The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-03-08
DEVASTATED.
Frightful Work Of a Cyclone in
Georgia and Mississippi.
WHOLE TOWNS SWEPT AWAY
Many Lives Lost and Large Numbers
are Seriously Injured.
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WHOLE TOWNS SWEPT AVA
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

Is Enormous-One Village is Entirely
swept Out of Existence, While Others
Have But Two or Three Dwellings Left
Standing.
MERIDIAN, Miss, March 6.--The town
of Marion was visited Saturday by
cyclone which destroyed almost every
house in the place. Several lives were
lost. News was received here late at
night that cyclone struck Barnet
station destroying every building in the
place, killing twelve persons and injur-
ing twenty others The family OF
Daniel Barnet, eight in number, were
instantly killed. Barnet is not tele-
graph station and news got here by
passengers on the incoming train. A
relief party Immediately left for the
scene.
Mayor Dial issued proclamation
Saturday morning calling upon the cit
liens to contribute funds for the relief
of the distressed victims of the cyclone
at Marion, Toomsuba, Keewanee,
Pachuta and Barnett Alta mass meet
ing committee was appointed by the
mayor to ascertain the extent Of the
damages, where help is most needed
and to solicit and disburse contribu-
tons
All of the ministers in the city APP
pealed to their congregations to aid the
sufferers and liberal sum was coll
lected in the different churches. 1t has
been impossible so far to even approx
mate the financial loss occasioued by
the cyclone, but it will go into the hun
dreds of thousands
j. Keelon, one of the richest merch-
ants at Tumsooba, is one of the hcavi-
est losers Mrs. Georgia Gordon, Of Pa.
chuta, tho destruction Of whose house
was not previously reported, had mar
row escape from death. The house was
wrecked and the floor OF the room, in
which seven persons were congregated,
was carried away, the human freight
being dropped to the ground beneath.
| Mrs. Gordon sustained broken ankle.
A child was blown out of its mothers
arms, escaping without injury. The
funeral of FIVE of the victims of tho
cyclone occurred at Marion yesterday.
Hundreds of people went from this city.
Mrs Sarah Harrington, an aged
widow, who lived with her daughter at
Barnett, was blown away and her body
has not yet been recovered Many
pranks of the winds fury are reported.
The water was blown out of the rail-
road tank at Barnett while the tank
was not damaged in tho least A fine
Jersey COW was blown . mileat Pachuta
and alighted in the Baptist church un'
injured. ~
COLUMBUS, Ga, March GA terrible
wind storm swept across several coun
ties fifty miles north of Columbus Fri
day night, doing great damage and
causing considerable loss Of life. The
storm came up from the northwest and
struck Greenville, the county seat o.
Merriwether county, about $3.50 o'clocl
demolishing the business portion OF the
town and great number Of dwellings
Thirty-eight stores and dwellings arr
reported to have been blown down ant
but three business houses in the who'll
1 town were left intact Every hous,
was damaged more or less Only on,
/ person was killed, negro woman.
Odessa, small town near Greenville
is reported TO have been completed!
swept away Six persons were killed
At Woodbury., east Of Greenville
houses were blown down and trees up
rooted, but fortunately no lives wer,
lost About two miles from the towI
two negroes and one white child wer,
killed. Many are reported to be sc
riously wounded At Molena, in Pix
( county, church, an academy, planning
mill, two stores and several residence
were blown down. Five lives were los
"a white woman named Mrs Fell ant
four negroes
/ Advices received from Piedmontcou
ty, few miles distant from Molena
I report that only two houses out o
twenty remain standing. A young 80
man named Hawkins was killed aud he
parents badly wounded. Almost every
one in the town was wounded to som,
extent. 1t is impossible TO estinlat
the damage at this time.
The reports from the center OF tn,
cyclone disturbance of Friday ni7h
show great destitution, which calls fo
relief. Many of the cyclone sufferer
are in a dcstitute condition, havint
been rendered houseless and homeless
by the wind, with not vestige O
clothing except the garments they hat
on their backs They are exposed Il
the biting cold and starvation stare
some of them in the face.