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


And ribs of brass and joints of steel,
From labors plastic fingers came,
With sobbing valve and whirline
,.iL:whsel. -...t
'Tis labor works the ningic press,
And turns the crank in hives of toll,
And bockons angels down to bless
Industrious hands ON sea and soil.
Here sun-browned Soil, with shining
- ,ea spade .,i. rD.4-.
Links lake to lake with silver ties,
Struck thick with palaces Of trade,
And temples towering to the skies.
TIE ToRNApo OF SATuRDAY.-A de-
atructive tornado PASSED through Ogle-
thorpe and Greene Counties, Saturday
afternoon, between 2 and ; o'clock. de-
stroying life and property to Il fearful
extent. Scarcely house remains in its
course. Fences were blown in, every di-
rection, and the forest completely de-
stroyed. Words cannot express the
awful scenes and distress which have so
soon and unexpectedly como upon the
people. Those who yesterday had happy
homes and plenty. are to-day, without
house, food or olofhing. The following
are the names of the killed, wounded,
and those who lad their houses de-
stfoyed, IN the Immediate ncighborhood
of MaxSys, in the former County
Ki1ledz7{ieo. W. ,Mnxey and Peter Wat
SOP, col6red. Wounded-WiIliam Jack
s3h " head and hip, seriously; Mrs
Mafy Asbury, in head, shoulder and
breast. seriously; Tip Shaw. arm broken;
head and Arm broken; Crawford Z1ber.
in Head and eye; A. T. BrightweIl, In
Leg; Miss - Asbnry, finger cut off; John
P8fteS, in head; Mrs. John Porter,
slightly; Handy Poullain. colored, NOR
tally .younded; Jane Butler. colored,
MORALLY; Frank Barnett, colored, in
bead; IN ,Zuber, colored, in hip; Andy
Hill, colored. arm broke; Dick Smith,
colored, In arm; Kit Bugg, colored, in
head; Aaron Galloway, coiored, in head :
Cheney Smith, colored, in shoulder:
Bufi Galloway, colored, in chest. There
Arc Others who are wounded, but we
have not learned their names.
The following are these who had their
hooAee destroyed: Mr.. r. Il. Asbury's
house-a large two-story bpilding-was
completely demolished His wife and
several children were in the house. Mr..
ATtBrightwell's dwelling, two-story
building, with four rooms and an L, his
Stefeehouse, two-story building, kitchen
and fifteen other houses on his place
were completely destroyed. The dwell
tng-house Of 'Nilliam Jewel and other
buildings ON his plAce were all blown
down. The chimney, portion of the
dWelling-housea and all out-houses of the
AiS6es Moore were destroyed. A part of
W! A. Pugh's dwelling and all other
houses on his place, Ave or six in num-
ber, were blown down. Several houses
ON Hon. j. II. McWhorter's place were
destroyed. Charlie Bryants dwelling
was blown down: A portion of Thomas
Epps; house was destroyed. Several
houses on II. T. Bushels place were
blown down. Mr.. John ,Porter's house
was destroyed. w. H. Porter's Clubhouse
and several other houses on his place
were completely demolished. Mr.. Jas.
Arthur's house WAS destroyed, and the
wind blew his wife fifty yards, but did
not ssriously injure her. Several little
children were in the house, and, strange
70 relate, not one of them was hurt Mr..
Jae.i Hurts dwelling VAs badly damaged,
and avery building except his dweliinp'
. part Of bis ngin house and one negro
hceso was completely demolished; also.
all the houses on Mr.. John Hurts place
The telegraphic report, sent early Sa-
turdsy afterpoon, was greatly exagge-
rated, as far as the damage, to Rutledee
was concerned. Instead of every house
In the village falling before the fury of
the blast, only one or two were injured
4 mile South of Covington, the tornado
struck the plantation Of Mr.. John Nor
ton. leveled the dwelling, every out
building and all the fences on the place.
MI, Norton, his wife and child were in
the dwelling. The two latter were seri-
ously injured by the falling timbers.
~. Norton was also painfully wounded.
The hurricane struck DR.. Montgomery's
house with terrific violence, tore off the
roof and literally sucked out the South
side Of the building, carrying with it the
Doctor and his family. The latter, five
or SIX IN number, were blown several
yards, q huddied together and finally
brought up against the roots Of q tree
which had been overturned by the gale.
To this they clung until the storm was
passed, pelted by the terrific shower OF
bail and rain which accompanied the
wind.n. The report that one ofDr. Mont
gomsry's children was blown away by
the storm waa incorrect. It then STRUCK
the residence of Mr.. John Steap, picked
II up, and carried it twenty-five feet,
.MSning y ona;fourth around. MI. Steap,
eybQ.yaa standing in his front door at tie
Una. YVES pDipjufed. He said that bis
AoHSe felt exactly as il it was gliding
tTs AsQpnd ofiHater, and that he felt NO
snock when 1t was put down on the earth
again, Miss SAl1ie Shores house wns
blown down; no one injured. DIR. =. P.
browne eutire hnffaa. ~ a. Sa,,.JlS ~.