Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-04-26
The CyClOniC Swath Gut Through
the Heart Of Mississippi.
Glimpses Of the Ruins Of Wes.
con, Beauregard and
Orawfordsville. O..
The Death Record Increasing
Rapidly with Several Coun-
ties to Hear From.
Small Fortunes In Gold Cash Swspt
Away by the Gale.

Special Dispatch to Tnu BEE
NEW ORLEANS, April 25. The Pic.
ayune's West Point special says: BY
the cyclone near Tampico, Clay SCUM
ty, Louis Ferguson and Mr.. Bur.
chard's houses were blown down. The
little daughter of Mr.. Fisher was
killed. In Henryville, Clay county,
the parish houses were blown down.
Hohenlinden is completely destroyed.
Two churches were demolished and
seventeen persons killed at Abbott.
Mr.. Abbott had several houses blown
down. DIR. Crunn's house was un.
roofed-one person killed and several
wounded. VIM. Jordan aud wife were
slightly injured.
The Cyclone struck the town Har.
risville, Simpson county, killing ten
persons; seven were killed nesr Nor
ton, names unknown. Much property
was destroyed.
CAMP WIPED OUT.
New ORLEANS, April 25.--The
Democrat Starkville, Miss, }, special
says: A report reached here that the
Renoh camp, town of 800 inhabl.
tants, 20 miles west of Starkville,
Chootaw county, was destroyed by
Sundays Cyclone. Simmons family
of three persons, were all killed and
blown away. Two bodies were found
yesterday several miles from where
the house stood. PARTIES are search.
Ing for three children who were blown
away. The timbers of houses were
carried miles by the force of the wind.
One thousand dollars was contributed
by the cotton exchange and sent to
Wesson.
INCIDENTS OF THE GALE.
The Plcayune's Beauregard special
says: Reports from Georgetown
somewhat modified the previous re.
ports of the number killed. Governor
Lowrey received q postal card from
Georgetown which gave the number
killed at about eighteen. John Craw-
ford, wife and five children and Joe
Savage are known to be killed. Rev.
Mr.. Lewis believed to be fatally In.
jured. At Beasley's settlement Mrs.
Ford and several children were killed !:
Great damage was done. At Beaure-
gard twelve white and five col.
ored persons were killed.
There were Ill stores, churches, and
public buildings within the corporate
limits of Beauregard, and not build
Ing of any pretensions remains. Mrs.
George Mitbhell, one of the killed,
had $6,0 In money and 200 In
jewelry blown away. A sign from
Beauregard was blown 80 miles.
Papers were found 65 miles away.
Southeast of Bsauregard, for q dis.
tance of eight miles, the cyclone de.
stroyed all the dwellings and farms.
A Wesson special says the excite
ment has absted but little. The
crowd comes from all quarters. The
road between the two towns 10
thronged all day with ladies' and
children visiting the ruins. Beaure-
gard and Wesson mills resumed to-
day, only q quarter Of the operatives
are at work. No additional deaths
to-day. The wounded doing we'll ex-
cept ten or fifteen gangrene cases.
Five are thought fatal. Contribu-
tions are coming In fast. They should
be sent to the mayor of Beauregard.
Measles are spreading among the
wounded. w. Z. Cox, telegraph
operator, while at the instrument had
both legs and both arms broken and
also received q severe scalp wound.
He still lives In room In the hotel
amid tho wreck. The fraternity are
sending him contributions. A crowd
Of negroes refuse work and steal from
the ruins.
FLOODS IN aEoBeIA.
ATLANTA, April 20. B. j. Rooper,
prosperous farmer and miller lived
on Hillahotohie creek, six miles from
Franklin. The creek rose rapidly
Sunday night, and lifted the building
which started down the stream with
all the inmates. RoopSr, bis wife ant
three children and negro servant
The house finally struck q tree ant
went to pieces, A fash of lightning
Just then enabled Roper to see hil
family sink. He grssped q mattras
and floated down uuAl he struck |
tree in which he remained till thi
morning. Two bodies were recovered
Accounts from the interior ava!
from railroad and telegraph report tn
storm destructive Of lite and property
In Lincoln county near Anderson
mill, the home of Ton. Brooks wa
wrecked by the storm. His wifi
WAS killed and his son and himsel
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