The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-10-14

: All of the bereaved families had
the sympathies of the thousands OF
citizens in their hour OF darkness.
hundreds of floral offerings were
received. Messages of coincidence
poured in by the hundreds. In all
of the churches sermons were held
on Sunday in which sympathy and
earnest prayer were extended for
the families who lost loved ones In
the great catastrophe. "a
A check-up on the casualties suf-
fered in the tornado reveals an ap-
palling toll among the colored pop
ulace OF the city. Twenty-eight
colored persons were Killed, more
than one-third OF the total number
OF deaths recorded, (7S).l OF the
229 storm victims who were con-
fined in hospitals with serious in
juries 93 were colored.
II was at first believed that the
number of killed and injured among
the colored people was not so great,
but hourly reports were received OF
additional dead and injured in the
Race district. Besides the number
of seriously injured. about 400 re-
ceived minor injuries, requiring
medical attention.
That more colored persons were
not killed was due to the fact that
the most of the dwellers in the sec
tion hit by the tornado were away
from home at the time, the, grown-
ups being in the business and indus
trial section at work, and the chill
dren at school
About 60 colored persons are still
in hospitals. of this number all arc
expected to live.
Damages Qveer $4,000, 600
A survey of the damage in the
colored district shows that many
leading business institutions suffer
ed tremendous losses. A number of
large churches were also badly dam
aged. 1t is estimated that the dam
age to property and personal belong
ings In the area will reach figure
well over $1O.0OO,0O0.
Finney avenue proved one OF the
hardest hit colored districts. Fifty
houses have been condemned in the
5000 and 1000 blocks. On Cook Ave.
fifty-one houses have been condemn
ed. About seventy-five houses have
been condemned on Fairfax avenue.
Enright avenue and Sarah street.
On Easton avenue and Lucky street.
colored persons also suffered great
property losses.
Churches Suffer
Among the churches hit by the
storm two were completely demol-
ished and five were badly damaged.
services of all the churches except
ing one being held at other places
last Sunday.
The Berea Seven Day Adventist
church at the northeast corner of
Sarah street and Cook ayenue.
which has membership OF 1.2O0
was completely demolished.
st. Peter A. M. Il. church, Elliott
and Montgomery street, was de-
stroyed.
The churches that were badly
damaged were the Samaritan M. E.
church, 1000 block West Belle Pl:
Christian Spiritualist church, 1000
block. West Belle Pl.; Scruggs Me-
mortal G. M. Il. church, northeast
corner Cook. and Spring avenues;
Fairfax Avenue Baptist church, 5000
block Fairfax avenue: and Liberty
Congregational church. $500 block
Finney avenue. IA
Business Places Hit
Business establishment damages
in the colored district rank from the
100000 New West END Hotel down
to grocery stores, barber shops and
shoe shining parlors. ''T
Among the leading business
places damaged were the Gates I'm
dertaking parlor. Manuel Undertake
ing parlors, Paradise dancing aca-
deny, Douglass theatre, Mrs. Ceor-
gia Thomas millinery establishment.
office OF pr. w. 9. Bridges, office
OF Dr. w. H. Tyler, office of DR..
J. B. Bell, and New West End Ho-
tel.
Both the West Belle school and
montgomery school were badly
wrecked. I~7l
Work Held Back
Work has been delayed in repafr
and rebuilding the damaged proper
" due to a shortage of workmen.
Many property owners have also
stopped work upon their property
until insurance claims can be. ad-
justeda1s stf. +,,s N, "a
II is expected that many OF the
homes that were badly damaged BY
the storm will have to be complete
ly demolished and entire new struc-
lures put up to replace them.
On finney and Cook aves., a good
many OF the homes are damaged be-
yond repair There is also good
number on West Belle pl. and En-
right avenue that will have to be
completely demolished.