The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-06
The Cvcione.

The Cyclone. ,- ....
The specinl correspondent of the (ou.
stitutionalist, writing from Covington,
Ga, says:
Your correspondent is enabled to indi-
cate, with some degree of accuracy at
this hour, the track of the cycione
through q portion of Georgia. Fnssinr
through Clayton County with local da,
mage, now not ascertained, it entered
Henry County, and traversed it with re-
markable devastation as reported. Edg-
ing Rockdale, a small new County, It
demolished the dwelling and out-houses
OF Mr. Thomas Oglesby, killing cows,
horses and hogs, and injuring fencing
limits of Newton County were entered ut
Judge Joseph Regan' s, on South River,
blowing everything away in its path A
man and two negroes are reliably re-
ported to have been here killed, and Mr..
Trcadway, living on Cotton Creek. to
have been caught up and carried away.
and to be yet missing in spite of search.
Widow Holloway's house was blown
down and that lady very terribly
wounded, several of her ribs being
broken and torn from her back by falling
timbers; and several of Mr.. w. F. Harlen's
children were seriously hurt. Mrs. E.
N~. ~NS~SOAA Woo OooAy QTG0 DY
rafters. Six miles West of Coyincton.
Capt. G. M. Cunningham suffered the
total loss of his mansion and its con-
tents: Cats, chickens md guinens were
killed on the place by the furious blasts.
negro named Andrew Tillman, in an
lout-house, was struck on the forehead
over the left eye by descending rafter,
the skull factured, and several pieces of
bone driven into the brnin. These were
extracted, and tablespoonful of brains
taken out, and the negro is doing we'll
Az Bardstown, several persons were
killed and many wounded. At Waynes-
boro, one woman was killed and not u
tree, fence, Clubhouse or cotton screw
left standing. At West Point, several
houses were blown down and several
persons injured.
correspondent of the Chronicle and
Sentinel writes that Jefferson County was
visited by the tornado. It crossed the
Ogeechee near Fenn's Bridge, and passed
III direct line from West to East, pass
ing over the plantations of Messrs J. N.
Bethea, VIM. Sinquefeld, M. D. Cason.
G. Noble Jones, j. II. Cain, estate w. II.
Batty and W. A. Stokes in this County,
and 81. D. Greenwood, Henry Dawson,
81 Hudson and Col. Alexander G. Walker
in Burke County. Mr.. Sinquefield was
the greatest sufferer in jefferson County.
Every house on his place, save the
very much injured-the doors and win
dows all being blown ont and q brick
pillar, four feet high, blown from under
the centre of the house. Not single
house is left standing ON Col. Walkers
place. He is truly to be pitied. The
great tornado of last month visited and
demolished his Richmond County plan
tation and residence, and now this one
has devastated his place in Burke
County. A little son of Mr.. Rufus Jor
dan, about ten years old, who was Just in
the edge of it, was blown out of an OK
cart, which he was driving, but not in
lured. This is the third tornado which
has visited this County within n few
| weeks.
Harris County was visited with the
fifth tornado since the goth of March on
last Saturday. The cyclone was terri
ble. 1t scattered the dwellings,, out
houses, fences and everything else on
dery Williams place, wounding several
OF his people. Going directly East it
played havoc with the farm of Henry F..
Morse, two miles South of Whitesville.
There is not q house of any kind left on
his place. Six negroes were killed by
the falling timbers. Mrs. Morse is
wounded, 1t Is feared, fatally, and several
others of the family slightly. After
gong about mile and q half farther
East, John Booker's place was crossed
and all his tenants were scattered to the
winds. The report of the number of
killed and wounded there is conflicting.
The Widow Smiths, about a mile fur
ther East, was the next place in the path
OF the tornado. There was no one killed
there. but the list of wounded is lnrre.
and the amount of damage is consileru-
BILE. w. G. Davis house, about three
quarters of mile further, was the next
house that CHANGED to be in tho track of
the wind storm. His house was blown
down, his leg broke, his wifes leg broke
ana three or four children injured. At
ter while it gathered unusual strength.
and, attacking the Baptist Church, utterly
demolished it; in fact, "ono stone was
not left on another" Four negroes were
killed and six or seven wounded by the
falling of Judge Spence's building. It
struck Murray & Spence's mill, and did
not leave timber standing. Jourdnn
heiley, the negro miller. was killed and
three white men were wounded. 1t
struck Calvin Teel's place, leaving not a
building standing. Then it com
menced its ravages on Col. James r.
Mobley's place His Clubhouse and all
his out-houses were blown down and sir
negroes wounded.
Around West Point, it demolished all