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THE ALBANY DAILY HERALDS THURSDAY,
JANUARY
4, *4906.
lYER, JONES 6? COMPANY."
25c Socks at 15c
to interest most men, especially
■ve add that they are Super Quality
:o, full fashioned, high spliced heel and
and winter weignts. Godd at a
quarter, but great at 15c
Just Half for Skirts
lat’s all we want for a lot of stiff bosom
/inter shirts that we carried over from last
/ear. 'Neat patterns, excellent fabrics.
rtanhnttaiis that were $1.50, at • - 78c
Faultless that were $100, at - ■ 60c
Others that were 50c and 75c, at - ■ 25c
Cuts on Pajamas, Too
£This season's Flannelette Pajamas, warm
and comfortable; Just what you want
for these cold nights.
$1.75 Pajamas, now - • • - $1.50
2.50 Pajamas, now - - - • 2.00
1.25 Night Robes now ■ - - .98
■59c Night Robes, now ... ,49
25c For a 50c Tie.
These pretty Ascots and' Four-in-Hands
ought to ..go in a hurry at such reductions.
Some Deep Price Cut
On Tilings That M en Need Now-
Ask the young men about.town. They know and will tell
you just what place this store occupies in the realm of men’s
furnishings. They know, as have their fathers before them,
that our rpen’s togs are j'ust what they should be--so distinctive
that one could easily spot the good-dressers who buy their
furnishings exclusively at H., J. & Co.’s.
And because we are the recognized leaders, the big price cuts
on seasonable goods in this department during the annual iriven-
ory sale are of unusual interest to men.
STORE CLOSES EVENINGS AT 7 O'CLOCK.
Hofmayer, J ones u Company
HOFMAYER. JONES & COMPANY.
Buy Tkat House Coat Now
The one you wished for Christmas, per
haps, bur did Wot 'receive. We have a
few left from the. .holiday trade—very
choice ones. ^We can't, see how any
man will do without one who appreciates
solid comfort at little expense. The mere
saving to one’s other coats would pay for
a smoking jacket in the' course of a year,
leaving out of the reckoning the comfort
it gives. Right now is the time to. have
one, too, to wear during these long winter
evenings of lounging at home.
$ 4.50 House Coats, now
5.50 House Coats, now.
8.50 House Coats, now.
12.00 House Coats, now.
All our House Robes have been cut
respondingiy for the stock-taking sale.
'Woolen Gloves for Winter
AVear
.$3.50
. 4.50
. 6.50
. 9.75
cor-
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A very seasonable item. Ten dozen
men’s Scotch Gloves. Easily worth 40c,
will go during this sale at 25c
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THE STORM.
, The Story of Yesterday’s
Destructive Tornado.
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'(From The Herald'* Extra Edition
Issued at 6 o’eloek yesterday evening;).
It 1b an experience never to be for
gotten to pass through a oyolono.
A Herald man was- a witness early
' this afternoon to tho harrowing
scenos of the- tornado which struolt
this oily—a witness not only to tho
desolation, the wrenkage of humble
homos and manufacturing enterprises,
but of tho storm, Itself,
* ,| Tho writer .was at the Intersection
f Madison and Tift streets when
cyclono passod.
i first warning of tho approach.
was such a dolugo of
ruin n« perhaps never fell In this part
or tho country hoforo. it swept up
from the southwest, bringing with It
n ,’nrkenlng of the hoavons like twi
light. The streets, almost in the
wore flllod with
from the southwest. It was Impossi
ble to 4eo, on account of the rain,
but the ears needed no prompting to
enable them to grasp the full Import
of what the roar Impended.
In a moment came the mighty de
tonation which accompanied the
crashing of tho big acid chamber and
oven house of the Virglnla-Caroltna
Chemical Co.
With the speed of tho lightning, It
seemed, tho tornado swept over tho
few acres of vacant ground lying to
the west of the fertilizer plant and
was In the midst of tho thick group
of frame buildings lying near the old
site of the government pond.
