Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-05-13
pRElDFrL TURNADO !-lOM lon uEE d

O'Clock last Thursday evening violent tor.
nado passed over portion Of that town,
carrying death and destruction in its train
We learn that The storm came from the
w. SW. We fear we shall hear further ac-
counts Of lIs rayages. The Chronicle says:
On yesterday morning heavy rain
ushered IN the day; but about 10 O'Clock
the rain ceased, and the sun shone forth n
al It's wonied STiendor, as if TO foreleII that
beautiful day was to follow, and happy
were we 10 see this The sun was DOOM
co 10 mine but short time as heavy clouds
ag, ain ovefspread the armament md thick
I cned every moment; about 2 O'Clock they
arrived nj their climax, and nought OF that
lovely day we had anticipated four hours
before was to be seen. The clouds contl-
nued 20 grow thicker, and darker, and
about half past two o'clock the heavens
became so densoly dark that small arIl-
Gle was scarcely perceplible at little dis
lance. The cloud throughout was accom-.
panied with heavy wind, which howled
around the houses creating a most hldeous
and threatening noise and leyclllng the
young shrubbery 10 the ground. But this
is HOught TO what followed. About three
o'clock dreadful cloud Of smoke, dust and
rent timber, betokened the approach OF a
most awful tornado. Il came, and IN its
train brought ruin and desolalion. Houses
aud groves which but yesterday morning
were the pride and beauty Of the town
were now invisible, save in atoms scatter
ed here and there over the face of the
country. That noble edillce, the Baptist
Church. which yesterday morning stood
an ornament Of the denomination 10 which
It belonged, is one heap Of ruins. Every
house within the sweep of tho hurricane
was laid low. But were this all, we should
have less cause 10 mourn. Would to llea-
ven il we're not our lot TO record among
the dreadful objects Of the storm the loss
OF the lives Of some Of our valuable clll'
zens, and their families and domesllcs.-
Yet painful as the duty is We must reform
it; it admonishes us VINO remain that we
owe our benifcent Creator a debt Of gra.
liiude for our preservation, which life
spent in his service cannot too amply pay
The tornado visited Grenada in the
western part, and first in its sweep over
the town, took the houses of T. n. WauI,
occupied by Mr.. Eubanks, Of Mr., Sam'
King, occupied by Dan'I Robinson, ESQ.,
and that of Gen. r. N. Waul, occupied
by DR.. r. f, PurnelI, and Mr.. Deal. Ia
the destruction of these houses, two white
persons were hurried to eternity, viz, Mr..
Robinson, and Mrs. Robinson. In the
death Of these persons, our friend and fell.
low-townsmaL, Dan' Robinson, esq, lost
a father and devoted wife. Several Of
his children were also wounded: there
were also three negroes killed, the proper
ty Of DR., Pumell. A Mr.. Eubauks was
also killed, and his child is lying MORALLY
wounded. The hurricane took oil the
roof Of the house Of Jas. Sims, esq. and
injured some Of his family, though forlu.
fortunately Occasioned no deaths. 1t then
passed on through the southern part of the
town and laid low the house wherein Mrs.
Plummer lived, killing that lady and
number Of her students; it also swept
away the houses of our fellow towusmen,
Peter Cause, James NJ. Baughn, DIR. ].
Snider, I. s, Land, Mr., Foster, T. ]. Dol.
ahite, Sept. Caldwell, Mrs. Jones, l., d.
Butler, and several others which we DO not
recolIcct, together with the Baptist Church
heretofore mentioned, and the Grenada
Male Academy. II also injured more or
less, the houses occupied by DR., Edmonds,
Il. Ii. Mitchell, 7. NJ. Oliver, and DR.. Tar
pey. In the destruction of these houses
many lives were lost, and many injuries
sustained By individuals who two hours be.
fore were brisk and lively. Our friend,
Dan'l Robinson, not only lost his wife and
father, but considerable sum Of money
which was blown off in the wind, and has
not been found.
Amid general confusion, the groans Of
the dying, and woful and heart.rending la
men.Otons OF the living, the storm left us
, to pursue its march Of devastation through
t the country.
Below we give list as far as ascertain.
ed of the dead, wounded &c, II cannot
{ be reckoned an accurate and fall state
/ ment, owing to the haste in which it was
, obtained; but those put down as killed are
certainly dead, and perhaps others, We
will publish correct list &c. next week.
KlLLED.-James Whisett, son of DR.
! S. Whitsott, two children of ID. Rosser
one daughter of ]. Snder, one son of X
Goldman, Mrs Plummer, son of Mr.
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