The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-04-04
Another Cyclone.
DESTRUCTION OF. LIFE AND PRO.
PERTY IN IT'S COURSE.

WV SttC tilC 1'lo"tHS ihuNtlllollal k)ttI
,icu!ars Of the cyclone, gathered from
the Grecnville Daily News and other
exchanges since our last issue. 1t
will be seen that the one in Columbia
occurred on Monday, while the one of
our section was on Tuesday, and in
Union on Wednesday: y. ".
ANOTHER TORNADO Between 4
and O'Clock Monday morning ter
rifle wind storm, accompanied by ap-
palling flashes of lightning, deafcning
pcals OF thunder and torrents Of rain,
passed over the country. between two
and three miles to the Northwest and
North OF this city. A portion of the
tornado passed over Columbia, but did
no damage. Considerable alarm was
created among the timid residents by
the roaring Of the wind, and the rain
fell with the sound Of a small Niagara
The tornado came from the West, a
little Soutllerly, and blew down two
ruthouscs Oh the Huffman place ir,
Lexington County, besides lcveling
trees and fencing iii its course. Pass
ing over two or three plantations with
out doing damage to anything except
trees, the tornado gathered in a valley
TO the South Of Dr.. j. +. Ensor's resi-
dcncc, about miles North of the city,
and rushed up to his house, where it
tore away the roof and flooring of the
second floor piaZza and topped over
several Of the iron columns. Nearly
I'LL the roofing was torn Off tha other
two rooms of the second story and that
portion Of one of the chimneys which
projects above the roof was hurled
through the ceiling into a room where
a young man named Harry Donaldson
was sleeping, but he escaped any inju-
~. The tiinbers torn from the roof
were blown with such force us to be
driven into the earth.
The tornado tore through the fields
tOthe WindhOrn place, where it wreck
ed Il barn, and blew down and twisted
OF trees Mr.. Theo. Windhorn states
hit the noise of the wind was terrible.
and thlt in it's passage it would skip
fences on Il hill and lift half dozen
panels of in 4 holloW.
The cyclone next struck the house
Of Mr.. G. II. Taylor. on the Price plan
ration. aboHt five miles above Column
ba. Mr.. Taylor was awakened by the
roaring sound Of the approaching stol m
anl calling his wife, she jumped from
bed and ran into the othnr room. fol-
lowed by her husband. BY the time
he had seized her and uttered a few
cheering words the building was level
"'l to the earth. Two heavy pieces Of
timber fell on Mr.. Taylor's shoulders
and pressed him and his wife. who was
close by, to the floor, but fortunately
the roof fell in such Il position rs only
TO slightly injure the parties. Mr.. Tay-
Tors eldest son in endeavoring to es-
cape through one Of the doors was
knocked down by the falling thinkers
and was badly hurt about the legs.
Anothc" son had attempted to escape
by the her door and as he reached it
he was caught in tn, falling mass. but
the tinbers formed a box about him
and ne escaped injury.
Mr.. Taylor's barn and provendcr
was scattered to the fore winds and
his furniture, crOckcry. utensils. etc :.
demolished in the ruins OF his building
The floor OF the building WAS moved
) feet from its position.
Immense trees were prostrated for
miles around. Some were torn IN hy