Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-25
WIND WRECKED.
Further Account Of the Southern
Cyclone.
MORE TOWNS ENTIRELY DEMOLISHED
Men, Women and Children Killed and
Wounded-Houses, Trees, Fences, ETC.,
Torn to Atoms - Swaths
Cut Through Forests.

New ORLEANS, April A.-The Plcayune
Aberdeen, Mississippi, special says q
cyclone passed through Monroe county
Sunday, killing some persons, woundlng
many colored citizens seriously and car
rying away houses, fences, bridges and
verything else in its way. A suburb ol
Aberdeen, containing 25 or 80 families
of Freedmen, was absolutely wiped from
the face OF the earth. Three person:
were killed outright. Two Others have
died since from wounds. Twenty-Five are
now under treatment, many IN a precarl'
Gus condition. The county Jail was con
verted into hospital. The course OF the
cyclone was southwest to northeast and
passed entirely through the county, wreck
ing every thing in its path. -.
ATLANTA, GA, April 4.-Great damage
was done by the storm in Clark county
One negro was killed and two persons
fatally injured.
ATLANTA, April A.-Reports from Craw'
ford show considerable damage by the
storm. Many houses were blown down,
many persons injured by lightning and the
falling of houses, and great loss OF proper
ty. One negro was killed, and several
horses, mules and cows were killed. Thos.
Creech was blown against tree but not
killed. Willie Stillpar and two children
were seriously hurt, one having Its skull
fractured.
New ORLEANS, April PA Times Demo
crat West Point special says: Two cyclones
passed over Clay county Sunday, one ABOUT
IL o'clock over the Western part OF the
county, the other about l o'clock over
-. II o,,l
terrific in the extreme, leveling houses,
fences and trees TO the ground, and spread
ing death and destruction fn their path.
Near HOpenlindeR so persons are re-
ported killed, aud Mean Pine Bluff II are
reported killed. A lumber were killed in
different parts OF the county, but how
many IS not known. In West Point the
court house and law buildings, central ho-
ttl and several stores were unroofed. Some
OF the dead found in the country had been
hlown fifty miles The afflicted and dis
tressed are being provided for by the more
fortunate. No estimate can yet be put up
on the amount OF property destroyed.
Churches Demolished.
WEssoY, Miss, April "a In its course,
Il miles northeast from Beauregard and
10 miles from HaZelhurst, the first town
reached by the cyclone, Sunday, was
Georgetown, small village on Pearl river.
Many residents of that town and vicinity
were assembled at the Methodist Church,
quarterly conference being in session. The
cyclone struck the church and one OF the
side walls fell IN upon the congregation.
The minister, Rev. II. B. Lewis, had his
skull fractured. There are only slim
chances of his recovery. Mr.. Savage who
rushed out Of the building, was instant
ly killed, a falling limb bresking his
neck. Joe Horncathing was slightly in
jured, Mrs Allen seriously hurt and Mrs.
Steele slightly injured. The others in the
large congregation had a miraculous eS-
cape. AS the cyclone struck the edifce all
fell on their knees, and the benches
shielding them, they escaped with triting
injuries. A negro church near By was al
so visited by the destroying wind, and sue
cumbed. Three worshipers were killed
outright, and eight or ten injured. Resi-
dences and stores were leveled TO
the ground. John NJ. Crawford wife
and daughter, grandChild and servant,
were instantly killed. Mrs. Crawford was
blown three hundred yards, and the en-
tire family so crushed and mutilated as to
he hardly recognizable, and presenting
horrld appearances. The children Of John
BeasIy and OF Mrs, Ryan were killed. Mrs.
Fowler's three grown sons and q daughter
were instantly killed. Billy Parker, wife
and child were killed; also daughter OF
w. Ryrs James Ross residence was de-
molished and a member of his family
killed.