The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-05-16
From the Grenada MISSY Chronicles 5lrtra.
Destructive Tornado in Grenade Los

On Yesterday, Thursday morning, heavy
rain ushered in the day, but about II O'Clock
the rain ceased, and the sun shone forth in ALL
its wonIed splendor, as ito foretell that beau
tiful day was to follow, and happy were We to
see this. The sun was doomed to shine but al
short time, as heavy clouds again overspread
the armament and thickened every moment
about 2 O'Clock they arrived at their climax and
naught of that lovely day we had anticipated
four hours before, was to be seen. - The
clouds continued to grow thicker and darker 4
and about half past o'clock, the heavens be.
came so densely dark that small article wa
scarcely perceptible at little distance. TheI
cloud throughout was accompanied with heaI
Wy wind which howled around the houses creaI
ting most hideous and hreatning noise & lev
cling the young shrubbery with the ground
But this is nought to what followed. A bou
three O'Clock dreadful cloud of smoke, dus
and rent timber, betOk ened the approach of
most awful tornado. 1t came, and in its train
brought ruin and desoation. Houses ant
groves, which but yesterday morning were thu
pride and beauty Of the town were now invisi
BILE, save in atoms scattered here and there owe
the face of the country. That noble edifce
the Baptist Church, which yesterday morning
stood an ornament of the denomination t,
which it belonged, is one of the heap of ruins
Every house within the sweep of the hurricane
was laid low. But were this all we should
have less cause to mourn. Would to heaven
it were not our lot to record among the dreadful
effects of the storm, the loss Of the lives of some
of our valuable citizens, and their families and
domestics. Yet painful as the dutyis, we mus
perform it; yeti admonishes US who remain
that we owe our benifcent creator a debt
gratitude for our preservation, which a lif
spent in his service, cannot too amply pay.
The tornado visited Grenada in the western
part and first in it's sweep over the town, TOOK
the houses of General T. N. Waul, occupied b,
Mr.. Robanks, of Mr.. Samuel King, occupied b.
Daniel Robinson, Esq, and that Of General II
N. Waul, occupied by DR.. R. F. Fornell, and
Mr.. Deal. In the destruction of these houses
two white persons were hurried to eternity
these persons our friend and fellow-tow nsmaI
Daniel Robinson, Esq., lost latber and devo
led wife. Several Of his children was also
fhere were also three negroes killed.
The property of Mr.. Purnell. A Mr.. Edwards
was also killed, and his child lying MORALLY
The hurricane took off the root O
The house of James Sims, Esq :, and injured some
IF his family, though fortunately occasioned no
deaths. IL then passed on through the souih-
sn part Of the town and to the house where
Mrs. Plummer lived, killing that lady and
number Of her students, it also swept away the
houses Of our fellow-townsmsn, Peter Cause,
lanes N, Baughn, lr. j. smider, T. g. Land,
hr. Foster. 7. J. DOlIshite, Sept Caldwell, Mrs.
Ones, L. B. Butler, and several others which
We do not now reeOlleet, together with the
ssPtist Church heretofore mentioned, and the
'renads Male Academy. 1t also injured more