The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-25


The -e.t Of the hnildink ia oeanniadsby
officers OF the police. Ali in Ysll. it doSs
not compare With the Morgue OF New
York. Yours. 10. ALPHA"
ToRNADo IN FLoRDA-FEARFun De.
srRUcrIoN WROUGHT BY THE GALE OF
FRIDAY.-The severe gale Of Friday last
was felt with great and destructive
force in some sections OF Florida. The
Tallahassee Sentinel gives the following
particulars of the storm:
A walk around the city during 5ester-
day afternoon presented an almost ap-
palling sight. The countless trees lying
in almost every direction, in N any
p!uces blockading the streets, the fencss
prostrated, the houses unroofetl, and in
many instances total wreck, were terri.
tying evidences Of the power OF the storm.
III aud around Capitol Square, many
trees were uprooted, fences blown down
and the Capitol building very seriously
damaged. The stating Was blown from
the roof, windows were blown in, and
water flooded the Senate and Assembly
halls, and poured through into the Su-
preme Court room, the Clerks office,
the Comptroller aud Secretary of Stata's
Offices The top of the chimney OF the
| executive Office was blown on, and some
| of the slate from the roof went sailing
through the air. $4,000 will not repair
the damage to the Capitol.
On our main business street the du-
mage to the stores and the stocks Of our
merchants has been heavy. George Fl.
Aeginniss' store, on the corner OF
Court House Square, is perhaps the
worst damaged Of any. The roof was
torn completely oil, and the stock flood
ed. His loss is estimated at $4,000.
The tin roofing on most Of the stores
in this block was ripped up by the wind
and went careeniug on the gale, being
distributed in fragments as fur as The
next street--some 200 yards. In the
next block South, portion of the roof
of the shoe store OF D. b. Meginniss
was torn up and the store flooded with
water. The upper part vi the Marine
Bank building was damaged by water.
portion Of the roof being also ripped
OFT. On the opposite side of the street.
Capt. Brokaw's large livery stable was
stripped of its tin roofing. Mrs. Lambs
millinery store suffered great deal.
The Monroe building lost chimney,
which carried with it considerable wood
work, leaving a large gap OH tue top.
The small building opposite Mesinniss'
store. occupied as IL shoe shop, was CON-
pletely demolished and laid flat on the
ground. Tue Court House escaped with
the loss Of chimney, few panels of
the blinds in the cupola aud the twisting
out Of recognition of the top Of the
lightning rod. The storm drove through
the windows Of the City Hotel aud
flooded many of its rooms with water,
and the occupants trembled for the
safety Of the building In the North
western part of the town, Postmaster w.
G.. Stewards new building. just ap-
proaching completion, was blown fiat a.
pancake. The frame of the Primitive
Baptist Church was also completely
leYelled with the ground. Mr.. II. Fl.
CANDLES house had the chimney blown
over, and his barn on Adams street was
wrecked, a falling tree carrying the
building with it. The building ocau.
pied by DeCoursey Brothers, AZ gro.
Gerry and liquor store, was badly da
mayed. Near the depot, the house Of
hr. Sidney Trent was lifted from its
foundation ard hurled in ruins some
twenty feet away. Charles Mattaw, IL
nephew OF Mr.. Trent. boy about four
teen years of age, in attempting to get
out of the building, was caught nenr
the door and buried IN the ruins. When
e1tricated he was dead. Two older per-
sons, who were in tho building, barely
escaped in time to save their lives. The
telegraph wires are down in all direc.
tions, and all telogrephic communication
is cut of. The loss in tho city, it is
thought, cannot be less than 5000, 900.
The new Baptist Church ut Dawkin' )
Pond is wreck In every direction,
fences and trees Hre PROSTATE, as in the
city. and many gin houses are badly in
jured. at Bel Air, the church aud
school.house are gone. and building
i'll the lc! Of Father Jumes Page has
fallen. AN old colorel woman, named
Mary Dudley, was killed in the building.
4 coIored woman was killed by the fall
ing Of shanty, on Judge Gwynn's .
place. On Capt. Brokaws plantation,
fourteen cabins and the gin buildings
were blown down. One man had his
arm and leg broken. Disastrous. how
ever, as IMs been the storm in the city
and s'Durbs, the damage throughout
the County by the destruction OF the
cotton viii be wcllnigh overwhelming.
From all We can hear. every particle OF
cotton in bloom has blown out and
beaten into the sand, and 30 badly d.,-