Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-03

Tom. The doctors went TO sec them.
They don't think they can get wei.
The church was torn 10 pieces by the
wind, Uncle John Rhodes' and
Qraudpa'e houses were no, blown down,
nor were any OF the family hurt. joe
Garner, the negro that lived close 10
us, anu his wife were injured quite
baily. The negroes who lived on our
place (up on the road had their house
completely blown away. You would
not think house oven stood thr-e, 10
look at the place now. Both people are
badly hurt. / have not yet heard rom
Rich, Tho Medlins aud hif. sims,
close 10 Eich's, had their buildings all
blown away. | fear Rich was In tho
storm.
on, you can't imagine anything
about II unless you could zee III Ana
oh, how miraculous II was that my
little cues anu were not killed. Ally
things that are not gore are all ruined.
My clothes were torn almost of me.
Ny drsss was In strings. The whole
face Of tho Garth here around me 10
bieht to beholl. People are coming
from far aud near 10 look vt II. They
say this place Ia the worst sight they
ever have seen.
All OF Jos. Gamers house was not
blown OIL, and stayed there last
night. Mrs. Burgau sent over coon
this morning, for tho children aud |, 40
| nm with them tonight. This plocs
was not hurt much. A big crowd OF
men has been at work today, trying TO
fix 10 fences. Tho old home 10 all
ruined. II never eau DO liked up
again. All the rails arc gone. The
timber u all ruinci. 50 that we cannot
put a fencu around II again. You never
saw such destruction In your LIE.
am 40 troubled don't know what to
do.
This closes Mira. Ives lettor.
To-Day q copy OF the PAuiding nc.
pictO was received, giving an account
OF tue storm. II sayt:
One OF tho most disastrous cyclones
ever known In tue history Of Mi.sis-
tippi swept over the countire Of Smith,
jasper aud Clarke last MoInes ay
evening, the 18Th inst. IL struck Jss-
per county IN .tho McBsy noighbor.
hood and Travelled IA norshuasterly
direction at furious rate across the
thickest settled locality OF the country
aud entered Clarke at DIR. Krouse's.
Tho width Of its fatal path was from
three 10 four miles and tho distance II
travelled was over twenty-five mlles Ia
this county.
The destruction Il wrought beggaru
and btillys description. Ia the twink
ling Of un eye dwellings, barns. trees,
fcnces-in fact everything In the fitsl
path OF tho storm disappsnrei-wcto
literally swept from tile face oi the
earth.
Immediately pfler the furious Winds
had passed, n heavy rainfall set 10,
accompanied bya heavy hail, which
mefcilessly poured down upon the
helpless aud homeless victims. IL was
inLeed pitiable sight.
The scene that met the sstonlshed
gazD OF iuo iazai Victims when rhufs.
days sun rovsal,i the awful results Of
tho ltJrm could not be described.
Where tho happy homes ofs conlenied
people had stood, nothing was lef. but
unsightly aud hllc0us debris.
House,, fences barns--lll scattered
TO the four WINS VI che heavens, and
ruin and association prevails OH every
side. In Ja6per county over one
hundred anu fliiy families found them.
selves homeless ana the aecumulations
representing the labor aud savings OF
a lifetime, wera swept away In one
brief but awful moment. The ca
lamity falls heavily upon tho victims,
hs nenriy all Of them are Iarmors anu
all were already In close circumstances
aud at best were barely mailing u
living.
The loes o! human life was mlracu.
lousy small. Only ihore lives were lost
In the cOtiuty-Mfs. w. IL. IniRbeu.
Mrs. shepherd Strlnger aud Stafford
Fcyton, coloIed. rho two latter were
killed outright, while the former
lived until Friday. While It Ia sad
that any deaths should have occurred
at all, still, 10 10 peculiarly fortunate
that no many others escapoj with their
livea. Many others were seriously
wounded, but not fatally.
Then follows three columns detailing
the losses suffered and maRing All up
peal on people outside Of tho cyclones
track to MD those whose homes had
been devastated.