The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-04-26

left arm broken, right arm fractured
hip badly injured, head seriously
laccrated; l. Dunn and wife, dan
gerously wounded. / Turnbough,
oi Brookhsvrn, right hip and lefi
arm bruken, will be carried home to-
night, will probably die, but very
gritty.
A very considerable number OF persons
received cuts and knocks sud bruises wl,o
are not here reported, a. they are up and
going about, and need no special atten-
ton.
The total loss Of property can not yet be
estimated. But little can be saved from
the general wreck. Mr.. ThOs. Bridewell,
who was familiar with the place, inform
ed us Tuesday evening that he had count
ed up all the destroyed houses Of every de-
scription, and the number reaches total
of ~.
There are many scenes and incidents of
the storm well worthy 10 be sketcIed by
pen, did our space permit, one of the sad
dest and most solemn of W hich was Mon
days and Tuesdays work, burying the
dead. Mrs. Curtis sinfant, which was
blown from its mothers arms in Beaure-
gard, and for d long time thoght to be in
the mill pond, was found late Tuesday
evening under pile of timbers, 200 yards
acst of where it was torn from its moth
er's breast.
DESTRUCTION EAST OF BEAUREGARD.
It is almost impossible to obtain reliable
information from the interior, almost all
sorts of reports being aioat; but it would
be difficult for the most accomplished
Munchausen to exaggerate the destruction.
According to the most reliable information
VIC could gather, Albert Fcrguson's house
was completely demolished and himself
and family badly hurt, but no one fatally.
Widow Folcs and five children, were killed
outright near Pine Grove Church, Copiah
county. WIN. Price, one Of the Copiah
Supervisors, had his house and fonces de-
molished, and himself and family were Sc
verely injured. Jno. n. Crawford and four
members of his family near Georgetown,
were killed and all buried in the same
grave. Billy Parker, wife and child and
widow Rails were since found dead among
the timbers of the Crawford house.
At Georgetown, son of Rev. W. b.
Lewis, had his skull fractured, and is
probably now dead. One of Jno. Basse's
family was also killed.
At this writing, we have not the time
or space to follow the storm in its destruc-
tive march across the State. 1t has been
heard ofat Lawrence Station on the V. & M.
Road, at West Point, Starkville, near Aber
been, and on even into Alabama and
Georgia, every where dealing death and
destruction.
ASSISTANCE NEEDED.
Where there are so many places needing
help, the necessity for liberal charity is
great indeed, but for the present we will
have enough to do at our own doors. Con-
tributions have been coming into Beaure-
gard and Wesson literally ever since Mon
day, but there will be much more needed.
The relief committees have been thorough
ly organized, and contributions of provi-
sions, clothing money may be sent either
to Judge Lee o. Bridewell or Col. Harvey
Thompson, Beaurcgard; OF to Capt. VIM.
Oliver or Hon. Stanley Gilbert, Mayor,
Wesson. If these peoples necessities are
over-supplied, there will no doubt yet be
demands from the country for more than
the surplus.
THE STORM WEST OF BRooKHAvEN.
A track of the storm yet to be considered,
is where it passed west of BrOOkhaven.
Reports began to come in Tuesday and
yesterday ofits work in this quarter. We
have been unable to visit this section, as
yet, and so far, our information is neagre.
Jno. F. Porter, liking on NcCalrs Creek,
in northeast Franklin, and member of the
Board of Supervisors and a thrifty country
merchant, had store, residence and every
thing swept away. Next came Mr.. Isom
Walker a well-to do planter, who lost
dwelling, Clubhouse and all out-houses, in
Guiding the houses of Bailey and Steve
Smith and others. Joel East, on McCalls
Creek, and John East had their houses torn
down, provisions scattered broadcast, and
little daughter oft latter had her leg
broken. Part OfPatterson Cases residence
is gone, togather with out-houses, etc. jesse
and John Case had everything swept
away. James Smith, Jefferson Smith, and
Allen II. Smith are badly torn up. Gilbert
Smith bad residence blown down, and
family badly bruised. Fred Webb, six
miles west of town, was seriously damaged
Fred. Britt had house demolished. Elijah
Smiths farm suffered badly. Mr.. Lewis
White, miles southwest of Wesson, had
his house destroyed, and several Of his
family badly hurt, but was not killed HIM
self, as reported in our extra.
As far as we have been able to learn,
there has been no one at all killed in the
country west of the railroad. However, it
has been impossible, SO far, to obtain definite
information. There have been no appeals
from the west up to this time for medical
or other aid, and it is deyoutly to be hoped
that the destruction is slight, and that
those who were in the track of the storm
have been amply cared for by their moro