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family with considerable difficulty and car.
ried them 10 n neighboring house for shelter.
His little son was covered up In the Wreckage,
and u required heroic efforts to .cxtricate
young fellow on being drawno out was found
10 be uninjurcd The escape OF tho famliy
from instant death WAS nothing short or MIR.
a%culOuS. Large crowds visited the wrecked
wi!dered at the fortunate escape VI the ialni-
~.
DEATH y DISASTER AT wINNSBoRo.
At Winnsboro, 8. G.. the storm wa the Sc
vcrest ever known. The wind came rom inc
southwest and was accompanied by nan,
the hundreds nnh fences were demolished In
all directions. II was NJ Il STnnll settlement
thirteen miles from Winnsboro tina the Sc
vrrest damage WAS done. The storm struck
drmolishing fifteen houses killing three ne
.ro"s. names unknown, and IN aged white
lady ii,irned Mrs. stcilitng: besides wounding
several others severely. The house III when
At the time the blow came her ron and
daughter were In the house with her. They
were both blown out OF the house ana lougea
in q large tree that was standing IN the yard,
a. capinv with severe bruises Their aged
IN ,li'rr was crushed to death In the falling
iimtcrs. The dam &c ana losses n'out
Winnsi or, nre calculated by the thousands.
bmt cnn net be correctly ascertai Ell unti. srr-
clSl VI lEC tSlS ~ 80
" DEAD AT w~ooDwARDS'
Capt. Frank Lanier. lineman TOR the South
ern ielpeinnh Ompan arrived In the city
last night from - trip down the Chhrlnl'e, 20
iumbIn 4 Augusta ltnilr 'ad, and reports tint
rs he passed Woodwards the remains OF n nc,
gro man and his wife had Just been extricatrd
from the ruins OF their demolished Cable.
Tncir bodies were terribly bruised md mash.
ed and their death must hirc Occurred IN
SANITY.
A pITEoUs TALE FROM POLKToM.
FROM Polktoh, on the Carolina Central
the devastating storm. Mr.. f. NJ. Gray, q
prominent citizen OF Arson county, lVeh
near Po!kton. Monday night he retired as
usual with his family, hut was waked sl,ortly
afterwards by the iimhers OF his mansion
falling about his head. In the twinkltng OF
an eye, ruin surrounded him. His house was
torn by the mighty wiirlwind and scattered
his children escaped. hut in the ruin The Le:
loved mother and wife was lost. Her dcad
body was picked mp near the scene, ana the
train that arrived ut PolktOn ycsteaay alter
moor from Wadesb0rO. brought The cOfhn IN
which her body was TO he Inferred.
DESTRUCTION M DEATH IN CABARRUs.
In the neighborhood OF Pioneer Mills, In Ca
barrus county, the storm ragged with unparal.
leled fury. Mrs. Martina Black. mother OF Mr..
W.. ]. Black, of this city, n short time ago
moved into her new two-story frame dwell.
Ing. Shortly after she retired, the bowling
winds awakened her and hearing the timhers
cracking she prepared To flee from the house,
hut before she could get out. the house coin
lncnced tumbling about her head. Mrs:
jnred BY the falling timhers. Mrs. Block who
is a.i nged lady, was quite seriously hurt a.
bout q mile from Mrs. Blacks ~ the home.
ste ri Of Mr.. Monroe Lewis. All OF Mr.. Lo,is'
outhouses were blown away. but his dwelling
house wiiIstnod the storm. In the same
nelghborhOnd five dwelling houses were de-
mollsned. Near Mrs. Blacks house, n negro
negro woman who occupied IT. WINS killed, her
body being horribly mashed. Her name Is
unknown: All through the Pioneer neigh.
borhond fences and trees were scattered over
the country. The storm was accompanied by
heavy lightning and hall.
Fresh dried prunes at Speed & Lowry.
Smoke lie Bull Dog cigar at Speed &
Lowrp.
Chew the pure Virginia leaf tobacco.
Sold by Speed d Lowry.
Use Van Ruskin's fragrant Sozodont
for cleansing and preserving the teeth:
1t hardens the gums, imparts q delightful
and refreshing taste and feeling to the
; mouth, removes all tartar and scurf, ar
rests progress of decay, &c. Sold by
Speed u Lowry.
Use Darby's cough drops. they i'll bc
found useful in relieving MI diseases 81
the throat and lungs, and invaluable for
public speakers and singers. Sold by
Speed f. Lowry.
: w. S. Cotl,ran d Co. have a large lot o.
No. / oat seed for sale.
A nice lot of bananas and Florida or.
anges at Speed & Lowry.