The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 30, 1908, Image 3
BIG LOSS OF LIFE
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In Several States Caused by a
Destructive Cyclone
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THREE HUNDRED DEAD
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Over One Thousand More or Less
Injuml, and Muny Thousands Are
Homeless.?Storm Covered .Much
T?^8tory, Nearly l^lfty Towns liein^
Wrecked, Some of Which Are
Almost Wiped Out.
Three hundred and fifty killed, a
hundred or more persons fatally injured
and many times this number
painfully hurt, together with a properly
loss running up into the millions,
is the record so far of a series of
tornadoes that originated in the West
Thursday kwooiU'v. - ^
,, , - . - ? v |.inh m i> i i <;Aiin, i ;h lahonui,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Tenuessee. Alabama and Georgia
Friday and Friday night.
It. left a path of death, desolation
and want 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 from that State indicate
that the loss of life will be by
far the greatest of any section
through which the storm passed.
Estimates of those who loss their
lives as a result of tornadoes in Mis- '
aippi place the deatli list at near three
hundred and titty, 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 i ennesaee. '
Authentic information is in many
instances lacking owing to crippled
facilities far communication and the
lack of time to form anything like an 1
accurate estimate of the damage.
The storm, which first appeared in 1
Georgia at Columbus, on the Ala- 1
batnrt line, seems to have moved in a '
uortheasterly direction, striking the
towns of Chiple.v, Harris, LaGrange. '
Griffin, McDonald. Locust Grove, Odartown
and Cave Springs, while a
portion of its fury was felt in the 1
eastern surhurbs of Atlanta shortly 1
after ni id night. *
Most of the dead are negroes. Perhaps
a dozen white persons were (
caught in falling buildings and either ;
fatally injured or so serously disabled
as to require medical attention.
The loss of life was in the quar- 1
ters of colored persons where the !
wind destroyed their cabins, burying 1
the occupants in the debris, or in the 1
farming section of the country where
trees were uprooted, telegraph and
telephone polls torn up and general
destruction became an encore to a 1
storm which, with almost tornado 1
furv, swept through the country.
It is difficult to estimate the loss
of life or the extent of the disaster,
for there is little or no communication
with the points where the wind
and rain did its greatest damage.
In Louisiana it is estimated that a
score of small towns were destroyed
or partially wrecked These include
Amite City, Arcadia and Independence,
Belle Grove, Melton, Gorman,
Pine Ridge, Quitman, Landing, h'airchilds
Creek, Purvis and Lumberton,
Miss, are reported seriously damaged
by the storm.
in Alabama, Dora was tne cmer
sufferer. This town i? also known as
Bergen. Four or more persons were
killed, among them the wife and
daughter of Section Master Moore.
Fiity persons at the lowest estimate
were injured. Those most seriously
hurt were carried to hospitals in Birmingham,
Ala. One woman, a M*s.
McCully, died on the train. Two
other members of this family were
seriously injured. At Bergen cars
were Mown from the railroad tracks
and considerable other property destroyed.
Reports also say that the
storm struck Abertville, Ala., and destroyed
nearly the entire northern
portion of the town. A cotton mill
was blown down, the storm ranging,
northward, doing much destruction to
life andf property.
An vfnconfirmed report from that
section gives the death Ifkt as from 3 0
to 35 with other persons injured. A
special train was sent from Birmingham,
tarrying physicians and a squad
of State militiamen to the district.
Aid is also pouring in from all drec?
tons.
From Meridian, Miss., comes a report
that Mrs. John Minniece and her
child were killed outright and John
Minniece was seriously injured, while
a number of other persons were hurt
and there was considerable destruction
of property.
Richland and Lamourte, "La., were
struck by the storm and nearly a fifth
"< '?i- i.nnnI',i inn iii lured.
UI 111C711 j;up uiuvixf.. ..w
Winchester, Miss., a small town, is
reported wiped out, though only
two porspVls are known to have been
k'illed.A
.Natchez, Miss., reports sixty are
Vnown to bo dead in the northern
SUBSCR
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THE PRESS GANG
HOW TIME WILL HE SPENT AT
(JAFFNKY.
