New-York tribune., 1884-02-29
WONDERFUL STORM FREAES.
THREE SEPARATE ToRNADoEs IN SOUTH CAROLINA
a FIERY CLOUD.

THREE SEPARATE TORNAD0ES IN SOUTH CAROLlNA
A FIERY CLOUD.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
COLUMBIA,S. c., Feb. 2S.-The great storm OF
February 10 assumed the proportions OF disaster In no
less than sixteen OF the thrtyour counties of this State
II seems impossible TO contnuOuly the course In
which the cyclone travelled in passing over the state
Barnwel Aiken, dgefeld Abbevile and Anderson are
all on tn border OF the State along the Savannah
River three distinct tornadoes appear to have entered
the from Georgia One passed along the boundary
line between Barnwe and Aiken; one between Edge
field and Abbevile and third striking about the middle
of Anderson County As account after account comes In
from remote points, the disasters swell in proportion
Many singular incidents aud accidents and miraculous
escapes reported
Trustworthy man Of Aiken County who suferedsevere
losses says the taken off, and the dry
fodder caught up In the whirwnd and as 1t was being
carried round and round sheet of lightning passing
throush igned the fodder and for distance OF one mile
the cloud appeared TO be massive sheet OF flame. He
describes this scene grand beyond conception. He
narrowly escaped being caught up in the fiery element
His face was badly burned
B. F. Williamson, of the same county, who lost
everything he had was caught under bis
house by the falling tmbers, and had his collar bone
broken pocketbook containing So go was blown out
of trunk He found Sc OF the money out In the woods
but the pOcketboOk he could not find
A CHURCH ALL SHATTERED But THE PULPIT.
]. C. Munday, who resides near Windsor seven miles
from the track OF the Storm was surprised the next
morning find his fields strewn with debris. Quantities
of moss and bark from trees in swamp five miles dis
tant clothing. bedding portions OF buggy and numer
other articles scattered over his plantation In
the neighborhOOd Of Shelton Fairfield County, the dis
aser beggared description. The large and costly man
sion OF G. K. Robb shaken from Its foundation ana
damaged to the extent fsevrra thousand dollars Twenty
five tenant houses upon Mr. Robbs pacs were utterly
demolished and the debris swept miles away.
Upon the same place three negroes were instantly
killed, and q number OF others escaped with broken
limbs bruised heads and manged bodies, some of whom
are expected TO die. ,
One OF the adventurers the premises during the
storm states that taken up into the bosom or the
Storm and carried through de forest OF trees dis
tance OF 100 yards before touching land He was con-
sderably hurt, but is slowly recovering. Ten or
twelve lives lost during and by the storm, aud the
properly loss In the county will range between $4,000
and SIS, ,000
Martin Mingo a coored man Of Midway, weighing 200
pounds was blown 200 yards At the edge OF a swamp
he caught small bush and held on until the storm was
over His blown four miles His house was
destroyed and all the inmates painfully injured Mount
Carmel church, large wooden structure In Williamsburg
County was entirely destroyed with the exception OF the
pulpit which, with the Bible and hymn book upon IT, was
ieft und diSfu he'd