, 1875-03-25
THE IsIENZl TORNADO.
several Persons KILLED md sfnny
WoNndctl-Loys Of Properly Over
S1u0sNON.

Several Persons Killed md Many
| WoNadctl-LoYs Of Property Over
61U0+0N0.
corseszondcnee A. iht ricl.burg Hryala,
| ]!1ENz1. Mlss.. Match l3.-l write to give you
sosno account Of the tornado that viStel tho
Town Of Kienzi Oh tue morning OF the 18th
| INIT. During al! tho earlior part Of tho nighl
| there vas every indication Of q Btorm-tAc rinl
blow In htfuf gusts, now aud then the rain fell
In torrcnts, the atmosphere was cloHe aad hot,
mud full OF electricity, while all tho elomoutH
seemed 10 DO at war wlsh each other. AZ about
2 o'clock In the morning cloud was observed
moving up from tho southwest, and another
| from The northwest.
These evidently co!lilcd homevlero; In oil
| probability noar tlie l0uso Of jordan i. Hees,
~ mlica southwest Of town. 4 hugo cyclono
wau formed which moved At tremendously
.apia satc. whirling In wild commoticn, rolling
its black masses along tho sky and earth with q
terrific rush and roar, crushing Rll the largo
tiMbcrs In Its coursc, and finally struck oar
beautiful ltt|o town BY tho southwest, moved
acroes tho central part to tie northeast, and
swept honseR fonces. aud everything before it,
Cries Of DISTRESS we're heard; Immediately tha
Methodist church bali (tho only one left) rang
tho alarm, aud soon tile moro fortunate OF Our
townsmen wero on tho Theatre Of destruction,
reaculng tho bodies Of dead and wounded from
tho fallen tin,bors. X was q sccne of
wild and henstrondibK dcsolation. Forty-two
honacs, hosidcs churches and tho academy, wero
blown to p!eces and in nearly every instance
GOA4fllG&sly uEhk!uhtis u1l u ntaEh VI lG-
manning. Tue very foundations weru tnkon MP
aud carried away. fragments OF broken furni-
tnre. cFockerv, bedding. and wearing apparel
were scatsoresl all over tho faco Of tho oartl.
The best built llouEea wcrc as chRH before tho
wild screaming monster OF storm. Tho Aosvi-
est articles were carried away. Largo rlsnos
were blown out iuto tho yards. Doles OF cottou
were moved. and many thlngs have not yet boon
heart Of. Tho mighty storm'god rushed Oil and
parned away. The rain began to 1tonr i'll tor
rcnts, aud tho Irving aroso, and, ty tho light
niug's fearful glare, looked ont to SEQ what VIVA
onto chalningiy beautiful town sllapctess
heap Ut tuinB. -.
Wo have but ono church left tho Mothodst),
anil that IL badly injured.
With sadness chronicle the killing OF tho fol-
loving: Jordan l.. Ross natl his llttto Erl Por.
ter Walkos. and Miss Matte Palmer air. II. n,
Armar aiea last night. and hs wife will prob ably
die soon. Theao liyed Immediately In town aud
near by. Others itlbr out III tbs couut1y were
killed anil wounded. OF the many others
wounded III town 1t IL hoped none will itie.
It III tTtily wonderful to noto tile many n,iracu-
Ions escapas. Whole families oaca,,ed slnlost
without o scratch or brnise, while thofr houxeA
wont to pieces atoya them. aud tho air was llled
with tic kissing missiles OF death.
Tho loss OF properly IL estimated ut oyar
&10U0Uo.
Many arc loft entirely destitute, thotr ctoill-
Ing, BHpplieH, household ind kltclen furniture
together With houses aud fences, all hafing bosu
ANopt away. Our neighborlng towns are send-
Ing prompt assistance. Tie unfortunate lIayo
gona to work with commDndabIo energy to re-
store tioiE broken fortunes, hut they must have
aaa1stAnco from Abroad