Many Interesting Papers to lit' Heart.
People of (ialTiioy Expect to Make
Visitors Have a Good Time.
President K. II. Aull, of the South
Carolina Press Association, attended
a meeting at Guffney last week of
the subcommittee which was unpointed
to arrange the details of the programme
for the annual meeting of
the Associaton at Caffney, June 1518.
J. 10. Norment, C. .VI. Galloway
and \Vilium Banks were also of this
subcommittee, but were unavoidably
absent.
President Aull and Mr. IOdward
DeCiunp met and Went over the programme
as partially agreed upon at
a former meeting of the committee,
and President Aull was requested to
put the programme in shape and arrange
for its publication. As a result
of the conference the following programme
is announced for the annual
meet ing:
Tuesday Morning, June 1(1, to
< )'c!ock.
Association called to order in auditorium
of Limestone College by President
E. li. Aull.
Prayer by the chaplain, the Itev.
\V. P. Jacobs 1). I).
Address ol welcome on behalf >f
the ?ll\ of GalYnoy, by Prof. 11. P.
drill-tli.
Address of welcome on behalf of
Limestone College by I)r. Lee Davis
I .odge.
Responses to addresses of welcome
by President 10. II. Aull and Secretary
R. L. Freeman.
Cosiness Session:
Siinject, "The Rusiness End of a
Newspaper Oflico," II. L. Watson,
Greenwood Index.
"To What Extent Should Newspapers
Give the Fioe I'se of Their
Colums to Candidates," C. W. Wolfe,
Kingstree Record.
"My Esteemed Contemporary," T.
It. Waring, Charleston Post.
Afternoon Session. 1
"The Impress of Environment I'pon
he Newspaper and its Formative Influence,"
J. 10. Norment. i
Miscellaneous business.
4:510 o'clock. Drive around l!ie
3ity, including visit to manufactories
uHi 'in mines.
Evening Session. K:HO O'clock.
Address. "The Croat Importance of
r ik* ueveiopment ?> 1 our Rural
Schools," Miss Mary T. Nance, president
of the Itural School Improvement
Association of South Carolina.
Wednesday Morning, .lime 17, 1)
O'clock.
Visit to power plant of the electrical
Power and Manufacturing
Company on Croud River in a special
train. A general picnic will lie served
at the power plant.
Night Session.
Address, "The Pustniliee Department
and the Legitimate Publisher,"
Hon. A. L. Lawshe third assistant
Postmaster CJenerul, Washington, 1).
C. .
Address, Hon. It. R. lOdmonds,
editor of the Manufacturers' Record,
Haiti more, Md.
Thursday Morning, Juno IH, l):MO
O'clock.
"The Technical Construction of a
Newspaper Story," .las. A. Hoyt, The
News and Courier Bureau, Columbia,
S. C.
"How to Prepare Copy," C. H. Calloway,
the State, Columbia, S. 0.
"The Use of the Telephone in (lathering
the News," A. if. Carpenter,
the Daily Mail, Anderson, S. C.
Afternoon Session, O'clock.
"Historical Symposium," paper and
addresses by Col. T. H. Crews, Herald,
Laurens; N. G. Osteen, Watchman
and Southron, Sumter; Jno. W.
Holmes, People, Barnwell; Hugh
Wilson, Press and Banner, Abbeville;
Mile* H McSwfionnv Gunrdian.
Hampton.
Miscel laneous business.
Election of oflleers.
Night Session, 10 O'Clock.
Ilnnquet, tendered by citizens of
Gaffney;
It is earnestly requested by the
citizens of Gaffney that all members,
with their families, will reach Gaffney
during Monday and Monday evening.
The officers of the Association,
also, earnestly request that every
publisher in South Carolina attend
this meeting.
The people of Gaffney are very
much in earnest in their efforts to
make this a most enjoyable meeting,
and when they undertake to do a
thing they do it.
In addition to the program Editor
Loyless, of the Augusta Chronicle,
and Editor Caldwell, of the Charlotte
Observer, have accepted invitations
Louisiana storm. Hundreds of plantation
cabins are reported destroyed
in that section.
