Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-08
WORK l1HEWILD Wind
A Destructive Cyclone Visits the
State Of Mississippi.
FURTHER DETAILS OF TIE DISASTER
Several Live Lost and Much vaisabis
Property Destroyed-furthsr De-
tAiis of the Catastrophe IN
Northern Louisiana

Brook haven. Miss. July Mon
day morning about q o'clock the south
western portion of this county was
visited by q destructive cyclone, de-
moiishing houses. fences and uproot-
ing trees. The places of Amos Hodges
aud David Reeves were destroyed and
q number OF persons injured At Nc
Nayis' logging camp one man was
killed and three wounded.
MADISON. Miss. July "A cyclone
struck this place about l; o'clock Mon
day. 1t came from the southeast. Dis
asters are reported as follows: II. K.
McKay's plantation, destroying negro
cabins, killing Wesley Young (colored),
and wounding several others Mr.. b.
ii. McKay's building was wrecked.
The storm then passed across tho rail-
road, leveling telegraph poles. The
residences Of Glasscock and Brown
were then first reached in town.
Both houses were wrecked. The
Presbyterian church and school build.
ing were completely swept away, and
on A. NJ. Jones place outstanding
buildings were destroyed and stock in
jurcd, trees, orchards and shrubbery
ruined. Passing out of town to the
northwest the cyclone completely de-
stroyed the two colored churches and
the residence of Hannah Lee. colored.
BATON RoUeE. La, July THE
cyclone on Monday entered the city
at the Garig brickyarG, passed up
through Cat6shtown, and struck
the hill just east ofMr. John
Johnson's residence. Its path con
tinued in northeasterly direc-
ton. crossing North boulevard 100
yards to the east of the governors
mansion. 1t then went north. striking
the penitentiary building and the j. A.
Dougherty residence on North street,
and thence beyond the city. The
cyclone was 900 yards wide, and
.ricocheted along its course like a can
non ball. devastating as it went In
the city no one was killed, though sew
eral persons were seriously injured.
The state penitentiary was partially
wrecked. Ten convicts were killed
and thirty-five injured. FIVE of these
dangerously. There were forty pris-
oners at work in the pants factory at
the time of the crash, and of that num-
Der six were killed and twenty.
two were wounded and horribly
crushed. On the second story
or central floor was the hospital,
where twenty sick prisoners lay under
going medical treatment. of which
number four were killed and fourteen
seriously If not fatally injured. The
fire alarm was sounded and the entire
fire department was summoned to the
scene of the dreadful catastrophe, and
together with the citizens and prison
officials, aided by the uninjured prison
ers, worked vigorously for the rescue
of the unfortunates who lay confined
under the great heap of debris
that was thickly strewn over every
quarter of the premises Scenes of the
greatest horror greeted the eyes OF
those engaged in the rescuing work,
and the pitiful walls and death groans
from the men buried out of sight by
massive heaps of bricks and mortar
could be heard arising from every part
of the wreck. OF the number wounded
about six are expected to die, and the
recovery of several of the others is OK.
tremely doubtful. The total damage
to the penitentiary building is esti.
mated at $50, ZOO.
The towboat Smoky City was caugh,
in tho Cyclone at $50 a. m. miles be-
low Baton Rouge. The entire cabin
was blown down. Tho escape of the
crew from death was somewhat won.
derful considering the fact that they
were asleep and that the greatest pos
sible damage was done to the boat by
the violence Of the storm. johnson, a
colored fireman. was blown overheard
and drowned Eight members of the
crew were injured.
In the city fifty houses at least werv
unroofed or destroyed. Mr.. J. H.
Young and members of his family
were seriously hurt by the collapse OF
their house on st. Charles street. Mrs.
Cotton. son and two daughters, living
in a brick house on Main street, were
injured in the falling of the building
Mrs. Cotton received a dangerous blow
in the back of the head and also inter
nal injuries, while one of the girl.
was cut on the leg Mrs Cotton
It is thought, will recover There were
no others seriously hurt. Tho Cover
nor's residence was partially demol
ished, and the roof of handsome resi-
dence belonging to Mr.. Marshal wa,
carried away and large damage done b
the place. The boulevard is one mass
of trees that have been torn up BY tn,
wind, and the streets are filed with
pieces of housetops and other timber.
Of every description. The rain fell il
torrents all day.
The capitol was unframed by thu
winds. as was also the business portion
of the town on Main and Ferd streets
The southern portion of the city. stylet
"Catfshtown." suffered great loss ans
damage OF property. In this section o
the city several persons were serious
" hurt and bruised by flying tim
bcrs from falling houses and fences
stsnsury Outrows MeLeso-
SYDNEY, n. 3. w. July 7.--Thesscull
ing race for stake of $1,000 a side and
the championship took place on the Pa