Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-06
STORMS AND FLOODS.

ohAofoNl, Maich 1o.--N ~ eycioue passed
over Lndies' Island and tho Northern part
of Port Royal Islond at o'clock this morn.
Ing % Ladies' Island the residence, mill
and outbuidiugs of Deputy Collector Som'l
Green were wrecked. Several stores wcro
carried away, together with Durchman's 8
Causoway Bridge on the public road. No
ives were lost there, but large number of
persons were seriously wounded At Ed
gerly, Port Royal Island, thirteen houses
were blown down, one life was lost, and
many persons were painfully injured.
COLUMBUS, Ga, March ga special
to tho Enquirer SIN says that yesterday
morning cyclone passed near Loachapok,,
Ala, doing great deal of damage. A
number of houses were completely dcmol-
ished, others were unroofod. aud there vas
great destruction to fences md lumber. A
man named Tatum was instantly killed, an.
other named Alvis was fatally injured, and
q man named Thomas dislocatcd his shoul I.
der. A heavy wind and hail storm passed
over portion of Harris County, Ca, yesl
day, doing much damage.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2S-A special
from Mon roe, to tho Times. Democrat SAYS:
A violent hurricane swept over this place
on Sunday evening. 1t took on E,sterly y
course through the Desiard settlement, d.,
ing much damage. At NlcGuiras place
six cabins and a portion of tho gin house
were blown down. On Cooper's plantation
all the houses, including tho dwelling house
were destroyed j. w. Scarborough los,
his gin house and Two cabins. On Ludcl-
ings place two cabins were blown to atoms.
On the Oliver plantation all tho houses
were destroyed. Carpenters plantation
lost the gin house and two cabins. The
total loss in buildings is estimated at S25,-
600. An old oolorcd woman on Ludeling's
place was blown away aud her body has not
yet been found. Several negroes are re-
ported killed.
NATcnEz, March % During Sunday
aud Monday about thzce inches of roiu fell
hero About 10 O'Clock Norday morning
a slight tornado passed FROM the Northwest,
mile North of town, tearing off the roof
of one building, uproo,ing trees and tear
ing down fences. Not much damage was
done, as its path was near tho river. The
river is forty seven feet eight inches and
stationary. Vidalia, La, is covered with
water to tho depth of three feet and up
wards. Nearly all the residents of that
town have removed to Natchez. The
steamer Minnie arrived hero yesterday
morning from the ovcr1ow,d district, hav-
ing come all the way from Tensas River, a
distance of twenty three miles overland.
This shows how high the water is over
Concordi, Parish when a steamboat can
travel along wagon road-a sight never
witnessed before in this section. Governs
ment supplies have lately been received at
ViduIia for the overfowed people of Con
cordia Parish, but not in sufficient quantitr
TO relieve all those needing aid, and unless
more are sent soon great suffering must fall
on those who had to abandon homo aud
everything to save their lives from the food
All the bottom lands on the Mississippi
eide as far as Fort Adams arc under water.
Here also great dcstitution prevails. Capt
Lambert, sheriff, and ether prominent citi-
zens OF this county arc muking strenuous
efforts to obtain relief for the sufferers.