Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01
The Late Destructive Hurricanes In the
South.
GREAT LOSS OF LIVES AND PROPERTY

GREAT LOSS OF LIVES AND PROPERTY.
In speaking of the late hurricane that
was SO destructive of life and property
in several of the Southern States On Sat-
urday and Sunday, the 22nd and 23rd OF
April, the Baltimore San says that 'it
was popularity of this hurricane that
it originated in Oregon, and, crossing
the Rocky mountains, passed through
Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, and
Kansas, to Southern Missouri, where il
broke up into three separate and distinct
hurricanes, one of which passed almost
due South into Mississippi, another
southeastwardly into Georgia, and the
third eastwardly into North Carolina
The storm in Iowa struck the village Of
Danbury, destroyed church and some
houses and harms, and injured severely
several persons. The country over
which the hurricane passed is sparse
ly settled prairie, which accounts fol
the trifing injury that was done. Its
most dreadful effects were felt at the
South, and particularly at Wesson and
Beauregard, in Mississippi in Sumter
county, and at Albany, in Baker coun-
| ty, Georgia. The villages of Wesson
and Beauregard are situated in Copiah
county, Miss. The former has popu.
lation of nearly two thousand, and pos
sesses three churches. and large mill
devoted to the manufacture of cotton
and wooden goods. and employing some
| six hundred hands. It is also favorite
summer resort for residents of New Or.
leans. Beauregard has a population Of
less than four hundred, but there are
several mills located there. In Wesson
thirteen persons were killed outright
and sixty wounded, some of them NOR
tally. In Beauregard nearly every
house was destroy ed. twenty three per
sons are reported to have been killed
and forty four wounded, seventeen o.
them MORALLY. Altogether the number
of persons killed in Mississippi is reck-
oned at eighty-three, the number
wounded at three hundred. In Sumter
county, Ca, twenty five persons are
said to have been killed and two hun
bred wounded. At Albany eight per
sons were killed and twenty five
wounded. The destruction of property
all along the track Of the storm is said
to be very great. Much damage was al.
so done by that division of the hnrri
cane which swept through Tennessee
and passed into the Atlantic ocean al
Morehead City, N. G. Whether we are
to have this year repetition of such
hurricanes il is impossible to say, but
those who have Investigated the phe-
nOmena of storms state that in the ma
jority of cases the greatest number Of
hurricanes occur in the years of the
greatest sun spot frequency OF the soc
tornadoes recorded since 1895 there were
1874 in the Southern States. and of these
thirty we're unusually destructive
The Sun of Thursday says that the
latest estimates of the amount of damage
done by the great cyclone OF Sunday
week show thas it was much more de-
strnctive than at first supposed, swell
ing the total of casualties to 800, besides
houses and other property destroyed
amounting to several millions in value.
The area of its ravages is as remark able
40 i;s violence. Des Moines, Iowa,
Morehead City, q. G, Americus and
Savaunsh, Ga, Chattanooga, Tenn,
na1t ivan I'd leo Il q,
outside of the limits of the vast tract Of
territory which 2 line drawn through
the places named would incloss., he.ides
hundreds of towns within those limits,
felt the force of the great meteorologi
cal commotion of the 22nd of April II
is nprecedented IN the weather annals
of this country.
ADDITIONAL FACTS AND DETAILS
70 New ORLEANS April 90 The Times
Democrats Wesson special says, The
mills commenced running yesterday,
but only a quarter of the operatives sre
at work. Contributions are coming In
fast. They should be sent to the Mayor
of Bsauregard or L. e. Brinewell, chair
man of the Relief Committee c. E.
Lspkins, reported dead, is still alive
He had Sc 0GO in trunk blown away.
The messles is spreading am9ng the
wounded. W. E. Cox, {. telegraph ope-
Tator, while sitting at his Instrument
had both legs and both arms broken.
The telegraphers in New Orleans and
along the Jackson road are sending con-
tributiODs for him Crowds of idle me-
groes refusing to work are stealing from
the ruins. Great praise is due to Drs.
Fitch and Lehman for the care they
have taken ofseveral hundred wounded.
The Ric0Ytss1e's Bealregard special
says: Reports received from George
town to-day somewhat modified the pre-,
vious reports of the number killed =
Governor Lowry received postal card
from Georgetown which gave the mum
Der of siifed 81 about eighteen John
Crawford, his wife. and five children,
and John Savage are known to have
been killed. Rev. Mr.. Lewis is believed
to be fatally injured
At Beasiey's settlement Mrs Ford and
several children were killed and great
damage done. There were III stores,
churches snd public buildings in Beaure,
gard and there is not houseof any pre-
tention remaining Hiss Georgia Mitch
Mitchell, was killed, is said to have mad
$500 in money and 81 200 worth of jew
elry blown sway. + sign from Reaure
gard was blown twenty nine miles, and
papers have been found sixty five miles
away. Southesstward of Beauregard
for distance OF eight miles the cyclone
played sad havoc
Sor the SPECTATOR.
Mrs Gen. Long as Postmistress