Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-25
IN THE CYCLONES PATH.
TRAGIC SCENES AND INCIDENTS
OF THE GREAT STORM.

OF THE GREAT STORM.
Horrible Particulars Made More Hor-
rible by Later DetaiIs-The List of the
Dead and Wounded Increasing Fear
fully-No Attempt Made to Estimate
the Amount of the Damage Done.
NEW ORLEANS, April 24.-The Pica-
gUae'S Aberdeen, Miss, special saws:
The cyclone passed through Monroe
county Sunday, destroying lives and
wOunding many persons seriously. and
carrying away houses, fences, bridges
and everything in its path. \ suburb of
Aberdeen, containing twenty-five or thirty
colored families, was absolutely wiped
out, three OF the negroes being
Killed. Two others have since died from
their wounds, while twenty-five are under
treatment. Many Of them are in pre-
carIous condition. The county iail is
converted into hospital where the vic
Tins receive the best of attention. The
course Of the cyclone was southwest to
northwest, and il passed entirely through
the county.
The latest reports received from the
sections of Mississippi visited by the
cyclones OF Sunday show that eighty
three persons We're killed and about three
Rundred wounded, many dangerously
The loss ofproperty is unprecedented.
The ItmeS-DenlOsrdtS special gives the
following as the complete list of the
deaths in Beauregard resulting from the
cyclone: Miss Mary Mitchell. Miss Anne
CHASING, Mrs. Huber, George White,
Ernest Bahr, Mrs. Westerfeld, an infant
child of John W. Ross, Miss T. Terrell.
Jerry Meren (colored) }, j. a. Williams,
William Sanford Miss Eula Benton, Will
liam Parker, Louis Parker. child of
Julia Schrett aged 10 years, Milton
Story, Captain Lamkin, DR.. Lather
Jones, wife and two children, Miss Geor-
gle Mitchell and Rev. T. Green, of Crys-
tai Springs; William Heating, of Wes-
son; John ;. Terrell, Mr.. Sandifer and
wife, Joseph Hurst (colOred), a child of
Melissa Bush, a child of Freeman Ettinger.
At Beauregard to-day all was hustle
work getting out goods from the wrecked
stores, and scores of OK teams
were hauling the recovered property
away. The homeless people had
gotten together their remaining
effects, and were moving them on wagons
and carts, and a construction train was
engaged removing the debris of broken
box cars. A relief committee, headed by
l.. o. Brydewell, was actively and
Systematically at work issuing ratiOns and
distributing clothing. The Times Demo
Gratis physicians, Drs. Lehman and Fitch,
are also assisting the wounded. Assist
ance also came from jackson, Utica and
other points. In making the rounds
among the wounded very sad scenes were
witnessed, and the grOans and moans
were heartrendmg. But particularly
touching was it to see little children,
numbers of them scarcely more than
babies, who did not understand it at
all, but with pain and mystifcatiOn
had got beyond their years
and We're heroic. Scarcely Il murmur was
heard from the little ones, and none COM
planned. But one little girl Of three years
wanted its mamma to ''tOme and fix my
arm" poor, battered and bruised little
arm. No one could fix it but
mamma, and mamma was in
the next room all unconscious
of her baby, hurt unto death. There was
a 5-year-Old boy whose face was bruised
and battered, and whose head was gaShed
by an ugly wound. He was unconscious,
but even with his brain clouded, and not
knowing where he felt pain, he mOaned
and rolled in bed. He and a little girl
were the only ones the correspondent
heard murmur or make complaint. The
little boy is unconscious Tonight.
The wounded at Beauregard are |.
Bloom, little girl whose name is I'M
known, Miss r. Hamilton, III. ). Hoan,
Miss Alice Benton, Miss Jennie Benton.
Mrs. Eyelin Benton, Miss Bell Cater,
John L. Weeks, Charles Dunbar, Mrs. ii.
+. Carter, Miss Ruth Higdon, Mrs.
ii. Nichols, Mrs. Belle Schrett,
Mrs. VIM. Parker, Mrs. Lampkin, Henry
Lampkin, Mrs. Terrell and four child
rem, Mrs. Frank Thomas and daughter,
John Ross and wife, Morgan Jaynes, NJ.
Daniel and son. Mr.. Turnbull, of Brook
haven, John Holloway and wife, W. L.
Wilcox, telegraph operator, \. j. Fergu-
son and family, Of Tennessee. DR.. Pierce,
wife and child, Henry Clay, Mr.. LevisOn,
Charles Eldridge, Charles Lane, F. T.
Moody and wife. j. T.W hite and wife, L.
Dunn and wife and Mrs. Poets.
ATLANTA, April 24.-Great damage is
reported by the storm in Clarke county to
crops, houses, etc. One negro was killed
and two persons fatally injured.
Reports from Crawford, Ga, show con-
siderable damage by the storm. Many
houses were blown down and many
people injured by lightning. There was
a great loss of property. \ negro was
killed near there.
The family of Josephus Root, in Carroll
county, were drowned in the Chattahoo-
chez by Sunday nights freshet. Another
man named Root was also missing The
Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama
Railroad was damaged to the extent of
$4,000. There was an unprecedented
overflow in Carroll county. and much
damage was done to crops.
NATCHEZ, Mss. April 24.-The most
destructive cyclone for year past east of
this city at 10:30 O'Clock Sunday morning,
going from southwest to northeast. 1t
unroOfed house in the lower part of Con-
cOrdia parish and killed a negro man and
wounded several children. Thence it
crossed the river into Mississippi, de-
molishing buildings, uprOoting trees, kill
ing stock, and wounding many persons.
CHARLESTON, April 24.-The cyclone
in Barnwell county yesterday, cut path
three-quarters of a mile wide through the
Saltkahatchie swamp as if the timber had
been felled for a railroad. Residences,
negro cabins and OuthOuses were swept
from the following farms: Mrs Eliza
Sanders, q. w. Morris, W. Still, J. b.
NJ. j. Morris. Tobias Hill, Harper Ha-
good, L. j. Hartzog, and Henry Hutter.
Most of these lost all their furniture and
othera household goods. Several horses,
mules and cows were killed. Thomas
Creech was blown against tree with
great violence but not killed. VIM. Still
had two children seriously hurt-One had
its skull fractured.
SwAINsBORO, April pa cyclone
passed through this county this morning
between and : O'Clock. There is scarce
" a house standing in its track. Several
families are tonight without a shelter of
their own. and not rail around their
farms. A niece Of j. w. Neel and a
daughter of j. W. Martin, were killed.
Several others were dangerously hurt.
n e. YOumans. j. A. Neal, I. W. Martin,
VIM. Warren, John burden, l.. f. Sutton
and James J. Sutton are the worst suffer-
ers, as far as heard from.
THE GREAT LOCK OUTS.