Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-24
Wild Winds.
A Terrible Cyclone Sweeps Over POr-
ton of Mississippi.
TWO VILLAGES DESTROYED.
Over Forty Persons Killed in the Estate
and Many Badly Injured.
SCENES OF APPALLING TERROR.
Houses, Fences and Manufactures
Hurled to the Ground.
IMMENSE LOSS OF PROPERTY.
SCENES OF APPALLING TERROR.
LOSS OF PROPERTY.
The Host Violent Storm Ever Expe-
riencei at the South.

WEssoN, Miss, April pa frightful
cyclone passed over Wesson and the town
of Beauregard mile above about
O'clock this afternoon. The wind the last
three days was blowing gale, and lower
ing clouds Indicated storm. Its aP-
prOach was known for some minutes by
deep, p,rumbling sounds. Windows IN dwell
ings were shaken with violence, and many
thought it was an earthquake. The thun
der roared, the lightning flashed with
alarming force and vividness, fences were
torn down, trees uproOted and cast
hundred yards away. East of the railroad
IN Wesson the damage was light, but in a
portion of the town the damage was awful
in its character. AS soon as the storm had
somewhat abated, and people be-
gan to look about, the loud
peal of church bells rung out.
People were seen running in all directions
toward West Wesson. The rain meantime
was pouring in torrents. Reaching Peach
Orchard street an indescribable scene was
witnessed. This street is lined with houses
in which the operatives of Mississippi
mills are domiciled, and here the greatest
destruction occurred. People were seen
on all sides sobbing, and the groans of the
wounded beneath the ruins were perfectly
appalling. The dwellings we're torn to
atoms. The pine forest just beyond was
blown out of existence. The work Of re-
moving the dead and extricating the
wounded from the ruins then began. Cal
vim Reed, living in the vicinity, died from
the excitement. Doctors Lexten, Rease
and Butler were soon upon the scene and
did all in their power to relieve the suffer
ings Of the wounded. The estimated num-
Der Of the killed is twelve. Two or three
children are missing !; $50 or 200 dwellings
are blown down. The number of people
with broken limbs is estimated by physi-
clans at seventy-fve. The wounded were
removed as fast as possible to the houses
which escaped injury. Several dead lay
out in the violent rain more than an hour
after the storm. The dead are now all
laid out and cofins ara being made for
them. The mills viii not run to-day. The
citizens are doing all in their power for
the wounded. Many, it is feared, will die
A special train with physicians from Ma
comb City and Brookhaven arrived last
evening at o'clock. Another extra
special will be here with additional help
from Magnolia and Summit. Some of
these physicians go to Beauregard, where
the destruction to life and property is
simply indescribable.
Among the killed in Wesson are Mrs
Courty and two children; several children
OF j. E. Gibson, all of whom were found
crushed under a chimney. Two persons
were so mangled as to be unrecognizable,
and several others whose names could moi
be obtained in the confusion. A little boy
was found in the woods several hundred
yards away unhurt. Wesson, except in the
in the general destruction of trees anC
fences. The dead will be buried to-
morrow.
Beauregard was visited last evening. I
is only mile above here, and lay in the
direct path of the cyclone. The scene i
absolutely appalling. Beauregard is NJ
more. 1t is in truth mass of ruins. 1
is with difficulty that one can ride through
so thickly and the trees strewn across tn
road. There is not house of any charac
ter standing in the place. The two bricl
stores, Thompson G Co., and L. DAME
& Co., the largest in the place
were swept away, and timbe
scattered for miles around; even out in th
country two and a half miles the dwelling
are swept away.
The following is q list of the dead AM
wounded: John Ross, MORALLY; jaime
Morton Story, killed; Morgan James
mortally; Isaac Bloom, seriously; II. N
Daniels, mortaIly; Mr.. Turnbull, of Brook
haven, fatally; Capt. Lampkins, wife an
child, all dead; George Holliwell, mortal
wounded; Mrs. Hallway, leg broken. Th
depot was swept away and nothing of
now remains. Wilcox, both arms broker
A. j. Ferguson and family, including te
persons, dangerously wounded; Mr.. Albel
q. Pierce and child, mortally, their hous
fell on them; ]. o. Williams, killed.
ST. LOUIS, April 23.-A special from Ne
Orleans about The cyclone which destrsye
Wesson and Beauregard, Miss, yesterda,
R1FOo PdIb1CuldIb VI luO bGOIh III dUOlL1O
to those contained in the Associated Pres
report but they say Beauregard is sma
town in Copiah county, on the New O
leans, st. Louis & Chicago railroad, A
miles southwest of Jackson, with popl
lation of 400 to 500. Wesson, more in
portant place on the same road, one mi
from Beauregard, a sort of summer II
sort for people of New Orleans, has POI
ulation of 1000 and large cotton an
woolen factory employing 600 hands.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
JACKSON, Miss, April 23.-At four o'cloc
yesterday evening fearful cyclone passe
over Beaufegard and Wesson, contiguo1
towns, forty miles below here, on the Ne
Orleans railroad. The wind had bee
blowing gale for three days. A rumblir
sound and violent shaking Of hous
heralded the approach Of the cyclone an
caused intelligent people to believe it W;