Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-03-30
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
The Tsvas ef ksify and rssies visltea sy
Terrible Cyetsa-.

NELLY. March II --An Awfnl cyclone
Z struck here this afternoon at ;. 90 o'clock
/ Long before the wind bit the town
strange atmospheric conditions were
noticed, and the people were In some
/ degree prepared Toe their unweIcome
t visitor First the air grew very dark.
then moaning sound was heard. and
finally vreenish cloud was seen rap
idly approaching from the southwest
tss path was probably half mile wide.
and everything within its course waS
more OF less damaged Several people
IN the vicinity were killed Large
houses we're lifted OF their foa oandattons.
some OF them were completely shat
tered and their fragments we're scat
ter-d for many yards.
4. w. Mannon was one OF the frss 10
notice the approach Of the storm He
became Impressed with the idea that
there vas danger in the air. and turning
20 bis scholars. Of whom there were
about forty. he dismissed them Hardly
had they Left the building before tho
wind struck IL. and it. fragments were
scattered in every direction Had he
not seen the danger in time, the Ios. %
life there would have heen considerable
The wind was very faneifal In its
eaprtcss and spared SOME houses while
10 obliterated others The gntortunats
men, women and children whose houses
we're ruined we're obliged TO seek refuge
AZ the homes OF other more favored
nsighbors~ The force Of the wind can
b. seen by look a. the forest which
lays tn It's path Large trees we're torn
up hy the roots. and others were twisted
in all sorts % shapes No storm % tho
Sind has ever visited this part os the
country before. and the people are com
plesegY dared by their misfortans.
There siii bs great suffering among
The POOR families sho lost their prop
erty By .he wind There il not a houss
in town which Is not to a degree iniared-
Lam Ashley. a welI-known farmer
who lives not far from here, had. with
Bis two chiltren. . miraculous escape
rom death lie saw the storm coming.
snd taking a child in each arm lay down
IN the mialIe % the foor Just a. tho
wind BIT the house with awful force and
lifted IL clear from its foundation
The root and sides Of the building
vent dying into the air like some great
bird and after reaching certain heights
scattered In every direction
While this was transpiring the soor
Of the house remained intact. with Mr.
Ashley and his two children reposiu-
safely IA the center. IL was lifted from
the ground and travelled through th.
air. iandinx exactly i3s yards from
where IL started by sctHal REIMBURSEMENT
When the soor with is precious burden
reached the end Of irs journey is vas
deposited By the espricioas wind as
gently on the ground ss q mother lays
her child into iss bed AZ night. Neither
Mr. Ashley nor his TWO children sut-
tered the slightest harm
AT rUSIcA-
TVSTcA. March aa-About & lao'cIock
this afternoon the sky In the southw west
began to darken inkiIy. and low,
Sailing sound announced storm
Within q fsw minutes the wind came
along with terrible velocity, and with q
swish and n whirl that portended
danger The nrss hard blow gave way
10 the cyclone and houses crushed like
egg Shells Huge rain-drops fell, and
the scene was a weird one indeed. The
dsmoniaeal- ruthless. veugefuI visitor
fingered over and around the town
scarcely two minutes. and vet in that
time he leveled buildings unsparingIy.
tossing saloon and church alike to the
ground. Such unusual aud unexpected
wrath stunned the people. and the
artillerY-like noise of tumbling roofs
paralyxsd the mind for moments A
partial calm, save for the fall OF rain.
then came, and the people rushed about
in great excitement
In all parts Of the town are signs OF
the ruin, and very few houses escaped
without some violence. The damage
will 90 high into the thousands.
MisceIlAa~oas-
NEwBERsER BRorHERs. cotton buyers.
Of Coffeeville and Grenada. failed lass
week for SIS, ooo. 600. They did large
general merchandise business at Coffee
vile and we're partners in houses at
Grenada, Oakland and ClarksdaIe and
owned 4 controlling interest in the CON-
press AZ Grenada The decline in cotton
caused the break
z. ). BARkER- who lives few miles
from Cortnth. WAS instantly killed last
week by the full load OF a shotgun in