The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-24
A TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
Southern Villages Swept by
Hurricane.
A Mississippi Town Entirely Destroyed.
A Great Many Lives Reported
Lost.

despatch says frightful cyclone passed ovel
Wesson and Beauregard, a mile above, about (
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, The wind fo
three days had been blowing gale. The ap
proach OF the storm was made known some
minutes beforehand by deep rumbling sounds
windows in dwellings shaking with violence
and many intelligent people thought 1t an
earthquake. Thunder roared and lightning
flashed with alarming force and vivdness
Fences were torn down, trees uprooted and cast
hundred OF yards away. East OF the railroad
In Wesson the damage was light, but in the
western portion of the town the destruction
was awful. As soon as the storm somew hal
ahated and the people began TO look about the
church rang out. People we're seen running
in all directions toward West Wessnn. The
rain was pouring In torrents. In Peach Or
ohard street an indescribable scene was wit
messed. This street was lined with large
number OF houses, In which operatives OF the
Mississippi mills are domioiled, aud here the
greatest destruction occurred. People were
seen on all sides sobbng aud the groans of the
wounded beneath the ruins were appalling.
dwellings, were torn TO atoms and pine forest
Just besond was blown cut OF existence.
The work OF removing the dead and extri-
eating tho wounded from the ruins then began
one man died from excitement Doctors We're
soon upon the scene and did all In their power
60 relieve the snffesing wounded. They esti-
mate the number killed at twelve and two or
three children are missing. One hundred and
nity or ZOO dwellings were blown down. The
number of people with broken limbs is esti-
mated by the physicians at 70. They were re-
moved as fast as possible TO houses which had
escaped injury. Several dead lay out in the
rain more than an hour after the storm. The
dead were lain out. Collins are being made for
them.
The mills were not run to-day. Citizens are
doing all in their power for the wounded,
many OF whom it is feared will die. A train
with physicians from McComb city and Brook
haven has arrived. A special will also be sent
with help from Magnolia and Summit. Some
physicians viii go TO Beauregard, whore
the destruction to life and property was very
great Two persons were mangled so as to be
uarecognizable, aud there we're many others
whose names could not be obtained in the con-
fusion. The town, except III the locality men-
toned, suffered little except general destrue-
tion OF fences and trees. The dead will be
buried to day.
At Beaure- ard the scene Is absolutely appal-
ing. Beauregard is a mass of ruins Not
mouse IS standing in the place. The dead, dy-
ing and wounded have been brought to Wss
son. The list OF dead and wounded comprises
hye killed, eight fatally and thirteen severely
injured. Another special says fifteen persons
We're killed at Beauregard.
EASTMAN, Ga, April ga cyclone passed
over the town early this morning doing great
damage. The house OF John Register was
blown down and his two children killed.
Samuel Harris house was demolished aud his
wife aud children badly injured.
CHATTANOOGA, April %, A terrible tornado
passed over thus cits yesterday, but the sur
roandiDgs mountains protected the city from
us greatest fury. About $4,000 damage was
done.
NEW ORLEANS, April ga special from
hedlick, Miss, says:-At IL o'clock yesterday
morning tornado passed about one mile east
OF this place causing some loss of life and
great damage to property. The track Of the
storm was about 200 yards wide. Everything
IN the path Of the storm was swept away.
MACON, Ga, April 23.-A special to the Tel
egraph and Messenger reports terrible cy-
clone in Southern Georgia with large loss OF
lie and property. Some twenty-five deaths
are reported. The number injured cannot be
estimated. The damage to railroads and tele-
graphs prevents details. Lloss of farm houses,
residences, cattle and produce is great. The
wounded are being looked alter and every
thing possible is beirg done for them.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala, April 23-This section
was visited yesterday by heavy storm of wind
and rain, which continued until midnight.
Black Warrior river is fifty feet above low
water mark and still rising. Hundreds OF acres
that have been already planted are submerged.
COLUMBUS, Miss. April ga destructive
cyclone passed eight miles north OF here yes
terday afternoon. At Cooks Plantation, on
the Tom0igbee river. nearly every house was
demolished. Across the river fourteen houses
were destroyed On Dan Hnfchinson's plapta-
tiohs, at Caledonia, every fence Tor miles was
blown away. trees were blown down and many
houses torn 10 pieces.
ABERDEEN, April 23.-A most terrific cy-
clone passed over portion OF this city known
as Freedman's town at noon yesterday, de-
stroying much property and killing many
cattle. Eight or ten lives we're lost aud about
nifty persons, mostly negroes. injured, some OF
whom will probably ole. The path of the
storm was about 300 yards wide and the direc-
tion from southwest TO northeast.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 23.-Specials TO the
Constitution to night report the passage of the
cyclone through the lower part of Georgia
with destructive results; also very general
lightning was continuous. Fences and dams
were washed away, eDtailing great loss, and
many houses were blown down.
A despatch from Albany reports eight per-
sons killed and about twenty-five wounded
Eastman dispatches report two pe rsoDs
killed. The track OF the cyclone was through
Dougherty county and is reported quarter Of
a mile wide.
New ORLEANS, April 23.-The Times-D DEM
ocrai's West Point special says: A terrific ga
from the northwest struck our town at 1.20
yesterday afternoon, accompanied by torrents
of rain and ths largest hail ever Sc en- here The
Court House, Lawyers' row, Central Hotel
Henry House, w. E. Bibb's store and Flana.
gan Hall were unroofed and materially dam
aged Fences and trees ere prostrated aud
considerable damage done generally. No lives
were lost
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 23.-Fully
$4,000 worth of damage was done In this city
by the storm last night. Several dwellings,
stores and the railroad depot were unroofed
trees uprcoted and fences blown down. Re-
ports from the surrounding country show the
storm TO have been very destructive. Tele-
graphic wires are down and particulars are
hard to get.
JACKSON, Miss, April 23.-The reports of
destruction by tho cyclone are coming in. At
Wesson 13 were killed and 60 wounded. At
Bureaugard % were killed, 80 wounded.
Twenty-seven houses In Wesson we're de-
stroyed Beauregard is entirely swept away.
The suffering Is very great and assistance Is
needed. On the Nstchez and Columbus Rail-
road the town OF Tillman is destroyed and eev-
eral people killed and wounded. On the
Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad the town OF
Lawrence suffered terribly. Reports from 9th