The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-04-26

$500, 900 Worth Of Property Swept
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SCENES WHICH BEGGAR DE.
SCRiPTiONI
A PITEOUs VAIL FOB HELP.
From Monday Mornings Extrs.l


AS has already been anticipated by all
those who noted the angry clouds, the
shifting winds and the deep mutterings of
the Storm King in the distance yesterday
afternoon, there are those whose houses
this morning lie in desolation, and loved
ones whose eyes are closed in death. This
time it is not Monticello, who on the 22nd
of April just one year ago, sent up her wall
of woe after like calamity; but our other
neighbors, wesson and Beauregard, who
have been swept by even a more terrible
visitation. These places, particularly
the latter, were yesterday afternoon the
victims of one of the fiercest and most de-
structive tOrnadOes of the times, followed
by q rain which seemed rs if the very
flood-gates of heaven had been opened.
The storm came over the country
for an unknown distance from toward the
southwest, and struck the northwestern
portion of Wesson, carrying everything be-
fore it. Fortunately, the principal por-
ton of the town was missed, else there
tion to life and property. The angry and
irresistible winds swept everything before
them and the massive walls of the Missis-
sippi Mills themselves would have crum-
bled and scattered amidst the general de-
struction. As it was, the damage was con-
fined to dwelling houses occupied in the
main by mill hands and their families.
Here the picture was one of horror. Twen-
ty of these houses were blown down and
scattered-no telling where-aud twelve
human beings spread ifeless upon the
earth, mangled and torn almost beyond
recognition,or covered beneath the debris.
Sixty others we're bruised and cut and IN
j,ued in various ways several of whom no
doubt died during the night from their III
juries. We here give the names of the
wEssoN DEAD,
as far as ascertained: Turner Gibson's fou
children, Mrs. Causey and one child;
one of Mr.. Lauhin's children; Miss Ford;
Mrs McMillan: The names of the wound
ed and dying we have been 50 far unable
to learn.
The extent Of the destruction before the
storm reached Wesson is unknown, but it
is has so far been discovered that Dir.
Lewis Whites house three miles southwest,
was blown away, six on the place badly
hurt, and himself killed outright. 1t was
also reported that several were badly hurt
at Mr.. Thompson's near by.
Besides the 20 dwellings, blown away
at Wesson, which were valued at about
5000 each and belonged to the Mills Com
pany, the loss in fences and stock was not
inconsiderable. Not business hou 30 of
town, so far as we could hear, was injured.
BEAUREGARD.
At this place, which the tornado struck
with full force immediately after passing
Wesson, the destruction and scenes of ago
ny aud death are simply beyond descrip-
tion-something we will not attempt.
The entire town is in ruins, and the ground
where the town was is strewn with splin-
tiers, heavy timbers and debris. Only
three houses of any description in the
main portion of town are left standing, and
they are in dismantled and shattered
condition. Here the list of dead is double
that of Wesson, and the scenes of death
and agony and destruction unspeakable.
We give below, as far as ascertained, the
list of the
BEAuREGARD DEAD.
j. s. Terrell; DR.. Luther Jones, wife and
son, aged Ia years; Rev. T. Green, Baptist
minister; Mr.. Keeting; Milton Story; Miss
Lula Benton, Claiborne Co.; Master George
White; Miss Georgia Mitchell; Mrs. Hoover;
J. A. Williams, Pike Co.; Master L. Par
ker; Mr.. Curtis child; one white child
name unknown; Capt. Lamkin, wife and
child; Mr.. Rembert's two children; Jere.
Smith; Joe Hunt; Caleb Ellis, colored men;
three colored children; Amos Knight, a
colored man who passed through the Mon
ticello storm. Also Miss Mary Mikell.
The list of wounded is also much larger
than at Wesson, and several of those worst
injured were expected to die during the
night, Mr.. Turnbough, of Brookhaven
among the number. There were nineteen
wounded persons in one house which we
visited, three of whom were expected to die
before daylight.
The following were the business houses
destroyed, embracing every one in the
place: -.s fs. .r
Polk Ferguson; Holloway &. Terrell;
Jno. f. Biggs; Leatherson, & Morris; /
Bloom & Co.; L. F. Pierce; NJ. Daniel,
stock valued at $4,000; Thompson & Co.,
Ii. Moody; who is very dangerously in