The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-25
HORROR ON HORRORS
Three Cyclones Carry Death and Misery
Before Them.
The One at Beauregard Kills Old and
Young,
Aud That at WessOn Stays aud NangIcs
Terribly.
Terrible Details Of the Fiends In Their
Mad Careers.
Heartrenaing Scenes Of Little Babies
Wounded and Crushed,
Mothers Screaming for Their Dead ard
Unconscious Children.
Aud That at Wesson Stays aud xanxIcs
Terribly.
Terrible Details Of the riends In TAeir
Mad Careers.
Heartrenalng Scenes Of Little Bables
Wounded and Crushed,
Mothers Screaming for Their Dead and
Unconscious Children.
Other Narrowing, saddenlng Details.
That Terrible Tarnaao


ports trom sections Of Mississippi visited
oy cyclones Sunday shoS eighty-three per
sons killed and about 600 wounded. MANY
dangerously. The loss of property Is un-
| precedented.
Reports from Crawford show considerable
| damage by storm, Many houses wefe
blown down, and many perso's injured bv
lightning and falling houses. There is great
loss OF property, and negro killed. Sever
a. horses mules and cows were also killed.
Willie still had two children seriously hurt
--one with Its skull fractured.
FURTHER DETAILS,
NEW ORLEANS. April A.--A Times Demo.
erat special gives the following complete
list OF the dead In Beauregard from thu
cyclone: Mary Mitchell, Anna CHASING,
Mrs Huber George White, Ernest Bahr'
MIS-. Westerteld, infant child, John Wress'
Miss N. Terrell, Jerry Myer (coIored)'
Jerry Williams, Ym Sanford Eula Ben
ton, William Parker, Louis Par
ker, "a child, Julia Schrett, aged
~, Milton Storey, Captain Lambkin,
George Mitchell, Rev. T, Green. of Crvsts
Springs, VIM. keating, OF Wesson, John y.
rerrel, Sandeter and wife, Joe Hunt.
(colered), Q. Ellis and child, Melissa BnsS
ana child and Freeman Esterling,
| AT Beauregard to-day all is hustle and
confusion. Gaags off men are at work get
ting out goods from the wrecked stores, and
scores OF OK teams are hauling the recover
ed property to-day. The homeless peopls
have gotten together their remaining tlecty
anu are moving them in wagons and carts.
Construction trains are receiving the ia.
bris sof broken box cars. A relief commit.
tee, headed by l.. Q. Bridewell is systemat-
lcaliy ~ work issuing rations and distribut.
ing clothes.
The Times Democrat and Drs. Lehman
and Fitch are also assisting ths
wounded. Assistance also came from
jackson and other points. In
the rounds among the wounded sad scenes
are witnessed, and the groans and moans
are heart rend,ng, and u Is particularly
touching to see little children, numbers al
them scarcely more than babies. Scarcely
murmur is heard from the little ones, and
none complained. One little girl three
years old wanted mamma 10
tome and fix my arm.n Poor.
battered aud bruised little arm no ono
could fix II but mamma, and mamma was m
the next room all unconscious Of her baby.
hurt unto death.
There was a flve.year.old boy whose face
was bruised and battered and whose head
was gashed by an ugly wound. He was
unconscious, but even with his brain clonJ.
cd and not knowing where he felt pain, he
moaned and rolled In bed. The lit
tie boy Ia still unconscious tonight.
| The wounded at Beauregard are little
girl. name unknown, Miss X. Hamilton.
II. Shoafe, Alice Benton, Jennie Benton
Mrs. Il. benton, Bell Cato, John II. Weeks.
Charles Dunbar, Mrs. H. II. Garter, Ruth
Higdon, Mrs. II. Nichols, Mrs. Belle
schett, Mrs, VIM; Parker Mrs. Lamb
dren Mrs. +. Thomas and % asurbtar Sn'
John Ross and wife, Morgan Jaynes. nj
Daniels and son, MIR. Turnbull Of Brook.
haven, John Halloway and wife, W. Il. WI
cox, telegraph operator, A. ]. Ferguson
and family of Tennessee, DR.. Pierce. wife
and child, II. Clay, Nj. Levison, CHARLES
Eldridge, Charles Lane, J. Il. Robertson.
Miss Gala Hamilton, Mr. Moody and wife,
j. + White and wife, H. Dunn and wife
and MIS-. Pelts. The Times. Democrats
West Point special says; Two cyclones
about l2 o'clock and the other about
o'clock, over the central and southern part.
Both were terrific in the extreme, leyeiline
houses and fences and trees to the ground
and spreading. death and destruction in
their paths. Near Hohenlnden three per.
sons are reported killed, and near Pima
Bluff one is reported killed.
The town is quiet, and sabbath day
calm prevails in the ruined district. Dat
on Peach Orchard street some families th,s
morning are searching for bedding and
clothing, but a. day advanced they left the
scene, and II was almost deserted from noon
till night. = -
The killed at Wesson ara Sa,lie Ford.
Mrs Wilkerson and son, VIM. Blackburnis
enid Sam Benion, anu N. Latiin's child
and four nephews, j. y. Gibson, Mrs. Dun
cais's child, Mrs. Cancery, and
child, Anna Clanding, James Smith
Ieolored), John Hunter (colorsd), viii
White, three negroes, names unknown,
George Hollowsy's child aud Mrs. ii. +.
Carter.
The wounded at Wesson. n partial list.
are Mrs, Duncan and child, william Black.
burn Mrs Ford and daughter, Mrs. Ben.
ton, Mr.. Lee and wife, Henry Nixon.
Mrs. Beard and daughter, Mrs. BradEors
daughter, Mrs. Henderson, McMillan,s III
tie daughter, Mrs, McManus, Joe Wllliamis
baby, Turner Gibson, Mrs. Allen, Mrs
Tarbor, Mrs. Drane, Miss Lewis. Miss
Walter. Mrs, Hurst, Mrs. Keating, Mrs.
Fughs, MRS. May Shields and two sisters.
A number were Killed in different parts
known. In West Point the @ conrt. Il house. ,,w'
law buildings, Central hotel and several
stores were unrooied. The dead were
found In the county, that had been hlown
| fifty miles. The afflicted and distresss,i
are being provided for by the more fort,in.
ate NO estimate can .yet-bo nut on the
amount OF property Destroyer.
Quito y Hurricane.
NEW ORLEANS, April 24.--The Picsyuue's
Aberdeen, Mississippi, special saws. A
cyclone passed through Monroe conntv.
Sunday, killing some persons and won undinss :
many colored citizens seriously and cnrrvs
ing away everything In ia wav. The
Suburbs OF aberdeen, containing twenty or
ly wiped from the face OF the earth. y !
Three persona were killed outright. I've
others have died from wounds, and twenty.
five are now under treatment, and in pre-
csrious condition. ~ ~
The county jail 10 converted into hospital
The course Of the cyclone was south wsss n
northeast and passed entirely through ~
county, wreckinR everything In lie path,
A blow,
| CuARLrsroH, 3. c., April "a. A blow Il
Barnewell county, yesterday, cut a path
three..9uarters Of . mile wide throurb
Salts kstchies swamps a. III the timber ~
been fel'cd for railroad. Reeidenoea
cabins and outhouses were sWopt Nom nj
the hrms In the track Of the stofm. but IN
l'vesarc reported lost ~ yet.
Georgia Storm, .i4
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