Mobile reported nine dead in Hattiesburg,
Miss., but this has not been
con finned. ,
IBE N0\
SHIPS COLLIDE.
Twenty-Eight Men Are Dead or
Missing as Results.
CRUISER AND LINER
Come Together Oft the Isle of Wright
ami the Cruiser (joes to (tie Hot"
torn With I'art of ller Crow.?The
Aeeident Was I'navoirlable Is the
( enernl Opinion Among Shipping
Men.
A dispatch from i r... -
.. Bitys I lie
total number of dead and missing of
the Gladiator's crow as a rosult of
the collision between the American
liner St. Paul and the British cruiser
olT the Isle of Wright is 118. Givers '
Sunday searched the sunken cruiser
for bodies, but were not successful
in finding any.
The opinion among shipping men
and naval officers and ollicials appears
to lie unanimous tliat the accident
was unavoidable, being one of the
chances of the sea which all seamen
must risk.
All wltnesss of tin' disaster agree
practically that, both crews behaved
as well sis possible.
Coming so soon after the loss of
the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger,
which was sunk by the cruiser Berwick
off the Isle of Wright on April
A, last, men being drowned, the
sinking of the Gladiator Is a severe
blow to the British navy.
The damaged how of the St. Paul
indicates that she forced her nose at
least 12 0 feet through the cruiser's
side, but, fortunately the greatest
damage she received was above the
water line. The bow post was buckled,
while the plates on both the port and
starboard bows were crushed in and
gaping cracks extended along the
side.
Neither Capt Passow nor any of
his otticers would discuss the accident,
preferring to wait until they
can submit their reports to the proper
officials. It was learned, however, i
that Capt. Passow is sorely grieved i
ut the disaster, this being his lirst
serious mishap. ,
Had the cruiser been painted any
other color than slate she might have
noon seen earlier and the collision ,
avoided, but (Jreat Itiitaiu has decided
that her warships ait tract less attention
when thus painted. *
a si:vi<:m; ( vclonk.
iloilies of a .Man and Mis \\ il'e tarried
a .Mile,
A destructive cyclone visited Nebraska
last Thursday, swooping
through Camming County. Three
people are known to have been killed,
a number injured and a number
of houses destroyed. Telegraph and
telephone lines aire down and reports
aire slow in arriving.
The tornado si ruck the house of
John Mangleson, near Mender, Neb.,
and then swooped up into the air,
talking the wreckage and bot.li Mr.
and Mrs. Mangleson. Moth were killed,
their bodies being carried a mile.
George Waoker and family were ait
lunch when the twister struck their
house. Three of the family were
seriously Injured. *
to meet, with their South Carolina
brethren.
"It von are not' ai member of the
Association," says President A nil,
"send your name and initiation fee to
Treasurer August Kohn, Columbia, S.
C., and make your arrangements to
take a week off, leaving your home
on Monday, so as to reach Gaffney in
time for the opening session Tuesday
morning, and have your business so
arranged that you can remain away
from your desk until the following
Monday, so that yon may take the
trip through the beautiful scenery of
Western North Carolina, which trip
is being arranged and the details of
which will be announced in a seperate
c ireular.
"We will live together as one family
dunng the session at Gaffney, in
the l imestone College. While theio
we will be the guests of the city.
Editor DeCamp made that statement
at the Isle of Palms last summer and
insists on carrying it out.
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II >(MI Ut'MI tr II clIloJJl'l I <11 Kill I I / i
yourself or any member of your family
write in ample lime to the president
at. Newberry, S. C., or to the
secretary at. Bennettsvillo, H. C., stating
by which route you desire to go,
and efforts will be made to secure you
necessary transportation.
"Let iih repeat our request that
ycv< attend this meeting and see
something of this wonderful Piedmont
section of your state. For two
years we have enjoyed the sea
breezes an 1 hospitality of the people
of tlie City of Charleston, and this
year we want you all to go with us
to Gaffney."
V TO
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THE BEST SPEECH
Made By Jas. C. Hardin, Representative
of Wofford College.
