The Red Cloud chief., 1884-02-29
WHAT THE o r DID.
Devastating Effects OF Tuesdays Storm in
Alabama, south Carolina and Georgia.
Hundred or More Lives Lost, and Euin
EYerYMhere Yiaihle in its Pafh.

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CoLUMB-A, s. c., Feb u.
Specials to the Daily Register indicate
that the storm was fearful throughout the
State. At Chester the Baptist and colored
churches were blown down. The Presby.
terrain Church tower and bell were blown a
hundred feet. The cotton-seed oil mill
buildings were partially demolished. Many
private residences and business houses
were damaged. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
AT d. d. Dickert'S plantation, Newberry
County. a hundred acres @. original forest
was swept away. ST. Matthew's Lutheran
Church was blown down. William II. Ell
lers' residence was carried off, and he and
his child seriously injured. All the plan
tations We're badly damaged. Several
large fires were observed in the track of
the storm.
Chappel's Station was swept away; not
a house left. The wife and child of George
F. Read were badly hurt. Mrs. Rosalie
Simpkins had an arm broken and a colored
mans skull was crushed.
John Scarry's residence was destroyed
and he and his wife and child hurt. Mrs.
David NJ. DicKert's skull was fractured.
G. II. Stafford, Postmaster; Bozeman W.
Reed, and one or two others We're in the
second story of Reeds store. Stafford was
killed; Bozeman had an arm and Leg bro
ken, and Reed an arm and rib broken. 9th
erS were more or less cut up.
Eight lnaded cars standing on the track
were carried forty yards and torn to
pieces.
A woman and child are reported killed at
Anderson.
In the lower part of Clarendon County
James CubbaSe and Ben Baggett's child
were killed.
In Darlington County the dwelling of r.
W. Boyd was destroyed. himself seriously
injured and two negroes killed.
The dwelling OF Mr.. White, near Darling
ton Courthouse was blown down and HIM
self and wife killed.
Mrs. G. Edwards was seriously injured
in the fall of her house. Six persons are
known to be killed i'll the county and fifteen
wounded.
Serious loss of life and property is re-
ported i'll the vicinity of Williamsburg
County. The loss OF property everywhere
was great.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Feb. -.
A cyclone swept through Conaba Valley
yesterday at noon. 1t is reported that tniT-
teen are injured in one community.
A. Leeds the cyclone swept away the
section house of the railroad, killing three
negroes. An old white couple named Bass
were seriously injured.
Three miles south of Leeds the house of
John Poole was blown away. A son and
daughter and chiid of a tenant were in-
stantlv killed, and Poole, wife and four
children very badly injured.
The residence and premises of DIR. ". +.
Wright, railroad contractor, We're deInoI-
ished. The BODY of DR.. Wright'S mother
ras found a hundred yards from the house
earfully mangled, Annie, Jennie, Thomas,
ames and Edward, children OF DIR. Wright,
ave arms or legs broken.
Harriet McCirew, cook, was killed. Of
twenty-four carts, two wagons and three
horses on the place, nothing remained but
the carcass o. one horse.
The house occupied by Mr.. Mclaughlin
was blown away; Mclaughlin was badly
hurt. n nrighbor, j. r. Landruun, wife
and daughter, all had legs broken.
The house OF a man named Kerr took fire
and was blown away. Mrs. Kerr was ia
tally injured. The railroad for several
hundred yards is thickiy strewn with de-
bris, delaying trains.
Later intelligence but adds TO the horror
of the awful story. VIM. Wesson, AGED
fourteen. near kerr's Gap, was killed.
George Davis. a boy on the Poole place,
was killed. Miles OF forest in Cahaba VAL
ley were leveled by the storm. The bodies
of strange cows were iound around Leeds.
In many places the ground is as clear of
as if carefully swept. StUmps and
trees bear the marks of flying rocks. There
is absolutely nothing TO Indicate where DR..
Wright's residence and out-houses stood.
John Poole died of injuries at Leeds. Many
wires are down.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Feb u.
Yesterdays storm was the severest since
I - TO-, In H,poaI Gt,,,ptr-
the storm overturned Ou.-nouses and I'M
rooted houses. The stables OF David Dick.
were destroyed by lightning. In CO.
County the barn and stables of j.
Ballard were blown down and three
horses killed. The plantation of Geo. Ora
made was ruined: houses demolished and
timber carried off. On the plantation of
DR.. Rees a negro was killed. Mrs. K. II.
Wade, wife o. the overseer, wa, seriously
wounded. The Clubhouse of John A. Faw-
cett was demolished.
The town of Bradley, S. c., was nearly
away. The residence of DR.. Lyon
blown dow and his wife badly in
jured.
At Ninety.Six. SC, house was wrecked
The residence of W. H. Siattworth. in
County. was blown down. the
ruins tool fire and his little daughter per-
ished.
The house of j. C.. Hankinson and the
store Of j. S. Boyd, at Jackson. :. c.. were
down and three negroes killed.
The town of Miller was nearly destroyed.
Trains are impeded, the wires down and
the mails irregular.
CHARLOTTE, n. C.. Feb. 20.
Twenty-Five houses Ill Philadelphia set
were leveled by the cyclone. The
of three white men and eleven col
pred were recovered. Search is beins
made for others believed to have been
killed.
At Pioneer Mills, CabarruS County, six
houses were blown down and a colored wo-
nan killed.
At Woodward's a negro and his wife
we're killed.
At Winnsboro three negroes and an aged
lady, Mrs. Sterling, were killed. Mrs.
Sterling'S son and daughter were blown
from the house into a tree.
At Polkton, n. c., the wife of +. NJ. Gray |
was killed by a falling house.
At Concord two brick residences were
partly demolished.
Fifty thousand dollar. damage was done
1t Chester, 5. T..
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. 20, |
GAINESVILLE. Tenn. was visited yesterday
~ two destructive cyclones, about two
lours apart. They swept through the cen
raj part of the city. dwelling MANY houses
md doing serious damage To hundreds of
buildings. Two churches were nearly |
down; two towers taken off the
one end was blown out of tho
Hotel and much other destruction !
vas done. Many persons were seriously
In failing houses, but mona killed
outright. The roof Of the Chronicle Office,
and all. was lifted up and carried