The Dawson journal., 1883-04-26
THE FfsEGHTE7TTL RAyAtSl1.S
OF ANOT4E!s !sEs NgGYilEi8E.A5
CYCLONE.
Many Homes IN Terrell and
Sumter 8saGIe DesO.ate.

Sumter GsaGIe Deso4aGe.
While the lightnings flashed and til
thunders roared and winds blew on las
Sunday night the people Of Dawson an,
vicinity slept secure and sound. But il
4 another portion of our loved county, thcr
were many homes fued with death an,
CONSERVATION. The terrors of that nigh
i as the storm king rode in his chariot d
/ destruction win not soon be forgotten
The subject is one we would sather not ap
pr7ach, but the truth Of history Requires
that the facts be told, however repugnanr
to the refined sensibilities Of the writer.
The experience of our county only Il YEA
ago was still fresh in the memory Of out
people, and the least approach OF a dark,
angry cloud was enough to ill their mind,
with forebodings fearful and gloomy But
as March had come and gone. and the
beautiful, sunny month Of April flicllered
low IN its socket, one and ali had begun to
hope that the season Of cyclones and storms
was past. But alas! for human hopes.
/ Our people were disappointed aad ii
again becomes our duty to chronicle the
sal story Of another great calamity to the
people Of Terrell. AS nearly as we can
obtain the facts from reliable parties living
along the track of the storm they are as fol-
lows;
Just Nelore Daylight on last Monday
morning the cyclone, travelling from south
west to northeast, first struck the widow
PiHkstore's place, about eleven miles
northwest of town. At this place, the
dwelling, out-houses and feacing were all
b&dlf wrecked Next in its line Of march
it swoopcd down upon the fafm of Mr..
Il, Q. Lewis, blowing his houses all down
Then it came down upon Mr.. G Mar
shall's place destroying all bis fencing
Next it struck the home Of Mr. l.. NJ Muir
dock, making almost a complete wreck Of
every thing; blowing his chimneys away
from the dwelling; laying flat his cribs,
out-holses and everything on his place
Mr.. Murdock loses every pound of fodder
he had on his farm, end is otherwise seri-
ously damaged. Up TO this time, fortunate
ly, no loss of life nor limb has been sus-
tained; but as it strikes the place of Mr.
Perry Stevens, with one fell-swoop his
dwelling is al scattered tn the winds and
he, himself, badly wounded Next in
5rder was the dwelling OF Mr Fletcher
B2land, which was blown down. aud he
wornded Mr. Van Edwards hal i'd house
blown down and sustained o.her serious
damage. Then came the place of Mr..
Ange Wills, TH5i6 he had a mule killed
and one or two of his children slight
voufded all OF his houses were likewise
blown down. Next, Henry Webb had his
house blown away, but sustained no bodily
damage. Then it struck broadside The
dwelling Of Mr. Daniel Bowman. blowing
it all away except the walls His out
houses were also blown down and all his
'oGdef carr ed off. His son Bob also lost all
OF BIS ifauses, furniture and everything.
The wife Of IN old gentleman By The name
Of Holmes was killed outrigl4t, md he,
himself, badly wounded On this latter
place everything but one crib was blown
down At William McGills alf Of the out
houses were carried off and part of the
dwelling. Mr.. Frank Minis living on the
latter place was dangerously wounded
bis skull being gbadlybrushed Is wife was
also seriously wounded, collar bone broken
Neither cf the last named are expected to
live, and what is still more pitiful, their
four little children were all severely wound
ed, and, perchance, ere tirs, one of the
little ones IS dead Al Mr. Dine Minis
every house on the place was blown down
dwelling, out-hDuses, cribs aud 8li. The
iatSer place seemed 10 have g,Jel right. IN
tue centre Of the water-spou and every
thing was literally torn Up root aad branch
Capt. - u oxford states in one instanc,
thai he counted nine dead rats, while bird,
and everJ living thing Jha, c.r,aced to be
in the path Of he storm had likewise bitten
the dust. AZ this point the storm crossed
the hinchafoonie creek alI struck negro
house and bowed it away Then it struck
the farm Of Squire Logan and blew every
thing here away. Oh mc,e Peter sFua3t
hal one-half of his dfal,iuE carisi away.
while his daughter was seriously hurt.
Dan Faust lost every mule he lad on his
farm, some five or six in number. At the
mex, house Tom Cannon wa3 badly wound
cd, while his wife was killed outright
1Ir. Sma'piece. also, had everything ON
his place h'pwa away, among other taiags
three ba.es Of cotton. Thi5 is as far as we
have been able to follow the storm 90 q
the present writing, but the Indications are,
the further it weat the worse i .rrtw. L.
taet ne have, aIreaiy ", board OF as,ae a
nanber Gi others Wlo wsr. ether killsi o..
WoHFled up bstw5en SmitAgile antl
Amefclt' wsTsa nan.us Ir3ve 40, been H.
corp nated ia this report at All ltish:I
ea"isl a best, aUd sincerely trtl;' a.g
We shtli ne ier b T. I'd upon to write up
another cyclone,
The latest