
people have concentrated. Appeals
for aid have been sent out from many
small towns. Red Cross relief par
ties were organized and plans went
forward at many places to send
food, clothing and necessary medical
attention.
The death toll last night stood:
Mississippi Lauderdale County Me-
ridian IA, Runnels Bridge 3. Total
II.
NeshOba County - Deemer Lumber
Camp, near Philadelphia, 19.
Monroe C0unty-Aberdeen 81, Am
ory 3, Total "a.
TIn,~
Jasper County-Bay Springs z,
Rose Hill 6, country districts 20.
Total 33.
Union County-Ingomar 6. Baker
S, Keownville 3. Total IA.
Chickasaw C0unty-Egypt 5.
Tippah County-Five.
Winston County-Clayton 5.
Oktibbeha County Near Stark
vile z.
Clay County-Country districts 10.
Estimated in outlying districts from
reliable sources Is.
Total known dead in Mississippi
IT'S.
Alabama-Marion County 20; Kill
lingworth Cove, Madison County Is;
Nehama section, Colbert County, s;
Gurley, Madison County 3; Little
Cove, 2; Waco, Franklin County, l.
Deaths at various other places 30.
Total known dead in Alabama rs.
Williamson County, 3.
The property damage directly due
to the storm is conservatively placed
at $2,O00,000. but losses in crops,
farm equipment and live stock are
expected to add greatly to this esti-
mate.
State, federal and Red Cross Off
cials are cooperating in furnishing
relief to the sufferers throughout the
|wind-stricken sections, and tents, sup
plies, nurses and relief workers have
been sent from towns in Mississippi
and Louisiana to help in the care OF
the injured and homeless. Meridian
reports 90 in hospitals suffering from
injuries, but only two seriously hurt,
Meridian reports that property dam
|age there will be in excess of $500.
loco. More than $4,000 was subscrib-
/ ed by citizens of Meridian for relief
purposes at a mass meeting held
there late yesterday.
Senator Pat Harrison wired Acting
Gov. Casteel at Jackson that the ad-
jutant generals department was in
vestigating tornado reports and woulC
stand ready to offer army tents ane
supplies to the needy.
Representatives of the Salvation
army left Jackson for Neshoba Coun
lty, where IL were killed and more
than 100 injured in one community.
Aberdeen asked for 200 tents t.
lcare for the homeless outside of th'
|town; Meridian asked for 100 tents
Bonneville and Philadelphia for
like number; New Albany for rs.
Up to late hour tonight no com
lplete list of the injured has been re
ceived and no accurate estimate o
the property damage could be made
The situation was partially relieves
YESTERDAY afternoon when Harry /
Hopkins, manager Of the Gulf Divis
lion of the Red Cross at New Orlean
wired Gov. Casteel he had shppe'
so tents to PHILADELPHIA, Is to Aber
ldeen, 20 to Bonneville and 100 to Me
lridian. He also stated that $500
had been appropriated to Bonneville
l16 doctors and nurses sent to "a
Springs. Meridian and Philadelphi
others were en- route 70 Aberdeen an
vicinity.