The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-16
THE GEORGIA CYCLONES.
The Details of the Recent Terrible
St0rm-Three Hundred Persons
Killed, fifteen Hundred Wounded.

Augusta (Ga.} Cor. Louisville Courier-Journall
The recent cyclone which passed over /
this region was the most awful ever
heard of iu-+he United States ] have I
been along a portion of its track, and.
having Just returned, will endeayor to
give the readers of your paper an ac- |
count of it.
It crossed the Chattahoochie River
from Lee county, Ala, and entered Har-
ris county, Ga, From thence it passed
through the counties of Talbot, Epson,
Monroe, Jones, Baldwin, Hancock, War
ren, MeDufie, and Columbia. 1t cross
ed the Savannah River fifteen miles
above Augusta, entered Edgefield, conn
ty, s. c., passing through Barnwell,
Lexington, Richland, Sumter, Marion,
and Horny counties of that State. and
finally ran into the Atlantic Ocean off
the coast of North Carolina.
A second cyclone, precisely at the
same time, seemed to have formed this
side of Milledgeville, crossed the Ogee-
chez river fifteen miles below the village
of May6eld, in Hancock county, and
passing through Glascock and the lower
edge of Richmond, crossed the Savannah
twelve miles below. Augusta, into Beech
Island, S. c., and from thence ran due
east into the Atlantic.
As / was along the northern one of
these cyclones, will more particularly
describe that The two were exactly
alike in size, shape, color and devasta-
tion. They were both the most terrible
visitations ever sent by Providence up
on the States of Georgia and South Car
Olina.
The cloud was, in color, inky black,
half a mile high, half mile wide, was
cylindrical in shape, and travelled very
e much like revolving barrel coming
end foremost. 1t was illnmined with
: phosphorescent light, and monentarily
would glitter as if l, 900, 900 matches had
been ignited in it. .t.
e 1t was accompanied by a continuous
e roaring sound, as of 500 cannon in the
decisive moments of pitched battle
The bravest man ever born could neith'
er have felt, seen, nor heard it, will
j power; a sublimity and grandeur about
' it unnatural, awful, wholly its own
e But thousand incidents are related
: showing that the hand of Providence
was in it-that it was governed by laws
e as regular and immntable as is the sun
: 1t travelled from west to little norti
IS of due east, going as straight as crane
Il or cannon ball would fly. 1t passed
h over the entire State of Georgia in ex
d actly three hours, travelling at the rat
is of tifty-three miles per hour. T.
it The whole number of killed in Geor
II gia will not fall below 300. and tn
e wounded reach 800. ..r.
Through Carolina the devastation ant
ie death were equally as great. The south
u ern cyclone crossed the Savannah a
ID Fury's Ferry, sunk the boat, struck tn
s, plantation of Mr.. Foreman, tore it t
E pieces, and killed and wounded a grea
/ many on it. From. thence forward t
X the ocean the accounts are as terribl
r. and as appalling. .ae e.. liz.
q On the 4th of April, 1904, now lack
ing but few days of seventy -one year
; great storm like this came up fror
IL the direction of Dooly county, and pass
> ed througe Hancock, Warren, and Rich
mond, crossing the Savannah 6ftee
:" miles above Augusta. There are fe'
- people now living who remember it, an
plenty have been told by their parent
y of it. 1t was described in the August
Chronicle. All accounts agreed that
- was illuminated by the same strang
light as the last one. No one was xii
ed by it.