The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-02-28
Marvellous Escape,

center of the storms path. When
the tornado came it picked the
sciloolhonse up and literally thresh-
ed it to pieces In it were Mr.. Allie
johnson and twenty five children,
none OF whom were killed, though
all were more or less wounded AID
bruised. Your correspondent stood
on the former site of the schoolhnuSe
and tried to find two pIanks left to-
gether, but failed; the storm leaving
nothing hut the floor, and that was
shattered as if by lightning.
Macon. Ga, February 20 The
telegraph wire berweer Macon and
Savannah were blown downP rivats
letters received here state that every
house on r. G Numbers place, Put
nam county, WAS demolished in the
recent storm. His property loss is
$4,000. Twenty-nine persons were
killed on his place. When his resi-
dence blew down the wind caught up
5000 of greenbacks i'll his house, scat
tered the money over the fields and
woods. Every dollar was found and
returned to Mr. Humber.
Prayers Turned 20 Jest.
Toccoa, Ga, February 23.-A cor
respondent writing to the News SAYS:
It is said that during the fearful storm
last Tuesday, many men prayed who
never thought of lifting up their voice'
to God in times of safety. One poor
man, whose house had been blown a.
way, on being asked the next day
what was the matter in his neighbor
hood, replied in jocular way that
They had been visited BY small
excursion from hell" Now does not
that show poor, week human nature?
In time of peril even the very wicked
cry 10 the Lord and after danger is
passed, the cry for mercy changes TO
o joke. Can such prayers prevail
with the Almighty Let the wicked
answer and cease from his wicked
ness, then the roaring storm will not
put such AFFECT fear in his heart.
Incident of the Cyclone.
Mr. Cash, near Mount Airy, had a
stalwart pig i'll fattening pen rear
his house, It weighed about one
hundred pounds, and was set aside
for the knife this week. After the
cyclone he was nowhere to be found,
and he has never been seen or heard
of since. If any one should see him,
let US know.
Il is said that q chill! is missing at
Leeds, and no trace is had OF it since
the storm.
Below Heard county, some gum
logs were whirled into the air and
broken in two while off the ground
Those persons who were in the cy-
clone and escaped alive, state that
when the storm had passed they were
painting and exhausted as if they had
been running a long distance, and
say that they had a sensation of I'M
natural warmth while the cyclone VAS
above them.
1t seems to be settled that the cy-
clone was about two minutes in pass
ing given point.
CrOssplalnS, Alabama.
Crossplains, February 23.-The
people here have been in such terror
by the terrible visitation of the ele-
ments that the, have not had the
time to look over the field. During
the night OF Tuesday, while the cili-
zens OF this place were busily engag-
ed in attending to the wounded and
dying, horssmen came in from
different sections Of the Goshen val
ley bringing most narrowing details
and begging tor physicians. Drs.
Hughs, Little, Crowden and league
hurried, with many other citizens,
to the scene of the disaster. What
met their vision on riding into Gosh,
envalley il simply beyond description.
Where large two story farm house?
had crowned the kuolls up the valley
nothing was left but few torn tim
bers, the greater portion Of the bull l.
ings having been scattered by the
fierce anger of the storm for miles
Within space Of four or five miles,
by One-halt mile, fifteen persons were
killed and many more will die No
less than sixty are wounded and the
loss of property cannot be repaired
with 100000.
Speaking of cyclones how little do
we learn of them, even with expert.