Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-27
1t Ploughs Path of Destruc-
ton From the Red River
Region 70 South
Carolina.
The Star Route. A Profit of So 46O
aYear for Carr. ing two Letters
in Gum Boot Leg The
Case Argued in Poetry.
Postmasters Tempted Fall Into
Evil Ways.
The Death Roll.
IN THE CYCLONES TRACK.

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New ORLEANS, April 24-The latest
reports from sections of Mississippi
| visited by cyclone Sunday show SS
persons killed and about 800 wouI ded :;
many dangerously. The loss OF prop
erty is unprecedented.
New ORLEANS, Anril 24.-The Pioa-
yune's Aberdeen, Miss special says:
The cyclone passed through Monroe
county Sunday, killing s, veral persons.
wounding many colored citizens severe
ly, and carrying away houses, fesces,
brl ges and everything else in its way.
The suburb of Abnrdeen, containing
twenty-five or thirty families of freed
men, was absolutely wiped from the
face of the earth. Three persons were
killed outright and two others have died
since from wounds. Twenty-Five now
are under treatment, many in pre-
csrious condition. The county Jail is
| converted into hospital. The course
of the cyclone WIS from southwest to
northeast, and it passed entirely through
the county, wrecking everything in its
path.
WEssoN, Miss, April 24-In the
course of IL miles northeast from
Baauregard and 1e miles from Haze
nurst, the first town reached by the cy-
clone Sunday was Georgetown, a small
village on Peare river Many resi-
dents of that town and vicinity we're
assembled at the Methodist church, the
quarterly circuit being in session. The
cyclone struck the charch, and ona of
the side wallis fell in upon the congrs
cation. The minister, Rev. II. B.
Lewis, had his skull fractured, AMI
mere is only small chance for
his recovery. Mrs. Savage, who rushed
out of the building was instantly
killed, falling limb breaking his neck.
Joe Hoinieatnlng was slightly injured,
Mrs. Allen seriouly hurt and Mrs.
Steel, slightly injured. The others of
the large congregation had miracu-
lous escape. As the cyclone struck
the edItice all feil upon their knees and
the benches shielding them, they es-
capped with trihing injuries. A
negro church Lear by was al>o visited
by the destroying wind and succumbed.
Three wolshipers were killed outright
and eight or ten injured. Residences
and stores were levelled to the ground.
John w. Crawford, wife, daughter.
grad child and servant were instant
iy killed. MIS-. Crawford was blown
800 yards and the entire family was so
| crushed and mutilated as to be hardly
recognizable and present horrid ap,
pearance. The children of John
Beasley and those of Mrs. Ryan were
killed; Mrs. Fowler, three grown
sons and a daughter were in
stantly killed. Mrs. Fowler was
carried $50 yards and thrown into
tree, and from thence carried by the
wind onto another tree, receiving such
external and internal injuries that she
| died from the effects os the injuries.
All stock in the path of the cyclone
was killed, being crushed to death by
flying timbers. BLY, Parker, wife and
child, were killed; also daughter of
I'm. Ryls.
ATLANTA, April 24.,--Reports from
Crawford show considerable damage
by the storm, many houses were blown
down, and many persons injured by
lightning and falling houses. A negro
was killed; several horses, mules and
COWS were killed. Thos. Creech was
blowa against tree but not killed.
Willie Stiel had two children seriously
hurt, one with the skull fractured.
CHARLESTON, S. G, April 24.-The
cyclone III Cornwell Co., yesterday, cut
path tbree-fourths of q mile wide
through the Saltkehatchie swamp, as
if timber had been felled for q railroad.
Residences, cabins, and outhouses were
swept away from mum aus farms, and
the owners lost all their household
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