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F Abbeville Press and Banner T^R ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 12 1915. established Eight Lives in Gi ., Dim ilsin IN miBi : ( tzzt b COUNTY HOME RUINED n t Miss Inez Tart and Carl Tart Killed 0 ?Many Houses Blown to the C Ground. e Special to The State. ^ Bennettsville, May 7.?Four per- s - * * j I rt sons killed, 100 injured ana two score houses destroyed, bringing property loss of thousands of dollars, vras the toll claimed, by a terrific tl tornado which swept Marlboro coun- B ty this afternoon. The path of the s1 storm was just outside the limits of w Bennettsville and in the destruction s* the county seat is unharmed. C1 Miss Inez Tart, 15 years of age, P and her younger brother, Carl Tart, were killed. They are the children b of Wesley Tart. An infant child of Caleb Bracy lost its life. These ^ deaths were on the Egypt plantation w of J. K. Mathewson, five miles from 0 Bonnettsville. The residence of Mr. Mathewson and a number of tenant u lunwes were swept down by the w force of the wind. 11 r - ' Tfce county home, including both the sections for the white people and G negroes was completely destroyed. A P negro inmate was killed. Eleven persons were injured at the alms house. 11 . A ehurch has been destroyed by s1 the storm. u Among? the heavy sufferers is T. E. * KcColl. His loss includes his gin ? house, overseer's house and. a num- s' ber of tenant houses. , ' ^ The storm appeared about 4 ^ n o'clock coming from the west, sweep- y ing through Adarasville township, ' where mi^ch property was destroyed. Tenant houses on the plantation a of Clarence Breeden were destroyed a and 3. 0. Breeden and Ri K. Bree- ^ - 1den suffered the loss of many tenant ' bouses and an overseer's house. Jn every section struck by the tornado t injuries resulted. On account of v the many hurt and confusion result- 0 -V - in% from the condition of many homeless persons names of the in- ^ jured are not available. n Hare No Homes. It is believed that between 40 and ? r . 50 persons have had their homes destroyed over their head and the small t ^ number killed is considered remarkabfe. As soon as the news reached ' Bennettsville the work of succor was .begun and those without homes are r being cared for. ? * Crops had not sufficiently advanced to be injured by the wind. There was little lightning, the storm being accompanied by a wind of frightful intensity, and rain. j CYCLONE SPENDS FURY ON TOWN OF MANNING. Miss Clara Baggett Instantly Killed, White Beasley Davis and Negro Porter Lose Lives in Same . Block ( ?Centre of Business District / Wiped Out by Storm. Special to The State. J I Manning, May 7.?A tornado | struck the centre of the town of Manning: shortly after 4 o'clock this 5 afternoon and caused fearful destruction of life and property. The principal force of the storm was limited to a radius of about 150 yards _ n of the Confederate monument. In the court house ground and in that s area property to the amount of j g $200,000 was destroyed, three lives b lost and several persons severely injured . In the New Idea store at the Mcc Leod corner, Miss Clara Baggett, saleswoman, was instantly killed by 0 the falling roof and wall while her sister, Miss Julia Baggett, is thought j" to be fatally injured. In the same s store Miss Annie Thames, milliner, Lost eat Storm fas so badly injured as to be renered unconscious for some hours, rhile her brother, John Thames, was lainfully injured about one knee. At the other end of the same block he upper store of the large Nettles uilding collapsed and killed two len, Beasley Davis and a negro porer. This building was only recently ccupied by the Manning Dry Goods !ompany with an extensive stock of ntirely new goods. Adjoining the rettles building is Arant's drug tore which was almost entirely delolished. Many Buildings Hurt. The intervening buildings from le Bank of Clarendon to KatzofTs largain store were damaged or detroyed. In the McLeod block the rails of the Clarendon Millinery ;ore collapsed and narrowly missed rushing Mrs. J. M. Bradham, the roprietor. The roof of the Home bank was lown off and the walls of the Wilson isurance company office collapsed. Lcross the street extensive damage ras done to the roofs or front walls f nearly every store except Zeigsr's pharmacy. The main building f the Plowden Hardware company ^as unroofed while the warehouse 1 the rear was demolished. Cothran's tobacco warehouse and '1 rxeim & vuuaccu wareiiuu^e tire cumlete wrecks. Single freaks of the storm were npressive, such as the new brick tables of Coffey & Rigby being nroofed and damaged while the rame stables of D. M. Bradham & on, across the street, escaped uncathed. , A number of small dwellings are emolished but the full extent can ot be ascertained. Streets in Darkness. Telephone and electric light wires re out of commission and the streets re