St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-02-21

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| The roof of the Chronicle Office, rafters and
all, was lifted up and carried over Elders
opera house, and driven through another
house. two blocks beyond The damage will
be very large. Every telephone and tele-
graph wire are prostrated and trains are de-
| layed.
THE CYCLONE AT BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 20.-A cyclone
swept through the Cohaba valley yesterday at
noon, and it is reported that thirteen are in
jured in one community.
Later intelligence but adds to the horrors
| of the woeful story. Vim. Wesson, fourteen
years, near Kerr's gap was killed. Geo.
Davis, a boy on the Poole place, was killed.
Miles of forest in Cahaba valley are leveled
by the storm. Bodies of strange
cows are found around Leeds.
In many places the ground
is clear of stone as if carefully swept, and
the stumps of the trees bear the marks of the
flying rocks. There is absolutely nothing to
indicate where Dr. Wright's residence and
outhouses stood. John Pool died of his in
juries at Leeds. Many of the wires are
down.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Feb 2O.-Yesterday' storm
was the severest since the cyclone of 1875.
In Hancock county the storm overturned
outhouses, unroofed dwellings, and the
stables of David Dickson were destroyed by
lightning. In Columbia county the barn and
stables of Ike " Ballard were blown down
and three horses killed. At Harlem, besides
the damages in the interior of the
plantation of George Granade ruined,
his houses were demolished and the timber
| carried off. On the plantation of DR.. Reese
| a negro was killed and Mrs. V. NJ. Wade,
wife of the overseer, was seriously wounded
The gin house of John A. Faweett was de-
molished. The town of Bradley, S. c., was
nearly blown away The residence of Dr.
Ligon was blown down and his wife badly
injured. At Ninety-Six, S. c., house was
wrecked and child killed. The residence
of W. H. Stattworth, Edgefeld county, s. c.,
was blown down, and the ruins taking fire
little daughter perished. The dwelling
house of J. G. Hankinson, and the store of
j. S. Boyd, at Jackson, s. c., were blown
down and three negroes killed. Thetown of
Miller was nearly destroyed, Trains are i'm
| peded and the wires are down.
THE STORM.
| SAN Francisco, Feb 20.--Telegraph and
mail facilities with the southern counties are
still interrupted. The only communica-
ton is via Kansas City from Deming. Full
gangs of repairers are ordered ont. It is not
expected the lines will be in working order
before Friday. No further particulars are re-
ceived of the loss Of life or property The
heavy rain and floods are confined to the
southern sections of the. state. The middle
and northern sections have not suffered as
yet. The prospects for an excellent wheat
crop in the great grain producing sections of
the state were never better than at present
PTIous APPEAL FOR HELP
SHAwNEETowN, Ill, Feb2 The following
appeal is made to the public: Again we are
compelled to appeal to the public for aid for
our suffering people We had hoped, until
yesterday, that our people would not be left
entirely homeless, or even to the extent of
last year, but, alas, we are doomed to disap-
pointment. Yesterday, at 4 p. m, a terrific
storm swept over our city, carrying destruc-
ton and desolation in its path Hundreds of
houses that were deluged to their roofs,
and tottering on their foundations, were
swept away and dashed to pieces, leaving
hundreds Of families without shelter of any
kind, after the food s'ssSides, which hoped
| for event is still in the dark future, as the
river has now passed the flood height Of last
year and is still slowly rising, and what
height it will reach we can not know. Many
of our citizens have worked heroically since
our last years calamity to rebuild and refit
their little homes for habitation,
and had enjoyed the poor privi-
lege of living in them but few short
months until they were submerged again.
Then the storm, with all its terror, came to
add untold misery. We are doing all in our
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the way of food, but what these people will
most need when the flood subsidies is money
to replace their houses. We therefore ,ap-
peal to a generous public in their behalf.
Any contribution can be forwarded to the
undersigned, of the First National bank at
Shawneetown, and will be faithfully applied
to the use for which it is asked
| fSigned. j. A. MnLsPAUGH, Mayor
| CALL FOR HELP
PITTsBURe, Pa, Feb 19-The following
call has been issued by President Russell, Of
the National Marine Benefit association,
whose headquarters is in this city, to the
members of the association:
Brothers Among the sufferers from the
| high water in Ohio are many marine engin-
eers, and number of the Marine Engineers
Beneficial association; and while we may
not be able to discover them individually,
| your aid can be received if forwarded to the
managers of the relief fund Therefore it is
my request and desire, that the various asso-
Citations, either collectively or individually,
contribute as literally as possible towards re-
| leiving their distressed brethren residing in
the flooded districts.
| (Signed,) w. E. RUSSELL, President
| MORE LIVES LOST.
| TALLADEGA, Ala, Feb. 20.--A destructive
cyclone yesterday passed through the sub
urbs of Cave Springs, Ga, killing five men,
and severely injuring others. The cyclone
was about one-quarter of a mile wide. It
swept down the houses and everything in its
path, and the damage is great. In the east
ern portion of Clinton parish, Louisiana,
trees and fences for miles we're blown down,
and Sam Hyams, colored, was killed.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Feb. 2o.-Twenty-fve
houses, all in Philadelphia settlement, were
leveled by the cyclone. Bodies of three white
men and eleven colored were recovered, and
search is making for others, believed to be
killed. At Pioneer Mill, Kabarrus county,
six houses were blown down, and a colored
woman killed. At Woodwards negro and
his wife were killed. At Winnsboro three
negroes and an aged white lady, Mrs. Ster-
ling, were killed. Mrs. Sterling's son and
daughter were blown from Ethe house into a
tree. At Polkton, N. c., the wife of F. NJ.
Gray was killed by the falling of the house.
At Concord two brick residences were partly
demolished $4,000 worth of damages was
done at Chester, s. G.
CLEAN SWEEP.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Feb. 20.-At Rocking
ham, cyclone struck the village on the out
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