Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-18
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known. Those slightly wounded were
two sons and two daughters OF N. b.
ArmOr, Mrs. J. D. Norman and child,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Martin and daughter Kitty,
Mrs. Kellum, Mrs. J. M. Bynum and
child, Mrs. Jourdan Reese and child,
Mrs. Z. p. Hoshell, child Of w. L.
Nash and Mr.. Alexander. Rev. o. D.
Fitzgerald was slightly wounded, while
five miles from Rienzi, at Mr.. Bray's.
Bray's house was blown away.
The houses blown away and utterly
demolished, were w. G. Gibson's, j. ID.
NoFman's brick, Giles Savage,s, w. b.
Armor's, J. G. Covey's, w. M. Ross's,
] F. Arnoid's, J. NJ. Martins, DR.. J.
NJ. Bynum's, II. T. JOnsey's, o. A.
Gordon's, E. P. HosheiPs, and a vacant
house belonging to Thos. Dilworth,
Baptist church, academy, two colored
churches, foundry of D. d L. Fitz-
gerald, blacksmith shop Of W. c.
Sledge, shop of Posey Martin, w. T.
Nash's dwelling, w. B. Gilham's, Mrs.
Palmer's, one mile from Rienzi; Jor-
dan Reese's, two miles from town;
Thomas Davis's, one mile from town,
and several negro houses.
The houses of Mrs. Martha Ross, DIR.
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unroofed. The following houses were
damaged: C. P. Church, store
house belonging to J. w. Austin,
used for ploW-shoD; j. T. Bar
ton, w. F. Hall, Sam Clark, B. f.
Young's residence and ginhouse, G. A.
Taylor's residence, and many Others,
slightly. q. T. Jonsey lost three or four
hundred dollars in money, Rev. II. g.
Gavo0o loaf obonf ono hUndrod dOllarq
w. B. Armor, lost about one hundred
and seventy dollars, blown away. Mr..
Armor found his about one hundred
yards from his house. One sill of Mr..
Armor's house, about forty.five feet
long, was blown nearly one hundred
yards. The floor Of one room of his
house was blown entirely across Tus-
cumbia into Mr.. Rhinehsrt's field, about
one and half miles from Rienzi. Eight
or ten houses were blown down between
BIackland and Jumpertown; no one Sc
riously hurt, except Mrs. Ellis and Mrs.
Adsir; others slightly wounded. The
great mystery to all is that no more
were killed. Mr.. Armor and family
were found about two hundred and fifty
feet from where the house stood. The
brick pillars on which his house rested
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trees that were within the scope Of the
storm were blown down. Porter Wal
ker was killed in the brick house of
John D. Norman, his son-in-law.
1t is utterly impossible to imagine the
damage done without visiting the scene.
All the fencing near RienzI is blown
down, great many corn cribs blown
down, and some stock killed. Robert
Henderson had one horse killed.
Dozens of families are left houseless,
and if they had house their furniture
and provisions ale destroyed. Loss va
riously estimated at from seveDty.five
thousand dollars to one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars, within
the corporation limits Of Rienzi. Mr..
Lusk found a lady's dress just after day
light, three miles northwest from Ri
enzi, with a collar and breastpin fast
ened to it; the dress pocket contained a
letter or note, with a lady's address,
that is supposed to live in Tippah cOun-
ty, at least fifteen or twenty miles from
Rienzi. The wounded are being taken
care of by the fortunate few who are not
wounded, who are showing generous
disposition to help those who are in
need.