The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-27
ANOTHER CYCLONE.
Houses Blown Down and three
Persons Reported Killed.

Word reached Anderson Wedne7day
morning ,ha, terrible cyclone had pz=s'
ei through portions Of Pendieton, GatTin,
Wiliian..ton and Bru-iy Greek towt.
,hips, this County, "a. Tuesday af;e5n@'h'
gbou, i o'clock. Up . the hour Of 60
ing TO pres, "Wednesday noon, We were
unable To &c, foil particulars Of IT. deadly
work. Bu. from VIA, We learned, tie
cgclone seems 10 hare been a.desi'uciiTe
as the one that passed near this city seY-
eral weeks ago. Il was travelling iu a
Nor,hcasterly direction, and swept ertry.
thing in ius track, destroying houses,
forests, injuring and Gripping people,
and killing horses, cattle, chickens, DC
The first place We hear Of the storm is
near Pendleton village, where al! the
houses Oh the Seaborn and North places
we're destroyed.
The dwelling house on Col. J. B. +,
Sloan's place, occupied by Mr.. }. c. Hall,
was bloun down. The wreck caught
fire and was burned up. Several per.ons
were injured.
4 dwelling house occupied by Jack
Carter. on DR.. T.. J. Pickens' place, was
blown down, and then burned op. Car
ter's daughter is reported killed.
Al! the ou,houses and tcnanthouses
or tbs plantation of ". &. Dickson vere
blown down.
DR.. J. II. Sla1ueliss dwelling house
and tenant.housea were demolished, aud
poveral people injured.
In Garvin Township the first house We
hear Of being destroyed lie that Of Col. I.
]. pickens. Col rickens and 3 daugh-
ter were painfully hurt.
All the ou,houscs on Mr. G. Il. Whit
tens place were destroyed. His dwelling
bouse escaped, though one Of It's chin,
neys was blown down.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. Elijah
Stone was blown down, :::a the wreck
then destroyed by fire.
The dwelling house of Mr. Osborne
Watkins was blown down. lie and his
wife had not been heard of at dark on
Tuesday evening.
The Six.and, Twenty Baptist Church
was blown down, pieces OF the ,imbcrs
being carried q half mile I, was a new
building.
5fr. James Mullignn'a dwelling and
tcnant-houses we're all blown down. Mr..
Mulligan's family were all in the house,
but no one was hurt.
On Mr.. D. a. Muiligan's place all
the houseo were blown down. Two Ia
dies were painfully hurt.
On Col. Joshua Jamcson's place there
was not 4 shelter or house left standing.
His dwelling house which was n large,
substantial building, was completely
demolished. His furniture vas brok:o
up, and the bed clothing and wearing
apparel blown of. Mrs. jameson and
her daughter, Miss Ida, and two colvred
women s.ere painfully hurt.
All tue houses on Mr. W. +. O~en'e !
plantation were destroyed. Mr. Ovens |
little daughter was badly hurt.
The dwelling house and tenant houses
Oh tho plantation Of Mrs. Spearman and |
Mrs. Smith, two widow ladies, were de.
stroyed.
From the Greenville Aers Of Wednes.
day morning, we learn that the storm !
was quite severe near Piedmont. The |
dwelling house Of Mr. Watson, near
there, was taken up bodily into the air,
and when somo distance up went to
pieces, tho fragments scattering far aud
wide. The whole family was more or
less injured. Mr. and Mrs. Watson being
badly hurt, while tao Of the children |
were supposcd to be killed.
The tract: of the cyclone was not more
than $50 or 800 ssrds vile r. Pea
Gleton ToSnship, hail stones as largo
as mans fist fell, killing chickens,
pigs, &c. Our informants state that tire |
cloud was very black, and apparently |
rolled along the ground, roaring like an
immense artillery.
1t is little singular tina. r.sa cyclone
occurred on the same day of the week
and about Tho same hour as the one that
passed near this city last month.