The state journal., 1884-02-23
DEATH IN THE BLAST.
TERRIBLE STORMS IN THE SOUTH
AND WEST.
Not Less Than Fifty or Sixty People Re-
ported Killed and Many More Injured,
a Number Fatally-DwelIings and
Other Buildings Demolished
Storm and Flood Horrors.
THE DEArH-DEAL1NG CYCLONE.
Many Persons Killed in the Old North
State.

| THE DEATH-DEALING CYCLONE.
| Many Persons Killed in the Old North
State.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Feb 21.-A spe-
cial from Rockingham, says a cyclone
passed over the Carolina Central road,
near Polkton, Monday night, destroying
everything in its way. Two miles from
Rockingham it struck village, called
Philadelphia, killing twenty three people
and wounding as many more. The set
tlement contained about twenty five
houses. Every one of them was RACED
to the ground. On Tuesday morning a
party of men began a search of the ruins
for bodies, and within short time eleven
had been recovered, three white and eight
colored men. Several colored people were
also killed on the Pedee river, near Rock
ingham AT Manly and Keyser the cy-
clone destroyed everything in its way.
Near Ellington six persons were killed.
Terrible Havoc in the Cahawha Valley, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 21.-A terri
bly, destructive cyclone swept through the
Cahawha valley, in the eastern part Of
this county, on Tuesday at noon. So far
as can now be learned eight persons were
killed and thirteen injured, three Of
whom cannot live Specials give the fol,
lowing details Of the storm at and near
Leeds: A cyclone struck Leeds about
1:30 p. NJ. and swept away the sec
ton house of the railroad, killingJeff Ford,
Dan Cloud and Bert Keith, negroes, and
named Bass living near. Three miles
south of Leeds the house of John Pool
was blown was blown away and son of
seventeen, daughter of six and negro
child were instantly killed. Pool his
wife and four children were all badly
injured. The residence and premises of
DR.. w. F. Wright, a railroad contractor,
were demolished. The body of Mrs J. S.
Wright Dr. Wright's mother, was found
a hundred yards from the house, fearfully
mangled and with the skull crushed
The doctors five children were badly
injured, having their arms or legs broken.
Harriet NJ Grew, cook, was killed. The
house occupied by NJ. Mclaughlin was
blown away, and he was badly hurt. j.
p. Landrue, wife and daughter, all had
legs broken. The house of Mr. Kerr took
fire and was burned. Mr.. Kerr was fatally
injured.
Loss of Life in Georgia.
MACON, Feb. 21.-This city and sec
tions of the State was visited by tremen-
dous storms on Tuesday afternoon and
evening. The house of w. A. Miller at
Brownsville, Jones county, twenty
miles from Macon, was blown to atoms.
His wife and three children were killed,
and the baby was blown away and has
not yet been found: Six negroes were
killed on the same plantation, and n
young man was dangerously wounded.
The wife of DIR. Billiard heard the cy-
clone coming, and remembering that the
corner Of the house nearest the storm was
the safest she crouched there with her ba-
bies and two little negroes. The house
was swept away except few timbers, be-
hind which the party cIouched safely.
The store Of Jerry Smith, five miles from
Clinton, Jones county, was blown away.
4 person named Finney, who was in it,
was fatally injured.
ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 2l.-Reports reach
here Of destructive cyclone passing
from southwest to northeast along the
western edge of the State by Rome, Cave
Spring. Gainesville and Jasper. AtCan-
ton several school children were killed
by falling house. In Columbia county
many stables were blown down by a
storm. Mr.. Avery house was also blown
down and his child killed.
Five Persons Killed in South Carolina.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Feb 21.-At Ninety
six, s. c., house was blown down and
q child killed. The residence of w II.
Slattworth, near Phoenix. Edgeield coun-
ty, S. c., was blown down. The ruins
caught fire. and Mr. Slattworth's little
daughter was burned to death. The
dwelling house of J. G. Hankinson and
the store of J. S. Boyd, at Jackson, S. c.,
were blown down, and three negroes
were killed. The town of Millen was
nearly destroyed.
Notes of the Hurricane.
The Macon Telegraph received q box
of hail stones from Indian Springs, some
being three inches long and one and
half inches thick and others weighing
two and half ounces
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, was visited on Tues
day by two destructive cyclones about
two hours apart They swept through
the central part of the city, leveling many
houses aud doing serious damage to hun
dreds of buildings.
A storm accompanied by hail struck
Chester, S. c., fifty miles south of Char.
lotte, n. c., last night. The roofs of the
bank and many stores were torn off.
Loss, $4,000.
The storm of Tuesday night was fear
full in its effect upon flooded property at
Louisville Ky. Many buildings were
unr0oted.
The rivers at Evansville, Indiana, is
strewn with wrecks of houses swept
away by Tuesday nights gale.
The storm of Tuesday did no damage
at Cairo, although the velocity Of the
wind at one time was sixty miles an hour.
At Metropolis it blew down about forty
houses, including one church. Several
persons were injured, but as far as can be
learned no one was fatally hurt.
Within fifteen miles of Evansville, Ind,
it is estimated fifty or more houses have
been washed away by the storm. The
town of Fairplay, consisting of fifteen
houses, was entirely swept away. Many
persons were taken from trees and hills,
some badly frozen and brought away.
Two men were found in a tree, where
they had remained six hours. Both were
greatly exhausted and badly frozen.
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LINCOLN AND CURTIN.
From the Germantown Telegraph
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