The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-04-29
THE TORNADO's TRACK.
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION AT MACON, MISS.

THE TORNADO;S TRACK
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION AT MACON, MISS.
MlRlD1AN, Miss, April 26.-A heavy storm
passed over Macon. Miss., last night, blowing
away twenty-five houses, including the Mobile
& Ohio railroad machine shops, round house
depot, telegraph office and master mechanics
Office. Seventeen persons were killed and
mated at not less than $l0O. 600. Meridian
was called on to send physician", and six or
eight have gone from here 10 attend the suffer-
ing.
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED AT MACON.
special to the Appeal from Macon, Miss,
say Last night at half-past 8 o'clock one of
thu most fearful aud furious cyclones struck
the northern part of this place, resulting in a
sad loss of life and Wholesale destruction of
property. The day had been unusually sultry.
At the hour stated two terrible currents of air,
one from the northeast, the other from the
southwest. bearing clouds charged with elec-
sides lncessant lightning, balls of
tire were seen to whirl across the clouds vary
ing in size from 4 chestnut to that Of mans
head. Right in the center part of town around
the railroad station. the storms met and the
work Of destruction commenced, and in less
time than can tell it, the place was IN ruins.
The loss of life was fearful. Through beating
rain and against pitiless winds our citizens
rushed to tho scene to aid the sufferers.
Through the night squads of men combined
and went to work to remove the debris and
gather up tho wounded, dying and
The scene begg.rs description. To-day citi-
zens have closed their places of business and
are devoting the day to caring for the dead
and wounded. Eighteen we're killed out
right and forty more less wounded, some
perhaps fatally. After the storm some of the
ruins caught fire but it was checked before
spreading to any extent. About 10 o'clock a
Men and women were found To-day; today,
decapitated, limbs torn from their bodies and
otherwise mutilated, aquarter of mile from
their homes. The stock was'all killed in that
vicinity. bolt of goods from the store
was found eight miles from the town IN q tree
top.
THE KILLED ARE:
MIR. and Mrs. James Horton. Matte, John and
James Horton (whole family) mrs. James
Epps, Charlie Epps, James Epp., Miss Shop
roma Ramsey, Cicero Moss and three Others,
so badly mutilated that recognition was i'm
possible.
In addition to the above named, who arc
white, the following colored were killed: Louis
Barker, Henry Williams child, Ottawa Will
sons child, and one unknown .lored man.
THE WOUNDED ARE
Leo Smiths child, Jas. Epps, Mrs. Bercant,
Mrs. ". A. Kelley, Ed. Ford, Mrs. Rhodes,
Miss NJ. Ramsey, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.
Mitchell. Mrs. Ballard and Babe,
Mrs; George Ballard, Moses Weill,
Bryant, j. W. Blackwell and wife, Mrs. II.
Ruff. E. Dismukes, Mrs. Hpeacer, Mrs. Moss,
Frank Gilmore, Dave Clayton, Joe. Evans, Par
thenia Wilkerson, bod Alenensing, Henry Will
iisms Solomon, j. H. Bryant, 4. K. Ford,
W. A. Kelley. child of Mr.. Hor-
of q mile away from the scene of destruction.
One house near the center of the storm was
whirled around and its front changed in the
exact opposite direction. A negro woman Was
found dead in the field west of the depot, en-
tirely stripped Of all clothing. Wagons bear
ing the dead and wounded from the scene of
destruction are to be seen on every side.
AT oAKv1LLE. ONT.
OAKvlILE. Ont, April 26. "A violent wind,
rain and hail storm passed over this section
this afternoon. Houses were unroofea, barns
destroyed and trees uprooted. James Pickett,
at work on q scow, fearing he would be blown
lakewards, jumped overheard and attempted
to swim to shore, but drowned.
NASHVILLE. April 26.-Destructive storms
south of here Sunday. At Durhed, on tho
river, Presbyterian church was
totally wrecked. Great damage was done to
houses, stock and fences. In Gilese county
three children were drowned. The
Storm struck Point Rock, Ala
bama, on the Memphis t. Charleston rail-
way, destroyed five houses, and killed three
children of Il. NJ. Edwards. T. ]. Mann was
killed by lightning six miller this side of the
city Sunday.
DEATH AND DEs TRUCTION IN ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, April 26.-The following are addi-
ditional particulars of Saturday nights storm
at Ashland, Ill. Several thousand dollars
worth of property was destroyed. Hail, alter
mated with rain, which continued all night,
flooded the streets. permested the cellars and
Easements IF stores, etc. At Farmer City, ILL.,.
the creeks and sloughs are higher than ever
known before, a"d fences. culverts, bridges,
walks, ETC., we're &. r~it d off. Charles Straue-
burg was drowned Wide trying to cross the
creek On horseback.
At Kankakee there was an almost upprece-
dented amount of water fell. The river rose
five feet. Farm lands are flooded ard work will
be delayed two weeks. Much of the lately
sown grain will be drowned out.
Near Taylorville tho cyclone was terrific.
Many hOuees were demolished and inmates
crippled, killed or carried away and are still
missing. Many were rendered homeless by the
storm, which ragged from the evening" to mid
night. Alonzo Culler's house was blown to
atoms. one of his children killed outright and
another carried off and found dead in the
morning. Mrs. T. F. Langley Was killed; Jno.
Gesser, skull fractured and will die; Alexander
Watts and his wife were blown about quarter
of mile locked ia each Others arms and were
found badly cut, bruised and insensible. T.
W. Brentz, Mr.. Elliott and two children, little
daughter of Ed. Leigh and Thos. Hill were ir
jured, and hundreds of cattle, sheep and hoga
were crippled and killed, and fowls were found
in the track Of the cyclone dead and divested
of their plumage. Reports of damage are
constantly being received at Taylorville and re-
lief measures for the destitute are being
taken.
It seems that the storms of last week in their
extent, violence and ddestructiveness have never
been equalled in this part of the country.
AT DALTON, GA.
ATLANTA, April 26.-There was severe
storm It Dalton last night. Several houses
were unroofed AID the church steeples blown