The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-04-25
a Terrible Cyclone
Strikes the Towns of Beuregard
and We8son.
Awful Destruction of Life and Prom
erty.
A LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS Er1r,
AND A STILL LARGER NUMBER
WOUNDED.
Special to the Tines-DemocIat.I

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WEssoN, april pa frightful cv-
clone passed over Wesson and through
our sister town of Beauregard, one mile
above, at about 1 o'clock this evening.
he wind had been for the past three
days blowinga gale, and the lowering
clouds indicated storm.
Its approach was known some minute,
prior to its advent by deep rumbling
sound, the windows in dwellings shak-
ing with violence. Many intelligent
people thought it an earthquake. The
thunder roared and the lightning flashed
with alarming force and yiyidness.
Fences were torn down, and trees which
had stood the storms of years were up
rooted and cast a hundred yards away.
East of the railroad in Wesson the dam
age was light, but in the western por-
tion OF town the destruction was awful
in its character. As soon as the storm
had somewhat abated, and people be-
gan to look about, the loud peals of the
church bells rang out.
People were seen running in all di-
rectlons toward West Wesson;on Peach
Orchard street, scene which no pen
can describe met the eye This street is
composed of large number of houses
| in which the
OPERATIVES OF THE MISSISSIPPI MILLS
were domiciled, and it was here that the
destruction was felt. People were seen
on all sides sobbing, and the groans of
the wounded beneath the ruins were
perfectly appalling. The dwellings of
| the people were torn to atoms. The
pine forest just beyond was blown out of
existence. To add to the horrible scene.
it was reported that one Of the houses
which was only demolished in part was
on fire, with lot of. helpless wounded
inside The fire, however, was cxtin-
guislled, and then began The work of re-
moving the dead and extricating the
wounded from the ruins. 4 lady, Mrs.
Calvin Reed, living in the vicinity,
The streets were filed with people, all
vieing to excel the Others in their noble
Offices. Drs. Sexton, Rea and Butler
were soon upon the scene, and did all in
their power to alleviate the suferings of
the dying and wounded.
Up to this hour the number of killed
is estimated at Is, and some, two or three
missing children arc believed to be
buried under the ruins. Some - or 20
dwellings we're blown down. In some
of them the escapes were miraculous.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH BROKEN
LIMBS
is estimated by the physicians ut IS
| The wounded were removed as fast as
possible to houses which escaped injury
Several of the dead lay out in the vio-
lent rain for more than an hour.
AFTER THE STORM.
The dead are now all laid out and
cotiins are being made for them. The
mills will not run tomorrow. Capt
| Oliver, the manager, is now in New Or
leans, but he has been telegraphed for
and will probably be up tonight. The
citizens are doing all in their power foi
the wounded, many of whom, it is
feared, will die. A special train, with
physicians from McComb City and
Brookhaven, arrived here at :35; among
them DR.. Bowen. At about 10:40 an
extra special train will be here with ad
ditional help from Magnolia and Sum
nit. Some of these physicians will &C
to Beauregard where the destruction t.
life and property is simply indescrib
able. Among those killed in Wesson
are Mrs. Causey and two children; sew
eral children of J. T. Gibson, one oi
whom was found crushed under chin
nay. Two persons were so mangled al
to be unrecognizable. One little boy
was found in the woods, several hun
dred yards away, unhurt This town
except in the locality mentioned, suf
fcred little, except the general destruc
ton of fencing, trees, etc The deaC
will be buried tomorrow.
THE SCENE AT BEAUREGARD.
The Times-Democrat correspondent
| NlSlGeO inc lONU VI ACdAI CSdIu thi
evening at s o'clock. 1t is only on
mile above and lay in the direct path o
the cyclone. The scene is absolutely in
describable. Beauregard is no more
It is in truth mass of ruins. It IS witt
difficulty that one can ride there, s.
thickly are the trees strewn across tn
road. There is not house Of any char
, acter standing in the place. The dead
dying and wounded have been brough
here.
The two brick stores Of Thompson 1
, Co.. and NJ. Daniel & Co, the largcs
houses in the place, have been swep
away. Timbers are scattered all owe
the place, and for miles around. eye1
, out In the country two and half mile
, distant, dwellings have been swept ava,
and the occupants killed and wounded
, No one would now recognize the town
, 1t is turned bottom up.
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