in darkness tonight. The debi'ls rom the demolished buildings and a irge number' of fallen trees render jcomotion very difficult. Several rees on the court house grounds fere snapped on, some . iauing in 1 ne direction and some in another. The court house building v/;is amaged in the roof and the furace chimney above the roof wa? oppled over. Very few of the business me?i car ied tornado insurance and hcnce he property loss is nearly all. l.,ss. It is impossible to get a sutisfacory account of all the personal inuries received. J. E. Reardon was >ainfully hurt in the chev. ty bcir.g aught under a heavy show . case in dimmer's store and Morris Neso vas hurt on the top of the head by t falling brick. ILLOREE SUFFERS PROPERTY LOSS )NLY ONE INJURY REPORTED IN TOWN ?MANY BUILDINGS FALL. Methodist Church Complete Wreck With Large Warehouse and Several Stores. special to The State. Elloree, May 7.?A fearful cy"I7?11 XL!- -/A iviic swept uvcr jcuiuree in is altertoon, ranging from a quarter of a lile to a half mile in breadth and everal miles in length, upr >oting riant trees and demolishing a nuiper of buildings in its path. Mrs. J. P. Strock, who was passng the Methodist church, which was ompletelv demolished, is the only >ne reported to have received any njuries. Mrs. Strock, who stopped n the porch of the church, was truck by a piece of the falling (Continued on page six.) FIREMEN MEET AT GREENWOOD i The official program for the eleventh annual convention of the South Carolina State Firemen's Association to be held at Greenwood, May 18, 19 and 20, has been announced. Chief Louis Behrens, of Charleston, expects the convention to be one of the largest, in point of attendance, yet held by the association. Greenwood is expecting be tween ouu ana vuu nremen, oesiaes several hundred visitors from all parts of the State. The program: Monday, May 17 4 p. m.?Baseball, Fair Grounds-Clemson vs. Carolina. Tuesday, May 18 11 a. m.?Convention called to 1 order by President Louis Behrens, at court house. Invocation.?Rev. E. J. Smith. 1 Address of welcome from Greenwood?A. S. Hartzog, Mayor. Address of welcome for Green- ' wood fire department?H. C. Till- I man. 1 Response?Chief Louis Behrens, 1 of Charleston, president South Caro- 1 olina State Firemen's Association. 1 Address?Hon. Richard I. Manning, Governor of South Carolina. i Address?Hon. James D. McNeill, 1 of Fayetteville, N. C., president of 1 North Carolina State Firemen's As- 1 sociation, and ex-president of the National Association. Address?Samuel J. Nicholls, of ' Spartanburg, S. C. Address?Hon. F. H. McMaster, 1 insurance commissioner of South ' Carolina. 1 p. m.?Recess until 3 p. in. ^ (Captains will remain in the hall to ' draw for places.) 3 p. m.?Business session. 4 p. m.?Baseball, Fair Grounds pi - ? n i: J ?lyienisun vs. v^uruxiim. 7:30 p. m.?Business session. Wednesday, May 19 11 a. m.?Grand parade. (All wagons and members meet at court ' house at 10:30 a. m.) 2:30 p. m.?Grand races begin, Hampton Avenue. Thursday, ' May 20 10:30 a. m.?Hand ?reel races begin, Hampton avenue. 1 Foot races?Open to all members of fire departments. 11.30 a. m.?Grab reel races, Hampton avenue. 3 p. m.?Consolation race?open to all teams that have never won first money in grand prize race. A total of $890 in cash prizes is offered for the races. Monument to Hon. Robert Y. Mayne Snnrtnnhiircr S (7 Mnv K Tn provide a memorial to the Hon. Robert Y. Hayne, of South Carolina, in honor of his railroad services, President Fairfax Harrison, of Southern Railway Company, has given instructions that the name of the junction and terminal where the line from Asheville intersects the Washington-Atlanta line be changed from "Spartanburg Junction" to "Hayne.' Mr. Hayne was, if not the first, the most effective promoter of the construction of a railroad acros3 the mountains from South Carolina to the middle west. It was the Asheville and Spartanburg railroad, beginning at what is now known as "Spartanburg Junction" which first realized Mr. Hayne's plan, and this important Southern Railway point will hereafter bear his name and be a lasting testimonial to the work he did. Taking in Rally Day. Messrs W. L. Dawson, Will Uldrick, Thos. Uldrick, J. H. Ferguson, Sam Wilson and J. N. McDill were the men from the different sections of the county who took in all the pleasures of the Tomato Club Rally and seemed to enjoy the day. They were much impressed by the work and think that Abbeville will soon have one of the most successful clubs in the State. REMINISCENCES OF AN OLD MAN (By a Veteran.) A short while after Co. G. 14th Regiment was formed, another call was made, when Bradley's Old Field came to the front with another Company of Infantry. This time Co. K. 19th Regiment was formed. Capt. R. W. Liles was elected Captain, Dr. A. T. Wideman, James L. White and William Jajr, Lieutenants. There not being er.ough cimpanies formed at first for a regiment, they were formed into a Battalion and camped at the Hampton Race Track at Columbia. They were then carried to Charleston and other companies coming in, they formed the 19th Regiment of Infantry with Colonel Moraigne as colonel. On account 1 of ill health, he resigned, when Col. 1 Lythgoe, of Abbeville, was made 1 P.ftlnriol Wo Vine Viapn mnrPQenf1 to me as a very quiet, u nassuming 1 gentleman, but brave as lion. He ' lost his life at Mtirfreesboro, when Col. Shaw was made Colonel. While camped near Charleston, they were drilled and made ready for service. 