The Portland daily press., 1883-04-25
THE CYCLONE.
Further Details of it's Destructive
Work.
SO Persons Killed and 500 Injured In
Mississippi.
as Persons Killed at Americus,
Georgia.

| SAVANNAH, April 25.--An Americus, Ga
| despatch says the cyclone In that yicinity Sun
| day was 500 to 1000 yards wide. Houses were
| blown down, forests leveled and all yestige OF
fences swept away. Cattle, swine and horses
| were killed by hundreds. All farms and plan
| tations in the track OF the storm are In ruins
| and all grain crops are destroyed. Twenty
| five people were killed and 200 wounded in
| the county. Many houses and mills with their
| contents, and animals and children were blown
| hundreds of yards. James Castelberry's fami-
| ly were blown through the woods bat escaped
death. The highways, forty feet wide, are
| completely blocked with timber. The entire
| area of crops will be total loss. The estimat-
| ed damage in Sumter county is $lo000o This
| is evidently the same cyclone that passed
| through Mississippi and Alabama.
| A Moorehead city, N. O., despatch says cy-
| clone there yesterday blew down Oswald
| Davis house, bnrying the family, but all We're
rescued with slight injuries. Two other resi-
denoes were damaged. Fences were destroyed,
a schooner was blown ashore and several fish
ing boats capsized but no lives were lost.
A cyclone destroyed the Catholic church at
Danbury, Iowa, Sunday, besides Two dwellings,
several barns and all the fences. The farm
house OF Mr.. Spencer was destroyed and sever
al OF his family injured
ATLANTA. Ga, April 24.--Reports from
Crawford, Ga, state that considerable damage
was cone by the storm. Many houses were
blown down aud several persons injured by
lightning and falling house. Great loss 10
property. One negro was killed lear Craw-
ford. Great damage is reported by the storm
in Clark county to the crops, houses etc. One
negro was killed and two other versions fatally
injured.
New ORLEANS, April "A special to the
Tunes. Democrat about the cyclone says the
dead number 50, seriously injured 30. In
West Point the court and law buildings, Gem
tral Hotel and several store are unroofed. No
estimate of loss can yet be made.
WEssoN, Miss, April 4.-The first place
reached by the cyclone ON Sunday was George
town, a small village on Pearl river. Many
residents of that place and vicinity were as
sembled in the Methodist church, the quarter
~ circuit being in session, The cyclone struck
the church aud one of the side walls fell in
upon the congregation. The minister had his
skull fractured aud his chances for recovery
are slight. Mr. Savage was instantly killed by
falling limb of tree striking him A num-
Der were more or less injured. A negro church
near by was also visited by the tornado sud was
destroyed.
Three OF the worshippers were killed out
right and eight or ten injured. Residences
and stores were levelled To the ground. John
Nj. Crawford, wife, daughter, grandchid and
servant were instantly killed. Mrs. Crawford
was blown 800 yards and the entire family
were SO crusl ed aud mutilated as to be hardly
recognizable. The childrea of John Beasely
and those OF Mrs. Ryan were killed. Mrs
Towles three grown sons and daughter were
instantly killed Mrs. Towle was carried 100
yards and thrown into a Tree and thence blown
into another tree. She is dead. All Of the
stock 10 the path OF the cyclone we're killed
being crushed TO death by flying timbers VIM.
Parker, wife and child killed; also the
daughter OF VIM. Ryals. Opposite Georgetown
in Sampson county James Bass's residence was
demolished aud OF bis family killed.