The crashing of timbers, tho
screams of terrified women and chil
dren, the agonized shrieks of the in
jured, the snapping of treeB—all theBe
sounds Joined with the gloating song
of the winds and the unceasing rat
tle of the pounding ralh. It wns all
over In a minute, though , it seemed
l|lte hours, for amid suoh scenes the
mind pauseB not to take note of time.
Terrlflo Force of tho Wind.
The force of the wind wns terrific.
It was Impossible to stand erect
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ofjari eye,
mailing torrents, and tbe rain boating ngnlnst It, and It seemod to The Her-
th* unprotected sk'n stung n'd man that lie was about to tie pick-
, na lhough tho water were bolting hot od up and thrown Into tho seething
'. But In a moment the roar of the vortox above,
ruin was drowned by the; mighty voice! The Mr was fitted with flying ttm-
oncoming tornado. i hers, trunkB nml branches of trees,
senses of the startled be- whole sections of fencing nn.l even
Boomed that all the forces articles of household furniture, cook-
tiad Joined In the terrific lng utensils, brushes, pictures, bed
wind* which Bwopt up olotlilng—nil Bwept by like frighten-
) tilt
ed birds*or fell to the earth from tho
mysterious maelstrom overhead.
As was stated In tAc Herald ear
liest report of the cyclone this after
noon, it seems a miracle that Bcores
were not instantly killed Instead of
a few, as now seoms likely.
Many houses were completely de
molished, being transformed, with the
quickness of thought, from tangible
structures, to masses of shapeless
debris; yet the occupants, In many
cases escaped with but slight Inju
ries, crawling out from the wrecits
without assistance
The storm struck the city on the
suburbs just south of Pine street. Af
ter crossing Flint North, Madison
and Residence streets, It lifted, as
tornadoes often do,' and passed over
several blocks which were thickly
studded with dwellings, without injur
ing any.
But at Washington street, near the
opstern end of / Tift, the tornado
struck again, partially wrecking plant
No, 2 of the Albany Artesian Ice Co.
and strewing .wreck In Its wake as
It passed over the yard of .the Cen
tral o.’ Georgia railway. _ .
Were you ever lii a cyclone?
God grant Hint vou may never be!
To feel that you are an Infinitesimal
atom In the hands of a battle of the
elements, to realize thatln an In
stant you may be ushered Into eter
nity—to almost touch ' fingers with
Death—fs nn experience for a Hie
time.
R
oom Suit Sale
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| For the month of January we ue go-
g to offer. Bed Room Suits.at unusually
ow prices and will quote a few prices
ust to show you:
A good, solid Oak Suit, regular & I jSZ Sin
$22.50 value; this sale
beautiful full quartered and polished Suit,
regular $60.00 value, during ico ca
this sale •POA.'JU
Aoveiy>handsome Suit, full quartered and poll
ished, 30x40 mirror, regular * *70
$85.00 va|ue; this sale
We have a large stock of these goods
nd we are sure we can please you.
W. T. Freeman. {
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Expand Your Christmas
Lars
Our holiday' lifies we limitei in.number! but as far as we go
re leave-rid dfiltnbsif-cr cohipetitioni Wejcaf-ry no trash or use-
6, [handled are sensible, useful ones that
vice every day in the year; while r * u — '
I of service every day m the year; while in getting them here
ve elftughTo malkef money 1 go fal*. ’ Money is apt to
; at holiday tirne^ especially -wbai) <you pay ,t,ancy holiday
es. Every day with us is a bargain day, you can buy just as
i' before-Christmas as you can Afteh ‘Come here for Fine
erftwies in packages or bulk, Fine Heir and , Cloth Brushes.
' / Combs, Shaving Sets. Stationery Items, Toilet Articles,-
[ ard Drug G o.
PHONE 75.
8eem» Like a Miracle.
The whole cyclone, from beginning
to end, from the time that It struck
the ncld chamber of the Virginia-
Carolina Chemical’ Company, until It
spent Its 'orce on n line of trees
across the . river, seems a miracle.
