The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-02

regard was totally wrecked ant
many killed and wounded. The de
pot was blown across the track, ant
twenty-five houses blown down
killing ten persons and wounding /.
good many.
THE Times Democrats Wesson
Miss, special says, that a frightfu
cyclone passed over Wesson and the
town of Beauregard q mile above
yesterday evening. The wind 70,
the past three days has been blow
ing gale and the lowering clouds
indicated the storm. It's approach
was known some minutes by deer
rumbling clouds, the windows in the
dwellings shaking with violence
and many thought it an earthquake
The thunder roared, and the light.
ming flashed with alarming force
and vididness. Fences were blown
down, trees uprooted and east 9
hundred yards away east Of the
railroad
In Wesson the damage was light
but in the western portion of the
town the destruction was awful ia
its character. AS soon as the storm
had somewhat abated, and people
began to look about, the loud peals
of the churchbells rang out, and the
people were were soon running in
all directions towards the west OF
Wesson, the rain in the meantime
pouring in torrents. Reaching
Peach Orchard street, and indescrib.
able scene was witnessed. This
street was lined with large num-
Der of houses, in which operatives
of the Mississippi mills were domi-
ciled, and here the greatest destruc-
tion occurred. The people were
seen on all sides sobbing, and the
groans of the wounded beneath the
ruins were perfectly appalling. The
The dwellings were torn to atoms.
A pine forest just beyond was blown
out of existence. The work of re-
moving the dead and extricatine
wounded from the ruins then began,
Collins Reed, living in the vicinity,
died from excitement. Drs. Sexton,
Rease and Butler were soon upon
the scene and did all in their power
to relieve the sufferings Of the
wounded. 1t is estimated that the
number killed is twelve, two or
three children missing, with $50 or
200 dwellings blown down, and a
number of people with broken
limbs. 1t is estimated by the ply
sicians that seventy-fve were
wounded. They were removed az
fast as possible to the houses which
escaped injury, and several lay out
in the violent rain more than an
hour after the storm. The dead are
now all laid out and coffins are be.
ing made for them. The mills will
not run to-day.
Beauregard, a mile north of Wes
son, with about 600 inhabitants, wa.
entirely swept away. The destruc
ton of life and property is indie
scribable and appalling. Not {
house of any character was lef
standing. Large brick building,
were blown down. Frame houses
were torn to atoms. Trees wer,
swept away like straw. Loadec
freight cars were lifted from tn,
track and carried 200 yards. Treel
and timber from houses are scatter
ed for miles around. The tow
could not be recognized. On,
gloomy, ghastly mass of desolatiol
and destruction marks a spot tha
was a beautiful, fiourishing littf
village.
A party of several negroes, play
;; ing cards in box-car which wa
standing in cut as deep as the car
were carried, car and all, over q two
story house 200 yards in the woods
The Variety works were levelled
The property loss in Beaursgard
not less than $35O,00O.
The same storm, before reachin,
Beauregard, struck Tiltman depo
on the Natchez & Jackson railroad
leveling place, killing Mr.. Bagget
and wounding Calvin Phillips
Miss Covington and Mrs. Baggett
The storm proceeded in a north
easternly direction, destroying
number of houses in Lawrence OF
the Vicksburg & Meridian railroad
thence to Aberdeen, where the dam
age is not stated.
IN IOWA.
Des Homes, April ga cyelon
passed up Maple river valley earl,
last evening, following close alon,
the spur of the Chicago & North
western railway, which strikes OF
from Manly Junction at Danbury
The Catholic church was wrecked
three houses blown down and othe
minor damages inflicted. No live
We're lost SO far as known.
AT WEST POINT, MISS.
! New ORLEANS, April 18th
Times Democrats West Point speoi
al says terrific gale from th
northwest struck the town yester
day evening, accompanied by tor
rents of rain and the largest hal
ever seen here. The Court house
Lawyers row, Central Hotel, Cottol
Exchange Office, Olympic saloon
Henry House, w. A. Bibbs store
and Flanagan Hall unroofed an,
materially damaged. A barbe
shop was partially blown down
fences and trees were prostrate
and considerable damage done gen
orally. No lives lost.
AT DUNLAP, IA.
DEsMoINEs, April pa specia
to the Register from Dunlap, Har
rison county, says: A terrible tor
nado passed near that place Satur
day night killing a great quantit
of stock. Trees were torn out b
the roots and outbuildings carrie