Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-05-13
DREADFUL TORNADO LOSS OF LIFE !!

nado passed over portion OF mat 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 its ravages. The Chronicle says:
On yesterday morning a heavy rain
ushered in the day; but about 10 o'clock
the rain ceased, and the sun shone forth in
all its wonted splendor, as if to foretell that
beautiful day was to follow, and happy
were we TO see this. The sun was doom
ed TO shine but short time as heavy clouds
again oyerspread the armament and thick
ened every moment; about 2 o'clock they
arrived at their climax, and nought of that
lovely day we had anticipated four hours
before was 10 be seen. The clouds conti-
nued to grow thicker, and darker, and
about half past two o'clock the heavens
became 50 densely dark that small arti-
Gle was scarcely pefceplible at little dis
lance. The cloud throughout was accom-
panied with heavy wind, which howled
around the houses creating most hideous
and threatening noise and Ievelling the
young shrubbery TO the ground. But this
is nought to what followed. About three
O'Clock dreadful cloud of smoke, dust and
rent timber, betokened the approach of
most awful tornado. 1t came, and in its
train brought ruin and desolation. Houses
and 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 ediice, the Baptist
Church, which yesterday morning stood
an ornament of the denomination to which
1t belonged, is one 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 Hea-
ven 1t were not our lot to record among
the dreadful objects of the storm the loss
OF the lives of some of our valuable citi-
zens, and their families and domestics.-
Yet painful as the duty is we must perform
1t; 1t admonishes us who remain that we
owe our benificent Creator debt of gra-
ttude for our preservation, which life
spent IN his service cannot too amply pay
The tornado visited Grenada in the
PhitS oAo III Oh III It's SWSCp ObCt
the town, took the houses of I. n. Waul
occupied by Mr.. Eubanks, of Mr.. Sam
King. occupied by Dan'l Robinson, esq.
and that of Gen. Il. n. Waul, occupied
by DR.. K. F. Purnell, and Mr.. Deal. II
the destruction of these houses, two white
persons were hurried to eternity, viz. Mr.
Robinson, and Mrs. Robinson. In tht
death of these persons, our tEieRd and tel
w-townsmaE, Dan'l Robinson, ESQ.,, hos
a father and a devoted wife. Several @
his children were also wounded; there
were also three negroes killed, the proper
ty of DR.. Purnel. A Mr.. Eubanks wa
also killed, and his child is lying mortali.
wounded. The hurricane took off TIT
roof of the house of Jas. Sims, esq. ant
injured some of his family, though fortu
fortunately occasioned no deaths. 1t thel
passed on through the southern part of tn
town and laid low the house wherein Mrs
Plummer lived, killing that lady and
number Of her students; it also sweP
away the houses of our fellow townsmen
Peter Cause, James NJ. Baughn, DR.. J
SnidGr, I. S. Land, Mr. Foster, 7. J. Do
lahite, Sept. Caldwell, Mrs. Jones, l.. L
Butler, and several others WHICH we 90 nc
recollect, together with the Baptist Churc
heretofore mentioned, and the Grenad
Male Academy. 1t also injured more c
less, the houses occupied by DR.. Edmond
E. II. Mitchell, T. Nj. Oliver, and Dr.. Tai
pley. In the destruction of these house
many lives were. lost, and many iniurie
sustained by.individua!s who two hours. be
fore were brisk and lively. Our frien'
Dan'l Robinson. not only lost his wife an
father, but a considerable sum of mo2e
which was blown off in the wind, and ha
not been found.
,, Amid general confusion, the groans {
: the dying, and woful and heart-rending Ii
u men.ations of the living, the storm left |
!, TO pursue IFS march of devastation throug
i the country.
Below we give list as far as ascertain
r ed of the dead, wounded &c. II cann'
< be reckoned an accurate and full state
n ment, owing to the haste in which it W;
e obtained; but those put down as killed al
$ certainly dead, and perhaps others. W
! will publish correct list &C.. next weel
KILLED.-James Whitsett, son Of d
,, S. Whitsett, two children Of ID. Rose
= one daughter of J. Snider, one son of
I Goldman, Mrs. Plummer, a son of M
Kirwin, Mrs. Robinson wife of d. Robi
son, and his father, one son of J. A. WI
Hanson, Baughn and child, VIM. Eubank
IT one son of Rev Mr.. BOSWELL, Henry A
IS len son, of Mrs. Allen, two negroes b
Of longing to DR.. Purnell, four negroes b
ct longing to S. Caldwell, two or three b
is longing to J. Balfour.
N WOUNDED-A daughter of D. Re
y ser, son of r. Coffman, a son of J.
is Williamson, two children of Mr. Gill,