The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-25
MORE DEAD IN MONROE.


Aberdeen, Miss, April 24.--The to-
tai dead from Tuesday mornings
cyclone is 20, 10 of whom are negroes,
one white man and IA months old
baby of l.. f. Minis Of Muldon, Miss
At least 200 are injured The prop
erty damage will be $1,000,000. The
wounded arc still coming in from the
Plant, Whitaker and Watkins planta-
tions and are being given medical aid
at DR.. j. M. Acker's sanitarium and
at the Boyd Sanitarium.
Drs. H. H. Mckinney of Okolona,
Miss, Philpot Of Houston, Quinn Of
McCondy, G. A. Bryan and Grady of
Amory were among the out-of-town
physicians who responded to the call,
and through the courtesy of Drs. Nc
kinley and Henry Of Columbus, Miss,
three trained nurses came UP and
have worked day and night assisting
Miss Eta McCauley, trained nurse
and members of the Red Cross So
cicty. AT meeting of the executive
COMMITTEES of the Aberdeen Chapter a
relief committee was appointed, con-
sisting Of Mrs. Eugene L. Sykes, Mrs.
Henry Dugan, Mrs B. c. Drake, Mrs.
i j. L. Shell, Mrs. r H. Gillespie, Gas
ton Therrell, J. A. Gay and D. w.
Houston, Jr. .G
The chapter set aside $4,000 to be
used in caring for the injured and
they are going to take care Of the
financial end as long as they can be-
fore asking for outside aid.
At the Harbold hog ranch they are
burning the 5O0ehcad of large hogs,
worth $4,000, that were killed. Har-
bold's total loss will be 100000.
Residences that were damaged, and
not mentioned in first report, were
those of ]. w. Plant, DR.. Preston Cor
Inelius and the Brewer residence. The
negro Baptist Church was totally
wrecked, as were the negro school
and numbers Of negro houses and
barns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Johnson pos
sibly experienced the greatest thrill
during the cyclone. They were in
their car driving into Aberdeen when
two huge pine trees blew down., one
across the hood of the car and the
other just over the rear seat. The
trees had to be cut and moved before
they could get out. Their home was
blown entirely away. Nothing was
left standing but the concrete sill.
| The +, L. Crisler family, six in all,
braced themselves against the door
and were wrapped up in the carpet
on the floor, rolled over and out into
the yard. No one was hurt. The
home was blown entirely away.
A negro baby on the Whitaker
place was blown up into a tree Can
celled checks from the Harbold hog
ranch were picked up in Amory, Miss,
II miles away. Two automobiles from
the Swope place were blown away ard
no trace of them can be found Furni-
ture and household goods from the
Johnson, Allen, Peugh and Nash hon.
es were blown entirely away.
! A lady who was in the path of the
storm was frightened so badly that
all Of her hair came out when she
tried to comb it. Aberdeen is full
of visitors from every adjoining
town, viewing the wrecked buildings.
Tornado insurance is carried on the
+ S1,000,OO0 property damage.
/ r. d. Fits, local insurance agent,
has written 100000 worth of tornado
insurance since Tuesday noon. Re
building will begin just as soon as
lumber, shingles and building material
can be put on the ground,
/ Little Louise Milligan, who was OPP
Grated on for fractured skull, is inn
proving and the doctors think she will
recover Her father will also recover.
STREET PAVING