The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-04-28
THE STORM AT FAHMEHNi!i.E.

Preceding the great hurricane in
Mississippi twenty-four hours, there
was severe storm some 30 miles west
Of this point. The town of Farmer
vile was visited by the storm, and
be seen flom the following account
copied from the Gazette of tina, afflicted
little town:
In the saloon of II. c. Gl,sson, on
Main street several persons had taken
shelter from the storm. But before
the heavy wind above mentioned had
struck our town, all had left the lSIild-
ing except II. G. GLEASON, W. a. Darby,
F. M. Jones, Thos. Dawson and Marion
Shultz. South of the building, and al
most adjoining it, was Il high brick
tirewall extending east and west, which
had been weakened by the several
fires occurring in our place since 1879,
This wall lowered high above the
saloon building. 1t had been predict
ed that it would prove a dead fall to
some Of our citizens. So it has hap
pened. The wind striking it at right
angles, swept it like so much ciat,c
over upon the building of Mr.. Glasson,
and completely wrecked his house.
When the fall Of bricks upon the roof
was heard, +. M. Jones sprang to the
front door and cleared the building
without sustaining any injury. II. G.
GLEASON and w. A. Darby in attempt
ing to make their escape through the
same door were caught under the
falling shed, which was in front of the
house. The former had his head crush
ed underneath a piece of scantling; the
latter his left leg broken below the
knee, five ribs on his left side broken,
and injured slightly on the head. Thos.
Dawson escaped over the shed after it
had been crushed down, but was SER
iously injured by the falling bricks.
Marion Shultz was completely buried
beneath the mass of brick and mortar
which had fallen on the rear of the
building. His escape from instant
death was due to a piece of timber
| breaking in two directly above him,
forming an angle over him and thus re-
leasing him from the crushing weight
Of. the brick and mortar above his body.
! AS soon AS help could be obtained the
bodies Of GLEASON and Darby were
released from under the crushed and
fallen shed and removed to the grocery
OF Julius Aren't, where they received
all the attention that Drs. Barnes,
Hines and Hodge could render to
alleviate the sutftrings Of the two I'M
fortunate men.
Both were insenSibtc. Gtassou was
bleeding prOfusely from the mouth,
and although breathing, it was spas
modic; within ten minutes after the
injury was sustained his pulse ceased
! to beat and nc. Glasson was dead. Oar
| by, in Semi-unCOnSciOus condition ap-
parently revived after the lapse Of
about fifteen minutes, his breathing
was regular and at intervals he would
complain of his leg and ofsick stomach
11e was soon taken to his residence,
! when every effort was made to revive
him, but without avail. AT s 80 p. m
| w. a. Darby died quitcly and appar.
emily without struggle.
| The Injuries to Thomas Dawson were
about his hips and back. Though
severe, he was able to go home unassst.
ed, and was on Monday on our streets
Marion Shultz was dug out from the
bricks and mortar which completely
buried him from sight. His escape
from death was almost miraculous
He sustained some severe bruises upon
his legs and body, but he was aIsr
able, on Monday, to he in town.