Show or f foft STORM THAT SWEPT OVER SOUTH storm lasted for nearly two days and in places twister doubled on its tracks finishing work of destruction now orleans mississippi already it a sufferer from more than ono one tornado tats year has again borno borne tho the brunt of tho the winds and rains estl bati mates of the number ol 01 0 those who lost their lives in that state during tho the recent two days of terrific wind storms place tho the death list near with several hundred injured in texas louisiana alabama and georgia tho the death lists aro are also largo large with serious loss of life in arkansas and tennessee in halt hall a dozen communities mar bial law has haa boon been declared so terrible was nas the destruction and so BO helpless wore were tho the stricken people loft left by the disaster serious diso disorders aders have occurred in somo some places including amite la looting an and d other crimea have boon been reported but those instances havo have boon been on the whole rare several places have issued appeals for aid and in mississippi governor noel has boon been asked to provide tents for the homeless the tornadoes lasted in fix all a period of r nearly two days it was thursday night that damage by tornadoes traveling eastward was first reported from points lu in texas this was waa followed during tho the next twenty four foar hours by similar reports from arkan vas BBS louisiana mississippi and tennessee friday night alabama camo came within tho the flight of the storm and saturday of serious Borio iia damage by the winds in georgia were recorded an incomplete list ot of the tha dead and injured in the storm mado made up telo telegraph graph reports from various points through the south couth places tho the number of killed at and injured at 1001 1091 utter misery ot of every sort was waa I 1 faund at purvis miss by relief parties despite tho the tact fact that ot of tho the 2600 2500 inhabitants which this little town boasted there thera were only left still there were not sufficient accommodations in fit tho the wrecked wr eclied village lor for even tho the wounded tiro tire manner in which tho the tornado noted nt at this village puzzled those who witnessed it instead of entering tho the town at ono one sloe eldo and passing out at tho the other the storm whirled a and nd boc sawed about once or twice judging from tho the lay of tho the debris the tha wind veered so much as aa nearly to double on its trail the result was turri blo for the inhabitants many of dhom were caught and either injured or killed after they had apparently escaped tho the usual freaks wore were played by the wind twenty s seven von prisoners waa lifted off but so terror stricken were r they y that not ono one gained hla his freedom none of the prisoners was seriously injured the wreckage which remained on the site of a lumber mill near town consisted largely ot of splinters from the alzo ot of tooth picks up to small email sticks |