The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-27
THE STORM KING.


TORNADO $McIt ofci tuc toanttJ ~ IN
vicinity Of Macon. Miss. last night
TeleRraphic communication has beer
interrupted Meagre reports bring In
telligence Of the loss Of several lives
Fuller details are hourly expected.
Macon, Miss, April 26.-Last nigh
at $50 one Of the most fearful cyclones
struck the northern part Of this place
resulting in a sad loss OF life and whole
sale destruction Of property. The day
had been unusually sultry.
At the hour stated two terrible cur
rents Of air. one from the northeast
and the other from the southwest, be-
ing clouds charged with electricity,
were hurled right ut the fated locality.
Il was war OF storms. Besides the
incessant lightning, balls Of fire were
seen whirling across the clouds, vary
ing In size from n chestnut TO a mans
hand.
Right in the centre part OF town,
around the railroad station. the storms
met and the work OF destruction CON-
menced, and In n brief time the place
was In ruins.
The loss Of life was fearful.
Through the beating rain, against
the pitiless winds, citizens rushed TO
the scene TO aid the sufferers
Through the night squads Of men
combined, went TO work TO remove the
debris and gather up the wounded, dy-
ing and dead that were scattered every
where.
The scene beggars all human at
tempts at description.
To-day the citizens closed their
places Of business and are devoting the
day to caring for the dead and
wounded.
Eighteen were killed outright and
forty more or less wounded, some per-
haps fatally.
After the storm some Of the ruins
caught hre, but were checked before
spreading to any extent.
About 10 O'Clock a perfect water
spout visited the scene to render 1t
more horrible.
Men aud women were found to-day
decapitated, limbs torn from their
bodies and otherwise mutilated, some
distance from their homes. Stock all
killed. A bolt Of goods from store
was found eight miles from the town In
tree top. Mr.. Morton found head
quarter Of mile away from the scene
Of destruction.
One house near the center Of the
storm was whirled around and It's front
changed In an exact opposite direction.
A negro woman was found dead In
field west Of the depot, literally stripped
Of all clothing.
Charnel wagons, bearing the dead
and wounded from the scene OF destruc-
ton, are to be seen ON every side.
1t rained nearly all the morning and
most Of the night, but men and women
are doing all that human hands can do
In administering TO the wounded and
dying. A portion Of the only two
houses remaining intact are filed with
the dead and wounded. The faces Of
the dead and the groans from the
mangled and dying. make up sad
picture.
The railroad shops, round d-house and
all rolling stock on the side tracks were
completely wrecked.
Nashville, April GA destructive
storm occurred south Of here on Sum-
day ut Decherd. on the Chattanooga
railroad. The Presbyterian church was
totally wrecked.
Oakville, Ont, April 26.-A violent
wind, rain and hail storm passed over
this section this afternoon. Houses
were unroofed, barns destroyed and
trees uprooted. James Pickett, at
work on scow, fearing he would be
blown lakeward. jumped overheard and
attempted to swim ashore, but was
drowned.
Chicago, April 26.-The following
are additional particulars Of Saturday
nights storm:
At Ashland, Ills, several thousand
dollars worth OF property were destroy
ed. Heavy hail alternated with rain,
which continued all night and flooded
the streets, permeated the cellars and
Easements.
At Farmer City, Ills, creeks and
sloughs are higher than ever known be-
fore. Fences, culverts. bridges, walks,
etc, are carried of. Charles Strauss
burg was drowned while trying to
cross q creek on horseback.
At Kankakee an almost unprecedent-
ed amount Of water fell. The river
rose five feet, Farm lands are flooded
and work will be delayed two weeks.
Much Of the lately sown grain win be
drowned out.
Near Taylorville the cyclone was ter
riiic. Many houses were demolished
and the inmates crippled, killed or car
NED away and are still missing. Many
are rendered homeless by the storm,
which lasted from z 7p. m. until mid
night.
Alonzo cullers' house was blown to
atoms One Of his children was killed