GIVEN FIRST HONOR.
I. \V. Hick*, of Fnrniau College,
Mnks Second Host Speech, mid Is
Given Second Honor. Nroe OallegcN
Were Hepresented by Nine Talent*
ed Young Gentlemen in the Great
Oratorical Contest.
A dispatch from Greenwood to
The News and Courier says promptly
at eight o'clock Friday night the
d?.ors of the Lander College auditorium
were closed and the tenth annual
St a to oratorical contest was commenced.
After a song of welcome by the
Lander College chorus Club and
prayer by the Rev. Robert Adams
president of the Presbyterian College
of South Carolina, Mr. Hardin, of
Watford Collge, being the first speaker
of the eveninir. snoltn tn.?
"I'V .?V , vn\ OUW I'M I
oi his oration being "The HatCe
Against ignorance." Then followed
tho other speakers, the following programme
being carried out:
"Tito Handicaps of the South," it.
S. Owens.
"The Spirit of the Age," 'I'. C
1 ley wa rd.
"The Small College," J. n. Brown.
"Christian Citizenship The Hope
of nomocracy," it. 10. Petrea.v.
"In Defence of the Flag," J. F
Xohrden.
"The American Shibboleth," J. W.
Hicks.
"The Menace of Mammotn," (5. N.
McCormick.
"The South and Her Heroes," it.
10 C< iizales.
At intervale music was rendered by
I he faculty of Lander College and the
r under College Chorus Club. Afte*
the speeches a wait of a few minutes
was made necessary for the judges,
v ho were the Hon. .1. C. Otts, of
HafTney; the Itev. J. I?. (Jreen. of
Creenwood. and the itev. J. Phillips
Vomer, of Columbia, to make their
decision. These few moments were
moments of suspense, and anxiety
was p"airily written in large letters
on the contestants' faces.
Hut. when the judges announced
that Mr. J. C. Hardin, of Wofford
had won fnsi place, ihe welkin was
made lo ing l:v t ie indent- from
Wofford, and their presence was
made know by yells and the flaunting
and wax in,-, of their college colors.
Mr. J. W. Hlc.lcs, of Ptirman, was announced
winner r? ' w?-#mi#l ulimn ....i
^ "> *'WHU |'IH\ 11 lll|
his suppoiicrs cheered him to tli<
echo.
The contest, was a battle royal so
far as tliougt, oratory and elocution
was concerned. Kor gracefully and
well did the .voting orators endeavor
t> hold up the reputation of the colleges
they represented. Indeed as
the judges expressed it. it was a hard
matter to pick the winner, but all are
agree d that the right man. Mi II udIn.
won. Mr. Hardin's speech was
one of the best ever delivered by a
college man in Greenwood, and he
deserves great credit for the niasievIv
thought and beautiful composition
of ideas be injected into his speech.
However, all the speeches were good,
and Hiking tliein as a whole 'hey
have been excelled and many thought,
never equalled, at any of the previous
contests held here.
Mr. J. C. Hardin, the repte.a ntntive
of \\ offford College in the St iio orator
? a I contest, is 21 years old i
from Co'ver, S C , and is a member
et the Junior clasi of Wofford
C.j'bgc. Soon after eib^r.rg college
M Hardin won a rep .it VI m fcr 1 .'line
11 as a speaker and because of his
thoroug literary work. He has served
as president of his class during
h'-, soph more year. The same year
he was elected second censor, corresponding
secretary and monthly orator
in the Preston Society. Daring
the present year Mr. Hard in Is serving
as chief marshal, assistant exrhfcnge
editor of the Journal staff
and vice president of the Y. M. C. A.
Ill' was also elected to represent. hp
Society on the preliminary Kmory
donate and the junior debate. Mr.
Hardin is a brother of Hie Rev. K.
K. Hardin, who won the State contest.
at Greenwood in 1904 for Wofford
College.
KlfiLKI) IX WRRCK.
Over Fifty Are Dead and About Ninety
Injured.
Forty-two bodies hi'ive been taken
out. of the wreckage caused by the
collision which happened on April 19
of two trains at Uruybrook Junction,
about eight miles from Melbourne,
Australia. It is believed that several
others are still buried under the debris.
