The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 4, 1906, Page 29

THE WEATHER. ! TERRIFIC HURRICANE SWEEPS ISLANDS OF SUNNY SOUTH SEAS AND TAHITI SUFFERS SEVERELY. Eves. cALlronrdA. “Baltimore Beautles.” CENTRAL—‘‘Queen of the Convicts.'* CHUTES—Vaudeville. COLUMBIA—"“Strength of the Weak.” GRA\D—mThe Sleeping Beauty and Forecast for March 4: San. ¥ and vicinity—Oecca- clsco siongd showers Sundey; ilght southwest the Be MAJESTIC — “The Proud Prince.”” —Vaudeville. A Ol Tsle of Spice.” Matinee— Ga Concert. Matinees At All Theaters Excent Columbia. 20 TO 42. PRICE FIVE CENTS The loss of life caused by the tornado which struck Meridian, Miss., Fnday evening is not as great as at first reported. The bodies of nineteen victims have been recovered, 1 It is feared there are more dead in the wreckage. TORNADO AT MERIDIAN CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE The farmers of California have had enough rain. The downpour of the last few hours - satisfied their desire for moisture. ' They now fear a frost and damage from the high Wil and cold wind accompanying the rainstorm which is sweeping over the State. ONLY TWO LIVES ARE "RAIN, SNOW AND HAIL __LOST IN VISITATION __ FALL AND WIND BLOWS Another great huricane has swept the South sezs, denuding whole islands of their food supply and destroying much property. Tzhiti, hitherto i irmune, is this time a heavy As far as kro\«n howmer only two lives were lost. PAPEETE | S BAOLY | WRECKED U OoC0oa nut Palm Trees rooted by the Wholesale, ‘:L,;"?“!“g May Follow ' From Lack of Food. overnment Is Heaviest Loser N Up ster - COFFicE. 2 e OF TH=_ 7 TAXITL CQM..EC.IAL eo. were cruising near the Tuamotu | Islands. 1t is been 0 feared that there may have loss of life in the lagoons amotu Islands, though the he guardian of the quarantins in Papeete is the only fatality orted. The schooner Papeete was submerged ths before th ane can be as- stat ny of these islands are low, lttle | TOF an hour near Anaa, Tuamotu. Her e than sand-cov reefs, and | “8P'a Lig: Michaelll, estimated that en nter with s s as bom- the Wuves were sixty-five feet high. It barded the sh v siblo o see twenty feet away he coral ™ 3 o'clock in the daytime and the to he lashed to tho vessel. a French resident at Fa- a iioiag amotu Islands, abandoned . . e Hha: e ace in a small cutter after all o of 120 mile | (he Government buildings, dwelling- S among the co. | HOUSes and the Catholic Church had been swept away. climbed cocoanut trees, {put out to sea in small schooner Ina, the lagoon at Makemo, successfully rode out the storm in Tuamotu Isiands. Makemo was badly washed. Many narrow escapes from drowning have been reported. ‘Bridges and roads wers badly dafmaged on the isiand of Tahitl. Breed fruit, cocoanut, banana and plan- tain trees were blown down in great numbers, which will resuit in hardships to the matives and macerially affect commerce during the next two or three years., The Mrench gunboat Zelee has gone to the Tnamotu Islands with sup- plies of food and fresh water. The Brit- ish Consul has appealed to his Govern- ment for ald for about 560 British sub- jects. Some Americans have sustained heavy losses and probably there will be a few instances of utter destitution. The Americans are hopeful of securing help from the United States. Money and not food are required, WIND'S FEARFUL VELOCITY. The cyclone or hurricane reached the - velocity of 120 miles an hour. It struck AR~ . SE——s. | the islands about midnight on February amage in Tahiti is estimated at ' 7 and continued until about 4 o'clock presumably a similar ' cp the mext afternoon. Th island of operty was destroyed on | Anaa, Tuamotu group, s believed to vamotu Islands. The city of Pa- . have been the center of the storm. cete was jnundated and about seventy- # destroyed, Including the | evening of February 7, the sea began can consulate and the Government building. The shipping in | waves in the harbor washed over the the harbor of Papettv escaped lniurquu;y. There was no perceptible wind. ol gk Many of the natives 1ses and even while others boats. The been destroyed d. Governor Jul- commission to in- cases of loss and all who may need of ets were 25 feet to the coral is broken h. On the church and » were mot touched, and a forest es for a mile and a half on either d. The rest of the isl- erness. a 8000 cocoanut trees are nd of twelve islets only one is rmed piled storm the barometer 1n| places went as low as 28.15, | cete it was 28.70, ) owing to the direction of the wind, but fears are entertained for vessels which Continued on Page 39, Column 3. i (/"\“ 2 —— which was anchored in | { PHOTOGRAPHE TAKEN AT PAPERTE !HOWING SOME OF THE NORSE FISHING FLEET LOST IN FIERCE STORM Little Boats Overturned by Mountainous Seas During a Snow Squall. At Papeete, about 7 o'clock on the! French | to break heavily over the reef and the | N\ | | ; i | ? x o THE _GREAT WHERE THE PUBLIC PULLDINGS STOOD + + 22 E’I‘ROYBD BUT IN WHICH ONLY TWO LIVES WERE TRONDHJEM, Norway, March 3.—A fishing fleet consisting of 300 boats and operating off Trondhjem was caught in a terrific storm Friday and it is feared the greater portion of it was wrecked, as many boats are reported to have been seen floating keel upward. Thus far sev- nty-nine of the boats have been reported ‘e at Flatanger, Koksvik and ' the Gjaeslingerne islands, - possibly others bhave reached shelter atome of the thou- e ah sitiex e ThoRas o Seotis ers are in of mkfi. up survivors. The fisher boats are usu- | ! ally manned by three or four ‘men. The weather is bitterly cold and even If the shipwrecked fishermen reach uninhabited islands they must perish unless they are | rescued {mmediately. ~ The village of Gjaservaero s the greatest sufferer, as most of the fleet had headquarters there. The waters contiguous to the Gjaesi erne islands are well known fl-m grounds, and espectally for cod in the au- tumn. This was an unusually man--‘lmn. son, and the fleet assembled in ands, which are several miles main land. Three ~hundred . W-Mfl.