Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-25
A Georgetown Congregation
Saved by Dodging On
der the Benches.
The Storm Particularly Severe
and Fatal on the Colored
Population.
The Colored Quarter OF Wesson
swept Clear OF all Inoumbrauoe.
Reports From Other Parts Of the
Country.


Gangs of men are ut work getting out
goods from wrecked stores, and scores
Of OK teams are hauling recovered
property away. The homeless, people
have gotten together their remaining
effects and r moving them In wagons
and carts. A construction train Ia re-
ceiving the debris of broken box cars.
The relief committee, headed by l.. o.
Bridewell, Is systematically at work
issuing rations and distributing cloth
Ing. In the rounds among the
wounded sad scenes were Witnessed.
1t was particularly touching to see the
injured little children, numbers of
them scarcely moro than babies.
Scarcely Q murmur was heard
from the little ones and none COM
planned. One little girl, Of three years
wanted "mamma to tome, and fix my
arm" Poor battered and bruised lit.
tie arm. No n could fix it but
mamma, aud mamma was In the next
room all unconscious of her baby, hurt
unto death Here was q five year old
boy, whose facs was bruised and bat
tered and whose head was gsshed by
an ugly wound. He was unconscious,
but even with his brain clouded, and
not knowing where he felt the pain,
he moaned and rolled in bed. The lit.
tie boy was still unconscious to night.
THE RUIN AT ABERDEEN.
NEW ORLEANS, April "a, The Pic
onrao Ahnp1ann ananfui cnua tho
Cyclone passed through Munroe
county Sunday, killing some persons,
wounding many colored citizens seri.
ously and carrying away houses,
fences, bridgss and everything else In
the way. A suburb of Aberdeen, con.
tanning twenty-five rthirtyfamiies of
freedmen, was absolutely swept from
the face Of the earth. Three persons
were killed outright and two others
died since from wounds. Twenty-Five
are now under treatment, and some
are In q prec srious condition. The
county jail wal converted into a hos
pital. The course Of the Cyclone was
southwest to northeast and passed
entirely through the county,
wrecking everything in its path.
PATH THROUGH A SWAMP.
CHARLESTON, S. G., April 24,-The
Cyclone In Barnwell county yesterday
cut q path three.quarters of q mile
wide through Salt Kepstchie swamp
as II the timber had been felled for q
railroad. Residences, cabins and out.
houses were swept away from many
farms.
ATLANTA, Ga, April a. Reports
from Crawford show considerable
damage by the storm. Many houses
were blown down and many persons
injured by lightning and falling
houses. Great losS of property. One
negro and several horses, mules anc
COWS killed. Thos. Creech was blown
against q tree but not killed. Willie
Still had two children seriously hurt
one haylng his skull fractured.
PAIR OF THEM.
NEW ORLEANS. April 24--Ths
Times d ,mocrat West Point specia
says: Two cyclones passed over Ola,
county Sunday; cne about IL o'cloci
over the western part of the county
the other about l O'Clock owe the cen
trail and southern part. Both wer
terrific In the extreme, levellinI
houses, fences and trees to the groun'
and spreading death ard destructiot
In their path. Near Hohentinden, 8
persons are reported killed, aud nea
Pine Bluff IL are reported killed. 4
number were killed In diffsren
parts of the county, but hol
many Ia not kucwn. In West Poin
the court house, law buildings, Centri
hotel and several stores were un
roofsd. A deed was found In til
country that had been clown 30 miles
The afflicted and distressed are bein
provided for by the more fortunate
No estimate can yet be put upon th
amount Of property destroyed.
THE SITUATION AT wEssoN.
II was In, ended to start the mill
Wesson to day, but there was 30 niue
3 sorrow In the town and so muc
. misery, that the hands could not
? got together. The town Is quiet, an
J Sabbath day calm prevails In tn
ruined district. Out or Peach o
s chard street some families were tn
I morning searching among their ruin,
homes for bedding and clothing, b.
~ the day advanced they left Il
scene, and II was almost deserted fro
noon till night.
o The Cyclone In its course, ssve
+ teen miles northeast from BeAuregA
. and sixteen miles from HAalehurl
al aHoR0ErowN,
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