The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-05-03
WRECKED BY A CYCLONE.
Terrible Fate of Towns In Misslssipp,.

p u NySlObt DdSSeu over
Wesson and the town of I'eaure,orJ -
mile above here about 4 O'clock Sc.,ar.
day afternoon. The wind for the nas,
,hree ,h Gays had been blowing gale, and
f"e lowering clouds indicated storm.
i.s approach was known for some min.
utes oy deep rumbling sounds. The
windows in dwellings shook with violence
ahd many people thought it was an earth
quake: lhe thunder rOared and the
llgnthlng flashed with alarming force and
Si'ioness, fences were torn down, trees
"hich had stood storms for years were
uIprooted and cast q hundred yards away.
East OF the railroad in Wesson the dam.
age was light, but in the western norton
OF the town the destruction was awful.
AS soon as the storm had somewhat
aoated and people began to look about,
ioud peals of church bells were ring o;;t
ana people were seen running in ali di.
rectlons towards West Wesson. The
ram meantime was pouring in torrents.
Reaching Peach Orchard street an in.
oescrioabe scene was witnessed. This
street Is lined with large number of
houses, in which the operatives of the
mississippi mills are domiciled, and here
the greatest destruction occurred. Peo.
pie were seen on all sides sobbinp. and
the groans Of the wounded beneath the
ruins were appalling. Dwellings were
torn to atoms, and pine tores, Just be.
low was blown out of existence.
Ihe work of removing the dead and
extricating the wounded from the ruins
has begun. Calvin Reed, living in the
vicinity, died from excitement. Drs.
Sexton, Rease and Butler were soon upon
the scene and did all in their power to
relieve the suffering Of the wounded. II
Is estimated that the number of killed is
twelve. Two or three children are miss.
ing. One hundred and fifty or two hun
dred dwellings were blown down. The
number of people with broken limbs is
estimated by the physicians at seventy.
five. The wounded were removed as fast
AZ possible TO the houses which escaped
injury. Several dead lay out in the VIC.
lent rain for more than an hour after the
storm. The dead are now all laid out.
and cofius are being made for them
The mills will not run to-day. Cilizens
are doing all in their power for the
wounded, many of whom it is feared will
die. A special train with physicians
from McComb City and ookhaven has
arrived. Another extra special train
will be here with additional help from
Magnolia and Summit. Some of these
physicians will 60 to Beauregard, where
the destruction to life and property is
simply indescribable.
Among the killed in Wesson are Mrs.
Causty and two children and several
children of j. E. Gibson, one of whom
was found crushed under chimney.
Two persons were so mangled as to be
unrecognizable, and several others were
killed whose names could not be obtained
in the confusion. A little boy was found
in the woods, several hundred yards away
unhurt. Wesson, except in the locality
mentioned, suffered little except gener-
al destruction of fences and trees. The
dead will be buried to morrow.
Beauregard was visited last evening.
1t is only mile above here and lay in
the direct path of the cyclone The
scene is absolutely appalling, and Beau
regard is no more. 1t is in truth mass
OF ruins. 1t is with difficulty that one
can ride through the town, so thickly
are trees strewn across the road. There
is not house of any character standing
in the place. The two brick stores Of
Thompson & Co. and N. Daniel & CO.,
the largest in the place, are swept away.
Timber is scattered for miles around.
Even out in the country two and hall
miles dwellings were swept away. The
list of dead and wounded is rs follows:
John Ross, nortally wounded young
Milton Story, killed Morgan James,
mortally wounded; Isaac Bloom, seri.
ously wounded; NJ. NJ. Daniels: mortal
ly wounded; Turnbull, of Brookhavcn.
fatally wounded; Capt. Lampkin, wife
aud child, all dead; Geo. Holloway,
MORALLY wounded; Mrs. Holloway,
mortally wounded; Mr.. Holloway. leg
broken Mr.. Wilcox, both arms broken;
A. j. Ferguson and family, including
ten persons, dangerously wounded; Mr.
Charles Lane, mortalIy wounded Dr.
Albert G. Pierce and child, mortally
wounded-their house fell on them. J.
o. Williams was killed. The depot was
swept off, and not sign Of it now re.
mains.
E. a. Burke, manager of the New
Orleans Times Democrat, was advised Of
the cyclone at o'clock OH Monday
morning while in New York. He at
once instructed the employment of four
physicians and the purchase OF medical
supplies to ba sent by special relief
train from New Orleans to Beauregard
and Wesson, also that call be made for
assistance, the Times Democrat heading
the list with contribution of $500.
The Wesson cotton mill mentioned
above employs about 400 operatives,
and is one of the most successful mills
in the South. 1t is thoroughly equipped
with modern machinery ard lighted by
electricity.
BLACKvILLE, April 23.-News has
been received from Georges Creek
Township, Barnwell County, of a very
violent and destructive hail, rain and
wind storm. Many houses we're demol:
ished, trees torn up by the roots and
stock killed, and it is reported that sew.
eral persons were injured.
STARKsvILLE, April 23.-One Of the
most destructive cyclones that ever struck
this country passed .wo miles north Of
here yesterday evening, about o'clock,
blowing houses all to pieces, blowing
down fences and trees, killing a negro
woman and child, also wounding several
whites and blacks that will probably die.'
Those whose properly is damaged are
DR.. f. p. Conneli, DR.. J. S. Montgom-
cry, w. II. Curry, Rev. David Presley,
John T. Montgomery, Willy Crilz and
a good many negroes who owned small
places. All the houses ON DR.. Connell's
and Montgomery's places were blown ott.
The corn and fodder that was in the
barns was blown entirely away. w. H..
Curry's dwelling was blown off, leaving
nothing but the floor. Several fine COWS
were killed that belonged to DR.. Mont
gomery. The wind came from the
southwest, going in northeast direc-