1 They were 3oon ordered to Mississ- ' ippi. On the road they were in a ! terrible railroad wreck, where a ' number were killed and wounded. ( Jim Bowick was killed here. They 1 were not shipped in Pullman cars in those days, but in cattle cars, - and 1 old freight boxes. This accounts 1 in part, for i:he terrible fatality of the wreck. This accident prevent- 1 ed the Regiment from reaching there in time for thc^ battle of Shi- ' loh, where the South lost one of J her most brilliant Generals. ^ In this company were, Adamson, ' Bradleys, Beasleys, Burdishaws, 1 Bowicks, Covin, Creswells, Dilla- * 3haws, Evans, Jays, Gray, Kennedy, Lyon, J. F., McCaslans, McClane, ' Neel, Seiglers, Reagens, Tmitts, ' Whites, Widemans, and a large number whose names I cannot recall. 1 A joke was told on Dr. Tatum 1 Wideman, that one very hot evening 1 the Regiment was double-quicked to 1 the front, where the firing was get- ' ting heavy. When thpy reached the place, cheering, the Yankees broke and ran. The Regiment was lying 1 down resting when Gen. Bragg came riding by them, Dr 'W ideman stepped out in front of him j.nd with the en thusiasm of a boy, exclaimed, while waving his hat over his head, "General the enemy have flown, have flown, have flown." Gen. Bragg smiled, saluted, and rode on. It was not long before Dr. Wdeman was honorably dscharged, on account of his health. A short time afterwards, Capt. Liles having reached the age limit, resigned. This made a general rise in the affairs of the company. J. L. White was made Captain, Williari Jay, R. F. McCaslan, J. Fuller Lyon were lieutenants. It was not long till Capt. White was mpde Major of the Regiment. Then William Jay was Captain. At Franklin, Tenn., Csipt. Jay was killed at the head of his company. McCaslan was then promoted to the captaincy. He remained in command of the company till the war ended. Lieut. J. Fuller Lyon lost his arm at Atlanta when T. M. Jay (Dora^ as he was generally called) was made Lieutenant. A. B. Kennedy was, I think a Lieutenant also. This company and regiment fought all over the west, and for one hundred days in and around Atlanta. When called on they always answered promptly, and nobly did their duty. No men, no army, with the terrible odds against them, ever did more. I have never believed that Gen. Joe Johnson, or the western army, ever received their just meed of nraise. when von think of the vast amount of territory they had to defend, how thin a line of men he had to oppose an army of overwhelming numbers, hardly would he get in position, before he would be flanked out of it, and when you recollect that every time he offered (Continued on page 8$ .49 How Migh Went stiw:STORIES IN WAR HORROR BRAVE IN EMERGENCY. Tale* of Those Left Indicate Courage and Coolness of Many on Board. Queenstown, (via London), May 8.-?Clinton Bernard of New York, a first cabin survivor of the Lusitania, said of his experiences: "Although it was a tremendous shock to everybody there was not q o flvflifowanf o o ama ?C> iituvu VAVlbVlllVltU UO nuuiu | expect in such a catastrophe. It occurred so suddenly we had not much time to realize what was happening. "When I saw the ship was sinking [ jumped overboard. I had no lifebelt but I picked up a bit of flotsam. Finally I got to an upturned boat and clung to that. Later, with 3ome others who had swam to this boat, we managed to right it and climbed in and started to rescue those we could reach. "The German submarine made no attempt to save anybody. We saw it for a moment just before it dove. "The first torpedo struck us between the first and second funnels, rhe Lusitania shook and settled iown a bit. Two other torpedoes followed and soon finished our ship. Four or five of our lifeboats went iown with her and the tremendous suction as the liner was engulfed dragged many down. "The first torpedo burst with a big thud, and we knew that we were doomed. "We had floated about two hours in our small boat before the first rescue steamers arrived. Previous to this time some small shore boats and fishing smacks came along and helped us." Clunf to Boat. The Rev. H. W. Simpson, a passenger in the second cabin, saved himself by clinging to an upturned boat. "After a struggle we filled this boat with all we could rescue," Dr. Simpson said today. "We tied a pair of trousers to an oar and hoisted it