Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-24
THE STORM.
Effects Of the Late Terrific Cyclone in
the Country Adjacent to Mem
phis-Damage Done.
Houses Blown DOWn-Fences Carried
AWay-Tennessee, Mississippi,
and Alabama Suffer
Alike.

From the Huntingdon Tenn Republican,
On last Sunday evening, list before
night, our section of the country was
visited by one Of the most terrific storms
that we have experienced for many years.
The day had been wet, and up to late in
the evening the wind was from the
west. 1t then shifted to the north, and
blew a gale. The dusky clouds appeared
to boil as if in a cauldrOn, and soon the
wild winds, inteTmingled with rain and
hail, usurped entire sway. Peal upon
peal OF thunder rent the air, and the
heavens glistened with streaked light
ming. The forest was soon stripped of its
autumn robe, and stately trees, as if in
rage, lashed themselves together in
the widest fury. Fences were leveled
to the earth, and dead timber was piled
thick and fast in the fields. In the
HycO country we learn that the fences
are nearly all flat to the ground. In this
vicinity number of houses were dam
aged, among them Esquire Isaac Hsr-
lan's house was unrOOfed; the house of
Thomas Nauter was unrOOfed and the
chimney blown down. A Mr.. Cook,
living about three or four miles north
east of town, had his house
blown down. In it We're a num-
ber of children, whom he found
it difficult amid the raging elements to
shelter with safety. Mr.. Quincy Harper,
who was present and rendered such as
sistance as in his power, received a
severe confusion on some part of his
body from a flying piece of timber.
ESGtrira Rrionfls buorUNT bp1tua ono ,.ila
north of town, was blown down, and at
Mr.. Albert Hawkins's a bee hive was
blown some distance and the head taken
of. There was perhaps much other
damage of which we have no knowl-
edge. We are also in receipt of infOr-
nation from both Hollow Rock and
Clarksburg, which shows considerable
destruction in both of these localities.
From the Paris Intelligence, November 2Ol
Our county was visited by the sever
est and most disastrous storm on Sunday
evening last that has occurred in this |
section for many years. 1t came from a
point very little north of west, and
reached US between five and six o'clock, !
in the evening. As far as we have heard, |
it was of very considerable width. In
various parts of the county many out |
houses anu HOLl6 VI luc uNtAlluSS were !
blown down. At the depot a dwelling
of Anderson McGehee, cOlOred, was
torn to pieces while his family were all |
inside. Some of them were more or
less hurt, none seriously. One of
his children was buried beneath the
ruins, but was rescued without any Sc
rious injury. A new and unfinished
house, belonging to Mr.. Sam. Cothran,
hHnsu-v, Off tho VnfIla KF,fah ~
rested, and was considerably wrecked. |
Several small Out-buildings were demol- |
ished and fencing prostrated. We hear
of many OuthOuses in various parts of
the country and vast amount of fenc- |
ing demolished. But in the fourth and ,
sixteenth districts in this county it |
amounted to a sweeping tornado On |
the farms Of A. J. McFadden, William |
Beard, John Hart and some Others, |
nearly all the houses were destroyed, |
fencing scattered, forest timber torn up |
by the roots, or snapped of, or twisted |
into spliRters, and in many places |
piled upin drifts Mr.. and Mrs. Hart |
were blown ont Of the house TO some |
distance and lodged against q lot of |
timber. The roads in this (fourth} dis |
trict are completely blOckaded by fenc- |
ing and timber, and travelling is done |
through the farms for several miles. |
The news to-day from the Kentucky
line is that there was much damage
done in the counties of Graves and Cal |
loway. Among the many persons in
the track of the storm, considerable
number received injuries more or less
severe, yet we have heard OF no one be-
ing killed. Several horses were killed,
as well as others crippled, aud various
disasters to other farm stock.
From the Tuscumbia Ala Alabamiau.l
The storm which passed over this
place on Sunday evening last was very
severe, doing much damage, blowing
down houses, fence, etc. In this place
the parapet-Wali on the west side of the
old Horn house was blown down, de-
strOying the roof windows blown in,
aud whiTling things about prOmiscu-
ously. The Franklin house sustained |
serious damage on the west side of the |
roof, the porch being blown off, while |
fences and euthouses in different |
parts of the town were materially in |
iured. The cOlOred Baptist church |
was lifted from its pillars and moved |
four or five feet. Several plantations in |
the vicinity were seriously injured. Mr.. |
+. Armstead's ginhouses, eOrncrib, |
stables and fences were blown down and |
demolished, and trees were actually |
twisted into shreds. Mr.. Born, one Of !
Our most worthy farmers, had a horse !
killed. 4 cabin on the farm Of William |
TOmpkins was blown down, killing a |
negro child, and injuEing other inmates. |
We are informed that the western por-
tiOn of our county suffered considerably. |
The roof Of the depot at Cherokee was |
torn of, ami one or two buildings were
wrecked. All ia al i was the most
terrible storm which has swept this see |
ton f0F years.
From the Holly Springs Miss Reporter
On Sunday evening last Colonel Kin
ioeh Falconer and Mr.. Dixon Topp
barely escaped d sad and unfortunate
demise. They hed been out in the
country, spending'a day With Q friend,
and had only travelled a mile ffom the
place on their return when the storm
came upon them. They determined, if
possible, to go back to their friends
house, and had only proceeded a short
distance ghen, as they were going down
a steep ball, the Ripd aud rain and hail
pouTing On them. a Whole berrel of hail
came rafting down on the horse a.
once. Ths faeIpent was fearful one.
The herse grew frightened, and sped
away like Tam O'shanteTs "AQll'
from the "Witches." The buggy
was upset and its scared occupants were