The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-03

to be uurrco%mlznhir. anA several others
were killed whose nrmrs conM NOT he ub,
tanned in the confusion. \ little boy wl<
found in the woods, several hundrcl yarl,
! away, uuhurt.
BraIrVpNrI was visited last evening |;
IS only II mil" above hcrr and lay III the
! direct path OF the cyclunc The 4crnr j.
! absolutely npphii'ing, and teaurrLltl i, no
! more. 1t Is IN truth Il mass OF ruins 1t il
! with difficulty that one can ride Ihrnu,sh The
| town, 50 lhckly are trees aIrvwn aero : tie
road There is MOI II house of any character
/ standing III the place. SIX persons were
! killed ont riEhl and Is or 70 murtau;
wounded. Several others were injured. -
! Timber is scattered for miles urnun,l. Even
ont III the country TWO and half miles
! dwellings were swept away. The depot was
swept oil, AMI not II sign OF il now Remains
BLACKvlLLE, :. G., April 23-Ncws has
! been received from Georges Creek Town.
ship, BnrEw; II county, ul very violent and
obstructive hail, rain and wind storm Many
houses were dcmull$hrd, trees torn up by
the roots and stock killed. and it is reported
that several persons were injured.
SrAnKSNILLE, Miss, April 23.-ODc Of
The most Destructive cyc'onrs that ever
SlElck this country passed ,wo miles north
othcrc yesterday evening, about O n'c.ock,
blowing houses al to pieces, blowing down
fences and trees, killing ~ negro woman
and child, also vomiting several whites
and blacks that will probably die The
wind came from tie southwest, gong in u
northwest direction, striking within one
mile Of Aberdeen at place called Frcrd>
jamestown, blowing away ten houses there,
killing ten negroes and wOunding about 80.
II is impossible to give II correct estimate Of
the damages now. but | think it grcar
deal over SlO.O 900
JACKSON, MISS, April 23-Thc follow.
ing nd"iIlonal particulars of the cvclonr
have been received; On the NaIchcZ and
columbus KniIroad the town of riIln an was
"eS'roScd, aud several persons killed ana
wuuhd"d. On the NickShurV and Mrridi,u
hnl,rord the town Of Lawr nee suffered
| tc'r'o'y' REPORTS from oihcr places and
from the country show that the ,torn vo,,e
widespread and very dcSrrucliyc Thn
telegraph lines were blown down for mil,s
NEW ORLEANS, April 23.-.A special fran,
| West Point, Mississippi \ tcrrikc gale fran,
! The northwest struck our town nj - o'clurk
| yesterday afternoon accompanied by tor
| rents OF rain and the largest hnil e, cr sc,,
! here. Tho Court House, awy.rs' Row
| Central Hotel, Cotton Ex,han % Offices
! Olympic saloonr Henry House, " \. Bihb's
! store and Flunnguu Hail were Ill uurourrd
and materially damaged. Fences mad trees
| were pr0Hlr0lcd ara considerable Gan age
WAS done. No lives lest.
New ORLEANS, Aprn "%.-rmo TImcs
Democrats Red Lick, Miss, special says:
NJ J | o'clock yesterday morning n rorna,lo
passed about mile east of here, causing
some loss Of lie and great dnunge to props
erty The track OF the Storm was 200 yards
wide, Everything III the track vas swept
away dwellings, cabins, tree, fences, cnrrlc
&c. On the Ross pace, n mile from here,
the storm lcvcled quarters anil fences, kill
ing colorcd child and imjuring several
persons. Ouiy one honyc remains sfandIcg.
On the Killfngworih plantation great
many cabins were blown down md much
damage was done to crops and fences In
one cn63ir were five people, who say that
The walls aud roof Of tho house were lifted
aud carried away, leaving The ErOple stand
ing unhnrt on the floor
SAvANNSH, GA, April 23.--A special 10
/ the Morning Nars from Basrmrn, Georgia