Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
THE SOUTH RN CYCLONB.
Northern Mississippi and Western
Tenne see Visited.
Twenty Thrae Persons Killed. Loss
to Property $2,O00,00O.

A desputch from Matches, Miss, says -
Further Information relative TO the recent
cyclone in Richland parish is received The
storm struck the vicinity OF Archibald, OIL tho
line Of the Observation-Disclosures Rail-
way. at $3.50 p. NJ. 1t barely missed that
town.
All buildings OIL ", a. Broughton's planta.
ton were destroyed. Mr. Sarless plaza
shared the same fate two men and one child
were killed there and a number were wound
ed all eolored. All the buildings on the
Pruitt place were demolished and two col.
ored children killed. The residence ci T.
A. Archibald and J. A. Archibald were to-
tally wrecked with all the outbuildings.
Miles of fencing and thousands of trees were
FRUSTRATED.
The storm passed from the southwest to
northeast, followed the track Of the New Or
leans and Northeastern Railway for consid.
erable distance. shutting off traffic over the
road beyond Archibald for several hours.
Dozens of persons were eighty injured and
bruised, OF which no account was taken The
above only recounts the damage in the vi
cinity of Archibald. IN remote places east
and west it IS thought much destruction WAS
wroug ht.
The damage done 10y the cyclone in the
Mississippi Valley is enormous. While the
loss OF life is not so great as first reported
the damage to property will reach 1000
O)0. The death list foots up eighteen. while
the list OF injured vii! run up into the hun
dreds.
The first heard of the cyclone YVES in
Northern Louisiana and Southern Arkan-
sas. 1t crossed the Mississippi a few miles
above Greenville. devastating plantations
wreckiAg farmhouscs and upropting grand
forest trees. The path of the storm vas
about half mile wide and nothing was left
standing in its track. The first fatality oc-
Cured near Shaw Station. Miss, where the
house of Drury Sumerall, prosperous and
industrious colored farmer, was leyeled to
the ground. killing the entire family Of nine
persons. The cyclone passed through the
suburbs Of Shaws and demolished several
residences and small stores, but no one was
killed.
The hurricane then changed its course
slightly and travelled the right OF way of the
Yazoo and mississippi Valley Railroad until
ii entered Cleveland, Miss, where-a public
school building, several houses and stores
were RACED to the ground. No fatalities oc-
CURED at Cleveland, but several persons
were struck by flying timbers and more or
less injured.
Leaving Cleveland, the cyclone passed
within a mile of Clarkesdaie, town of 1000
inhabitants, and next struck Tunica county.
The newly completed courthouse went down
before the winds fury. The colored school
building was wrecked and over 800 children
MANNED. As the cyclone left Tunca it
divided, one portion travelling in r, north.
easterly direction, while the other took
northwesterly course and again crossed the
Mississippi river in Arkansas, where it spread
ruin Through three counties
the towns of Charlottesville and Vincent
were nearly destroyed and the storm then
took northeasterly course, reaching Kelly,
Miss, about o'clock in the afternoon. Here
the greatest damage was done. Six persons
were killed outright and scores injured.