The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-02-25
THE TORNADO. \
The Destruction at Pocahontas
ANsAPPEAL FOR HELP
The Catholic CHURCH az
1UELa Blown Away. II

The tornado of Friday afternoon last,
18th inst, struck Pocahontas at halfspast
four o'clock. 1t thus passed from Helena,
Ark, to Pocahontas In an hour and a quar-
ter, about sixty miles per hour Twentya
two houses were destroyed at the little vii
lage of PocahOntas, on the Memphis and
Charleston road, seventy-five miles eastJtof
Memphis. The railroad stasion-hOuse was
utterly demolished, and the contents dam
aged or blown away. The two-story Ma
sonic Hall was utterly destroyed. The
Methodist Church, even the stills and its
heaviest timbers, were moved three hundred
yards. Dr. Higgins drug store was de-
stroyed with all its contents; Capt T. Hol-
combs house was blown away, with his
stock of dry goods and groceries: e. Re-
gan's groceries; g. w. CARROTS two houses
were destroyed, but his stock was not so
grievously damaged G. NJ. Nolan's house
was overturned, and his saloon bottles and
demijohns all broken and smashed the cot
ton shed of Colonel Price was destroyed,
and the roof swept away from his store
house; S. II. Rosson's family grocery was
utterly demolished, but a part of the con-
tents were saved. Nelson, Ray q Taylor's
store-hOuse was almost ruined, but many of
the goods were uninjured The residence
of Mr.. Doris, Justice of the Peace, was
blown down. His family was in at the
time; the window was open and they came
out through it, unframed VIM Stones
residence and everything in it was blown
into Hatchie river bottom, now covered with
water, and everything was lost. They have
neither food nor clothing left Thomas j.
Atkins house was utterly destroyed; lit
tie of his furniture was saved, but his family
are in want Mr. Doris has family-a
wife and four little girls-who are in great
restitution Elliott shoe shop was knock
ed down, and timbers scattered. Reds
blacksmith shop was twisted like a cork
screw, and the buggy shop of w. C. Adams
was blown away and several vehicles injured
and destroyed Every dweIling-house in
the place was more or less injured, many
were moved, and only one business house
is fit to be occupied. The people stand
guard over their effects, while houses are
being repaired. Every fence in the town
and for many miles along the path of the
| tempest, was destroyed. Several persons
Mr.. Duke among others. were seriously in
jured by falling timbers. Mr. Mcfarland
escaped from Higgins drug store just as il
fell The whole damage to the village is
not known, but must be immense. Many
people are in want of the commonest nee
essaries of life, and merchants should, II
every town, devise measures for their re-
lief For most of the facts above cited we
are indebted to Mr.. ), P, Wooster, whose
statements are wholly trustworthy. -- 3D..
AT IUKs ... go r
By a special dispatch we learn that tho
tornado followed the line of the Memphis
and Charleston railroad for some distance
tearing up trees and blowing down fences il
its route. At Iuka it blew down and utter
ly demolished the Roman Catholic Church
which was, fortunately, the only damage a
this thriving point. All other houses with
stood the furious gusts, which dashed
against them with wild efforts. We shall
probably hear of more damage at Other
points, as the storm had not expended it,
force when it passed over Iuka.-Memphis
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