Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-05-15
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:. a, letter in. the Wilmington (N. o.
/ J6atfnal, from Fiinmonsvike, S. c., gives
the following details Of the ravages of a
storm which visited Darlington County,
Hast hdfsday hight Sgsf ~ III ~
Our vicinity was visited by an awful
Storm on the night of the lst instant,
which proved yerydsstFustjve, The clouds
},5llsa ap from TAes Nsss .hte ia +hS day,
with fierce and vivid lightning and inces-
SAINT thunder. The lightning struck in
manly places near here, but fortunately no
houses were struck. THeT,ash 0fthe wind
|. was terrific over a. large spacesef the coun-
try, and at ebout,.9 o'clock a whirlwind
passed through the country, appearing to
be in the centre: of the storm. 1t was
confined to the woods for. several miles
until iittstfuek the plantation of Mr.. P.
Hdfn, about three miles from he.e, when
il carried away fences, eut-heuses, bee.
hives, orchards, shade trees, flowers, corn,
fodder and shueks, and tore to pieces every
house on the plantation except Mr.. Horns
dwelling and small smoke house. Even
la.gc log houses we're lifted up, torn to
pieces and scattered over the fields The
next place in the line of the whirlwind
was that of Mr. Spencer Hatchell, where
everything was carried away except apart
OF the dwelling house. and articles from
Mr.. Horns. were scattered all over Mr..
Hatclell's place, The two places areap@
two! miles apart Iog opposite, sides Of p
large swamp. From Mr. Hatchelps oil
ward, its course was confined mostly to
the woods, but whenever it touched
plahtation, it took all the fences away.
Such whirlwind has not been known
here in many years. The roar Of the wind
was ,appshing to the ssoutest heart, apd
Honedwhe heard " eat sSer s{ofgss She
"horrid din." The rushing wind, the
thunder, the blazing lightning, the crash
Of failing trees and houses, the noise bf
flying and failing objects and the torrents
OF dashing rain, all made up a scene of
natures widest confusion. Mr.. Horn and
Mr. Hatchell are the greatest losers Their
neighbors gathered in and helped them to-
re-fence their crops, but the washing rain
had damaged them seriously. The crops
in all this section have been damaged by
the heavy rain and the planters are almost
in despair. With late season, killing
frost on the 25th ult., drought lasting
nearly all of April, and these heavy rains
follpwing. the farmers have been unable
to make d fair start for crop of either
corn or cotton, and to-day the weather is !
still threatening. When we shall get the
crop started; no one knows-Rever, unless
better days come soon.
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1hirfsen Raslrcad 1fands Die i'll One
Day.
From the Memphis Ledger, May 81, !
A gentleman from DR.. Kerr's place, bn
the Paducak Railroad, twenty miles from
this city, brings the information that on
Saturday last Pat Smith, a contractor, and
twelve railroad hands died suddenly near
the Kerr place in most mysterious man.
rcr. The. men were suddenly attacked
with pains in the back and violent vomit-
ing and purging; from which. they died
suddenly. A post nsortem examination
was made Of the stomach of one of the
deceased persons, but it contained only gas
The affair has created CONSERVATION in the
neighborhood, and report prevailed that
the cholera had broken out. The better
opinion seems to be that the men were
either by the water they drank
being impregnated with dead caterpillars,
or by some person who had placed poison
in their food. Several others are sick, and
fears are entertained that they will also die: