The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-23
THE BITTER CYCLONE.
Storms in Iowa, Tennessee and
Mississippi.
Lives Lost, Houses Unroofed,
Beaureguard Swept Away.
Large Fire at Lansing Wagon
Works, in Mich.
Strikers Still on the Strike in
Ohio and New York,
THE STORM.

THE STORM.
JEFFERSON, Miss, April %. "A cyclont
truck Beauregard and this place last eve
nlng- Beauregard was totally wrecked
and many were killed and wounded. The
depot was blown across the track and
twenty five houses were blown down here
killing fifteen persons and woundino o
many. The wind for the past three days
has been blowing u gale, and lowering
clouds indicated Il storm. Its approach
was known i'll Wesson some minutes bV
deep rumbling sounds. People were seen
running IN all directions towards west
Wcsson, the rain meantime pouring in
torrents, reaching Peach Orchard street.
Understandable scenes were witnessed.
This street is lined with large num-
ber of houses in which operatives of
the Mississippi mills are domiciled.
and here the greatest destruction occurred
Many wounded were beneath the ruins
A pine forest just beyond was blown com
pletely down. The work of removing the
dead and extricating the wounded from
the ruins then began. Calvin Reed, liv-
ing in the vicinity apparently died from
excitement Doctors were soon upon the
scene and did all in their power to relieve
the sutterings of the wounded. The esti-
mated number of killed is twelve; two or
three children are missing One hundred
and fifty or two hundred dwellings are
blown down. The number of neople
with broken limbs is estim lted by physi
clans at seventy-five. The wounded were
removed as fast as possible to houses
which escaped injury.
A special train with physicians from
McCOmb City and Brookhavcn arrived
last evening at seven. Another extra
special will be here with additional help
from Magnolia and Summit Some of
their physicians go to Beauregard, where
destruction to life and property is also
great. Among the killed in Wesson are
Mrs. Causty and two children and several
children of J. E. Gibson one of whom
was found crushed under chimney. Two
persons were so mangled as to be unrec-
ogniZable. and others whose names could
not be obtained in the confusion.
a little boy was found in
the woods several hundred |
yards away unhurt Wesson, except in |
locality mentioned, suffered little. except |
general destruction of fences and trees. I
The dead will be buried tomorrow
Beaureguard was visited last evening 1t
is only.a mile above here and laid in the
direct path of the cyclone, scene appalling.
Beaureguard is in truth mass of ruins.
1t is with difficulty that one can ride
through, so thickly are trees strewn across
roads. There is not a house of any char
acter standing in the place. Two brick
stores, Thompson 81 Co and M. Daniel
s. Co, largest in the place were swept
away Timber scattered for miles
around, even out in the country two and
a half miles dwellings are swept away.
The list of dead and wounded are John
Ross, Mortallu Young. Milton Stone,
killed; Morgan James, Montallu. Isaac
Bloom, seriously wounded, M. Daniels,
mortally; Turnbull, Lampkins, wife and
of Brookhaven, fatally. Children ALI
dead. Geo Holliway, mortally wounded
Holliway. leg broken; Wilcox, both arms
broken; A. j. Ferguson and family, in
Guiding ten persons, dangerously wound
ed; Albert G. Pierce and child, moftally,
their horse fen on them, and o. Williams
killed.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April %. Fully
$4,000 damage was done this city by a
storm last night Depot, dwellings and
stores unroofed, trees nprooted, fences
down. Reports from the surrounding
shows the storm has been very
the wires are down and par
ticuIars hard to obtain.
JACKSON, Miss, April 23.-Reports of
Wesson, thirteen killed, sixty wounded;
at Beauregurd. twenty three killed, ninety
twenty seven houses in Wesson
Beaureguard entirely swept
away. The suffering is very great as
sistance is needed On Natchez Sc Column
bus railroad, the town of Fillman de- I,
stroyed Several killed and wounded.
On Vicksburg 81 Meridian railroad the
town OF Lawrence suffered greatly. Re
ports from other places and from the
country, shows tue storm widespread and
The telegraph lines are blown
down for miles.
Beauregard is IA small town in Cavish
county, Miss, on the New Orleans, st.
Louis & Chicago II. r., Al miles west OF
Jackson, with population OF four to hVe 1
hundred Wesson is more important
place on the same road, one mile from
Beauregard, sort of summer resort Tor
people from New Orleans Has popu-
iation of 900 and a large cotton and
wooden factory, employing 600 hands.
WEST PoINT, Miss, April 23-A
terrific gale from the northwest struck
town Yesterday afternoon. accompanied
by torrents of rain and the largest hail
ever seen here The court house, lawyers
row, Central Hotel, cotton exchange,
Olympic saloon, Henry House, W. a.
Bibbs' store and Flanagan hall were I'm
rooted and materially damaged; barber
shop was partially blown down, fences
and trees were Frustrated and considera
BILE damage done generally, but no hVes
lost.
DE MONIES. Ia, April 23-A cyclone
passed up Maple river valley lats evening
close along the spur OF Chicago
and Northwestern railway, which strikes
off from Marley Junction at Danbury
A Catholic church was wrecked, three
houses blown down and other minor
damages No lives were last so far as
known.
THE STRIKERS.