The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-24

woods; he had been blown several hundred
yards but was unhurt.
Beauregard, one mile north Of Wesson, had
about 600 inhabitants. The place was en-
tirely swept away. The destruction of life
and propertr indescribable and appalling;
not house of any character is left standing.
Large brick buildings are blown down, frame
houses torn to atoms, and trees swept away
like straws; loaded freight-cars were lifted
from the track and carried 200 yards. Trees
and timbers from houses are scattered for
miles around. The town could not be recog-
ognzed. One gloomy, ghastly mass of desc
latiop and destruction marks the spot where
was the beautiful, fourishing little village.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The killed so far as ascertained, are: Milton
Story, DR.. Beaton and wife, Captain Lamp
kin, wife and child, J. o. Williams, DR..
Luther Jones's entire family of six-their
bodies being found 300 yards from their resi-
dence, all near each other except one child,
which has not yet been found-Miss Georgia
Mitchell, Rev. j. Green, OF Crystal Springs;
Mr.. Keating, of Wesson; Miss Lula Benton,
John Terrell, Mr.. Loudefer, whose wife can
not be found; Willie White, son of ]. F.
White; three negroes, names unknown. A
party was playing cards in box car which
was as'standing in a cut as deep as the car; the
wind carried the car and all over two-story
house 200 yards in the woods.
The wounded are: John Ross, mortally;
his wife, mortally; Morgan Joyner, mortally;
Mrs. Westerfield, mortally; Isaac Bloom,
seriously; a son of Mr.. Daniels, dying; Mr..
Daniels, badly hurt; Mr.. Trumbull, visiting
from Brook Haven, mortally; John Hollo-
way, mortally; his wife had a leg broken;
Mr.. Wilcox, telegraph operator, both arms
broken; A J. Ferguson and family, ten in
number, all fearfuliy injured; Dr. Albert G.
Pierce, wife and child, mortally; Henry
Clay, seriously; Mr. Levison, seriously; C.
Eldridge, badly; nurse in s. Lownders fam
lily from New Orleans, mortally; c. Lane,
mortally; e. 7. Robertson, both eyes injured;
Miss Ruth Higdon, mortally. both eyes out;
Miss Cato, arm broken; Hamilton Moody and
wife, badly, the former being speechless and
cannot live; Miss Jennie Benton, mortally;
Mrs Benton, seriously. The mayor and all
his family are hurt; not a vestige of their
house remains. j. F. White and wife, ter
ribly bruised; L. Dunn and wife, mortally,
found in the furnace of the Variety works.
200 yards from their residence William Par
ker, wife and child, mortally; Mrs. Peets,
severely; Mrs. Polk Ferguson, badly.
The Variety works were leveled The
property loss at Beauregard is not less than
$3.50 700.
The same storm, before reaching Beaure-
gard struck the Tillman depot, on the Nat
chez & Jackson railroad, killing Mr.. Baggett
and wonnding Calvin Phillips, Miss Coving-
ton and Mrs. DagSeVU. Inc storm proceeded
in northeasterly direction, destroying.
number of houses in Lawrence, on the Vicks-
burg & Meridian railroad; thence to Aber-
deem, where the damage is not stated.
On the 22d of April, 1882, Monticello was
destroyed exactly at the same hour. The cit
zens held a meeting this afternoon and ap-
propriated $465 for relief of sufferers.
The Appeals Columbus Miss, special
says: 'The heaviest fall of rain ever known
fell yesterday, nine miles southeast of this
town, injuring the corn, and in many places
washing away fields of cotton Accompany
ing the rain was terrible wind from the
southeast, taking northeasterly course. 1t
struck and completely demolished all negro
cabins, stables and corncribs on Mr.. Dubois's
place, three miles west of Tibbe Station,
injuring badly William Jordan and
wife, and killing and manning all the
mules and cattle. At Waverly, seven miles
distant Mayor Young's steam gin-mill, cot
ton press, residence and many of his cabins
were hurled to the ground. The plantations
of Drs. Strong and Mathews and DR.. John
Cook were ruined At Caledonia, DR.. John
Stephenson and lady, name unknown, were
killed and another lady seriously injured.
Country in these neighborhoods is blockaded
with fallen trees, and there is feeling that
greater damage has been done that is not yet
reported. The heavens were full of leaves
and pine burs were found in the prairies ff-
teen miles from any pnetrees.