The Lincoln County herald., 1868-05-28
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tffSm ~ CharisstSn Msrcury, May ~
A terrible blow, attended with much
damage to properly end loss Of life, took
place abeve Georgetown, y. G., on Thurs.
day last, between Q and 3 o'clock p. N.
The wind commenced at tho Plantations
Of Dr.. Gailard and Reese Ford, on Black
river, where the buildings werc somewhat
injused, and tsok . course rom their to
the Pedes river. Shsss II passed immedi.
ately over tho plantation cY Dr.. Fish.
barne. At this point il was terribly %.
we're, dsmVlishing some 80 small buildings,
breaking most Of them entirely up, and
injuring several largo structures, and in
the demolition Of these houses some three
coloisd persons we're killed outright and
several others badly if not dangereusly
injured. The trees along the course Of
the wind presented o scene Of entire de.
siruction, being almost universally broken
or rooted up, and In several instances
were lifted from the ground to . great
elevation. It 10 feared that further dam.
age to life and property may DO heard Of.
The hour being one whom many persons
were In the 6sld, and not at their resi-.
deness, prevented greater loss Of life.
Its swEEc ACROSS ALABAMA.
tFrom the Talladsga watchtowsr, Nay 1871
1t is impossible to convey q correct
knowledge Of this terrible storm. Its
destructive effects must be seen TO bs un .
derstosd. No one cah look upsn the
scene without cxclaiming In his heart,
"Behold the goodness and severity OF
God" The special Providence of God
is signally displayed in the wonderful
preservation Of human life, while his So
verify is manifested in the nwfully sub.
limo effects Of The storm, as It swept
down almost every tree, house, fence, and
gathered in it's powerful grasp. mules,
COWS, goats, poultry, pigs, and tho birds,
and leaving them lying dead oil along its
desolated pathway. Even tho great oaks
Of the forest, unable longer to Withstand
the storm, snapped "as . littlc reed in q
strong mans hand !" while the earth il.
self trsmbled under the weight Of It'd
mighty and dreadful influence.
1t is said by those who witnessed the
scene that tremulous and brilliant vol.
ume Of electricity went whirlins along on
the ground, which emitted incessant and
vivid flashes Of lightning, and was in.
simultaneously followed BY a very dark
cloud, producing . terrible roaring re.
sembling the passage Of q nuubcr ol
trains on the track Of q railroad. The
earth is swept Of trash, and looks as if a
heavy food Of water had passed over it,
while the grass and green leaves left in
the track look like they had been scorchsd
by FIRE. Its velocity was very great, moi
less than one hundred miles an hour, and
its fight did its work efsctually and in Q
moment, and was immedi lately succeeded
by dead calm. Very little rain accom-
panied the wind. Its breadth was abou,
q quarter of q mile.
While the storm which We have at
tempted to describe above vas running
its rapid and destructive course, another
not quite SO violent, passed over Msjol
Reynolds plantation, and blow down al
his out houses except tho gin house, de
stroyed fruit trees, shade trees, &c. lii
loss is said to be heavy. Its course va.
east southeast, and crossed the Chandler r,
Springs road at the ten.mile post. 1t.
breadth was about two hundred yards.