Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-04-27
,orrespondence of the Ledger.

Loss OF PrOperty.-6raphic AccVu"'
Of the Storm. r
correspondence of the Ledger. +
BROWNSVILLE, Mo-, April. 26th.-
t is a .sickening task to sit down
n the very midst Of desolaion and
leath and write an account OF its
errors and miseries-the heart re-
oils from such a scene-and words
IAN but inadequately convey the
.eality-but to the sad work.
On Tuesday afternoon about four
o'clock large $ Of green, dark
looking clouds we're seen to gather
afar away to the southwest OF Browns
Vile; these clouds we're ivid with
lightning and seemed to be coming in
a northeast direction. The air was
and warm, and a very hazy,
steamy kind of atmosphere seemed
to overspread the town. There is a
large extent of bottom land to the
southwest and west of the town,
through which runs the streams, Da-
Wis Creek and Blackwater, and it was
soon apparent that a terrific cyclone
was rushing through this area toward
the town. The crashing of falling
timber, the rumble and roar and the
unearthly believing of the giant de-
mon as it sped with rapid strides to-
ward us will never be forgotten by
those who heard it. 1t was but q mo-
ment of dread SUSPENSE time FOL
the soul to look to God, who rules
the tempest and the sunshine-death
in its most horridf form was imminent.
On every side could be seen crowds
frenzied and terrified. The shrieks
and cries of women and children II
despair, the wild roaring of the pow
erful monster as it approached il
more than this pencil can describe
1t reached us at 4:3O. The work O
havoc did not exceed 2 minutes i
darted here and there through tn
town dealing death and destruction
everywhere, and was gone, carrying
in its devouring arms the labor o
years. Every conceivable thing wa
wrenched, twisted, uprooted an
hurled through the air with lghtnin
. speed, and after its path-a space {
I about 200 yards-nothing but wrec
and ruin remained.
NAMES OF THE KILLED.
J.. Con. White, city marshal; Cha
Meyer, merchant Richard Ferguson
# clerk James Miller, laborer Geore
Payne, farmer; Matt. Williams, ia
= FINER; Albert Scruggs, farmer; E.
ward F. Arthur, Pittsburg, Pa.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
w. R. Parsons, A. H. Sturke, MI
Halpin.
" J.. E. H. jackson, lumber me
chant, wounded in spine, very s
% rious.
tt W. H. Steer, terribly bruised.
" A. P. Wilson, of J. T. Wilson
Co., leg broken.
IN C. NJ. Kelly, druggist, leg broke
re W. T. Sim, carriage works, bad
s. mangled.
I'd S. Chapline, clerk, badly bruised
a. E. B. Kuntz, clerk, shaken a
bruised up.
at R. W. Hickman, of Slater, leg bs
ly bruised.
70 w. A. Rembert, arm badly hurt.
re Allen Chipley, considerably cut ,
Jimmy Matthews, badly hurt.
Mrs. Edwards, cut in the arm.
Mrs. Gordon, hurt badly by fall
timbers.
us Mrs. w. P. Walton and child, c,
siderably SCARED and cut.
j. C. Lamkin, cut in face.
J. T.. Wilson, mangled in arm.
v. C. Yantis, cut in face.
BUINEss HOUSES DEMOLISHED.
OBJ J. T.. Wilson & Co., dry goods.
lot C. Nj. Kelly, drugs.
i'm W. D. Rembert, hardware.
Ter j. T. Wood, clothing.
his B. T. Bellamy, boots and shoes.
lid G. Persinger, livery stable.
rs, A. H. Elsea, groceries.
en- Meyer & Duensing, dry goods.
his J. G. Tooley, groceries.
G. w. Smith, lumber yard.
,as Beatty & Russell, livery stable.
he W. A. Freburg, barber shop.
a. G.. j. Rice, Brownsville Hotel.
mo- B. W. Robinson, dry goods.
,or j. J. Thorn, drugs.
Brownsville Savings Bank.
to City Hotel.
FOL Miss Jennie Achamire, millinery
elf Harris Sisters, millinery.
in Phillip Hartman, saloon.
fl Forbes & Goode, groceries.
Weekly & Sweeney, groceries.
lo- Mrs. Mcconnell, milliner.
zen Rufus +. Smith, grocery.
Ihe John McGinnis, restaurant.
OF J. C.. Lamkin, groceries.
oh- Alex. Haas, clothing.
ow Sims Bros. & Spurgin, wagon +
tory.
'm' T. C. Andrews, boots and shoes
n.y. Steers & Sweeney, Gem City M
Collins & Johntz, livery stable.
'h.' Public School building-school !
rs ing been dismissed only 20 min
l.er before the cyclone came.
'h' DWELLING HOUSES WRECKED.