One great line of trees on Residence
street, right on the sidewalk line, with
not a houso down, some houses with
Just the foundation down, and the
strucilhrei Itself standing perfectly
upright, the steps of some buildings
down and tfie house proper not
touched, the chimneys of some homes
swept off. and the roofs not molested
a particle; all attest the kinship of
n miracle.
It seems thnt the cyclone gathered
orce three miles or more west of
Albany, and It began to cut a swath)
of trees In its path. Dr. P. I,. Hlls-
man hnd the cyclone, when In Its
embryo, to' sweep' by him as he wns
coming into town, nnd he got a per
spective of the general outline of the
whole thing. Its first great obstacle
was the ncld chamber of the Virginia-
Carolina Chemical Co., and the walls
fell before it ns if chaff. One negro,
Ben Jones, was killed. Walker Saim
ders, a young whlto man, wns Injured,
and several negro women werA badly
hurt, Mary Callaway probably the
most seriously.
The acid chamber Is now a large
heap of timbers plied high on each
other. A mule standing by the wall
wns struck and will probably
die. One o.’ the most miraculous
Paris of the storm was the fact that
with a large supply of .groceries, run
by a negro, J. F. Golet. The last nam
ed store was turned sidewise, and the
foundation was 'knocked from under
It.
The storm continued in the same
direction down Residence street,
through large fields of trees, letting
nothing Impede Its progress, and It
was woe to whatever happened to be
in its path.
Mr. J. A. Johnson was probably the
heaviest loser on Madison street, sev
en nicely painted negro one-story
houses, which he rented out, being
put out of commission, probably per
manently. On Residence street, the
cvclono kept perfecty straight for a
while, and fortunately this was when
following a line of trees. The trees
wer etorn up by the roots, and the
limbs of some of them were hurled
hundreds of yards in front and on all
sides of it.
One very pretty little cottage on
Society street had the foundation tak
en from under It just as nicely as If
the job had. been made to order. This
is the property of Miss Dollie Mayo.
Writing the line of the storm In nil
directions was a great row of fallen
trees. On Residence street, there are
probably 15 or more hmlses down nnd
out of commission and no end of them
damaged, with sides blown off, or
roofs torn down. All this without the
loss of a single 'Ve or tho maimtrg
o! a limb.
although a score or more of negroes
and white people were in the phos- Soing all the way,to the^ river,
phate plant, but one was killed, and
a handful injured.
Where tho Storm Turned.
Just as the cyclone reached Wash
ington street, It turned as If on pur
pose, and with clear discerning eyes,
and went straight at the Georgia Cot
ton Oil Company’s plant, this being
the biggest'meat thereabouts to feed
'upon.
It swept by Brinson’s coal and
wood yard, taking Mr. Ike Brinson
and one of his negro employes off
tbflr feet and carrying them about
twenty feet through the -I- They
caugth on some wioden framing and
thus narrowly escaped death or se
rious Injury. The cyclone struck the
oil plant on the south side, and took
It off as smoothly as If it had been
a chunk of cheese and had a cheese
kal e run through It by an expert gro-
cer.vmnn. The hull house, which hap
pened to be the thing struck, fell In,
nnd the cyclone went after the line
of freight cars on the east side. It
turned fully fifteen of them on their
s’des, and In various ways damaged
cl hers.
The Cyclone went nfier the new
frame structure of the storage plant
of the Artesian Ice Company, No. 2,
arid this fell to the ground. y
Mr. S, E. Bush’s delivery wagon
happened to be on the line which the
cyclone hnd picked out for operations,
nnd the wagon, horse, driver nnd all
went, sailing through the air.
The negro driver, Jesse Woodal.
was picked up and put in the hands
of a physician for treatment. It is
feared that he Is seriously injured.
' Standing on the track just north
of tho cotton oil plant,The Herald
reporter i\\w a Hue of ‘alien trees^
but |
no fallen houses or 'evidence of aiiy
than mentioned here are hurt, but as
far as could be learned, none outside
of the two negroes killed, seriously so.
