The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-03
>TNRhY II MNERN.


fn~ ~fBruadss~s sf the Last Dee fns
ssrsnf sasr.s. 81 the Past
The occurrences Of rreat and destructive
storms N f-sq 4enLly marked IN history
Psrhap4 the aIgsr 5~srrr1ie one 90 record
y wha5 IL known ~ the great storm o,
November 26-41, I143, N England and
~ElrguGnGuE EHrope. In that triE1shIl
5empesE, lasting throughout the greater
part OF Tvs DAYS, the number OF persons
drowned IN the Thames ant severn, and
.GsG On the coast n ships blown tram their
nGorings and never heard 1e lf-erwari,
Wa estimated az eight thousand =1uls.
The -0ss Of property sustained ID LGGfGn
ll0Ge, By wind and aGGd vas estimated
It the enormous. sum Gf } 900 900 pounds
sterling In the county Of Kent 4 great
numCer gt Erses we're C1ru 10 By their
rGots. The gr4a1 kdtYstGue lighthouse
Eas completely destroyed IaG immense
Numbers 8fGa51ie we're Killed and drowned
In the West indies. from The 3d % the
18th Of October, L-s0, terrible hurricanes
devastated the Whole country. At Bar
BADGES over 1000 inhabitants lGsG their
ives n Inns tempest, and the destruction
Ut British AMI sGher vessels IN W EST In
tia haf68rs WIS f-ighdfIL Another ter
-l5le hurricane visited the Island Of Bar
5ad0es, August 10, 1881 In TINS 5eH-
pesJ var 100 inhabitants we're killed
and over s, 900 wounded.
Many Of cur readers viii remember the
fearful hurricane which swept over 9hiq
Iad states wing 20 the westward A. far
N Iowa In June, Of the wear 1850. The
violence II the wind which attended this
great storm, wa declared By manv u
have 5een without 4 parallel Great
Destruction % trees, erGPs, roots aaG THs-
seLs, Ind gme Loss OF Ire we're the results
a.gng me broad tract OF TINS tempest.
reaching n widlh for many niles.
In the year I.66, tremendous gales
swept acrlss The American axes and the
Atlantic COAST, from the sch u the IIEh
af January. The same hurricane reached
Europe, and the steamer Amelia vent
down with L cargo valued Al LOGO. 900
Many wrecks and EreaG loss Of life were
reported IN various countries, showing
that N unusual atmospheric perturbation
2eryldec the Zlobe &c the same time.
i trighEf4I destructive storm vas the
tropical hurricane which struck the
coast OF Nova Scotia with terrible fury
% the -+zh and 35sh Of August. 1873.
The LGss or lie WIS frighEfuI. and that OF
property vas estimated Gt the tine from
tour 70 five million Of dollars. About
line hundred houses we're DESTROYED, the
done 70 warvss AMI crgps could
scarcely be calculated. and the num-
Of vessels known 70 have been de-
during the 2tGh and 18th Of Al
rust vas L332. In the neigHborhood Of
gulf OF It. Lawrence aaG The Allan
&c shores Of Nova scotia and Nawtouud-
and d loss OF lie vas not proportion
.Eeiy large, icing estimated At less than
i've hundred IN al
IL Is notable that the mouth Of June.
81 was pruIifc IA thunder and rain
forms, especially IN the western states.
he 18th Of June there vas an awful tor
ado AZ EIdorado, kansas, that ueariv
esUrCvad The whole town. On the Issh.
Z several points IN Wisconsin. violent
I'd destructive t8ruad8es we're reported
same day 4 terrific hurricane AZ
cran10u, Iowa, demolished houses and .
lrrIet light buildings ten rods, killing -.
inmates. The .ame dav W~esrerviIIe.
IVA, reDorreC a -erribla tornado, and
le vicinity Of Springfield Illinois. was q
BY an awful cyclone. pulling I'D
'ees and whLr1Lng fences In the air. on ~
le 18th Ct June the Hme year. Ls-TH- :
-ere WIS 4 terrific thunder AMI rain
0rm, d0odIHg the country in Kansas .
ri Minnesota, and On the 10Th OF the =
NE mouth there vas a great sr0em On :
axe superior. attended with furious
-nds from al points Of the e0mDa.s
ThlrtTIndsl- twIriIng the wave into q
res, OF wa5Pr~psars, and attended bv :
tidal wave az Duluth. Mn :
SOFA. g
On the 9th Of July, 1871 DAYTON, .
no, vas visited BY 4 violent t4r1ado. !
the path Of which many houses we're :
notIsned and churches and bridges 4,
'Fu DOWN several persons being killed. :
I The t0Cal damage I'd property in the Z
Y and country estimated at at least one =,
I0udGlLar..-Cnciaa1t CgmalerrlaL.