The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-21
T0RSION OF THE WIND.
Two Counties in Southern Mississippi
Crossed By Torpalo.

LWC O0ult.eS IN SQutbern MISSISSIPPI
Crossed By Torpalo.
| MERIDIAN, Miss. April 20-The passen
gers on train which reached here at
| o'clock this morning gave the particulars
| of a frightful tornado that crossed Jasper
| and Clarke counties yesterday afternoon
| The tornado originated in Jasper county
| thlrty-five miles south of here, and trav-
| eled in a anortheasterly direction. 4 settle
ment OF negro cabins was destroyed and
| many of the unfortunate inmates perished
From this point to Barnett. thirty miles
south of here. the storm was especially
severe. DR.. 7. j. krouse one of the
largest plantation owners in the south,
was heavy loser. Every stick of timber
on his place was carried away, and every
house demolished. DR.. Krouse was badl y
injured His son had his skull crushed
and his wife and daughter were slightly
hurt. A negro Oh DR.. krouse's place
named Henry German and his wife and
nine children were imprisoned under the
ruins OF cabin. A fire. originating from
the kitchen stove, slowly roasted the un-
fortunate people. who piteously begged
that death might come and release them
from their sufferings.
Three miles north of Barnett the wind
struck a neghborhood of farms Tom
Lots dwelling was swept away. Lots
legs were broken and other members of
the family slightly injured John Smith g
house was levried, and he received serious
injuries. b. f. Legget's dry goods store
WAS destroyed and his stock of merchan-
disc Is now hanging i'll shreds upon the
branches of the forest trees. His wife
and children were buried in the ruins,
which caught fire, The family would
have perished but for the timely arrival
of neighbors. A little further on three
negro cabins were struck. Two negroes
were killed and several badly wounded
Twenty miles east of Barnett the storm
crossed the Memphis and Ohio railroad
track, tearing down three miles of tele-
graph wires and obstructing the track
The telegraph poles and wires for a dis
tance of five miles along the tracks of the
New Orleans and Southern are down
Crossing the Memphis and Ohio track
north of ShubuUa, the storm created havoc
among the negro cabins on the different
plantations.
Reports OF the damage done are coming
in slowly, but such As are received indi-
cate an awful loss of life and property. All
along the thirty miles of the tornado's
path is strewn the dead carcasses of
horses, cattle and all descriptions of live
stock. The fruit crop is ruined The loss
will reach into hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
QUITMAN, Miss, April 20-A fearful
tornado passed two miles west of here yes
terday, at Z o'clock p. NJ, travelling in
northeasterly direction, ana leaving death
and destruction in lis path. The track of
the to cnado is fully three miles wide aud
the re ports indicate that it extended more
than ten miles into the interior The
situation in the stricken region beggars
description. The public road leading to
Pachuta is impossible for miles Trees
many feet in diameter. are Tapped and
locked together in interminable coufu-
sion. More than fifty families are left in
destitute condition without food, shelter
or clothing. Relief committees are being
formed to alleviate the suffering.
AN ARKANSAS TwIsTER
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, April 20-Yester-
day terrific tornado passed through the
valley just south of this place, followed
by a heavy rain. Its path was about 800
yards wide 1t left a barren waste behind
it. 1t swept away everything-uprooted
trees, tore down fences and DESTROYED
houses Many homes were utterly de.
molished, and many families were in the
storm last night without shelter. OF one
family consisting of eight persons not one
escaped injury. They are all seriously
hurt, but it is proba bic that all except one
child will recover. The citizens are doing
everything possible for the distressed.