The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-28

tanned such injuries that she is not
expected to live. Two negroes living in
q small house near the depot we're blown
away with their dwelling and have not
been found. The railroad depot was 60
badly wrecked that another will have to
be built A steam saw mill near the
depot was blown to pieces. The barns
and buildings around the residence of
Col. B. w. Edwards we're blown away,
but the dwelling was not touched. The
roof Of store at the depot was carried
off on the wings of the wind. Several
flat cars lying on the track were blown
over. Bales of cotton were taken up
from the platform of the depot and scat
tered all around. Nearly every wooden
fence in town was levelled to the ground.
Open fields near by were covered with
debris Of all kinds. Household goods,
bedding and clothing whitened the
ground. The woods were strewn with
barrels and lumber. The track of the
storm presented fearful appearance.
Everything was torn, twisted and
levelled.
A singular exception was the escape
of the Baptist Church. 1t lay directly
in the path of the tornado, but although
the pine trees all around it were torn
down by the wind, the church was en-
tircly uninjured, not even the weather
cock of the steeple being carried away.
The casualties, as far as known this
morning, were, killed six, wounded fif.
teen or sixteen. Prompt assistance was
rendered the victims by their fellow cit.
izens, and those who had lost their homes
were given immediate shelter. In all
five or six dwelling houses were wrecked,
with great number of minor buildings.
If the tornado had passed three hundred
yards further North it would have
reached the Court House Square and
demolished the business portion of the
town. Its route was afterwards shown
by an avenue cut through the woods as
clear and sharp in outline as the cleared
right of way of railroad. Tho money
value of the property destroyed cannot
be estimated
Along the Port Royal r. Il.
ELLISON, February 2O.-At seven
o'clock last hight cyclone struck jack
sons Station, six miles above Ellenton,
tearing up many houses in its course
and killing FIVE negroes. The depot at
Jackson's is unroofed, knocked off the
pillars and the wall on one side
smashed in. A store and dwelling be-
longing to Mr.. John Bates and occupied
by J. G. Hankinson and family, was
torn all to pieces, the family miraculous.
ly escaping with only slight bruises. Tho
merchandise was blown in every direc-
ton. Mr.. j. S. Bpyd's store was blown
off the pillars. Tom Ramsey, a colored
man, had his house blown down and his
wife killed. Every house on Dr.. w. R.
Eave's Cowden place was blown down
except one, and Georgianna Shubrick, q
negro woman, was killed. A box car
standing on the side track was blown off
the trucks and thrown upon it's side.
Mr. William Turner had nearly every
outhouse on his place levelled.
Continuing in Northeasterly direc.
tion the wind partly demolished the res.
idence Of Mr.. j. P. Hankinson. Every
house on the Jesse Foreman place was
blown over. Tom Walters. negro man
living there, was carried about three
hundred yards by the wind and killed.
His body was terribly maugled. Two
negro children of the same family were
also killed. One mule killed and an
other badly hurt. Mr.. Glover Turner
had his outbuildings all destroyed and
both of the chimneys of his dwelling
blown of. The plantation of John
Tyler is entirely cleared of houses by the
cyclone. Larkin Edison, a white man,
had the doors and windows of his house
unhinged, his bedding blown in the fire
and burned up. The damage to timber
is incalculable. This cyclone passed
within one hundred yards of the track of
the terrible cyclone of 1875, which did
80 much damage to life and property.
The sguall had passed in minute, and
the rainfall that followed was not very
great.
Tho Grange to tho Rescue.
The Worthy Master of the State
Grange, under date of February 81, has
issued the following call:
TO the Patrons Of Rusbandry Of South
Cdrohna-Brethre1a:: An appalling storm
has just passed over many localities of
the State, destroying life and property and
leaving many women and children desti-
tute. Therefore call upon every man
and woman who now or ever did belong
to the Order to assemble at once and act
under that cardinal principle Of ours,
charity to all mankind. Let those near
afflicted communities ascertain who need
help, and take steps to furnish it, send
ing statements of what additional aid is
wanted to the Hon. A. P. Butler, over
seer of the State Grange, and designate
committees who will receive and
distribute contributions of money or sup
plies that may be made for the purpose.
Let those who have escaped collect money
and supplies and send them to these COM
mittees 80 that no time be lost in afford
ing relief. Let this aid 60 to all alike
regardless of whether they are Patrons or
not, for charity should not discriminate.
JAMES JAM Es} n L1psconD.
Master of State Grange of South Carolina.
Governor Thompson tonight received
the following dispatch:
"NEw YORK, February 2l.-As soon
as heard of the disaster which had been
brought on our people by the cyclone, !
sent orders to the officers of the several
roads to render any aid in their power,
or that the roads could furnish. | beg
you to avail yourself Of this means if we
can be of any assistance. leave New
York tonight to be in Columbia on Sat.
urday morning. A. G. HASKELL"
proho bio Murder in Cheraw.