The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-24

did considerable damage to life and pro-
perty, near TINT place. A house contain
ing several persons was blown down.
One man was killed and scycrnl others
were injured.
! In Edgefield a vast amount of property
was destroyed. All but two houses on
Gen. NJ O. Buffers place were blown
down, also six houses on Joseph Gala
hams, nineteen on b1r. Tilman's and oil
except two on Joseph Thurmuds John
Briggs brick house was unroofcd, and
the out-buildings were destroyed, includ-
ing the gin-house and screw. A child
vas killed on this place, and Il negro
woman was mortally wounded sam.
Gardeners gin-house and screw were de-
stroyed on Whitlock's place John Hall
was fntally crushed on Joe Wiltin's plan
tation and every house was destroyed.
Mr.. Foreware's dwelling and out-houses,
| on Beech lSlnnd, were blown down and
| five negroes were killed. At Windsor,
on the South Carolina Railroad, five per-
sons were killed and fourteen wounded,
all colorcd. Of twenty hands oil Mr..
Woodruff Is plantation, only three were
saved. MIR. Kelley and child were killed
IL not known yet. At the plantation of
A1r. George w. Turner, on the Edgefield
line, nearly all the out-buildings were
utterly wrecked, while the residence it.
self was almost wholly demolished. hIrY.
Turner had IN arm broken and her SON
in-law, DR.. w. d. jennings Jr., was &C.
riously cut in the legs by the falling
timbers. Two colorcd men were instantly
killed, ns were also considerable num-
Der OF mules and cows. At the plantn-
ton of Col. jacob Foreman, on the Sa-
vannah River, near Silver Bluff, similar
disasters occurred. Nearly MI the smaller
houses were swept away, the mansion
was ruined beyond repair, and q colorcd
man and girl instantly killed. Mr.. Will
liam Woolwards plantation in Barnwell
County, s. G., was visited by the storm,
and great damage done. Every building
on the place, except the dwelling, was
blown down. 1t is reported that several
persons were killed and injured in the
| vicinity.
letter was carried by the cyclone
from Thomson, Ga, to Edgefeld County,
and was found on the premises of Mr..
II. L. Wright, about six miles from
Edgcfeld, distance sixty miles from
thomson. When tho tornado passed
ovor Edgeteld, DR.. Ii. A. Shaw was at
Dir. Thurmonds. The house com
menoed rocking and cracking so fearfully
that DR.. Shaw became apprehensive that
it would fall. He, therefore, took charge
of Mrs. Thurmond and her children,
rushed out in the yard and clung to a
largo tree, while Mrs. Thurmond and the
children held to him firmly. Near
Windsor hail stones SO large fell that
SOW and several pigs were killed One
hail stone crashed through mans hat
and cut cash in his head. In the 124th
District, of Richmond County, the
tornado carried off all the chickens in its
track. Birds were dashed against trees
and killed. A negro coming down the
river. near Fury's Ferry, saw tho storm
ahead OF him. 1t tore down trees on
both sides of the river and whirled them
about like feathers. At Mr.. VIM. Wood
ward place, in Barnwell County, nine
teen houses oui of twenty were de-
stroyed, and two negro children killed.
All the fences on the plantation wero de-
molished
Never was such q tornado felt in Geor-
gia The front cloud was pitch black,
half o mile high, and half q mile wide.
1t was barrel-shnped at times, and at
| times it took the form of a half moon. re-
volving from North to South. The rear
| was Illuminated with lurid, phospho-
roscent but wholly unnatural light. It
travelled at tho rate of seventy miles per
hour. 1t was Aanked on the North and
South sides with dense clouds, but
stood ont in bold relief alone. It demo-
lished each plantation in twenty Sc
conds. 1t wns accompanied by sound
as Of 500 cannon in the decisive mo-
ments of pitched battle. Not drop of
rain fell from it, but n great rain storm
came up three hours afterwards, and de-
luged the earth, accompanied by hnil.
wind, thunder and lightning. Hun
dreds escaped death simply by the
hands of Providence. Runiors from
Glascock County arc afoat, but it is inn
possible to get the details 1t is rumored
that from eight to thirty were killed and
fifty wounded. Mount Morinh camp
ground was demolished, and it is report
ed TINT out of n family of eight living
there, seven wero killed. Nothing def
nito can be ascertainod here tonight
Reports from other sections arc equally
terrifying. Loss Of life and property in
various directions. About 1filledgc-
vile, it was very destructive
A serious tornado occurred ut jackson
Station, on the Port Royal Railroad, IS
miles from Augusta, last Saturday even
ing. Three houses were blown down,
and ono colored woman was fatally
wounded. The railroad track was CO.
vered for moro than 300 yards with fall
ing timbers. On an adjoining plantation,
three colored men were crushed to death
The falling trees obstructed the road, and
threw the up day train from the track.
fortunately, no material damage was
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