The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-04-10
ANOTHER CYCLONE.

about seven o'clock this morning and
continuing with more or less violence
throughout the day. Fencing, trees and
few chimneys were blown down and
several buildings injured. The most Sc.
rions damage done was at tho State
House, the roof of the Northeast Garner
OF which was torn loose and blown away
a mass of brick and some timber broke
through the ceiling aud fell on the floor
of the hall of Representatives with such
violence that the plasterirg above the
chandelier in the Governors office was
broken. The chandelier came down
with crash or the floor, and table a.
which the Governor and some friends
sat. The chandelier was badly broken,
and pieces Of it penetrated book lying
just in front of the Governor who fortu.
nately escaped injury.
In Lexington County near Saludnville,
several houses were blown down and trees
carried away, and considerable damage
done to tcnces. 1t is reported That while
two colorod men near Red Bank Factory,
TOUR miles from the city, were propping
up II building, it was blown down on
them, killing them Instantly, and piece
Of scantling blew of and struck young
white boy inilicting in uries from which
hc has since died.
Fires i'll the woods are now raging in
Lexington County opposite Columbia
and great damage is being done. Tn
less the wind subsidies, ii will l:e imp0s
siblr 10 estimate the less.
Great excitement was caused in CO.
lumbin at III o'clock this morning when
The wind had about reached its highest
velocity by an alarm Of the root nf a
n Il
lhickly settled portion Of the city,
We're discovered before much headway
was made and extinguished.
Information reached here by the even.
ing train that the storm struck Walhalla
at three o'clock this morning and drove
the Inhabitants from their houses in many
instances. but no loss of life resulted
1t is rumored this afternoon that Tim.
monville, Darlington County, had been
levellcd to the ground, but dispatches
Just received from there coniradicts tho
reports. No information has been re.
ceived of bad effects Of the storm along
the lines of railroads leading from Co.
lumbia Fires in the woods, however,
are reported in different sections. The
wind is very high now, making it very
dssgrceable for pedestrians Many fears
are entertained that during the night a
regular cyclone may strike us. The
wires are now down Moth of Columbia
In iieorgin.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, April IA
cyclone, attended with the most terrible
Consequences, prevailed last night
throughout North Alabama and North
Georgia, ana great damage was done and
the loss of life was terrible. On account
of the remoteness from railroads of much
of the Country, only meager details can
be given, hut from what is already known
il can be set down as the most destruct.
i've storm that has prevailed in this Sec
tion this year, aud j: ;s the fourth in the
past three months 1t had no distinctive
character. In some localities it was
funnel shaped like cyclone, and in
Others it appeared as \ tornado; but
everywhere it carried death and destruc.
,ion i'll it. path. Trees were uprootcd
and sent flying through the air.
The house Of Hon. Clayton Tatum, d
prominent politician in Dade County,
was demolished and he and his wife and
child were instantly killed. The house
of William Crowley was blown to atoms
and his entire family was killed. The
storm swept along the crest of Sand
Mountain, and every house in its path
was destroyed. In Madison County,
Aa near Huntsville, the destruction
was equally as great. The wind struck
the house of James White and his wife
and Mrs. Connor. his mother in law,
were instantly killed. James Crowley
was sitting in doors, with little child
on each knee; when the storm struck
the building. A huge piece of timber
struck him in the back and produced
instant death, but the two children
escaped. In another family little baby
WAS blown several hundred yards. The
damage cannot be estimated, and the
loss OF life will be terrible.
in Alabama.
New ORLEANS, April IA dispatch
to the Times Democrat from Huntsville,
4 ia, says Il destructive cyclone passed
through the Southeast portion of that
County last night, greatly damaging tim.
Der and fencing. The house of q family
named White was completely blown
away. Mrs. White and her mother-in-
law were killed. A baby was carried
several miles aud dropped in the woods
where it was found alive this morning.
4 man named Glover had both shoulders
broken, and ether persons si.stainea in
juries more or less serious.
IL Ohio.
CINCINNATI, April AT Dublin,
Franklin Gnnnty, Ohio, s towr Of alou:
800 inhabitants, the Christian Church
was unroofed, and several barns and out
bouses were removed from their founda.
ti"ns, and some carried great distance.
The farmhouse Of Phillip Wolfe, three
ilnu aof fnlS oh ad
The family was caught in the ruins, but
Considerable stock was killed by falling
barns, but no estimate can be made as
the distant parts of the County have not
been heard from. The direction of the
| storm was from the Northwest. Near
.Joysvilie twelve barns were destroyed,
four horses killed and three persons badly
| hurt. At tMechanicsburg, o., many trees
were blown down and severnl buildings
unroofed and upturned. The cyclone
here cane from the Northwest. From
Urbana, Ohio, it is reported that the
storm did great damage in the vicinity
Of Mutual and Bowlersville, the track
being one third of mile wide. The
destruction of timber ia very heavy.
Large trees were torn from the ground
by their roots. No lives are reported
lost.
In Indiana.
MuECIE, IND, April "A cyclone
struck this County ut about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, completely wiping
the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louis.
Vile railroad, entirely out of existence.
and doing great damage to life and prop
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