as a signal of distress. "A big trawler came along and A. 1. _ 1 1 look us aDoara. "When we were struck I was in the saloon. Lifebelts were handed around, but the people did not want to put them on and they rushed off to the deck just as they were." A cabin steward gave the following account: "The passengers, a large number of whom were seriously injured by the explosion and by splinters from the wreckage, were all at luncheon. The weather was beautifully dear and calm. We were going at about 16 knots, and were seven of eight miles south of Galley head when we were struck by one torpedo and in a minute or two by two more. The first explosion staggered us and the others finished us, shattering the gigantic ship. The Lusitania disappeared in 20 minutes after the first torpedo struck. Paa?enger> Calm. "It was a terrible sight, but the passengers were surprisingly cool. We did not get a moment's notice from the submarine. It appeared suddenly above the surface on the starboard bow. It disappeared as suddenly as it came into view, and was not seen again. It did not attempt to save men, women or children, but left them to drown like rats in a trap when the great ship sank like a stone. "The scene was frightful as the ship went down. A great many persons were carried down at once by the suction. About 100 jumped overboard and clung to floating wreckt K ty Liner to Bottom age or upturned boats blown off the ship by the explosion." London, May 8.? Fifteen hundred persons lost their lives, according to the British admirality when the Lusitania was - torpedoed and sunk yesterday off Old Head Kinsale, Ireland. Known survivors number only 658, while there were 2,160 persons aboard great British liner when she was attacked. Of those saved 595 landed at Queenstown, 11 at Kinsale, while 52 others are reported to be aboard a steamer. All but one of the rescue fleet torpedo boats, tugs, trawlers, which went out of Queenstown, have reported. There is a slender hope that Ashing boats may have rescued a few more. In addition to living brought ashore, bodies of 45, who died of injuries or were drowned, had been landed at Queenstowii early today. Five more were landed at Kinsale. It had been reported that an armed trawler, accompanied by two fishing boats, had picked up 100 others. Work of compiling the list with those saved progressed slowly today because of the indescribable confusion at Queenstown, but apparently few of the first cabin passengers were among the survivors. The United States consul at Queenstown, early today could account for only 51 Americans saved', out of 188, who were aboard. His roll did not include the names of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Charles Frohman, Elbert Hubbard, Justus Miles Forman, author, or Charles Klein, playwright. Of the Americans aboard 106 were in first cabin, 65 in second; 17 in steerage. Heavy loss of life among the first cabin passengers is believed to have been due to their calmness and self possession in the face of danger. Most of them were at luncheon when the vessel received its death blow and declined to join the rush for the life boats, and life belts. It was believed the Lusitania would remain afloat until assistance could arrive. "Women and Children First." A considerable portion of those at Queenstown are members of the crew, including Captain Turner with the first and second officers. All other officers of the Lusitania are believed to have perished. There is no evidence, however, that the time honored rule of the sea of "women and children first" was violated. Captain Turner stood at his post on the bridge until the ship went down, and was rescued three hours later wearing a life belt, according to D. A. Thomas, of Cardiff, Wales, a coal magnate. Another of the survivors, a Toronto newspaper man said there was no panic among the crew, that the sailors acted promptly in getting the passengers into boats. Apparently every precaution was taken by the ship against a surprise attack. Lookouts were on the alert constantly as the Lusxtania speeaea toward the Irish coast. Every Precaution Taken. Great difficulty was experienced in launching the boats because of the heavy list of the liner almost immediately after she was torpedoed. Several frail craft capsized as they were launched or almost immediately afterward. Many passengers owed their escape to life belts, which kept them afloat, until they were picked up. No Warning Given. Investigation has failed to reveal that ship given any warning. Lookouts sighted the submarine's periscope 1,000 yards away, and the next instant they say the trail of a torpedo was flashed on its course. Then came a terriffic crash, followed almost immediately by another which littered the decks with wreckage. The liner's course was immediately turned toward shore. Four torpedoes were apparently fired, but only (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.)