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v: \ - . $ t The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, April 29,1908. S1ATS AND SVZN CAUSED BY CYCLONE, List of Fatalities Will Probably Reach 500?Thousands are Homeless? Forty-six Towns Wrecked?1,200 People Injured, Many of Whom Will Die?Property Loss Will Approach Millions. The following dispatch was sent out from New Orleans on Saturday: Probably half a thousand lives lost, a hundred or more persons fatally injured and many times this number painfully hurt, together with a property lossjrunning up into the millions, is the record so far of a series of tornadoes that originated in the West two days ago, sweeping across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia yesterday and last night. It left a path of death, desolation and vsrant in its wake, seriously interrupted communication between cities in the South and brought about chaotic conditions in many smaller towns. Mississippi bore the. brunt of the storm. Reports l.'rom that State indicate that the losp of life was by far the greatest of any section through which the storm passed. ^Estimates of^those who lost their lives as a result of tornadoes in Mississippi place the death list at near three hundred, with a thousand or more injured. In Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia the death lists are also large, with loss of life in Arkansas and Tennessee. Atlanta, Ga., April 25.?The dead 8md injured in Friday's tornado are ^reported as follows: Louisiana, dead 99, injured 350; Mississippi, dead 183, injured 650; Alabama, dead 31, injured 113; Georgia, 4ead 25, injured 100. Great Damage in Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., Apiil 25.?As a result Of the storm which last night swept Into Georgia, 25 persons are dead and at least 100 were injured, while many I others received brftis?s and js<?ratglj?? . Xtpto flying dehrii in a dozen townii in : ihis Staid. The storm, which appeared in this State at Columbus, on the Alabama line, seems to have moved in a north- 1 easterly direction, striding the towns 1 of Chipley, Harris, Legrange, Griffin, i * McDonongb, Locust Grove, Cedar- i . town and Cave Springs, while a por- i tion of its fury was felt in the eastern i suburbs of Atlanta shortly after midnight. i In the vicinity of Cave Springs the l wind swept a^path half a mile wide 1 and five miles long, from the outskirts ] of Cave Spring in a southeasterly di- 1 lection to Hamstie, There is not a 1 house left standing in the storm swept i area. At Cameo two negro section < were kffled wad one white man "1j reported dMd at StiiUdfli At Colmnbna^Mttt Vila Morris and her daughter were instantly killed by . * - fir -i. *r ll ' 1D0 destruction 011 pavmon at uurui ^ Highlands, in which they were stay- ^ isg> The property loss in this section ^ wffl be heavy* Griffin reports that three white women were killed and eight white persons injured and a property loss of 150,000 sustained. The path of the storm at this point was directly over the cotton mill and cottages of the 1 operatives. Twenty-five of the cot- ' tages were entirely demolished and the escape vf their occupants is considered miraculous. The boiler and engine room and the roof of the card room of the Rashtown Mills were blown away, as was the commissary room. At Chipley Mrs. Frank Hopkins and Mrs. Forrester and ten negroes were killed, while the husbands of the women were seriously injured. Practically every business house in Chipley was demolished. The hotel, in which there were 11 guests, was blown down, but none of its occupants were injured. All the warehouses were damaged and not a negro house is left standing. The residence of H. A. Middlebrook was lifted from its foundation, carried 150 yards and deposited in its new position without being damaged. The depot and three freight cars were blown away at Harris, a small station three miles from Chipley. Engineer Samuel Neisler, of Abbeville, S. C., and a negro brakeman were killed and Fireman F. G. Brown fatally injured, when a train on the Seaboard Air Line ran into a washout at Tucker, sixteen miles from Atlanta, early to-day. Misery at Purvis, Miss. New Orleans, La., April 