Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-24
TORNADO.
The Storm King Scattsrs pestruc-
tion In His Path.
TWO TOWNS ALMOST SWEPT AWAY
Irdescribable Scenes-Large Number OF
People Killed and wOunded-Vast
Destruction Of Property
Storm on the Lakes,

evening. Beauregard is totally wrecked
MANY persons were killed and wounded.
The depot was blown across the track.
Twenty-Five houses were blown down here,
killing fifteen persons and woundipg
good many.
Another Account.
A special to the Times Democrat from
Wesson, Miss, says: A frightful cyclone
passed over Wesson and thetown Of Beau.
regard, about mile above, about
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
wind for the past three days
had been blowing gale, and
lowering clouds indicated storm, It's ap'
proach was known some minutes by deep
rumbling sounds, the windows in dwellings
shaking with the violence, and many sup,
posed it an earthquake. Thunder roared
and lightBing flashed with alarming iorce
and viydness. Fences were torn down
and trees uprooted and cast hundreas OF
yards away. East OF the rallroao ih YVES,
SON the damage was light but In portion
of Wesson the damage was great. AS soon
as the storm had somewhat abated and the
people began to look about, loud peals OF
The church bells rang out. PERSONS were
seen running in all directions toward west
Wesson, the rain in the meantime pouring
| in torrents. Reaching Peach Orchard street,
an indescribabe scene was witnessed. ms
street is lined with large number OF
| houses in which the operatives OF the MISS
| issippi Mills are domiclled, and mere the
greatest destruction occurred. People were
| seen on al sides sobbing, and the groans OF
the wounded beneath the ruins were per-
| fectly appalling. The dwellings, were
Torn to Atoms,
and pine forest just beyond was blown
out of existence. The work OF removing
| the dead and extricating the wounded
from the ruins was then oeguh: calvin
| Reed. living in the vicinity, died from eN'
| element. Doctors Sexton, Rease and But
Ter were soon upon the scene and did all in
| their power to relieve the sutferlngs OF the
wounded. The estimated number killed
| is twelve. Two or three children
are missing. One hundred and fifty
or two hundred dwellings were
blown down. The number of people with
broken limbs is estimated, by the physi.
clans, at seventy-five. The wounded were
removed as fast as possible to the houses
which escaped injury. Several OF the dead
| Law out in the violent rain for more than
an hour after the storm, The dead are
now all laid out and cotfins are being made
for them. The mills will not run to-day.
| The citizens are doing all in their power
for the wounded, many OF whom, it IS fear
ed, will die.
A special train with physicians from Nc
( comb City and Brook Haven arrived last
| evening at seven. Another extra special
will be here with additional help from
| Magnolia and Summit. Some of these
physicians 20 to Beaureguard, where the
destruction to life and property
Is simply IndescribabIe.
Among the killed in Wesson are Mrs.
Causty and two children, several children
off,. f. Gibson, one of whom was fonnd
crushed under the chimney. Twopersons
were so mangled as to be unrecognizable
and several others whose names could not
be learned in the confusion. \ little boy
was found in the woods,
Several Hundred Yards Away,
unhurt. WessOn, except in the locality
mentioned, suffered little except general
destruction OF fences and trees. The dead
will be buried tomorrow.
BeauregaId was visited last evening. 1t
is only mile above here, and ii lay in the
direct path OF the cyclone. The scene is
absolutely appalling. Beauregard is no
more. 1t is in truth mass OF ruins 1t is
with difficulty that one can ride through,
so thickly are trees strewn across the road.
|
ing in the place. The brick stores OF NJ.
Daniel Il Co. and Thompson Il Co.. the
largest in the place, were
swept Away.
Timber is scattered for miles around. Even
out in the country two and half miles
| distant, dwellings were swept away. List
| of the dead and wounded: John Ross,
morally; young Milton Story, killed
Nor James, moItally; Isaac Bloom. seri-
ously; 81. NJ. Daniels, mortally; Mr.. Turn
bull, of Brook Haven, fatally; Capt. Lamp
kins, wife and child, all dead; Geo. Holli-
way, mortalv wounded: Mrs. Holliway.
leg broken. The depot was swept away and
not sign of it remains. Wilcox, both
arms broken; A, J. Ferguson and family,
including ten persons, dangerously wound
| ed; Chas. Lane, mortally, DR.. Albert q.
| Pierce and child. mortally; their house fell
on them. J. o. Williams, killed.
MEMPHIS, April 23.- The Avalanche s
JacksC n, Miss, special says At four o'clock
yesterday evening fearful cyclone passed
over Beauregard and Wesson, contiguous
towns, forty miles below here on the New
Orleans Railroad. The wind had been
blowing a gale for three days. The rum.
bling sound and violent shaking of houses,
which heralded the approach of the cy-
clone, caused intelligent people to believe
it was an earthquake. Then the thunder
and Lightning and wind and rain came with
terrific force, sweeping everything in their
! path. In the westean part Of Wesson
fences were torn down, trees that had stood
the storms for ages were upreoted and
hurled hundred yards houses where the
operatives OF the Mississippi mills were
domiciled were demolished, and the pine
forest was blown out of existence. At this
hour thirteen are known to be killed, and
the wounded are estimated at seventy-tive.
Several are missing. Fifteen or twenty
dwellings were blown down. In the east.
ern portion not much damage was done.
| Among
The Killed and Wounded
at Wesson are Mrs Cansey; two children
| OF Mr.. J. /. Gibson, one OF whom
was found crushed under a chimney;
two persons were so mangled that they
| were not recognizable. The other names
| were not ascertained. One little boy was
| found in the woods. He was blown sever
al hundred yards unhurt.
Beauregard, one mile north of WeSson,
has about six hundred inhabitants. 1t was
| entirely swept away. The destruction to
| life and property is indeScribable and
] apalling, not house OF any characte BE-
| ing left standing. Large brick buildings
were blown down, frame houses torn 10
atoms, trees swept away like straws,
| loaded freight cars lifted from
| tracks and carried two hundred yards
trees and timber from houses were scatter
ed for miles around. The town could not
he recognized, one gloomy, CHASTITY mass
| OF Gesolation and destruction marks the
! spot OF what was a beautiful, fiourishing
little village.
| The Killed
so far as ascertsined are Milton Story, DR.
Beaton and wife, Capt. LamPkin, wife and
child, J. 0. Williams, DR.. Luther Jones
entire family OF six. Their bodies were
| found 800 yards from their residence,
sll near. each other, except one child
not yet found. Miss Georgia Mitchell,
Rev. J. Green, of Crytal Springs; Mr.. keat-
| ing, of Wesson; Miss Lulu Benton, John
| Terrell, Mr.. Loudefer; his wife cannot be
| found; Willie White, son OF J. +. White;
ttree negroes, names unknown. A party
of several negroes were playing cards IN
! box car which was standing in cut as