The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-04-28
The Cyclone.

hoEtuoouhu pasScuScT tram VI th"'
day, which was delayed some time
between l'oguo Chitto aud Johnston
station. awaiting tho clearing of Of
the debris from the track. whore the
storm crossed the railway. For over
mile in width the wreck was COM
plete--thc huge forest wss laid pros.
trate, the enormous giants Of tho
swamps twisted, splintered. and
shattered by the IN measurable force
Of tho Ltorm king left nothing in its
track unscathod. On Sunday morn
ing our citizen, were horilicd by the
arrival Of the details attending its
havoc as i, passed Monticello, carry.
ing dire destruction and death.
rho town was literally swept away,
barely three houses remaining. The
upper story OF the court house was
blown Of, Circuit clerk Woathc rsby
was found buried beneath the ruins
dead, DR. Cannon was s,iiously in
jurod by Tie falling Of Lis house,
and his wife and child killed ont righ.
riley Lad been married only about q
year, tho child being their first aud
only one.
Mr. Jake Meyer was waiting Oh n
young lady customer at tho timo his
store Was demolished. anu both were
buried under tho ruins. rio citizens
were two hours in cxtriciting them.
rhoy were alive, but both seriously
injured, Mr. Meyer having his collar
bono broken and nose badly hurt.
tx Sheriff butler anil wife were
both seriously iniu red by the falling
of their residence.
Parson Dale editor OF the advocate
and Allen Sharp were killed, also
three negroes.
Marx COIN, son Of Mr. COIN, was
injured.
Mr. C,hns store bcc,mc isnited
from lightning probably and with
it's contents was consumed.
The dwelling Of Mr. Besl was raised
fifteen feet from its foundation and
carried thirty feet or moro. The
family were in the house ut the time
and strange to tell, none Of them
we're hurt.
Senator Longino WAS in the court
house at The timo and narrowly es-
capped death.
TIE KirILp
II Weathcrsby, Circuit Clerk.
Rev 5 w Dalo editor advocate.
allen Sharp, Keeper OF ferry.
Mrs DR. Cannon. aud Child.
three others, colored.
-uE WOUNDED.
W II Butler and wife, seriously.
DR. Cannon.
Jacob Meyer.
Young lady, unknown.
Marx Cohn.
Miss Price, not seriously.
Bruce Muse, thigh broken.
Vim McKinnis, seriously
Miss Maggie Carlisle.
Mrs Carlisle.
Jesse Wilson.
Mrs Meyer, slightly.
Mrs Herring, slightly.
Five negroes.
1t is thought that DR. Cannon AID
Marx Chon will die.
Three or four negroes were killed
on Ed Cowart's place two miles east
Of monticello, and TWO or three VIII ties
about six mil os further east.
The news reaching our sister city
B.ookhsven early Sunday aud was
promptly responded to by tho dee.
patch Of physicians, medicines. me-
chsuics and liberal supply Of pro-
visions clothing &c-rile Ledger
issued an extra on ,nday with full
detales TO date
Our people have felt considerable
nervousness concer nipg the near APP
preach Of the alarming Frequently
and near approach Of these dovastat-
ing storms this seasor. o. r la.t issue
noticed the occurance Of ono close at
homo on tuesday of last week which
latcr particulars proves was only less
severe than that OF Saturday, in the
eishborhood Of Pine Bluff fences
timber aud buildings suffered cvore-
ly and ev On loss OF life is reported
among the negroes. Around Rock
port its courBc is from West 10 East
striking the following places Henry
Harrison's, r NJ Beasley's, r r King
G B Norman's TT Normau's sr r F
Cammacks Henry Moore's and then
crossed the river near Nixe's ferry,
Frustrating fences and buildings and
severely ipjuring many persons, no
lives were lost that we could learn