Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-02-27
TORNADOES IN SIX STATES.
Thousands Of Houses Destroyed
and Hundreds of Lives Lost.

Thousands of Houses Destroyed
and Hundreds of Lives Lost.
ATLANTA, GA, Feb, 20.-One mil
lion dollars worth of property, 5000
houses, and 500 to 400 lives are the
forfeit paid to the terrible storm Of
yesterday. Forming in the valley OF
the Chattahooche, it spread into fan
shape in Columbus, one arm running
into Alabama, until interrupted by the
Red Mountains, thence across to Cave
Springs, Rome and Canton, and de-
fecting little southerly, to Athens.
it demolished property in Banks, Jack
son and Madison counties Another
arm shot through Carol and Chatta-
hoochee couuties, killing many people,
and another arm crossing the State
from Columbus to Columbia, passing
through the town of Ninety-six, S. c.,
and thence to the ocean. From all
three arms many smaller tornadoes
formed, which ran up the valleys car
rying with them death aud desolation.
Oxmore lost ten to fifteen lives. Six
persons were killed at Leeds. In
Rome and its vicinity the calamity
was distressing. The storm began at
| ! o'clock, and continued at intervals
until Broad street, for several squares,
was completely flooded Signs and
awnings flew in all directions. The
rainfall was tremendous, and there
uas O heavy fall of hail
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Feb. 20.-A de-
structive tornado visited this part Of
the county on Monday night, destroy
ing property and causing death in all
directions The most terrible destruc-
tion was at settlement called Phila-
delphia, two miles from Rockingham,
on the Carolina Central Railroad.
The settlement contained about twenty
five houses. Every one of them was
razed to the ground. Yesterday
morning q party of men began a search
of the ruins for bodies, and within a
short time eleven had been recovered,
three white and eight colored men.
WILMINGTON, n. c.. Feb. 20.-Last
night tornado passed through por-
tions of Union, Harnett, Moore, Rich
mond and Arson counties, causing
loss of life and great destruction to
property 1t struck Polkton, on the
Carolina Central Railroad, at about s ]
P. NJ, destroying houses and levelling
trees and fences. A small village on
the outskirts of the town of Rocking
ham, Richmond county, was totally
demolished, fifteen houses being wreck
ed, twenty-three persons killed, and
many more wounded.
COLUMBUS Miss, Feb. 20.-A Sc
we're tornado passed through the lower
portion of this county yesterday, doing
great damage to gin houses and dwell
ings, On some plantations not sim
gle house was left standing. 1t is re-
ported that one lifs was lost
FRANKLIN, KY, Feb. 2O.-This
town was visited by tornado yester-
day afternoon. A large tobacco fac
tory owned by New York men, was
blown down. The Boiceau Hotel, the
Opera House, and other buildings were
unroofed.
LOUISVILLE, Feb 20-The storm
last night was fearfni in its effect upon
flooded property. The towboat John
A. Woods lost three boats of coal, and
Cook & Hoffman one barge of coal
All the barges and boats are leaking
some. The weather to-day is clear
and cool.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 20-Clarksville,
Tenn was visited yesterday by two
destructive tornadoes, about two hours
apart They swept through the CEN
tral part of the city, levelling many
houses and doing serious damage to
hundreds of buildings. Two churches
were nearly blown down, two towers
were taken off the Court House, one
end was blown out of the Franklin
Hotel and much other destruction was
done Many persons were seriously
injured in falling houses. but no one
was killed outright. The roof of the
Chronicle Office, rafters and all, was
lifted up, carried over ELDERS Opera
House, and driven through another
house two blocks beyond. Every
telephone and telegraph wire was pros
trated and trains delayed.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 20.-A
terrible destructive tornado swept
through the Cahawba valley, in the
eastern part Of this county. yesterday
at noon. At Leeds, twelve miles from
here, on the Georgia Pacific Railroad.
the tornado swept away the section
house of the railroad, killing JEFF Ford,
Dan Cloud and Bert Keith, negroes,
and seriously injuring an aged white
couple named Bass, living near. Three
miles south of Leeds the house Of John
Poole was blown away, and son of
II, daughter of 6, aud child Of
negro tenant of the place were instant
ly killed.