Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-27
Storms in the North and West.

swept district. 1t is q Sceno OF devastation
aod distress; Of waste and ruin; nothing
like unto which has ever before been known.
The storm that burst suddenly and unher.
aided on this community about 4 o'clock
Wednesday evening was Of short duration
and very limited ia its track. 1t moved from
Southwest to Northeast. going over tho
Northern portion of Fayotto county. The
littlo town Of Pennville is situated ubout
four miles North OF Connollsville on tho
Southwest Railroad and is in sight of Den
state. The track Of tho storm having swept
just North Of the village, the hurricane 80
suddenly burst upon tho people and was so
soon over, that very few. ovcn of tho eye-
witnesses Gun give any satisfactory account
| of its nature.
| DARK BLUE FUNNEL.
| From cye-witncsses we glcun that wind,
| rain and hail poured out Of blue funnel
shaped cloud which travelled at an almost
incredible speed. So far as learned the first
serious outbreak here wns in the West torn
part of this township, where it struck the
Mennonite church, about ono milo West Of
this town, and unroofed it. A short distance
from this church Abner jarrett, u boy ton
years old, was riding along on horseback
Hearing n noiso ho turned to SEQ what il was
and finding tho hurricane rapidly approach.
ing, he attempted to jump from his horse.
lie is not certain whether ho jumped or the
wind lifted him off. but he does know thnt ho
didn't light OIL the ground until he had been
carried somo ffty yurds. Turning to look
for his horse he found that scmo flying tim
bcrs had struck and mauglcd it, killing the
poor animal almost instantly.
harm MOVED.
The Hurst barn, immense building,
was moved ono foot from its base and un-
rooted. Tho gale then crossed tho South
western Pennsylvania Railroad and destroyed
timber and trees on tho Boyd and playford
furms. 1t swept madly on. leaving Pcnpvillc
Just ut the South edge Of its track and
striking the Disciple Church. which was
unroo(cd and otherwise seriously damaged,
Continuing up the Mount Pleasant road the
next to fall in its swoop was the property Of
the widow Miller. Her house was dcmol-
ishcd and the stable carried so far that at this
writing it has not been found Mrs. Miller's
washing was hanging on the line aud The
clothes were blown off.
THE RCBBI>1I IN AIR.
lie relates that timber could be seen fit"
ting through the air MS if they had come from
the clouds. Mr. Bnnderoff was struck Ivy
one Of these missiles Just below the small Of
he back. 1t penetrated m artery and it is
feared that the wound is fatal. Mr. joseph
Glassburn' s house was utterly destroyed, as
was also his barn. The last he saw of the
roof Of The latter i, was going up tho noun
tnin side Mt lightning speed. No fence was
left standing on his farm. The rails arc
scattered in every direct ion ard it is impns-
| siblc to tell where they arc and whence and
how far they came. Mr.. G!assburn's wife
| and five chidrcn were badly hurt. She is
| City years Of age, and the children range
from % to 10 years two of these being young
ladies. The hurricane was passing up
| the mountain and apparently reinforcing
itself for the accent and for its last
dreadful work. Passing half n mile from
Glasshurn's j, reached the property Of John
| Wingrovc lie was nbnus i've hundred
| yards distant from his house driving towards
| humc with wagon load Of oats when the
storm struck him. lie lcupcd from the
wagon and started for his house and his
family. lie will never forget the sight that
that of his wife lying dead fifty yards from
the house with her babe eleven mouths old
claspel tightly to her bosom. She had
claspcd her youngest born as if in deaths
last embrace and though she had been
| hurled 50 many feet, the storm that took
away life had spent its angry force on her
| and left her babe unharmcd
MnNTICELIo MISS. DESTROYED BY A CYCLONE.
New ORLEANS, April 23 The Times
Dcmoc,ut specials give the following concern.
ing the storm anng the Jackson Railroad yes
tcrday: Monticello. twenty miles East Of
Brn"khavcn, was visited at 1915 p. NJ. by II de-
structirc cyclone. The town was completely
destroyed. only three houses being left. which
were dwellings on tho outskirts. Nothing
like it was ever seen in this section. Ten
persons were killed instantly, five white and
i've colorcd.
New ORLEANS. April ga tornado yes,
tcrdaY afternoon swept across the Chicago.
| St. Louis and Nov Orleans Railroad between
Sum nit and Rogucchtto, Miss, prostrating
| the telegraph Incs on both sides of tho track
for a mile and uprooting trees, many of them
falling across the road No accounts have
yet been received AZ to the damage done in
the country through which it passed.
| BGILDiHGs ELnwN DOWN AND CRopS INJURED.
SnREvEroRT la. April 23.--rhc heaviest
rain, wind and hail storm experienced for
many years passed over this city about day
light yesterday. Trees and fences were blown
down in all parts Of tho town. ST. James
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