The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-05-13
TERRIBLE CYCLONE.

TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
cane-Many Persons Killed and Wounded
Great Destruction of Property.
Atlanta papers contain full details of
the terrible tornado that devastated
portion Of Western Georgia on the night
of the Sd inst. A dispatch from Column
bus, Ca, reports: 'sAnother tornado in
Harris and Talbot counties started near
the Chattahooche river in Harris, and
went through Talbot. The storm neared
the recent tornado, and in one place fol
lowed it for five miles. The loss of
property is Immense. Up to this evening
it is ascertained that seventeen lives were
lost, among them five whites. About
thirty-fve persons were wounded, and
large number of mules and COWS killed
outright. Fences and houses were
blown entirely away, and the crops along
the route are entirely destroyed. Por-
lions of houses were blown distance of
fifteen miles.
At West Point the cyclone demolished
all the out-houses on ex-Mayor Reeds
place. A large wagon was picked up
and carried across Chattahooche River.
At Golfers farm, in Alabama, three
miles from the city, all the out-houses
were destroyed and three negroes killed.
The storm swept through the town of
Berlin, Ala, destroying houses of all
kinds on the places Of John Booker,
where it seriously, if not fatally, wounded
the wife of the proprietor, and killed all
his mules; P. G. Collins, where it
wrecked everything, but killed no one;
and j. J. Benton, where it tore down all
the out houses, and killed one negro.
A dispatch from Rutledge, Ga, gives
the following account of the storm S raw
ages at that place cit crossed the
Georgia railroad at this place at quar-
ter to B o'clock, going in an eastern
course. The day passenger train was
just leaving the depot as the storm was
raging. It destroyed the house of DR..
j. J. Montgomery, but none of the family
were killed. All of his outbuildings and
fences were blown down. Next in the
Stapp. His small plank Westinghouse
was picked up from its place, turned
half round, and set on the ground 20
feet from the original place. Outhouses
and fences all down. The next victim
was Dr. G. P. Brown, who lived at
newly-settled place in quite dense
forest. The timber was strewn in all
shapes and directions, one tree striking
the corner of his house. One room, In
which the family happened to be, was
uniniured. A very tall tree near the
place was clothed in the top with beau
tiful dress that Mrs. Brown was just
finishing. A tablecloth decked another
tree so feet high. The next place was
Mr.. He's Tomblin's. Two rooms of his
house were left. Forest trees, fruit trees,
fencing and outhouses are all good.
The next and worst victim was Mr.. j.
Hill Davis. His house was literally
demolished, and he was bruised consid-
erably. Mrs. Davis had her iawbone
broken, and her little girl is not likely to
live. ALI the buildings and fences have
gone from his place. Mr.. r. FL. High
tower, at Stockbridge, has his leg broken;
Mrs. Livingstone and her months old
baby were blown 100 yards into gully.
The four-mule team of Cowan & Bros
saw-mill at Whitesburg was blown heller
SHELTER, and Cowan was blown Is yards.
Cowan had to cut his team loose to get
them from the wagon. 1t is r1mored
that thirteen persons were killed in Har-
ris county. About eight large planta-
tons were devastated in the track of the
storm. At Mathew Johnson's large
shade-tree fell on the house, just as the
wind tore the house down. The family
escaped to the kitchen, of which all but
four or five logs was blown away. Mr..
Johnson, in attempting to run from the
house to the kitchen, was hurled against
the smoke-house and seriously injured.
The negro cook was mortally wounded,
and several children were hurt. Mr.. j.
w. Robinson saw a Maidstone fall as
large as his head. 1t broke into pieces,
but he picked up splinter Z inches
long. In one instance fence-rail was
driven through tree, and rocks were
driven into trees like Minnie balls. One
child blown off has not been found, and
Mr.. Johnson was injured"