Year: 1868

packages we're considerably damaged, and
one or two persons slightly hurt.


East Of the Mobile road, double log
house, belonging to Mrs. Miller, was blown
TO pieces, and the lady found herself in the
midst of ruins uniniured


Mr.. Mullins, in the vicinity, lost a good
residence, some stock and grain, and all his
Out-houses.


A man named Birdsong, or some such
name, has pious wife, or at least one who
prays in storm. She got down on her
knees to put up supplication, and urged
her husband to do the same. He said it
was no use; they were gone to the d
anyhow. But the storm passed over them,
and they were unhurt.


How much further the storm went we do
not know. The space we have described
includes about thirty-fve miles. Scores OF
people along the track, whose names and
loses are hardly known to their neighbors,
suffered considerably. Many farms are
ruined for the summer and will be virtually
abandoned


The sixteen miles track, from Hatchie 10
Forked Deer, is as direct as if laid off by a
surveyor. Ii is about three hundred yards
wide. The trees all fell inward from the
margins, but in the center thereof are
twisted and lying in all possible directions
and positions.


1t is impossible at present to estimate
the damage done. 1t is remarkable that
the line of the storm passed over as many
farms and houses as could possibly be
found in the same distance in any part of
this country. Many marvellous escapes
r. L. II
mystery are related. In one instance n
negro baby was blown several hundred
yards and dropped at the gate of the track
unframed.


One more incident and we drop the sub
iect for the present. A large tree was
blown across the track of the Memphisand
Ohio railroad, about one and a half miles
above Bells Station, at point where it
could be seen but a short distance. A
young boy named Jones made the dis
covery, and knowing that the up train
would be along in a short time, started
down the road at full speed, and soon met
train No. 2 coming at full speed, and sue
ceeded by his violent demonstrations in
stopping it. Thus terrible accident was
averted, and probably many valuable lives
saved. We suggest that the company and
the public should look up that boy and
recognize his services by a substantial tes,
timonial. 1t would reward a good act
and encourage others.


This storm or another reached Harde-
man county. The Bolivar Bulletin of the
9th inst. says:


On last Wednesday a terrific hurricane
passed few miles south of this place, which
did great damage to timber, fences and
growing crops. We are credibly informed
that hail stones fell in the neighborhood of
Jack Cliffs "a large IA a mans fist and
that lady in the vicinity mentioned, while
attempting 10 close a window blind was
struck on the wrist with piece of hail
with such force as to cause disloeation of
the Joint Here the storm did not prevail
so extensively.


The tornado caused considerable damage
on the premises of Edmund Reeves, Esq.
His gin house was blown down, and every
building on the place more or less injured.
A large tree was uprooted by the wind,
which fell on the dwelling; besides this,
one of the chimneys was blown down, and
a vast amount of valuable timber destroyed.
The path of the hurricane was about half
a mile wide. Mr.. Reeves informs us that
he never experienced such a wind storm
before