The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-08
CYCLONIC DAMAGE.
The Southern Storm Visited Mad
ison and Galveston,
CARRYING DEATH AND DISASTER.

Buildings Wrecked, Furniture De-
stroyed, Stock Injured and Trees
and Shrubbery Ruined in Missis-
sippi - Disastrous Work Of the
Storm at Galveston.
MADISON, Miss, July 8.-The cyclone
which struck this place was preceded by
q fearful rumbling sound that came
from the southeast. Disasters are re-
ported as follows: At II. e. McKay's
plantation it destroyed negro cabins,
killing Wesley Young, colored, and
wounding several others DR.. J. II.
McKay's building was wrecked.
The storm then passed across the rail-
road, leveling telegraph poles. The
residences of Glasscock and Brown were
the first reached in town. Both houses
were wrecked, and much of the furni-
ture destroyed and stock injured. The
Presbyterian church and school build
ing were completely swept away, and
on A. M. Jones' place outstanding build
ings were destroyed and stock injured,
and 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 Handy Lee, colored.
One Killed. Three Wounded.
BRooK HAVEN, Miss, July s.-The
southwestern part Of this county was
visited by destructive cyclone, demol-
ishfng houses and fences and uprootinQ
trees. Nearly all houses on the follow
ing places were destroyed and number
Of persons injured: Amos Hodges, David
Reaves', Samuel Chambers, and Nc
Navis' logging camp At the latter
place one man was killed and three
wounded. Another cyclone passed
twelve miles east Of this place, doing
great damage, but no details have been
received.
Galveston's Visitation.
NEW ORLEANS, July s.--The latest ad-
vices from Galveston, Tex, state that
by the recent storm the lower parts OF
the city were practically inundated.
The electric light plant was useless. and
the darkness, added to the furies Of the
storm, made anything like travel i'm
possible. All street railway service was
abandoned. The worst damage done
was along the gulf beach, where the ter
ritic force Of the surf carried away al
most everything within its reach. The
breakwater in front of the Beach hotel
was completely wrecked and DESTROYED.
The electric railway tracks were under
mined and carried in shore. Buildings
were damaged, and in many instances
the occupants were compelled to ascend
TO the second floor to avoid the water.
A schooner broke from her moorinRs
and was driven on the flats. The occu-
pants OF the pagodas and many Of the
beach resorts had to be rescued by
means Of life saving lines.
Houses Blown Down.
Throughout the city houses were
blown down, and steps and stairs were
carried away. Several people were in
jured. One house fell before the in
mates escaped and one of them was seri-
ously injured. The people were blown
against houses and fences and fractured
arms were the results in several cases.
The scene along the beach beggars
description, A mass Of twisted poles,
timbers, piles and debris occupies the
attention Of an. army of workmen today.
Taken all in all, it was the most disas-
trous storm which Galveston has seen
for years, and it will take thousands of
dollars to repair the damage which it did.
Aeronauts Injured.
CHICAGO, July 9.-An almost unprece-
dented fall of rain occurred in Chicago,
and dispatches from points to the north
west, such Us Milwaukee and st. Paul,
show that the down pour extended over
wide expanse of the country. The
Storm practically stopped all street
travel and nearly demoralized the tele-
graph service in the territory affected.
During the height of the storm the cap
tive balloon at the Wold's Fair grounds,
recently imported, was struck by light
ming and destroyed. The French aero
nauts, Goddard and Pamis, were both