Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1858-11-20
THE TERRIBLE STORM IN aIssISsIPPI-NAMES or
THE yICTIMs

NICTlnS.
The fatal Wind which g. ep. over the Eastern DOR
lion OF sdssppi, on the 2'th ut, has bern noticed
The Psudius tMss) Clarion gives some additional par
tieuars and lanes Of the victims:
Wh,n the wiul subsid d. three persous present, Jack
son, Who, ss We have said, up jIr,d enc Of tho
young Aoojys aud young named Turner slightly
Injured, were left sble TO the alarm the DC ghbof
hood, aud render assistance crowd OF the neghbors
soon assembled, who about collecting the bodi.s
OF the dead, and ho-e uuabis for their wound.
Everything sas done that kindness and sympahy could
dictate TO relieve the suings OF the wounded and Give
decent burial to the dead. When the bodies of a..
ter we're brought Together, a melancholy spectacle w.
presented Nse mspgld corp'es, OF various ages and
zs from the gtshdsre down TO the lender
infant, laid oo side by vide, rude boards ga,het from
the ruins OF their late happy dwelling sight to melt
the heart Of the bth lder The aud age, of The de-
ceased are correctly givn u the ioosing st furnished
u by one OF tie neghborl, who examine the family re
cord;
josiah Moody, aged IS james Moody, aged 90. with
bis we Margaret j. aged 20. and his daughter Mary
aged 10 months Elizabeth q MoJdv, aged is wears
Martha Moody, ~ years; Csc. w. Mood, ysais; Ad
aline Aoody, years; aud Sarah +. Moody, years
Mr. Moody was minister Of the Methodist Protestant
Chu'ch and school teacher He native OF South
Carolns, but had lived 10 this State for may years
Tne inciients and circumstances OF this terrible catas
trophe furnish materials Tor chapter for the horrible
thrilling any similar laxative To Ice iouud in the
press Of the day. The dwelling IN which most Of the
family we're sleeping vas built Of heavy green logs
These we're oauied, some the distance OF reyIal lee
aud others hurled together or against tree aud broken
Ike pipe stems The heavy hewa tils of house were
| taken up and carried off like fathers.
The bodies Of the dead picked up at various tis-
tanees IRON the house, every vesge Of clothing having
been stripped from them by the wind covered with
dirt and mud occasioned by thu heavy rain Ms Moody
Who severely hurt and ~hose recovery ia doubt
full says that she and her husband beard the the
Storm he sprang OF bed and commenced putting ON
his pantaoons. She raised herse and also ia the
act VI Stepping the aoor wLen t-rribe crash came
and she rememosted nothing else until restored 30
| sciousness several hours afterwards The geuug nau
Moody, who escaped With nothing than Sc
we're bruises scarcely seous OF what happer.
ing until he found himself hlty yards DO ne hi
\ IRON the house. cliueing To a stump.
As soon as he coud he stirei back, and on the va,
ou ore OF his sircrs whom he tosk up In his arms
She made several efforts to speak aud when he got to the
yard she dead 0ae Of the children fcurd with
the top oil s head taken of above the eyes, the
gone, while the scalp dangling from the branch If
alen The eldest Mise Mccoy found At the foot
OF an uprooted tree sgust which sbe had evidently been
hurled before ie aud killed The body o. Jas. Moody
was found lodged at considerable height from the
grouad. among the limbs OF fallen Jackson the
scn-inaw. slept in Clubhouse and sayed him ell
filling dosu aud clugiug beam, which somehow bar-
pened not to be carried away. The young Turner
employed by NJ. MOODY, escaped in the same wsy with
only isht injury. The tate of James Moody aud biz
vile and child Is notable instance OF how little we can
tell When the most trivial circumstances actions
affect destiny lie lived some distance from his ith
aud had come. with bis little ,uily visit to the
Pserna dwelling. Tuesday after dure, they got ready
leave Tor home, but being urged 10y the family rcuc
family consented TO remain untl morning.
number Of Incidents showing the extreme force Of the
Wind we'll s singular freaks noticed by those
| Who visited the spot field from which tie crop had
been gathered aud zhich had grown up crab grass
ssept n6hy clear Of the gas quantities Uf which was
dffed sgA0st the stumps aud log though al been
washed there BY n s~olcn stream. A WhicL nusi
been $50 yards from the house vbeu the storm COM
| menced vas iound head foremost 10 the we'll Another
kahs occurrence, worth mentioning the prceeI.
vston Of psfcel Of stock. ID field, heavily tmbeied
the timber brted aud dea there Eve six yoke Of
oxen aud several horses After the was over "a
look a, H. would have thought hardly possible that
cat to hHVe beeI there could have escaped br killed
Yet sngoary enough OF the animals referred TO- only
one horse killed. aud all the others escsped shout
| the 'lghtest injury.