Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-24
THE GREAT STORM,
ITS MANY DIRErUL UISASTEkS.

THE GREAT SIORM'
ITS MANY DIwE~UL DISASTERS.
The Terrible Casualties around Mississippi
Townsville Loss Of Life and Prop
erty In Other States.
The cyclone On Sunday came from the
northeast, and vas wide enough in its
scope to cover the entire town of Beau
regard, Miss. 1t PASSED southwesterly,
skirting the rear part of Wesson. destroy
ing nearly twenty houses. The cyclone
lasted only about fifteen minutes, but
that short time seemed ages to those who
passed through the terrible ordeal. The
| roar of winds, the crash of houses, the
peals of thundeS, and the glare Of light
ming, mingled with screams OF women and
| wailing of children, curdled the blood and
caused the stoutest hearts to stand still in
| wondering awe, and then, when tie wind,
| rain and thunder mad ceased their tumult
| and the lightning's glare had subsided.
another and no less horrible sound greeted
| the ear. The means and Sroaus of the
dying and wounded mingled in sorrowful
unison, and were borne upon tho winds a
solemn dirge from tho dead. Strong
hearts are bowed by grief and sorrowing
souls bewail the loss of those who but
few hours ago were enjoying health and
strength. A pail of mourning encircies
the entire town, and dark clouds of SORROW
are lowered over almost every nabitation.
Wives kusbardless, children motherie SIS
and fatherless, mothers and fathers child
less, is picture upon which the shadows
of grief are but too plainly depicted,
without even the sembiancs OF any color.
ing of hope to relieve this picture of death
and destruction.
r. PerilOus Flight Through the AIR.
Tho cyclone passed within mile ef
Starkville. The destruction of property
was appalling. Dwellings, gin houses and
barns were swept away. and in every in
stance scattered before tho wind. The
reports of destruction and distress con
tinue to come in. Five or ten lives were
lost in that nelghtorhood. Atths cOlorsd
church q negro man was taken bodily up,
and the last seen of him he WAS far above
the earth, wildly beating the air as if
seeking something to stay his progress.
Near Tibbe station, en- the Mobile &
Ohio road, much damage was done to
houses and farms. Mr.. Charles J, J,rlan
was wounded. at Cooks plantation, on
the Bigbee river, nearly every house was
demolished. Crossing the river fourteen
houses were destroyed on Dan Hutchin.
sons plantation, but no lives were lost.
At CALEDONIA, twelvcs miles north Of
Columbus, the storm seems to have con-
centrated its fury. Every fence 70: miles
was blown away, trees blown down and
carried before the wind like chaft and
many houses torn to pieces. Jack Steph-
enson, AL estimab'e young man, while
bending over his wife to allay her fears
was struck Oh the head by Il falling beam
and instantly killed. Mrs. Kalb was
dangerously wounded, IS was also Mrs
Odin. A terrific cyclone passed over that
portion OF the city Of Aberdeen known as
Freeman's town ut noon Sunday, Ges
trOying much property and cattle. Eight
or ten lives were lost and about fifty per
sons injured, mostly negroes, soma Of
whom will probably die. The storm track
was about three hundred yards wide. The
direction vas southwest to northwest.
A special from Red Lick, Miss, says
cat II o'clock Sunday morning . tornado
passed about one mile cast Of this place,
causing some loss Of life and great damage
to property. The track Of the storm was
about 2G0 yards wide. Everything in the
path of the storm was swept away-dwel
lings, cabins, trees, fences and cattle. On
the Ross place, one mile from here, tho
storm blew down quarters and fences,
killing colored child and iniGrius several
persons. But one house remains standing.
On the Killingsworth plantation great
many cabins wero blown down and much
damage was dono to crops, fences, Sc. In
one cabin We're five people, who say that
the walls and roof of the house were lifted
up and carried away. leaving them stand
ing unhurt on the floor"
| At Other PIaces.
The town of Tillman, on the Vicksburg
and Meridian railroad, was also destroyed
and several persons killed and injured
there. The tornado passed near Aberdeen
in the same state, killing eight persons and
injuring about fifty. Il also swept through
Georgia, killing according to one estimate
twenty-five persons in that state. A ter
rife gale struck West Point, Mississippi,
at 1920 on Sunday afternoon. Il was
accompanied by ''torrants OF rain and the
largest hail ever seen'' there. The court
house, two hotels, Flanagan hall and
several other buildings were u;,roosed and
otherwise damaged, but no persons killed
The loss by the storm III Chattanooga,
Tennessee, on Sunday night, is estimated
at $4,000.