Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-24

MEMPHIS, TENN, March 23.-Well
authenticated report says the town OF
Tupelo, Mss. the home Of Congress
man John Allen, wos destroyed by q
severe storm to-day. The little town
OF Kennedy, fifteen miles frem Mem
phis, on the Memphis and Birmingham
railway, was wiped out during the same
storm. No lives lost. Particulars not
obtalnable al present.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 23.-Dis-
patches from Kansas and Missouri state
that severe storm ragged generally
over the two States last night.
The rainfall was very heavy
but generally benefited tho
crops. At Oklahoma City, =
number Of buildings were blown down
and several Of them burned by light
ming. The storm struck Nevada,
Mo-, about o'clock this morning. The
slate roof OF tho State Insane Asylum
was damaged and the house OF the en-
gineer of the Asylum blown down.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 25.-An
Appeal AUdldnche special from Tunica,
Miss, says: This afternoon at $3.50
o'clock a cyclone from the Southwest
struck this town and left wreck aud
ruin In its wake.
The Masonic and knights Of Pythias
lodge building is a total wreck. The
white Presbyterian Church and the coll
ored Methodist Episcopal Church were
blown down. The Court House roof
was blown of, and the colored school
building, n two-story frame. was blown
down, In which were l50 children. Sew
eral Of them were badly hurt. but none
seriously.
The residence Of H. A. Higginbotham
Is a total wreck. A number OF other
buildings are baby damaged. The
damage will reach into the thousands.
A Aspecial from cleveland, Miss, states
that a cloud burst and storm destroyed
considerable property Ia Mat vcinl tys.
to-day. No lives lost
INpIANAPoLIs, ISD., March GA
$50 tonight t,rribie storm struck tha
northwestern part Of this city, and ih"
its wake were left wrecked dwelling
houses and badly demolishing manufac-
tories.
The roof was blown of OF one OF the
bindings ofthe new Ceresllno worKs
and IL was therwise badly damaged. A
number ojother roofs were blown of.
Hundred OF small dwellings were eith-
ar leyeled TO the ground or badly
wrecke, aud several casualties are re-
ported
.nnrximated, but IL will reach many
tho,santis Of dollars. In the northeast
nas OF town the front OF saloon was
hIwn down and the chimney falling
AVN partly buried the wife OF the pro-
jrletor, she being In bed.
NASHVILLE, TENN, March ga Sc
we're wind and rain storm swept over
Nashville about o'clock, doing much
damage in the northern part OF the city
10 the roofs OF outhouses, trees and In
secure buildings.
In South Nashville store filed within
peoole was clown down and a number
were injured but not badly with the
exception OF two. One OF them, a boy,
Eugene Drumrigo, was killed. and the
other, William Drumrigo, will not I've.
All the Associated Press wires north
Of the CITY are not working. and no news
can be obtained as 10 the extent OF the
storm.
CHICAGO, March 23.-To-night the
Western Union wires are almost worth
less In every direction on account oil
storms. From Louisville, KY, TO New
Orleans and throughout the South the
wires have not worked since o'clock,
and there is little prospect OF securing
much news from that section tonight
VIcKsBURG, MISS. March 25.-De-
structve cyclone passed through the
Yazoo, Miss. Delta, to-day, wrecking
the towns Of Cleveland and Tunics.
Wires down and no particulars obtain
able.
MEMPHIS, TENN, March 23.-An
AppedL- A Udldnche special from Craw-
fordsvIlle. Ark, states that severe
wind blew down several houses In that
town to-day.
The Arbitration Court Meets.
PAHrs. March 24.--The Court OF Arni-