The number of injured Is placed
at eighty-eight.
THE 1
TRIED TO KILL THEM.
GHKKNWOOD .?IAN AND WIFKIIAD
I
CL08K CALL
While They Were Asleep in IUhI the
Son of the Man Shot at Thorn at
Close Kongo.
A disputeh from Greenwood to The
News and Courier suys Hut lor Pinsou.
known as "Hub," is charged with
muklng an attempt to kill his father
and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. I*.
Pinson, as they lay asleep early on
Tuesday morning, firing both barrels
of a gun at them, and when only
about eight feet, away from them.
That Mr. and Mrs. Pinson are living
to tell how it happened is a miracle,
for the load of shot entered the head
of the bed, only u few inches above
their heads, and some of the shot
were found imbedded in the pillows,
on which their heads rested.
Mr. H. M. Pinson lives about a
mile anl a half southeast of Saluca,
and within about four hundred yards
of Siloam Church. He is a well-to-do
' '
i, .urn is ii11111immmmi among
<! imm-ii wood County's most substantial
citizens, he being a man of about u
yours of ago.
"lUilu" however, seems t* bear a
pretty bad reputation, having lived a
very profligate life, living the greater
part of the time away from home.
Young Vinson's motive is unknown,
but his fatluy, the older Tinson, himself
thinks that the boy, knowing
that no one knew he was in this part
of the country, decided that he
would kill both himself and Mrs. Tinson.
and that ho would then share
the estate with his brother, Richard,
being hard pressed for funds. Mr.
Tinson had only lately refused to
grant his request for money.
Young Tinson made his escape, hut
Sheriff McMillan is making every effort
to catch him, and has sent, out
the following description of Tinson
all over the country: "Arrest Butler
Tinson; charge, attempt to murder;
eolor, white, age twenty-six
years, height f? feet, 7 inches, weight
160 pounds. Said to have missing
tooth, brown eyes and dark hair; fall
face and clean shaven. Use caution."
ON 10 M AN Kl LI<100.
Tour Others Injured in Street Duel
at Bern ice, La.
At Homince, La., Tuesday, a spectator
was killed during a street, duel,
and lour others were wounded. Both
duelists were wounded, put not seriously.
The fight was between C. .1.
Morton and VV. K. Durham. The
cause of their quarrel is not known.
Morton was just stopping off an Arkansas
Southern passenger train, accompanied
by bis wife and sevenyear-old
son, when Bnrham appeared.
Iloth men opened fire and Morton's
little boy fell, mortally wounded; T.
W. Clarke was instantly killed and
Thus. Rivers was wounded in the
thigh. Conductor AI ford of the
train and a mate passenger were injured.
Morton was struck by two
bullets and llarham hit by one. *
lilt VAX WINS ALAIN.
Massachusetts Will Send Delegates to
Denver Favorable to llim.
A dispatch front Boston says the
llryan men report the state for
Bryan .at the cauousses held to elect
delegates to the state convention. No
contest worth the name was made
for any other candidate, and the delegates
chosen, were, generally speaking,
favorable to Bryan. In Boston
only four per cent, of the party vote
came out. and the same thing was
the rule throughout the state. In
one Boston ward, where efforts were
| made to elect delegates, nledged to
f
Johnson, tho attempt was unsuccessful.
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IIKAVY msriONSAUY SAIilOS.
Three Thousand Dollars Worth of
Liquor Sold in One Day.
The largest sales since the opening
of the North Augusta dispensary were
made on Saturday, April 18, the
sales amounting to over $3000. This
amount exceeded the largest amount
yet sold in one day previous by about
$1,100, the largest sales previously
being about $1,000.
A Wonderful Cat.
The Newberry Observer says:
"There Is a pet cat In the family of
Thomas Barberry, of Hopkins Corners,
Mich., that will never play with
the baby without first bittiug off the
sharp point on its claws *
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Ulinniail * ITIKI.