25.?The lost utter misery of every sort was found to-day at Purvis, Miss., by relief parties. Despite the fact that of the 5,500 mkebitants which this little 1 ? town boasted yesterday morning there remained only about 900, still there was not sufficient accommodations in the wrecked village for even the wounded. Old negro "mammies" and little black children lay wounded and helpless under the broiling sun's rays. Some had broken bones, some were partly crushed and others had been wounded by sticks and splinters. There was not enough shelter in the town to protect them from the sun, and many of the walls which remained ni'nnJinn Via/! M/1 KAnfa On/3 HV 0. flllPPT BWlUUillg uau uv ivvio) hum ?/j freak of the tornado many of the trees, which had not been uprooted, had been snapped.off a few feet above the ground. A grove of pines was mutilated in this manner so that it appeared as if a giant scythe had swept through the grove about twenty feet above the ground. / The greater part of Purvis's population to-day were refugees in Hattiesburg and Lumberton, Miss., about 150 of them being badly injured. Of those who remained in town many appeared distracted and told remarkable stories of the number of their fellow towns people who had been killed. Some gravely asserted that a third of the population was dead. Many hurried funerals were held to-day, and a count of the visible dead revealed only 34, about half of them negroes. Many other negroes were reported killed in the vicinity of Purvis. The manner in which the tornado acted at this village was apparently enough to unbalance the reasoning powers of some of its witnesses. In stead or entering the town at one side and passing out to the other the storm whittled and seesawed about. ^ nee or twice,;judging from the lay of the debris to-day, the wind veered so much as nearly to double on its trail, The result was terrible for its inhabitants, many of whom were caught and either injured or killed, after they apparently had escaped. Scores sought safety in running, and the story is told of a yonng woman who ran away from the storm as it struck on a street corner, but who was killed as she reached the next corner, where some timbers fell on her. The usual freaks were played by the wind, one roof having been transferred from ft house to a nearby building, f weuty?sey$? prisoners were in the little town j&U, The root was lifted off the jail, leaving rain and de bris beating upon exposed prisoners, | but so terror-stricken were they that I not one'gained his freedom. None of the prisoners was seriously injured. The wreckage which remained on the . site of a lumber mill near town con- 1 sisted quite largely of splinters from the size of tooth picks up to small sticks. The total money loss at Purvis was to-day estimated at |S00,00C. These figures were obtained from dozens of f business men, each of whom calculated his individual loss. The State io-nightis furnishing tents and neighsoring towns supplies, and with the nartial law the town is practically ?fe from looting. i_ ? 4 ? ? J Mosey to Ltad. < The First National Bank of Bates* surg has money to lend their 'armer patrons who can fufhish satis'actory security. 4'Tell your friends ibout it." IRA C. CARSON, Cashier. W. W. WATSON, President. wmMTT? I ? 0 Tho Calhoun County Board. Gov. Ansel has appointed the commsssion to apportion the division of indebtedness between Calhoun county and the two counties from which it was formed. Hon. Jno. S. Verner, of Columbia, is the non-resident member. The others are: Prom Orangeburg, A. W. Summers and M. F. Inabinet; from Lexington, G. A. Guignard of Brookland and Wm. Martin of BakersVille; from Calhou^ county, T? A, Amaker and J. H. Loryea of St? Matthews.? The State. Anderson Man Returns After Absence of Tears. After an absence of 24 years and mourned as dead by his wife and children for more than 23 years Mr. Jas. Moore returned to his home in Anderson county last week at the advanced age of 75 years. The old man had changed so much in appearance that his family failed to recognize him at first, but when his identity became known there was great rejoicing in the home. He Got What He Needed. "Nine years ago it looked as if my time had come," says Mr. C. Farthing, of Mill Creek, Ind. Ter. "I was so run down that life hung on a very slender thread. It was then my druggists recommended Electric Bitters.. I bought a bottle and I got what I neededstrength. I had one foot in the grave,, but Electric Bitters put it back on the turf again, and I've been well ever since." Sold under guarantee at Kaufmann Drug Co. and Derrick's Drag Store. 