New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-24
A DESTRUCTIVE STORM.


urrY LIVES LOST IN MISSISSIPPI AND TWENTY
v,vr IN eEoRGrA-A TOWN DESTROYED
DAMAGE IN IOWA AND TENNESSEE.
A severe storm, accompanied py 'oru"oooS
,f almost unprecedented violence s"ep' oNo'
portions of the West and Southwest oh gun
day afternoon and yesterday mornihs' o'uo,ne
great loss of life aud damage 10 propei9'
It's greatest force was manlfested ih hiiSs's
s;nn; where one town was swept OUT vi oA''V'
anca several other towns suffered great hpui9'
,,,onv nersons we're kied-probabiy more 'iiah
ef,y.-and a great number were injured 80 so-
-are,v that many of them will die. In Geor-
,;a II is reported that twenty-five lives were
lost and many persons were injured. iowa.
Tennessee and Alabama suffered great INJURY
TO property. but it is not known that any per-
sons were killed.
cpr.r loss OF LIFE IN MISSISSIPPI.
wrssoy Miss. April 23-A frightful tornado
nassed over this place and the town OF Beaure
card one mile above, about p. IN. yesterday. Inc
,,;nd for thu past three days had been blowing
cale and the lowering clouds indicated storm. It's
approach was heralded by deep rumbling sounds
the windows in the buildings shaking with vlo-
lance and many anticipated an earthquake. Inc
thunder roared and the lightning flashed with
alarming force and vlvidness. Fences were torn
down. trees which had stood the storms OF years
were uprooted and cast 100 yards away. East OF
the railroad in Wessou the damage was slight put
in the western part of the town the destruction was
awful in its character.
As soon as the storm had somewhat aoated' ana
people began to look about. loud peals OF church
bells were ruug out, people were seen running IN
all directions toward West Wesson; the rain
in the meantime pouring in torrents. keach-
ne Peach Orchard-st, an indescribabie scene
WAS witnessed. This street is lined with large
number of houses In which the operatives OF Vhe
Mississippi Mills are domiciled, and there the
greatest destruction occurred. People were seen on
ali sides scbbing, and the groans of the wounded
beneath the runs were appalling. Dwellings had
been torn to atoms and pine forest just beyond tne
line of the town had Disappeared.
A SCENE OF DEVASTATION AND HORROR
The work of removing the dead and extr'cauhg
the wounded from the ruins was soon begun.
Calvin Reed who lived in the vicinity, diei rom
excitement. Doctors Sexton, Rease and Butter
wers soon upon the scene and did all III their power
IN relieve the suherings of the wounded. The num-
her of killed is estimated at twelve; two or three
children are missing and 100 or 200 dwellings have
been blown down. The escapes from some oi the
dwellings were miraculous. The number OF people
with broken limbs is estimated by the physicians
at seventy-6ve. The wounded were removed as
fast az possible to the houses which escaped INJURY
Several dead bodies lay out IN the violent ram TOT
more than an hour after the cyclone had passed BY
The citizens are dong all in their power Tor the
wounded. many of whom it is feared will die. A
special train with physicians from McComb City
and Brookhaven arrived here at o'clock In the
evening and Dr. Bowen reached tow later at night.
A speoial train with additional help also arrived
from Magnolia and Summit Some OF the phy-
seiaEs Will go 10 Besureg where the destruction
of life and property is simply indescrlbable.
Among the killed in Wesson are Mrs. Causty and
her two children; several children OF j. t. GIBSON
one of whom was found crushed under chimney.
Two bodies found were mangled as to be un-
recognizable A little boy was found In the woods
several hundred yards away unhurt. Except In
the locality mentioned. Wesson suffered only III 'he
general destruction Of fences and trees. Inc oedu
will be buried tomorrow
THE TOWN OF BEAUREGAED UTTERLY DESTROYED.
Beauregar,i which is only mile above here, lay
in the direct patti of the storm. The scene there Is
appallng aud the town may be said to no longer
exist Ii is in truth of ruins, with scarcely
house standing. Uptorn trees lie strewn on all
Sides Two brick stores of Thompson & Co. and NJ
Daniels & Co., the largest in the place, were swept
AWAY and the timbers were scattered for mile,
around. Even out In the country two miles and a
half dwellings were swept away The railroad
depot was carried away and not a sign OF 1t now
remains. The list of the dead as far as known IS;
Young Milton Story, Captain Lamphns, wife and
child, and J. o. Williams. The wounded are Jonn
Ross, mortally Morgan james, mortally; Isaac
Tnrnbnli, % OF Bfookbaven fatally; George Hol!iway
mortally; Mrs. Holliway, leg broken; MI. WILCOX
both arms broken; A. o. Ferguson ana arn M
MORALLY and DR.. Albert G. Pierce and child, NOR
tally.
The wesson Cotton Mill employs about 400 opera
lives and Is one of the most successful mills IN the
South. 1t is thoroughly equipped with modern
machinery aud lighted by electric light The mil
did not run to-day. Captain Ohger, the manager
is now in New Orleans, but has been telegrapheC
for.
AN ESTIMATE OF THE LOSS OF LIPE
JACKSON. Miss, April 23.-The most violent ant
destructive storm ever known in this part oil th'
country passed over the towns OF Illlman, beaure
gard, Wesson nd Lawrence yesterday afternoon al
o'clock Distressing accounts OF It's work nave
bean received here At Wesson thirteen persons
were killed sixty wounded. and twenty yseveI
houses destroyed. At Beauregard, twenty-thre'
were killed, ninety wounded. and th'
town entirely swept away. The suffer
ing is very great and assistance Is needed. On
the Natchez and Columbus Railroad, the town OF
Tillman was destroyed and several persons were
killed and wounded On the Vicssburg and Meridian
Railroad the town Of Lawrence suffered terribly
The reports from other places and the countr
show that the storm was widespread
and very destructive. Telegraph lines were blow
down for miles. The following list of killed ant
wounded is regarded as trustworthy:
At Tillman Mr. Baggett was killed, and Calyr
Phillips, Miss Covington and Miss Baggett wer
slightly injured. The town is IN RUNS aud propcrt
of ali kinds in the vicinity is greatly damaged.
Beauregard is a complete wreck. not one hous
having escaped. The killed Milton Story
Mir. Renton. Captain Latnkin, wife and child j.
O. Williams, Dr. Luther Jones and family. SIX j
number: Miss Georgie Mitchell, the Rev. D. Greer
ae o-..4a1 c,riu.rs Mr. Keatinq of WessOn, Mis-