Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-17

excitement prevailed during the passage OF
the cyclone. The building shook and Ot
tered, and threatened momentarily to COL
lapse, while huge Jumps OF plastering fell
from the ceiling upon the heads and shou
ders of the congregation, and the broken
glass of the windows was dashed into Their
faces, a large piece cutting one of the mourn
ers, whose name could not be learned badly
in the face. Order was only resumed upon
the passage of the storm, but the incident
had had such disturbing effect upon the
gathering that the funeral was abandoned
and the body of the deceased left in the
church building to await more peaceful oc-
casion for burial The ljss of the church
will be covered by two hundrad dollars.
MOST EXTRAORDINARY FREAK
of the storm occurred outside of the church
while those inside were suffering from the ter
rible fright incident to the peril they were in.
Among the attendants at the funeral was
Mr.. VIM. H. M'Keagh, who had left his
horse and buggy standing outside the church.
Incredible as it may seem, the cyclone caught
up the beast and buggy, lifted them into the
air to hight of from forty to fifty feet, and,
after whirllng them about above and over
the treetops for distance Of over two hun.
dred feet, dashed them again to the earth at
the southwest corner of Clinton and Main,
| where the beast was instantly converted into
| mass of crushed bone and jelly, while the
| buggy was torn into thousand pieces.
RATHER AMUSING INCIDENT.
A rather amusing incident marked the al
| most total destruction of Mrs. Bectold's one
| story brick residence, on the south side OF
Allen street. The wreck of this house was
most complete, and it was for a little while
| supposed that the old lady and her SON, 3
harmless idiot, were lost in the ruins. Mrs.
Bectold, however, turned up all right among
the debris, and little further search revealed
the son, who, as soon as his rescuers found
| him, smiled upon them pleasantly, and re-
marked: "Never mind about me. The storm
| will pretty soon be over, and I'll take care Of
| these things"
MEETING OF TIE COUNCIL.
As soon as the disastrous results of the
storm were known, Mayor Wapderly called
meeting of the city council. Promptly a
seven o'clock the eousscil met in the council
chamber, at the city hal. The mayor In
formed them that he b~S3 convened them tx
take action IN regard t5aspe terrible calamity
which had befallen the city of Colhnsv1lle
All that the council could do was to EXAMINE
closely into the m alter, and to find out which
of the sufferers were Immediate need o
assistance. Nearly all those affected by tn
storm were poor people, who could i'll atfort
to bear the misfoItunes that had come e.
suddenly upon them. A motion was accord
ingly made by one of the councilmeD, whlcl
was finally put in the shape of a resolution
by which the mayor was empowered to ar
point committee of four, composed of tw'
counclmen and two citizens, who were N
structed to visit all those who had suffert'
by the disaster, and learn Il cir
IMMEDIATE WANTS AND NECESSITIES,
\ and report the same to the citizens meeting
to be held this afternoon, at the city hal
The city marshal, Mr.. Bowler, was give
special instructions for tomorrow regardin,
the ruins and valuable effects buried unde
the debris. The mayor, by the consent c
the council, appointed special police
guard all damaged property during tn
night.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
/ The population of Colliusvllle is estimate
at from two thousand seven hundred to tire
thousand by its oldest inhabitants.
A mass meeting of the citizens will
held this afternoon at the city hall, to devils
means for the relief OF those rendered dest
tute by yesterdays storm.
The greater portion OF the plank sidewalk
on Main street were literally torn up an
dashed against fences and fronts, aiC
ing the storm materially in its work of de-
truction.
Mr.. Joseph Bowler, the city marshal {
J Collinsville, assisted by several hastily az
: pointed deputies, gathered together all thos
who were rendered houseless by the destrut
ton of their homes. aud provided them wit
lodgings for the hight
} One of the saddest scenes yesterday was til
grief of poor L7uis Heck, whose little HON
was entirely destroyed, everything in til
house being ruined. Heck, who is hare
l working man, came home shortly after tt
storm had subsidized, ignorant of the lot
| store for him, and Ehen he beheld his hou:
: in ruins, he was overwhelmed with grief, an
3 completely broken down by the spectac
9 offered to his gaze. 1t was hard to bea
:. One single instant had sufficed to destroy Il
fruit of years of labor. The man. s grief WI
e pitlful to behold, and his neighbors symp;
i tbized deeplv With birsy .a4sloh thor 10
Pcrr.zi1tvd them.