Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-05-23

JUS ROOF. FarkerS great Southern
LSchangeas level with the dust. Grea
oa'nase has been done to the CITY flole
and the Mansion House, both being IN
rooted, and the upper stories broke il
= he house of sheriff Izod has not limbe,
Standing, and hundreds of other dwelling.
ARE nearly in the same situation. Tb
Lourt House at Vldala, parish of Con
eordia, Is utterly torn down, also tn,
dwelling houses Of DR.. M'Whorter and O
Messrs. Dunlap and Stacey, esqrs. Th,
parish Jail is partly torn down.
But now the worst remains to he told
Parish Judge Keeton of Concordia VA
instantly killed while at dinner at the
house OF Mr.. Stacey. lie was noLl,
ana esteemed man. No other person va,
Killed IN VIdala although some Other.
were hurt. AT the Natchez Landing on,
lot fifty or sixty fiat boats only SIX are now
ailoaf. Those best acquainted suppose as
many as one hundred flat boat men were
drowned in the river, which sweled in.
S'antly TO the height OF six or eight feet.
The steamboats, Kinds, Praire and the
1t Lawrence were DESTROYED and Sunk NJ
the Landing and the Yidalla ferry boat on
lhe TIver-more or less persons being lost
10 The two FIRST named boats.
From the ruins of the Steamboat Hotel.
Mr.. Alexander, The landlord, his lady AMI
oar keeper. were dug out alive, and ais,
timothy Flint, the historian AMI eeoera.
pher, and his son from Naichitoches. /,
besides DR.. TaIiofero and many others
Mrs. Alexander is considered dangerously
injured. Two Of her children were killed
IN her arms. As many as nine dead
bodies have Teen dug from the Steam Boa,
Hotel. wv"
The number of bulials which have
'aken place to-day is about filiv, and MANY
are still in dangerous aud dying condi,
lion.
AS soon possible we shall publish a lis,
81 The names of the killed, wounded, and
nose missing whose bodies have not been
'ouad.
meanwhile We beg the indulgence Of
,ur KIND friends and patrons f., a few
'ays' IN which time we shall be allie TO pe,
mr. office II some order. The Free Trader
'iilce building has been crushed in and
much shattered. We are all in confusion.
md surrounded by The destitute, the house.
ess, The wounded and the dying. Our
'eau'lfnl city is shattered as If i, had boon
formed by all The cannon of AnstorIitz
Dur delightful China trees are all torn up
We are peeled and desolate.
A public meeting has been held by The
ltIzens IN the courthouse to-day, at which
;ol. James c. Wilkins presided, and +. |
:. claiborne, Esq. was secretary. Adj
resses were delivered by }. NJ. Hewitt
nd }. ". Dnfield, Esqrs., and resolutions
Tered by the latter gentleman and others
Fronting relief committees, &c. &c.
Inc CITY Hotel through the kindness of
ne proprietor, Noah barlow, Esq. has been
nrown open to The wounded. Doctor
'ollard, with his 'ueua promtitnde, has
lken the fremont House for an additional
osp'ta', Stephen Duncan, Esq. having
GENEROUSLY offered to be responsible for the
snt.
me ne'ghboring planters are generous.
sending 10 large gangs of slaves to assis,
clearing The streets and digging the
cad bodies from the ruins.
Mr. Rufner and s. }. BOYD, Esors.
ave been at the trouble to 90 over the
hole extent of The city, and make a prac.
ear ana careful estimate Of the damages
hich we endorse, as far as our observa
on extends, aud present to our readers
onses and goods under the hin. 15O noo