Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-26
A LINE OF RUINED TOWNS
AND MANGLED BODIES.
COAL MINERS AND CIGAR
MAKERS ON A STRIKE.
MEXICO ENJOYING A BOOM
The Cyclone.

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| and confusion there. Gangs OF meI
are st work getting out goods from thu
wrecked houses, and scores of team
are hauling the recovered property
away. A construction train IS remov
ing the debris of the broken box cars
The relief committee IS distributing
clothing, and doctors are assisting tbs
wounded.
Among the wounded many sad scenes
are witnessed, and the groaas aud
means on every side are heartrending.
1t is particularly touching to see the
little wounded children, numbers of
them scarcely more than babies. Hardly
a murmur is heard from the little ones
and none complained. One little girl
OF three years wanted mamma.
Tote me to mamma and fix arm. -
Poor, battered and bruised little arm
No one could fix it but mamma. and
mamma was lying in the next room, all
unconscious of her baby. hurt unto
death. There was q FIVE year-old boy
whose face was bruised and battered,
and whose head was mashed by an
ugly wound. He was unconscious, but
moaned and rolled in his bed.
1t was intended to start the mill at
Wesson yesterday, but there was SO
much sorrow and so much misery in
the town that the hands could not be
gos together. The town is quiet now
and Sabbath calm prevails. In the
-,k 4
street. some families this morning were
scar ching among the ruins OF their
homes for bedding. clothing, ETC., but
as the day advanced they lefs the
scene, and it vas almost deserted from
noon till night.
CROWDED CHURCH BLOWN DOWN.
WEssoN, April 25.-In its course, II
miles northeast from Beauregard and 10
miles from Hazelhurst, the first town
reached by the cyclone on Sunday wa.
Georgetown, small village. Many
residents of that place and vicinity
were assembled as the Methodist
Church, the quarterly circuit being in
session. The cyclone struck the char h
and one OF the sidewalks fell in upon
the congregation. The minister, Rev.
Fl. 3 Lewls, had his skull fractured,
and there Is but slight chance of hi
recovery. Mr.. Savage. who rushed
out of the building, was instantly killed
by falling timbers breaking his neck.
Others in the large congregation had
escape. As the cyclone
struck the edifce all fell upon their
knees. and the benches shielding them
they escaped with trihina injuries.
A negro church near by was also
visited by the destroying wind and sue
cumbed. Three of the worsbipers
were killed outright and eight or ten
injured. Residences and stores Were
leveled to the ground.
WOMAN BLOWN 1900 YARDS.
John w. Crawford, his wife, daugh-
ter, grandchild and servant were in
) antly killed. Mrs. Crawford was
blown three thousand yards, and the
entire family were so crushed and
as to be hardly recognizable,
presenting horrible appearance. John
Beasly, Thomas Ryan and wife, Mrs.
Fowler and three grown sons and a
laughter were killed. Mrs. Fowler
vas carried one hundred and fifty
yards and thrown into tree, and from
thence carried by the wind into another
rec. She received such external and
Internal injuries that she soon died.
All stock in the path of the cyclone
vas killed. being crushed to death by
living timbers. William Parker, his
wife and child, were killed; also
laughter of VIM. Ryan.
Opposite GEORGETOWN, in Simpson
Ounty, Jas. BASIS residence was de- |
and one member of his family |
Tiled.
The Irish League.
PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-F.ve hun
red delegates to the great Irish Ma.
ional League Convention arrived up to
asst night, and the headquarters of the
Executive Council are thronged day
I'D night. President Mooney says
here is not the slightest indication that
here will be any disturbance at the
He and his friends have
arefully canvassed the situation.
)'Donovan Rosa will attend as re-
orter for his paper. a
Ex-Treasurer Egan says the dynamite
'arty will have ve'y little following in
he convention. Referring to the move
nent of the latter in the mother coun
ry. Egan said it depends in a large
MEASURE on the support Of the Irish
lement in America. Therei- DO doubt
hat as long as the present dissff -cti"n
3 kept alive by the support of 10000,
90 Irish-Americans in America, all the
ngenuity of the English government
). and will be. taxed to devise meas
res to cope with the forces in America,
nd Ireland will be correspondingly
opefnl of ultimate success.
THE NEW YORK DELEGATION.
NEW YORK, April 25.--Tue kody of
e'egates to the Irish Convention In
began to assemble at the
epot as early as 6 o'clock this morn
,g. The assemblage steadily increased
ntil 7 o'clock, at which hour several
pecial trains, chartered for the occa-
ion, were b ardrd by the delegates
nd started for Philadelphia.
strikers.
flrrsPURG, April 24.-The conven.
on OF railroad coal miners have de
d to strike May LIST against the