Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-05

one man said he was looking for Louis
Llpp, and the very first sheet lifted re-
vealed the corpse Of the person wanted
Inc man covered his face, groaned and
would have fallen had he not been sus-
tanned.
AT about 1880 o'clock the room where
,ne children were dancing was reached.
Mf' Louis Simms, Jr., had for hours
oeeh moving about in an agony of grief
III iront OF that portion OF the wreck
where this room had been, Tor his wife
ana four little children were there.
"hen the room was reached Mrs. Simms
was the first one found, and she was fa-
tally hurt. Then, within about fifteen
minutes of each other. three of the
oimms children were recovered. They
We're unconscious and there is only a
ialnt possibility that they will live.
While the father was imploring the
workers to get his other child, fire broke
out and work was suspended.
Inc last man taken out alive before
The flames started was John Hepden,
and just previous to that a woman whc
twas unasie. to give her name, was re-
covered 1t was not possible to tell the
extent of the injuries of either. Mrs.
Whitman, wife of policeman Whitman.
Jumped from the third story of the hall.
She was terribly injured and will hardly
live. Cd, .. ..
The Waterworks are ruined. The big
standpipe through which all the water
Is forced into the reservoir was demol-
ished by the cyclone. The city waite
supply is thus cut off and is not known
how long it will take to repair the dam
age A water famine is sure to follow.
All the windows of the pumping station
were blown out. The standpipe was 100
feet high and was built of brick, iron
and wood and was four feet in diameter
on the inside
The tobacco industry is fearfully Grip
Piled. The Old kentucky, Falls City,
Enterprise, Green River, Louisville,
Central, Crescent and Planters ware
houses on Main street are utterly de-
molished. The Phoenix, Pickett, Civ
ems, Headly & Co. and Sawyer, Wallace
& Co. warerooms are considerably
wrecked The Globe and Farmers are
uninmred
Sergeant Burke, signal service OBJ
server, says the storm possessed the
characteristic features Of a genuine cy-
clone. There were three distinct mo-
tiOns-an outward motion. at rate of
speed varying from twenty-five to sixty
five miles per hour; second spiral
movement around vertical axis, with
an estimated velocity of from 200 to
1000 miles an hour, and third a bound
ing motion, with contacts with the
earth at irregular intervals.
The saloon of John Thicrnan crum-
bled beneath the storm. Tho woodwork
ignitod from the stoves and Nick Sulli-
van, William Diomer and Bon Chelt
were burned to death The corpses
were charred beyond possibility of iden-
tity. The residence Of j. w. Bernheim,
at 1908 Second street, was struck by
lightning in the midst Of the crash and
was utterly demolished,
The space trayerscd was not less than
three miles, and on every side vide
spread destruction was visible. Massive
buildings Of brick Pnd stone were
crushed and scattered on every side and
hardly a residence fell that some of the
inmates were not killed or injured. The
cries of the survivors and the groans of
the injured mingled together and added
to the appalling desolation of the scene.
A first there could be no organized eff
fort at rescue. Hundreds of homes had
been demolished, husbands and wives.
parents and children had been sepa-
rated and each, knowing nothing Of the
condition of the other, ran frantically
from place to place looking for the lost
Large crowds from other districts soon
assembled and inaugurated a search, hut
the means were inadequate and the
heartrending cries that broke the air
completely unnamed the searchers As
if to add to the horror fire at once broke
out in all parts of the devastated dis
trict and the bewildered hremen did
not know which Of the half dozen places
to go to first. The Terrill & Deit2 house
on Eighth street, Sims furnishing house,
the colorcd Old Fellows Hall and See
gan's saloon. all some distance apart
were on fire at the same time.
GALLAriN, Tenn, March 29.--The
worst storm thateve visited this section
passed over this city Thursday night
Two miles from Gallatin several houses
were blown down. The brick residence
of John Hibbctt was completely blown
away. The walls fell in and killed a
baby of John llibbett, also boy twelve
years old, son of Palo Langford Hib-
bett is dying and his wife is horribly
mangled. Across the pike from lib
belts, William pattorson's residence
was blown down, iniuring five. Resi-
dences we're completely wrecked and
large trees were uprooted and carried
some distance. The town is nearly Wild
Jim PatterSon's house was unrooied,
and Mr. Patterson aad three ladies were
in one room when the roof fell in. Pat
terson received painful injuries and his
wife was also hurt. The storm was only
of short duration.
The worst features of the cyclone
have not been reported. After sweep
ing up Rogana the storm king began his
dreadful march. 1t took northeasterly
course and for twenty-five miles carried
every thing in front of it. All houses
beyond Blcdsoe up to Emilia, Macon
County, have been blown to atoms
Fully 100 people are crippled in that
section and are under care of doctors
Men, women and children are in ter
rible condition in that section, Com
munication by telephone is cut OIL. J'
w. Whitesides, of Blcdsoo, arrived here
last night and says every thing is a bar
rem waste. Several people are killed,
but he could not learn names.
CAIRO. ILL.,, March 29.--A terrific cy'
clone struck the townot Metropolis, Ill,
some twenty-five miles above here on
the Illinois side of the Ohio river, be-
tween four and five o'clock Thursday
evening and cut clean swath about
Quarter of a mile wide clear across the
town, wrecking property of all descrip-
tions and burying men, women and chill
dren in the debris of falling buildings,
The storm was past in a moment and
tbon came binding rain. People out
side of thepath of the storm were quick
lv ON the streets and as fast as possible
the victims were taken from tho ruins.
a., ,.hnln family of six persons wore