The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-29
FURY OF TIE STORM KING.
A Cyclone Sweeps Up the Mississippi VAL
ley Leaving Destruction in It's Path.

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points in West Tennessee and North.
ern Mississippi indicate that terrific
cyclone whirled up the Mississippi
Valley from the southwest this after.
noon, crushing and sweeping away
everything in its path. Telegraph
wires in every direction were twisted
into tangles, and communication with
the storm-swept localities was exceed
ingly difficult and unsatisfactory.
Trains from the east reaching the
city late in the afternoon and evening
brought reports Of widespread destruc-
ton. Passengers on the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley train told Of the
destruction at Turica, Miss. The Bir-
mingham train due in Memphis at
$50 o'clock could not get to Memphis
until s o'clock, the men being COM
PEELED to chop and remove trees off the
track between here and Kelly, which
is about fourteen miles from Memphis.
The swath of the storm as it crossed
the Kansas City, Memphis and Bir-
mingham road seemed to embrace the
territory between Cooperville and Olive
Branch. Trainmen on the Kansas
City, Memphis and Birmingham rail-
road report that Kelly, Miss, was
wiped off the face Of the earth, not a
soul being left to tell the tale. A
special train left memphis for Kelly at
$50 p. N.
A special from Tunica, Miss, says:
At $50 o'clock this afternoon a cyclone
struck this town and left wreck and
ruin in its wake. The Masonic and
Knights Of Pythias building is total
wreck. The white Presbyterian church
and the Colored Methodist Episcopal
church are total wrecks. The court
house roof was blown off. The school
for negro children, in which were $50
children, was wrecked and several were
badly hurt. A number Of other build
ings were badly damaged.
Well authenticated reports say the
town of Tupelo, Miss, the home of
Congressman John Allen, was de-
stroyed by the severe storm to-day.
THE STORM IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 23.-A wind
storm of remarkable violence visited
this city at $50 o'clock this evening,
doing, so far as can be learned, about
500, 100 damage and iDjuring two per-
SONS. The damage was confined to the
suburban district northwest. One of
the big mills of the Crealine Company
was unroofed, and the roof, in falling,
struck Charles Myers, a workman,
breaking his leg. The third story of
the Indianapolis coffin factory was
blown off. Next to the factory is q
boarding house owned by Charles
Benke, which was unroofed, and Mrs.
Benke had her foot crushed.
BOWLING GREEN DEVASTATED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 23.-It is
reported here that cyclone has devas-
tated Bowling Green, KY. All the
wires are down to that point, and moth
ing definite can be learned concerning
the disaster.
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.
CLEVELAND, Miss, March 23.-A
cloud-burst and storm destroyed con-
siderable property in this vicinity to-
day. No lives lost.
A vIcKsBURG ACCOUNT OF THE
SToRM.
VICKsBURG, MISS, March Pad
dilional cyclone news received from
passengers on the midnight train from
Memphis is that the storm spent its
force between Tunyea and Sha~'s Sta
ton, which are about seventy miles
apartt. At Shaw's some stores were
blown down and a few citizens were
wounded. At Tunyea the Court House
was seriously damaged, a church and
other buildings were destroyed and a
school house full of negro children was
blown to pieces, and many children
were hurt, but none were killed. II
will be two or three days before the
full extent of the disaster is known.
LATEST DETAILS from KELLY.
KELLY, MISS, March 24.-This
morning a more thorough investiga.
tion was made regarding the damages
made by the cyclone yesterday, which
showed that matters were worse than
expected. Reports were numerous
Every countryman who came in added
horrors to the situation. Kelly itsel
is only small place of about thirty
houses, of which twelve or ffteer
were entirely swept away, and there
remains nothing to show that ever 6
residence was there. The debris wa:
scattered in all directions.
AS far as can be learned there wa:
not a house left standing within &
scope of the cyclone, which ranged
from quarter to half mile in width
southwest Of Kelly. Trees were blowr
up by the roots or moved as though 6
scythe had clipped them.
The list of casualties known EN-
braces thirteen negroes injured and one
killed. One white child was fatally
injured. All sorts Of singular freaks o
the storm are reported.
The Weight of Dancers Outfit.