The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-17
TerriOlaqornado ii Georgia. .

particulars of a tornado of unparalleled
fury Onc woman was blown distance of
four hundred yards; her houseswns found
one hundred yards distance from the foun.
-latiop of. the house, fragments OF which
fell six milcs distant. The writer says:
The tornado struck the earth in two col
umos--a little to the rear and immediately
TO the right and left OF the Rev. j. l.. X.
Smiths dwelling-and converging to point
correspondent to the course OF the two
clouds before mentioned, joi" cd their forces
from fifty to seventy five yards distant, and
then. with united volume; swept northward
to the tanpcry of james ii. Robinson,
where, after dcmolishing the bark mill and
unrooffg anoter building, ii left the earth, y.
leaving its future course to be known only
by scattered garments and broken frag-
mruts Of wood dropped miles away. Thus
,hc whole compass of its visible ravagcs is
comprised within an.area not exceeding TWO
hundred yards in width and n lmlf mite in
lcugth. The track of its chief violence is
even much narrower than this.
Scarcely y tree is left standing. where it
rasscd-of. the htcn ones, svme lie AT
every point of the. compass 'Tlis fact may
ht attributable to- the general rush of the
winds from the. fHursquurtcrs of the hcav-
ems of the whirl afterwards But itis not
my purpose TO ph,los0phizc, il | could;
rNtr, that if this Imperfect sketch Should
meet the eye OF the venerable DIR. Mans, L
hope it. will be consistant both with his
pleasure and Convenience to favor your nu-
mcvous re lders with his views ";,".; .hcso
remarkable and fearful phenomena Of the
winds. But the general rush OF winds was
nortiwnrd as evidenced by the drift of
limbrrs and the bodies of the dead The
whirling naturc of the winds is manifested
by the debris scattered upon either hand.
AS TO the direct force o. the wind, give
for the present, one noteworthy instance :
\ green oskcnsboord, after hcirg carried
some. three or four hundred yards, was
driven to the depth of seven inches into the
cleft Of - whitcOak as il with II maui swung
with giant power. In the immediate track
OF the storm the rain fell in torrents, while
outside Of 1t. at least for any 'diStaucc, there
was but little, and the ground over which
the fury of the tornado passed is covered
with ruts, such are usual to be seen upon
lie banks Of running streams after great
frcshc,s. These are the prominent clarac.
'crstcs Of bot, the hurrcanc and tornado
llcudad in this wonderful phenomenon of
''it"rc. some also represent it rs having
been attended by II glowing appearance,
hUl few saw II, passing, rs 1t did, with al
InoSt cannon. ball veloaiiy.
Every out. building through the entire
course of the tornado from the poiut OF the
first attack beginning with the barn and
s,ables OF the Rev. Mr.. SRrith--was swept
away, some Of them to their very founda.
ai ions. The same is true of fcncings.' In
TnG case, where there was lane, the rails
were hcapea prOmiscuously between the
rwo,o, or the four dwellings, occupied by
sss1lSise families, only one, that Of Mr.. joseph
= KIAacy, was le!' standing; roof brokenin
and shattered. Outsilc of the main chali-
mel, the house Of Mr.. Bcoland was dam
aged by flying timbers. The building oc-
-cunicd hy Mrs Moss was carried away to
the floor. whioh was literally covered with
;hc debris Of chimheys and the tops Of fall
"n trees; yet, of the seven in the house at
tie Iiluc, all escaped with life save one,
youn. ;est son of Mrs. Lucy Jones. Dink
Mos, }. Wyatt. Jr. Lucy and Nancy Jopes,
badly injured, particularly the first named.
Stange to say, child Of Mrs Nancy Jones
c"nwlcd, from, beneath a fallen tree, with
lmrdly y scratch. The Kitchen was occu-
pied by Burrel Binford (colorcd) and his
wife and another woman OF these, Burrel
was blown to distance Of fifty yards and
killed. His wife was severely injured.
She was carried twice int the air, and says
she saw Fragments VI timber flying thick
as leaves in an autumnal gale.
The dwelling of DR.. james H. Montgom-
wy WIS lIicl from lis 1ounuatl0nS, turned
over and dashed TO pieces Himself and
wfowere severely injnred little daughter
slightly; his son escaped unharL:cd
But The residence Of Mr.. }. G .Baily suf-
fcrcd most, both as 10 itself and inmates
Ar. Baily being found dead at the distance
"i hundrcn yards, and his wife Mt the dis.
t@nce of three or four hundred yards This
building encountered the iercest assault of
the tornado, and was better calculated to
test its strength Than either of the other
mentioned, being new, large, and built of
heavy material; hut was feather before it.
IL lighter material, such as roofing, plank
i"G' sash, and window blinds. were carried
"a. away, showers Of their Fragments fall.
ing SIX miles and more distant. Even of its
heaviest ,imhers few we're left neat its for.
mcr site, many Of thcT being thrown to
distance Of hundreds Of yards. One in
particular, n foundation sill, forty or fifty
feet long and some twelve inches square,
passed above some buildings two hundred
yards distant, and fell in a. street in n bro