&fiu i + SANTA CLARA VALLEY IN PATH OF STORM. Chilly Blasts Sweep Through Orchards and Peliing Showers Hit Blossoms. The storm extends over the whole country west of the Rocky Mbuntains. It is nearly uniform in severity in all sections. The precipitation averages between three-quarters of an inch aand an inch. The winds are high at nearly all the Weather Bureau stations. In the mountain districts the smowfall in m At Summit there is a layer of snow nearly fourteen feet in thickness sround. The rivers all over Culifornia are rising slowly. The ocean l- ly rough and storm warnings have been sent to all weaboard towns. At San Francisco nearly an inch of rain fell. During the early hours of yesterday morning a thirty-six-mile gale awirled through the city streets. Almtnqummmvddnfiom'd--n-a-hm In the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys the wind exceeded thirty miles an hour. The storm is of greater cxtent than any other which has visited the const during the past year. Professor McAdie predicted last evening that the wind would abate con- siderahly today. He believes all of California will be vistted by showers this morning. SAN JOSE, March 3.—Oné of the hardest storms of the season raged here this morning between the hours of | Showers fell at noon the winfl changed from south to north and the storm broke, although Intervals throughout NINETEEN DEAD TAKEN FROM RUINS Belief That More Victims Are in Wreckage. All Buildings in Path 5 of the Storm Are ‘ Demolished. nor of Mississippi Per- ects Work of the Rescuers. MERIDIAN, Miss., March 3.—Nineteen people are known to have been killed as a result of the tornado which swept over a section of this city shortly after § o'clock last evening. Twenty-four persons were | injured, and property with an estimated | value of $1,000,000 was destroyed. Twelve | blocks in the very center of the business section were swept away, and not one house of any consequence along Front street was left standing. In the terror and confusion following the storm reports of an appalling loss of life were current, | but after a careful canvass of the situa- | tion® tonight the following list of dead ap~ | pears to be complete: Whites: PATRICK McGINNIS, conductor, Mo~ bile and Ohio Rallroad. CLIFFE EDWARDS, flagman. J. P. TARRY. | W.B. NELSON. MRS ELLA SINGLETON granddaughter. JOHN R. SMITH. MR. STEWART and little son of Cote tondale. MRS. SMITH of Cottondale. CLAUDE WILLIAMS. B. F. ELMIRE, proprietor of - restaue rant. SEVEN COLORED PEOPLE. The sixteen clerks in the Queen and Crescent office who were reported killed have all been acounted for. CONVICTS AID RESCUERS. mass-meeting of citizens of Meridlan was called today and 35000 was Imme- diately subscribed to aid the destitute and injured. The Mississippl Legislature, in session at Jackson. today appropriated $3000 to the relief fund. Governor Vardaman at New Orleans se~ cured a special train and loading it with convicts from the Rankin County farm dispatched it at once to Meridian. The eity now enjoys the unique spectacle of State convicts alding in the rescue work. Business is practically suspended, and every citizen is giving his best efforts to- ward alleviating the suffering. The tornado appeared in the southwest at 6:27 o’clock last evening. A low, fun- nel-shaped cloud was seen to form neas the city. A heavy rain had been falling, when suddenly the humidity became ine tense. With a roar that could be heard a great distance the storm descended onm the city. The greatest loss of life is re- ported from the east end, In what is known as the cotton mill settlement. The large cotton mill there was partly wrecked, and probably 400 small houses were demolished or badly damaged. The. tornado swept Front street and wrought great damage there. The electrio Hght plant was partly wrecked and the city was thrown into total darkness. Lan- terns, candles and even coal oifl lamps were used by the people In seeking places of safety. MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED. The tornado also did severe damage on Twenty-second avenue, between Front and Rallroad streets. Several houses on this avenue were wrecked. The work of the storm lasted for only a brief period, many people declaring that the entire de- struction was wrought within the space minutes. ntA:‘;n the destroyed and tical ruined w(.:n those of the omas Lyle Grocery Company, Elmire’s ,E‘.mg Meyer-Neville Hardware Com- pany, Grand Avenue Hotel, Thornton's TransterCompany building; Culpepper Ho- tel, New Orleans and Northeastern freight 3 . Chair. Compaaz: the Meridlan Chair Company, :,, electric light plant. W. J. Woodside & Co., Pearce Compress Company, Guif e wad e esideaesa Ny puildings for residences and negroes. Tt is generally understood that little it and Ilittle that intervals an inch of | the afternoon and early evening. To- tornado insurance was carrled, foit. The " storm ::l:ng':n«u Elght 1y Sloar “:.‘:tfl-fi:v:'-;: u.]...mnm.rm:.uumvux-o. roughout the valley. The rain was ac- that will ‘frost, pr : “ mm-hlcnvhul. turned colder. The Mount Hamilton | *n meecial train artved frem Jackson ““m, ‘thirty-el ,.n.. —_— -nhm' 7:30 a m. mu“nn—-t Continued on Page 33, Column § e