Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-24
A Terribly Destructlye Storm.


New ORLEANS, April 23d.-The Times.
Democrats Wesson Miss special says: A
frightful cyclone passed over Wesson and the
town Of Beauregard, mile above. about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. In Beauregard
the town is literally mass OF ruins, and it is
with difficulty one can ride through, so
thickly are trees strewn across the road. Not
those Of any character are standing in place
Timbers are scattered for miles around.
Even out in the country two aud half miles
| dwellings, are swept away.
The wind for the past three days had been
blowing gale, and lowering clouds indicated
the approach of the cyclone. II was known
some minutes by the deep, rumbling sound,
| and the windows in dwellings rafting vic
| lently, and many thought it an earthquake.
| The thunder and lightning were terrific.
| Fences were torn down, trees uprooted and
cast 100 yards away. East Of the railroad
| the damage was light, but in the western
portion of the town the destruction was
awful in its character. In q peach orchard.
whsre there were large numbers of houses In
which the operatives Of the Mississippi Mills
were dorniciled, the greatest destruction &C.
| CURED. The groans Of the wounded beneath
the ruins were sppalling. Dwellings,
we're blown to atoms. The pine forest
| lust beyond was blown out of existence.
Calvin Reed, living in the vicinity, died from
| the excitement. It is estimated the number
Of killed is twelve. Two or three children
| are missing. Twelve to twenty dwellings
were blown down. The number of people
with broken limbs is estimated by physicians
at seyenty-five. The wounded are removed
| as fast as it is possible to houses which
escaped injury. Several wounded lay cut in
the violent rain more than one hour after the
| storm. The dead row sre all laid out. and
collins are being made for them. The citizens
are doing all in their power for the wounded.
Many it is feared will die. A special train
with physicians from McComb City and
Brookhaven have arrived. Another extra
special will be here with additional help from
Magnolia and Summit. All of these physicians
90 to Beauregard, where the destruction Of
life and property is simply indescribable.
Among the killed in Wesson. are Mrs.
| Causl5 and two children, and several children
| of J. e. Gibson, one of whom was fonnd
crushed under chimney. Two persons were
so maneled as to be unacceptable, and sew
eraI Others. whose names could not be OBJ
tanned. A little boy was found in the woods
several hundred yards away unhurt. Yves.
son, except in the locality mentioned, suffered
little except in the destruction of fences and
trees.
At Beauregard John Ross was mortally
wounded Isaac Bloom, seriously M. M.
Daniels, mortally; Mrs. Trumbuli, OF Brook.
haven. fatally; Captain Lampkins, wife and
child, ell dead Geo. Holloway, mortally !;
Mrs, Holloway, leg broken; Mr.. Wilcox.
both arms broken, and M. Ferguson and
family, including ten parsons. dangerously
wounded. The depot is swept away, and
none of it now remains.
Albert G. Price snd child were mortally
wounded. Their house fell on them. j. ..
Williams was killed.
| WEST POINT (La.), April 23d.-A terrific
gale from the northwest struck this town yes.
terday afternoon, accompanied by torrents OF
rain, and the largest hail ever seen here. Tbs
| Court-house, Cotton Exchange, and numer-
GUS other buildings were unroofed and ms
terially damaged. No lives were lost.
| CHATTANOOGA (TenD.). April 23i-Fully
SO 600 in damage was done to this city by
| the storm last night. Reports from the sur
rounding country show the storm to have
been very destructive. The wires are down,
and particulars are very meager.
JACKSON (Miss.l April 23d.-Reports Of
| destruction by the cyclone are coming in. At
| Wesson Is were killed and 60 wounded. At
Beauregard % were killed aud 80 wounded.
| Twenty.seven houses in Wesson were de-
stroyed. Bsauregard was entirely swept
away. The suffering is very great, and as
sistance is needed. On the N. Z. and G.
Railroad the town Of Tilmsn was destroyed,
and several killed and wounded. On the v.
| and M. Railroad the town of Lawrence suf-
ferred terribly. Reports from other places
and from the country shows the storm to have
been widespread and destructive. The-tele.
graph lines were blown down for miles.
ST.. LOUIS, April 23d.-Specials from New
Orleans about the cyclone which destroyed
Wesson and Beauregard, Miss. yesterday,
give no additional particulars, but they say
| Beauregard is in Copish county, on the New
| Ofleana st. Louis and Chicago Railroad, 45
miles southwest from jackson, with a popu-
| Istion of 400 to 500. Wesson was more
important place on the same road, one mile
| from Bsauregard, summer resort CT the
people of New OfleanE, and had a population
of LOGO, with large cotton and wooden fac.
tory, employing 600 hands.
Dies MONIES Qowal, April 23d.-A cyclone
passed up Maple River valley early last
evening. A Catholic church was wrecked,
! three houses blown down and other minor
damage inflicted. No loss of life.
| DENVER (Col), April 2Sd. - The snow
storm on the mountains continues undated.
| ALI trains are delayed. Every available
snow.plow is in service, and will perhaps pre-
vent serious blockade.
The Law Inyoked.
! DENVER (Colorado), April 2Sd-Senator
Tabor recently went before the Grand Jury
and obtained an Indictment against VIM. 81.
Bush for tie alleged embodiment of 500. 600
while manager of the Grand Opera House,
which position he resigned on Friday last.
Early this morning Tabor attached Bush's
interest in the Windsor Hetel for $780, 600
claimed to be due him. Both assert the
caupe of the difficulty to lay in Chicage
| grain transactions. Unsavory developments
| are expected.
Strike In New York.
New York, April 23d.-Eight hundred
ciparmakers and 200 packers and strippers
are inaugurating strike to-day. Both sides
are defiant
The Tewksbury Amshouse.
| BosroN, April 23d.-The Governor to-day
| sent an order to the State Board of Health,
| instructing them to assume all the powers
| and duties of the Board of Trustees of the
State Almshouss at Tewksbury, to take effect
at once. The Governor also sent an order
summarily removing the Board of Trustees.
New York Theatrical Notes.
NEW YORK, April 23d-Forbes Dawson,
| late of the Lingasd company, has been en-
gagged to accompany Modjsska to San Fran
cisco.
Bangs is seriously i'll at the Sturtevant
Langtry's farewell engagement at the Fifth
Avenue will be in "Galatea."
| Gus Bruno plays in comedy with Minnie
Palmer in Europe this season.
The Iowa Prohibition Amendment Case.
| Dies MoINEs, April 23d.-A decision in
the prohibition amendment case was fled this
afternoon. Both the majority and minority
| opinions are very voluminous. The majority
| opinion is in harmony with that rendered at
the first hearing, declaring the amendment
null and void. The opinion of the Court was
delivered by Chief Justice Day.
| Report Confirmed.
CHICAGO, April 2Sd.-General Sherman
has received intelligence confirming the re-
port of the skirmish between a detachment Of
cavalry and the Cree Indians. and the driv-
ing of the savages over the Csnsdisn border.
The Case OF Architect MfII.
| WAsHINGToN, April 23d.-The committee
| investigating the affairs of Architect Hill
met this morning. aud, as neither witnesses
nor accusers were present, adjourned until
Wednesday. Hill has fled an answer to the
specified charges.