Photographer Holland, with charac-
lstte enterprise, was out just a few
minutes after the cyclone had finished
Its work, taking snapshots of the
damaged buildings and the great
number of charitable Albanians who
are doing their best to alleviate the
suffering, and also of those hurt, but
not seriously enough to prevent them
joining in the good work.
Business In on a lull, merchants,
clerks, porters and all leaving the
stores to view the wreckage, and to
sutis’y their curiosity.
Anxious mothers, fathers, sisters
and brothers, are rushing to what
ever friends or relatives who might
have been anywhere in the vicinity
of the cyclone-ridden section to find
If any of their dear ones fell before
the Eoythe-like cyclone.
A cyclone is something almost ab
solutely new to Albany and this Im
mediate section, and nothing proba
bly could have been farther from the
minds of the residents of this city.
V.’lml telephone and telegraph lines
that are in order are kept hot by
Incessant wires to relatives and
friends, and from newspapers all over
the country to knew the details.
The Killed and Wounded.
Ben Jones, a negro employe of the
Virglnla-Caroltna Chemical Co., was
instantly killed.
Jake Johnson, Jr. a nine year old
negro boy, was Instantly killed just
beyond the city limits.
Jessie Lee Da>-ia and -An.lie Davis,
Lula Glndman and Rosa Anderson,
all oclored, were seriously hurt.
Walker Saunders, assistant mana
ger of the Vlrginla-Carolina Chemical
Company, 1. C. Brinson, R. D. Denson,
J. L. Bennett, a 1 ' white; and Etta
Anderson, Dan Toy, Mary Johnson,
Maggie Hanley, Mary Callaway, Amy
Winchester, Loii—Flewellen, ' Mattie
Goodyear, Mary Coleman, Tobe Friday
and Susan Hill, all colored, besides
many whose names It has been lm-1
possible to secure, are slightly injured.
The Cyclone 'n Sand Town.
The cyclone, struck the old Thair
place on the west side of Sand Town,
where the negro hoy was killed and
tile two negro girls were Injured. Th e
cyclone knocked down several houses
In this section, and the stockade was
scattered to the four winds.
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- Phone 343-106-122
Jos. S. Davis Co.
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Nectar for
the Gods
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was never sipped with such gusto
as the epicure feels when" a glass
of our delicious, sparkling and
highly Invigorating FLINT ROCK
trickles past his fastidious palate.
When run down in health, or when
you have that “all-gone” feeling,
try a bottle of FLINT ROCK. You
will think It the long-sought-for
fountain of youth, and renewed
vigor.
I. Clifford Hale,
Leonardo. Speer
HALE & SPEER,
LAWYERS.
Office, 98 1-2 BroadJStreef. Albany. Ga
Prompt and careful attention fciveu u $U
basinesa submitted.^ «**ir '?*ro.
.more great damage. It is conclud'd, •
From the acid chamber, the mighty, therefore, that the cyclone had neari'j
constantly gathering wind force kept ^ spent itforce when it swept across ‘
on in its work of devastation, follow- tlie clint.
lug Its northeasterly direction. It The telephone and telegraph lines!
struck Mndison street, just north of In nearly all directions are down. All
where- Pine street intersepts, and
a whole block of negro houses, with
a negro church and several small
stotres Included, were turned tops}-
tarvy, hut not-a soul was Injured.
There were two stores thus mo
lested; one one-story structure, un
occupied, and owned by Mr. Morris
the linemen are busy this afternoon
cutting fnllen live wrles, and doing
their best to temporarily repair tho
lines, and get. then) busy again.
All the physicians, of the city have
their hands full this afternoon,
searching for the injured, and doing
all In human power to relieve them.
W’eslosky, and one two-story store. The chances are that many more
School Shoes
Get Them
H
ere
This is the time, above all others, to
look carefully to the children’s shoes.
Wet, cold weather is very trying on chil
dren—thev are not as careful as grown
folks, if they are not shod with thick,
warm shoes, colds are liable to ensue.
Then grippe, pneumonia and==but send
them down. We’ll fit them up proper
ly. You’ll hardly miss the price.
C. R. 'Davis & Co.
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