Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
SWEPT BY WINDS9ORMS.
Great Damage Done in the
South and West.
Several Towns in Mississippi Re-
ported Nearly DESTROYED.

Scattering reports coming to Memphis
from points in West Tennessee and North
ern Mississippi indicated that a terrific tor
nado had whirled up the Mississippi Valley
from the southwest crushing and sweeping
away everything in it's mad 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 re-
ports of widespread destruction. Passen-
gers on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
train told of the destruction OF Tunica,
Miss.
The Birmingham train due in Memphis at
$50 o'clock could not get to Memphis until
after s O'clock men being compelled to chop
and remove trees off the track between
Memphis and Kelly. which is situated about
thirteen miles from Memphis.
The swath of the storm as it crossed the
Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham
road seemed to embrace territory between
Cooperville aud Olive Branch. Dozens of
houses, huge trees and barns were razed to
the ground by the violence of the stern.
The damage at Tunica, Miss, was very
great. Houses We're crushed like egg shells.
The ruthless visitor fingered over the town
scarcely two minutes and yet in that time
the greater part of the town was destroyed.
The Knights of Pythias' and Masonic HALT
now only heap Of timber. The roof of the
Court House was carried away.
When the storm subsided cries and
screams of children were heard from the
colore2 school-house. where $50 children
had been gathered at their lessons. The
building, two-story frame, had been blown
down. and beneath the ruins was a mass OF
struggling children. None was killed. but
there were many MANNED and bruised, some
18th hr0xor, md wi fro rod
skulls The loss to property will go into the
hundreds of thousands.
Trainmen on the Kansas City, Memphis
and Birmingham Railroad reported that
Kelly. Miss, was wiped off the face of the
earth, not "a soul being left to tell the tale
Cleveland, Miss. was severely damaged
by the tornado, losing a fine church and a
number of dwellings. There was no loss of
life.
A special from Charlottesville, Ark,
states that severe wind blew down several
houses in that town.
1t was also reported that a tornado had
devastated Bowling Green, KY. ALI wires
were down to that point and nothing definite
could be learned concerning the disaster.
A wind storm of remarkable violence
visited indianapolis. Ind, doing about
$1O0,0O0 damage and injuring two
persons. The Brown -Ketcham Iron Works
were partially unroofed. Oae of the big
mills of the Cerealine Company was un-
rooted, and the roof in falling struck Charles
Myers, workman, breaking his leg. The
third story of the Indianapolis coffin
factory. three blocks away was blown
off. Next to this factory is a boarding house
and saloon owned by Charles Benhke.
which was unroofed, and Mrs. Benhke had
her foot crushed. Mr.. Benhke was bruised.
A number OF sheds, stables and two frame
houses in course of construction were demoi-
ished.
Dispatches from Kansas and Missouri say
that q severe storm ragged generally over the
two States The rainfall was very heavy
and generally benefited the crops. At Ok
lahoma City number of buildings were
blown down and several OF them were
burned by lightning.
The slate roof of the State Insane
Asylum at Nevada, No., was damaged and
the house of the engineer of the asylum
blown down. In Kansas the rain was
general all over the western part of ths
State.
The eastern part of Charlton County,
Missouri, was visited by a hurricane. killing
live stock ami destroying great deal OF
other property. The dwelling house OF Mrs.
Samuel Gunn was destroyed. Two persons
were killed in the same neighborhood.