Daily globe., 1880-04-28
me Need Of Macon. Wies

MEMPHIS, April z7.-AppedPS Macon, Miss,
special: At meeting of citizens, called by the
mayor to-day, to adopt some plan of relief for
the sufferers from the effect of the cyclone Sun-
day night, relief committee was appointed to
raise funds to repair the losses, provide food,
raiment and shelter. The committee have 2O3
en- their list who are absolutely destitute,
somo not a piece of clothing nor bread.
After carefully estimating the urgent de-
mands, saying nothing of reparation of losses,
it was considered that $4,000 would be
required. Over $4,000 has been contributed
from citizens, including $500 donated by O.
Fleming, superintendent of the Mobile j. Ohio
railroad, who was here to-day to witness the
ruin and devastation done his road which will
amount to about $4,000. committee, of
which Robert O. Patty is chairman, will issue
an address tomorrow for aid from abroad,
which he hoped would meet ready response.
SAD SCENE.
At precisely s o'clock this morning every
bell in town sounded the death knell to the
echo when the remains of those who perished
were driven in wagons to the spot agreed upon
The procession moved to the cemetery. lima.
gine the spectacle, fifteen wagons in line, each
bearing a corpse followed by the largest con-
course Of people that ever attended burial.
On reaching the grave yard the wagons filed to
the graves prepared, were relieved of their bur-
pens one by one, the empty wagons moving
on and halting for the next.
Truly it was a sad scene, orphans weeping
for mother and father, brothers and sisters.
Scarcely a dry eye could be seen in the vast
audience. Appropriate ceremonies were held
by Revs. J.. l.. Newall and j. Buck. The COL
Ored people were provided with necessaries for
The burial Of their dead, and their destitute
are in the houses of the relief committee.
Business remains suspended, SO occupied are
the people with the suffering.
The destruction of the cyclone is indescri-
bable. Pieces of timber have been found if
teen miles from Macon. The night was very
threatening. A storm was expected by many.
Two Ominous, inky c!ouds approached each
other just north of town. Another was seen
whirling and spinning from them
the material of which it was COM
posed. Great bands of D?a played
between them, darting from one to smother,
while the whole heavens was dazzling con-
stellation of lightning. The clouds seemed to
meet just over the fatal spot. The shock that
laid the town in ruins was instantaneous at
the storm focus. Every building was torn
into splinters. Scattered all over the country
in the radius of q mile are miniature houses
being erected for shelter. The railroad COM
pany is putting MP temporary depots, large
working force having been concentrated to
clear away tEe debris.
The following is an additional list of dead to
that furnished last night: James Epps, Mrs.
Spence, Dolphus Washington's child. An IN
known negro woman and child was found in a
field a hundred yards from the house. The
additional wounded are: Mrs. j. w. Blackwell,
L. L. BlankshY, Joseph Savage, Robert
Mahoney and wife, N. J. Rhodes, Henry Will
liams and wife, Belle Bradford, JEFF. Heald,
Joe Hard, O. o. Whitesides, Ann Prewett,
Nathan Prewett, Mrs. Sewell, Cora Livingston,
Emma Foote, Georgia Foote, Ed. Taylor, Mark
Dodds. Other interments will be made to-
morrow.