Lieut. Gen. Linevltch, aide do
camp to Einperer Nicholas, and the
commander of the first Manchurlan
army, died at St. Petersburg of pneumonia
Thursday night. He had been
ill for a little over a week.
10RRY HI
WILL NOW QUIT
Selling Booze or Go to Jail for
Contempt of Court.
AFTER BLIND TIGERS
(Jnnrt Injunctions Will l>o Pushed and
nn Earnest KITorl Mario to Stop
tho Illegal .Sale of Liquor?dor.
Ansol Will Authorize tho Attorney
deneral to Proceed as Supremo
Court dives the flight.
"What will he (lotto now that the
supremo court has sustained the Injunction
policy as applied to htind
tigers? This question has suggested
Itself to a great uiauy people n tho
last two doys. (Jov. Ansel himsolf
declines to talk, and Attorney (Jenoral
Lyon is out of the city," says the
Columbia State.
"11uL It is reported that Mr. Marshall
I1 Deltruhl, assistant attorney
general, has been given a batch of
of injunction aflldavits and has been
ordered by Governor Ansel to proceed
against the places regarded as
'blind tigers.' It is said that among
these <1 r<i a. ?. ?- ---
...V HIV i I^iu IMM'l* til
Columbia and that Capt. T . 10. Dixon
has boen given orders to enjoin not
only the keepers of the places hut
the owners of the property from ever
again toleratng the Illicit sale of liquor
on the premises, such sale constituting
a nuisance under the CareyCot
hran act and subjecting the property
to be handled in injunction proceedings.
It is believed that Gov. Ansel will
now push (tie injunctions against
bling tigers in Charleston and in
other cities where they may exist?
and by this drastic measure drive
these people out of an unlawful business.
"When Gov. Ansel was a candidate
for governor he received nearly 75
per cent, of the otos in Charleston
county. Some time after lie assumed
his olhcial duties there was some
talk to the effect that Charleston
was getting more and more 'wide
open,' depending upon Gov. Ansel's
political friendship. When this matter
was brought to Gov. Ansel's attention
he inquired of the attorney
general if there were any wav effect.
iialI) to go after the blind tigers.
"Mr. Lyon suggested the injunction
method. This was approved by the
Governor and the State disnensary
auditor, Mr. W. It. West, was sent
to Charleston to work up evidence
against suspects. The dispensary
constabulary was used and upon aflldaits
thus obtained the attorney
general issued injunctions closing a
number of liquor shops in Charleston.
"An appeal was taken to the supreme
court and the court decided in
favor of the injunctions. Mr. Lyon
had been advised by Gov. Ansel to
suspend tho enjoining proceedings
until the court should act. Mr. l)eBruhl,
it Is stated, has received Instructions
that as the court has sustained
the Injunctions the work
should be pushed.
It is said that in Charleston when
a law breaker was enjoined from
selling liquor he would move his
place to the upper story of**the same
building and conduct the business in
liis cherk's name. Mr. Lyon will now
issue Injunctions against property
owners also. These injunctions are
perpetual, and the punishment Is
sure." ,
MAKTYK TO SERVICE.
Attendant in a Contagious Hospital
a Victim of Septicemia.
A New York dlftnntoh ?nvu una
the most popular and efficient nurses
of the Itierside Hospital on North
Brother Island, Miss Maybelle F.
Strawski, has given her life to her
calling. Riverside Hospital is a city
institution given over to the treatment
of contagious diseases exclusively
and about three weeks ago Miss
Strawski was in charge of several
diphtheria patients.
She pricked her thumb with a safety
pin in the care of one of the patients
and at the time thought nothing
of It.
In a few days, however, it dovel
oped that the pin was badly infected
and Miss Struwskl was found to bo
suffering front a violent attack of
septicemia.
LOST (X)NTHOL OF TBAIN.
Four Italians Wore Killed When the
Crash Canto.
I Four Italians were killed outright,
ono fatally injured, and died on the
train while en route to the Williamsport
hospital, and four others probably
fatally injured in a wreck on a
log train on the LaQuinn lumber road
at Whttlen, Pa., Wednesday morning.
Failure of the reverse lever on tho
engine allowed the train to run away.
ERALD.