The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-06-16
SOME "REMINISCENCES Of The PAST
BIT COL. j. NJ. GALLENT,
Storms and Cyclones.

We often hear the remark made
now that 30 or 40 years ago there
was not so many and so violent
cyclones and storms as have desc
lated the country IN recent years.
This does seem to be fact, but
why it should be SO, Ihave never
seen any satisfactory cause as
signed for it. lean think of none,
except the settling up the country
and destroying the forests has
something to do with it. Since
1880 Liberty has been in the
track of two pretty severe storms.
In 1884 or 35 a storm passed over
Liberty in the night, which did u
considerable amount of damage.
A man by ilie name of Hall lived
in large framed house situated
not very far fion the Baptist
church. This house was blown
to pieces, KILN { Hall and one Of
his daughtc $. The house Of VIM.
Van MISUNDERSTANDING, I
think, of opl present fellow cl i
zenstof this nane-was blown
down, and his thigh was broken.
A kitchen of Mr.. Baker was
blown down, killing negro child.
1t dll other damage, but nut of
a serious character. | Imisscd be-
ing in this storm by one day, as !
spent the night before with Bakor.
In 1916 storm came from the
West about | O'Clock p. IN. 1t
was SO dark that lighted candles
We're placed GU the dinner table
where | was boarding at tile time.
But, most fortunately, il rose
from the cath before it reached
the iown, and struck the earth
again three or four miles east of
Liborty, on tho Summit road,
where it opened a vide lane il
the heavy pinn tinbor for con
siderable distance. 1t lift no
large timber STAT ding. 1t follow
ed the pubic ron'l cxaclly, scarce
ly BLOWN a tree down ON the
north siae Of fihc road, while in
Il few yards of the 9th sr side the
timber y as piled one tree upon
another. Further on, it killed
child of Nj. Blrler, I think. liv-
ing on tho same read. About 18-
So or 80. a tornado visited Nat
chez, which seens 10 have been
as violent and destructive is any
of recent dla'e. 1t was reported
that a steaniboat was passing down
the riyer ri the tlnle, and nei
the storm, Which fitted The bow
up and turned the boat over
lengthwuys aud submerged it.
II sunk d number Of flatboats at
the landing ana disigrcat damage
in ghc civ It destroyed i NUNS
her Of suhstaDtial brick buildings
and otl es les valuable property.
The number IL lives lost ! sur-
lose was never asc rtained, as
many were supposed TO be lost IL
tle ilatboats which we're sunk.-
Some singular circumstances were
observed here. It is said that
the walls Of some of the brclS
buildings fell outward on the side
struck by the wind, as though 1t
had been done by an explosion IN
.sidethe bnilding mother build
lngs not destroyed, all tire draw-
erssllt bureaus W, re found thrown
cut some distance. This coald
only hive been done BY the sud-
den expansion OF air inside the
drawers. AlId this expansion
must have been caused by a
vacuum produced { y The cyclones
when the air cuntiKI in Gyawe S,
and other similar places would
suddenly expand witha force cor
responding - thecGapleteoess Of
the vacuum. In passing through
The lore iin this part Of the co n
ty, we have evidence that there
have been storms Il great many
,Teais ago. We see ih4t a great
many trees have been blowndown,
not vesIi2e of whi b rem ins
but the iIstle ulds .of earth
Which were thrown up BY the
roots of the trees when they were
prostratei by the storm Never
theless, think our county ia
not subj CT To as many and SO
violent storms as the Northwest
ern States. Caa any thing be
done % render life more secure
~ such ssbrm5? I must confess
nat have not much confidence
IN any thing | have seen proposed
yet for this p irpese, : he only
plan at all p ,rtical that | have
seen, Is to dig a cave under the
house, or near i, and 90 INTO it
on tne approach of storm. Bot
storms Come about as often in
'''e night rs IN the day, aud give