The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1883-04-28
Great Deslraoli0n q Llie ana PrOperty.

test reports from the sections Of.
Mississippi visited by the cyclones
Sunday, show So persOns were XIII.
ed and about 800 wounded many
dangerously. The loss 81 property
is unprecedented,
Starkville, Miss, April 24.--On
Sunday the 92d Of April, between
IL and O'Clock p. M, a most desi
trp6tive and sweeping wind storm
passed almost diagonally through
Oktibbeha county from southwest
to northeast. It's track, which is
less than a quarter of a mile wide,
is as we'll defined as the right Of
way Of our new projected railroads.
Evidence Of the storm will remain
for years to come. Bridges, fences,
timber, houses, live stock and even
immense barns were carried before
the surging whirlwind that for
years were thought to be as firm
upon their foundations as time it,
self.
The nearest point to Starkville is
about two and a b If miles north
west, an the neighborhood Of j. s.
Montgomery, the Mariner place
Here the storm was exceedingly
fierce. DR.. L. P. ConWelPs place
suffered loss of several cabins, gin
houss and crib, but his chief loss
consists in the large quantities Of
timber left upon newly cleared
lands. US. Montgomery lost heavy
in stock, besides three large barns,
dwellings, out-houses, cribs, etc.
In this neighborhood many small
farmers lost all they had; nothing
was left behind save the marks Of
destruction; but what is most re
markable in this most frightful
storm, notwithstanding houses Ia
the track were filled with human
beings, very few received only
slight injuries. In one. dwelling
nine persons had congregated in
one room, and upon this room was
blown a large oak, injuring only
slightly two Of the party, Many
persons are houseless and home.
less, and at this season OF the year
will have to seek other means OF
: living than that Of farming.
THE KILLED At BEAUREGARD.
New ORLEANS, April 24.-The
Times. Democrats special gives the
following complete list of deaths in
Beauregard from the cyclone:
Mary Mitchell, Anna Classeng
Mrs. Huber, George White
!. Ernest Baher, Mrs. Westerfeld
Miss Z. Terrell, Jerry Meyer, col.
J. A. Williams, VIM. Sanford
EuIa Benton, VIM. Parker
: Louis Parker, Milton Strong.
Capt. Lamken, George Mitchell
John S. Terrell, Joe Hurst, col.
q. Ellis, g., Frenehman Easterling
Infant child Of John w. Ross,
Child Of Julia Schett, aged ter,
DR.. Luther Jones, wife 4 2 children,
The Rev r Green Of Crystal Springs,
VIM. Heating Of Wesson,
Malissa Bush, child.
AT Beauregard to, day all is bus.
tie and confusion, Gangs Of men
are AZ work getting out goods from
the wrecked stores, and scores ol
OK teams are hauling the recovered
J property away. The homeless peo-
pie have gotten together their re-
naming effects, and are moving
them in wagons and carts. a con.
stynction train is removing tile DE.
BRIs Of broken box cars. The Re,
lief Computes, headed by L. o,
Budewell, is Systematically at work
issuing rations and distributing
clothing The Times Democrat
says: Drs Lehman and Fitch are al
50 assisting the wounded. Assist.
ance also came from jackson and
other points. In the rounds among
the wounded sad scenes are witness
ed. The gFoans and means are
heartrrndipg. It is particularly
touching TO see little children,
numbers of them scarcely more
than babies. Scarcely 4 mnfmur
il heard from the little ones, and
Il NINA ~comniainod 0na i;ftia w;r1.