Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-07

MADISON, Wis, May 24.-In the
sparsely settled region between hero and
Mineral Point the storm swept a clean track
half mile wido, from tho Southwest.
Hair broadth escapes aro numc mcrous, and
dozens of people will carry about broken
limbs, dis6gurca faces and manned bodies
as reminders. Rain fell throughout in
sheets, as though the clouds themselves had
descended, and tho flood will ipjurc what
was not destroyed 10 tho track of tho tor
nado.
Ole Larson Hcartlls house, large franc
ono, stood about milo South cf Mount
Vernon. At tho sound of tho approaching
storm and ominous mutteriugs, his wifo's
mother became excited, but WAS calmed by
tho men who had been driven into the
house. Scarcely was tho fright allaycd
before tho hurricane struck tho h3usc,
crushing 1t like paper shell, and then
lifting 1t from its foundation, hurled it
through tho air some twonty rods, and cast
1t piece meal to the ground, grinding the
atoms against each other. Ole barely cs..
capped with his life by taking to tho cellar.
Some of the largest timbers disappeared
entirely. On searching for the inmates,
Larson found his wife's brother aud father
mashed to jelly three hundred feet from
the house. His mother inlaw was scri-
ously hurt, but escaped instant death by a
miracle.
DupuouE, IowA, May "a. -Wm. Coster,
an eye witness, tolls Of the destruction at
Mineral Point. Travelling hi Northwest.
crly direction from Belmont Mount, tho
tornado struck tho town of Mineral Point
about o'clock p. NJ. cf Thursday, and in
a few minutes death aud de!olation wcro
tho result. Mr.. Spcnsccy's house was
totally demolished, most of it carried Up in
tho air, and scattered to tho four quarters
of the compass. There wcro twelve persons
in tho house, and when they saw the clouds
and lighting coming toward them they
thoughtfully ran into tho cellar.
Tho storm then struck the house, and tho
framc oscillatcd and cracked visibly. The
windows wcro blown in, tho doors flew open,
tho house was cleft 10 twain, and tho strong
air graspcd Mrs. Waller, and after bearing
her aloft about 400 feet, dashod her to tho
ground. Ilor shoes wcro taken from, her
| feet and whrled away. Tho house was
demolished, swept from tho foundation,
leaving the terrified women and children in
the basement. Purt of tho. house was
found ono mile away, and ra(tcr of tho
house was found over uilc distant, driven
over five feet into tho ground.
MADISON, WIS, May 25.-From Perry,
in this county, tho storm swept across to
Jefferson. County, near Port Atkinson.
Thirty lives worc lost aud between fifty and
q hundred persons Wero. injured in this
county alone. The track of tho tornado
was from quarter to half mile in width.
AT Waukosha many houses we're unrooted,
largo shade trees #csa broken, sidewalks
and fences arc destroyed, ehimueys blown
down, &c. Tho summer house, spring
| house and wind mill at the Glen Springs
were wrecked. Bethesda Springs suffered
to some extent. Ono summer house, eight
to ten trees and quarter Of mile of fence
at tho Slurian Springs, and tho unfinished
summer houses, wero destroyed, with tho
wing containing tho bathing room, and the
main building was moved fifteen feet from
its position. The roof cf tho town hall was
torn off, and tho rafscrs wero hurled down
through the building with such forco as to
dcmolish everything in their course, being
driven into the ground in an upright posi-.
ton.
MADISON, May 2S.--A large plumber Of
citizens arc visiting tho sceno Of tho recent
tornado, viowing tho dcvastations of the
storm. None of tho accounts have been
exaggerated, nor has hardly half been told
Of its deatruotivencss Tho eastern towns
did not suffer so much as Primrose, Boul.
we'll and Perry. Thirtylivcs wcro lost in
this county .alonc, and nearly hundred
persons wero seriousy injured, while tho
destruction of property will reach into mil.
lions. From the first appearance of the
Cyclone at Mineral Point, through its whole
course across the State, tho destruction was
great. 1t is cstimatcd that so persons have
been killed, and from 200 to $50 seriously
injured; whilo scores. arc left homeless,
many Of them not knowing where their next
meal is coming from. Tho ACCOUNTS of
survivors arc narrowing in the oxtrome,
and the voc and desolation everywhere ysi:-.'
bic arc extremely painful
WASHINGTON, May Negotiations
arc going on for gcuerl amnesty of
tho men of both parties, in South
Carolina, who arc under Indictment,
or threatened with Indictment 1t is pro-
posed that Governor Hampton and tho
State Officials shall pledge immunity to
Smalls, Cardozh, Chamberlain, Elliott and
other prominent Republicans involved in
tho developments Of Republican stealing.
Hayes and Dovens arc to discontinue all
proceedings against South Carolina Domo-
Gratis for violence aud murdcr--absurb but
troublesome and expensive ohargcs. Tho
Republicans mentioned above ore trying to
bring this about, and Hampton will agree