The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-08
WILD WINDS IN THE SOUTH.
1 Cyclone and high Water---Much Damage
in Mississippi and Texas.
PEOPLE KILLED AND HOUSES DEMOLISHED
The Most Disastrous Storm Seen in Many
Years-Thousands of Dollars Worth of
Damage Done-The Killed and Injured,

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ragged here Saturday night and Sunday cul-
minated Sunday evening about o'clock. A
driving southwest wind. accompanied by
heavy rain. caused much of the lower portion
Of the city to become practically inundated.
| Att o'clock the wind reached velocity of
ffty-fve miles per hour.
The electrc-lIght plant was useless and the
| darkness added 10 the fures of the storm
made anything like travel impossible and
caused many to fear a repetition OF the great
storm and food of 1885. All street railway
service was abandoned The worst damage
| done was along the gulf beach, where the ter
rife force Of the surf carried away almost
everything within its reach. The bfeakwater
in front of the Beach Hotel was completely
wrecked and destroyed. The electric rail-
way tracks were undermined and carried on
shore.
At the east shore end. which is extremely
low and fiat, the heavy sea did much damage.
Buildings were damaged and in many IN
stances tho occupants were compelled TO
ascend to the second floor to avoid the water.
On the bay side of the city. in the east end.
small boats were called into requistlon Tor
travel. but boating was dangerous and but
few attempted to get about IN that way.
HIGHEST TIDE FOR YEARS.
The tide was the highest known for years.
and when the wind yeered 10 the west late
| Sunday night IL looked as though every boat
| in the harbOr was doomed to destruction.
Much uneasiness is felt for the steamer Frank
| lin, due from the Blue Fields (the banana
! fields OF Nicaragua since last Friday.
The occupants Of the pagodas and many OF
the beach resorts had to be assisted here by
means OF life-saving lines Throughout the
city houses were blown down and steps and
ON al
we're injured one house falling before a
furious blast before the inmates escaped, one
of whom was seriously injured.
The people were blown against houses and
fences and fractured arms we're the result IN
several cases The scene along the beach beg
gars description. A mass of twisted poles. TIM
bers piles and debris occupies the attention
of an army Of workmen to-day.
Taken all in all. it was the most disastrous
storm which Galveston has seen for years,
and il will take thousands of dollars TO repair
the damage
TERRIBLE CYCLONE IN MISSISSIPPI.
MADISON. MISS, July IA cyclone struck
this place about II o'clock yesterday. Il was
preceded by fearful rumbling sound that
came from the southeast Disasters are re-
ported as follows: H. +. McKay's plantation.
destroying negro cabins. killed Wesley Young
(colored). and woundng several others. Dr. ).
Fl. McKays building was wrecked. The storm
then passed across the railroad, leveling tele-
graph poles. The residences OF Glasscock
and Brown were the first reached in town
Both houses were wrecked and much of the
furniture destroyed and stock injured. Tho
Presbyterian church and school buildings
were completely swept away, and on A. Nj
Jones place outstanding buildings were de-
stroyed and stock injured. and trees
orchards and shrubbery ruined. Passing out
of town TO the northwest the cyclone CON-
nh AZ al fWO ehHrehaa
and the residence of Handy Lee. coorsd.
A Brook Haven, Miss, special says Yester-
day morning about o'clock the southwest
ern portion of this county was visited by de-
structive cyclone demollshing houses and
fences and uprooting trees. Nearly all houses
on the following places were destroyed and
number Of persons injured: Amos Hodges.
David Reeves, Samuel Chandler and McNavis
logging camp, where one man was killed and
three wounded. Another cyclone passed
twelve miles east of this place at 10 o'clock,
doing great damage. but no details have been
received.
THE RAIN STILL POURING.
BATON RoUGE. LA., July The rain that
came with the cyclone Yesterday IL still pour
ing. There is in the whole country no
gloomier city to-day than Baton Rouge A
pathway 200 yards wide diagOnally across the
town is Uttered with the wreck OF houses
that were blown down. Many people
are nOllcleSb, DuJ are bcllB Cdhou lpi
hy their more fortunate neghbors. The
fact that the rains continue adds much 10 the
damage, as in those houses that were simply
unrOofed the furniture ls almost ruined. The
buildings standing at the pententary are all
more or less wrecked. the only one not un-
rooted being the old machinery hall in which
the wounded were placed. John fahey, of
St Landry. died ut an early hour this morn
ing making the eleventh victim of the cy-
clone. Hebad been horribly mangled Two
more of the injured conyicts will
probably die and four Others are
in critical condition. The loss to
property IN the city will amount 10
fully a quarter of million dollars. There is
but one storm Insurance policy on any Of IL,
and that amounts to but little Reports from
the country state that for fourteen or fifteen
miles across the river swatn fully two
hundred yards wide WAS cut Not stalk Of
corn. bit Of fence, or u building in the path
of the storm remains standing.
THE INJURED CITIZENS.
The damage done yesterday by the cyclone
is estimated at about Sl000 000 The loss at
the penitentiary IS about $4,000. The
only citizens known thus far 10 have
been injured are Mrs. Cotton and
Mrs. Young Mrs. Cotton is probably
fatally injured Many of the convcts
rendered valuable service after the storm by
rescuing their fellow convicts from under the
walls of the penitentisry. Tho board OF con-
troll will take some action toward securing
clemency for number If the conyicts who
worked SO well to save the lives Of their I'M
fortunate brethren.