50c. ? A woman and her alimony are soon married. "College Place," Columbia. Forging to the Front?Beautiful Residential Site North of the City, Adjacent to the New College, Being Rapidly Developed. Attention is called to the advertise- 1 ment in this issue, of 4'College Place," one of the newest, as well as the most select of Columbia s sudutds. This splendid enterprise is backed by some of the leading financiers and business men of the city, and is destined to add to the fame of Columbia a9 a city of homes, by reason of the excellence of its location, and the beauty of its surroundings. Situated on an elevation 55 feet above the city, far enough removed from the river to insure absolute immunity from sickness by reason of location,, ' in the direct path of the city's growth, it is only a question of short time i when College Place, will be dotted thickly with elegant residences. Indeed there are now quite a number of artlendid bnildincrs under nrocess of erection, and many more under contemplation. The splendid college building costing upwards of $250,000 adds materially to the value of home sites in ' 'College Place," as it natur- , ally attracts the best clasf of settlers. ' There are two essential conditions of success: First, the opportunity, and secondly the man of men to appropriate the opportunity. Awake to the possibilities of development of property near this fine educational institution, seven prominent substan- | tial business men of the capital city secured the property, and they have gone about its development in a man- i ner that attests their firm belief in its ; future. They are expending thousands of dollars in permanent improvements, grading and paying streets, planting shade trees and beautifying the property in a manner in keeping with its environment. After reading the advertisement on another page of this issue, write to M. W. Mason, sales manager for j terms and prices of lots, Columbia, S. O. r ? t Letter to Frank C. Corley. { Lexington, S. C. i Dear Sir: This is short; Every iob painted Devoe takes less 1 gallons than of any other paint. If not, no pay. Yours truly, F. W. PEVOE & CO. P. S. The Kauffflann Drug Co., sells our paint. ' ( " p~~ * ???? White Man Held for Bobbing ; Safe in Greenville. A white man giving his name as W. J. Heiry was lodged in the Greenville county jail last week, charged with blowing open the safe in Carpen- ' ter Brothers' store in Greenville. The , evidence against him is said to be strong. Fire At Clemson. ? Fire destroyed a barn at Clemson . College on Friday night about 9:30 | o'clock. The building was worth about $500 and the contents were val ued at $1,000. The origin of the fire is unknown. Every Weaw Will Be latereatedt If you have paina in the back, Uri- . nary? Bladder or Kidney trouble, and ' Want a Certain, pleasant herb cure for woman's ills, try Mother Gray's ] Australian-Leaf. It is a safe and i never-failing regulator. At druggists J or by mail 50c. Sample package free. ] Address, The Mother Gray Co., ? LeRoy, N. Y. 27 3 Saved the Dimes. , A farmer in Plainville, in the east- , era part of the State, is the greatest ' hoarder probably in Massachusetts. 1 In buying a $2,500 farm sometime ago, he offered in payment 25,000 dimes, which couldn't be counted inside seven hottw* The buyer had not been \ affected in the least by the recent 4 money famine-., Years ago he began } to hoafd ten-Cent piecesy his settled purpose being to buy the farm in 5 question.?Ex. "Health Coffee" is really the closest Coffee Imitation ever yet produced. This Clever Coffee Substitute was re- < cently produced oy ur. onoop, 01 i Racine, Wis. Not a grain of *eal coffee in it either. Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee is made from pure toasted -grains, with malt, nuts, etc. Roally it would fool an expert?who might drink it for coffee. No 20 or 3? minutes tedious boiling. "Made in a minute" says the doctor. Sold by M. D. Harman. T. B. RO! Quality j 037 Gervais Street, : Special prices to the Lexing Pinacle Flour $5,40 per bar Hay, Grain, Feed, Cotton M< Groceries. Prices alwiys the lowest, A Healing Salve for Burns, Chapped Hands and Sore Hippies. As a healing salve for burns, sores, sore nipples and chapped hands Chamberlain's Salve is most excellent. It allays the pain of a burn almost instantly, and unless the injury is very severe, heals the parts without leaving a scar. Price 25 cents. For sale by Kaufmann Drug Co. Post lard Dealers Printers & Stationers Talking Machines and Records Rubber Stamps And Novelties of / P? every ueurijjuuu CALL OR WRITE FOR WHAT YOU WAMT ]. Wilson ibis COLUMBIA, S. C. \ I BraSHy & i The Only PainBHm/MPK 1 ,6>> Tooth ExBHteiniyot trac4?r ,n th? South Without ^I^/jQh Gas, Ether or HK' J|H| Chloroform. DR. 6. R. HARDING, rhe Old Veteran Painless Tooth Exractor and Dentist, 1316 Main street, Dolumbia, S. C., sign of the Big Tooth, L u; cc? ?J ?:n i 11 .8 ilUVV cmj UiS VM-IIUO tmu Will LXJ tUi suixxner. where he will do all kinds of Dental Work in the best manner and with the Dest material. lApr For INSURANCE, LIFE, FIRE, ACCIDENT, SEE ' E.G. Breher, LEXINGTON, S. C. Strongest and Best Companies i Lumber and , Building Material N. H. DRIGGERS, "... ? > Columbia, S. C. Manufacturer of Lumber, laths, Shingles . Paints and all kinds of building material. Call or write for prices. Will save you money. Lumber bought in any quantity at highest market price. Notice, All persons having d&H&nds against; the estate of W. & Smith, deceased, Will file same for payment and those indebted Will please make payment on ir before the 1st day of June, 1908. M. E. and J. B. SMITH, Administrators. Notice to Creditors. All persons having claims against the estate of Howard Wilmot Conner, deceased, are requested to present the same duly attested unto the tindersigned, or his Attorney, Jno. T. Seibels, C P Qtid oil rwiro/Mi G 1T1. V>UI ULUU1U) v.j auu un j^vAkjviAw *** debted are requested to make payment to the same. JAMES W. CONNER, Admr. Estate H. W. Conner, j Styx, S. C., April 8, 1908. 3\V26 | ach, [ Grocer, : : Columbia, S. C ton trade. roJ. ;al and Hulls, General Family JULIUS H. WEIL & COMPANY, WHOLESALE DRY GOODS and NOTIONS, Rear of Palmetto National Bank, COLUMBIA, S. C. Complete stock of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods and Notions. Quick shipment, minimum freight exIpense, prices always guaranteed against New York or Baltimore jobbers. I We sell to Merchants Only. WITH I PUMPS, PULLEYS, PACKING, ROOFING I I AND TIN PLATE. I I Plumbing Supplies. I, I Southern States Supply Co., I 1 COLUMBIA, S. 0. I 11 'J . I LEVER, "The Shoe Man," I fl H ? I (IN COLUMBIA.) I ' B 1 The place to buy your every- A day and Sunday go-to-meeting I I, Shoes. Largest handlers of I Shoes in the Carolinas. Prices are extremely low at this sea g son. Come and inspect our I I stock. V LEVER, "Hie Shoe Man" (In Columbia.) BEARDEN & LUTHER 922-924 Gervais St - Columbia, S. C. r ? - ______ Groceries, Hay, Grain, Hardware, Wheelwright Material, Wire Fencing, Tinware, Farming Imple^ ' ments, Harness, Saddles, Collars, Fads, Bridles, etc. Best wagon yard in the city for the benefit of all. j Call to see us. Prompt and courteous treatment guaranteed. ' bargains! bargains! i i * AT M I D. B. SPHALER S, PELION, * - - - S. C. Call and see my line of Fine Dress Goods and Calicoes. They are going at prices that will surprise you. 300 pair Fancy Dress and Plow Shoes to move at once. Get prices before buying else where. L. W. WISE, Manager. at cost: We are now selling our entire stock of Dry Goods* Notions, Shoes, Glass and Crockeryware at COST. NO FAKE SALE We mean what we say. Call to see us in our new brick store across the railroad. 1 % 6ANTT & RAST, Swansea, - - So. Car. I BROOKLAND BANK, i NEW BROOKLAND, S. C. W 'jfoj We Want your business. It is our desire to please. Leave *]t! l(/ your money with us ustil you need it. We pay interest four ^ KM notes a year. m fjl J. C. GUIGNAftD, L. S. tROTTI,