The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-04-24
WRECKED BY ANOTHER CYCLONE,

WRECKED BY ANOTHER CYCLONE,
Houses Blown Away, Trains Wrecked and
Lives Lost.
FLowERy BRANCH, April 15.-During
the terrible rain storm the house of Mr.
Worth Strickland, near this place, was
struck with lightning, killing Mr. Strick.
land instantly and terribly shocking bis
child. The child may recover.
TEN PERSONS KILLED BY THE sToA.
GRIFFIN, April 15.-News has reached
this city this afternoon that most terri
BILE cyclone visited upper Pike and the
Eastern portion of Meriwether, near
Sandtown, about three o'clock this morn.
ing. The same old, but sad story of
houses being blown to atoms !; trees,
fences and everything, given with the
mad fury of the whirling wind. Six
persons are known to have been killed
on Luke Powell's place, near Sandtown.
Mules, horses, calves all gone. -Four
negroes were killed on Mr.. Powell's place
in Meriwetber. Numbers of persons
were fatally wounded. The direction of
the storm was Northeast. 1t divided,
went around Griffin, but the display of
electricity and deafenipg peals of thun-
der, was most startling here.
NEGRO CHILDREN TOSSED BY THE WINDS.
LA GRANGE, April 15.-A cyclone
passed one and half miles Southeast of
town about O'Clock last night. On the
Hamilton road, where it crossed, the
house Of John Brown, colorcd, was
moved from its foundation. At Mr.. j..
w. Cooper's plantation, two miles from
town, his gin house and some out houses
were destroyed. Five miles from town,
on the Greenville road, Mr.. A. E. Rob.
ertson's ginnery, barns, stables, some
out houses occupied by negroes, timbers
and fencing we're scattered broad cast
It is also reported that several negro
children had been blown away and one
horse killed. Further on, it struck the
house of Mr.. Pete Nelson, destroying
everything except the dwelling house,
killing some mules and breaking the
thigh of negro man. A negro girl was
killed on Mr.. Boasley's farm, and other
destruction to property.
A NEGRO KILLED NEAR ATHENS.
ATHENS, April ia negro was killed
| by lightning at store about six miles
from Athens. Several had come into
the store to get out of the rain, when
lightning struck the chimney and ran
down on the inside. The negro, George
Johnson, was leaning against the Chin
ney, and the lightning hit him on the
top of the lead, passing down his body
to the floor. He died instantly. Anoth-
er boy had his foot on the side of the
place, and it tore his shoe to pieces with.
out hurting him.
HOUSES SWEPT AWAY.
HoGANsv1LLE, Ga, April l5.-About
six miles below here cyclone passed
from Southwest to Northeast Daniel
Owens house were destroyed and barn
burnt up. Alexander Allison lost all bis
buildings but his dwelling. Ruf1in
Booker have no house standing this
morning. Frank Blalock damaged.
James Dollar was not left one piece of
timber upon another. J. Allsabrooks
lost his chimneys. Bill Woodroof had
his house blown away. Mrs. Frances
Woodroof lost all her out houses and
dwelling. Samuel Whatley had all his
houses blown away and narrowly escaped
death. William Humphrizes lost, to-
gether with his dwelling, every house on
bis place. Union church Baptist) was
blown to atoms.
| T1Ir FTooD AT RIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April l5.--The
heaviest rain ever known in this section
began falling here last night at seven
O'Clock, continuing until eleven p. m.
The rainfall was FIVE inches in that time.
Village creek, the source of the water
supply for this city, rose nearly seven
feet in the pump house in four hours
time, extinguishing the fires and doing
considerable damage to the engine.
Coalburg bridge, over this creek, was
washed several feet out of line. The
houses near tle creek we're inundated
and families narrowly escaped drowning
by climbing to the top of the house. All
the railroads leading here were badly
damaged, and the wires are down, max
ing it impossible to get full particulars.
The Georgia Pacific had bad washouts
between here and Admission, delaying all
! the trains.
THE TERRoRs OF FIRE.
On the Alabama and Great Southern,
at Alfalfa, sixty miles above here, the
lightning struck the depot and hotel,
setting FIRE to and consuming both, with
the freight, books and papers. The in
mates narrowly escaped.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED IN CHIPLEY.
CH1pLEY, Ga, April 15.-A terrific
cyclone struck the Southern portion of
Chipiey at 2 o'clock this morning, sweep
ing everything in its path. Its course
was from Southwest to Northeast. The
loss of life and property was great. In
Chipley the houses destroyed were those
of Mrs. Champion, DR.. J. E. Thorn
ton, E. F. McGhee, R. B. Traylor, A.
J. irwin, w. II. Lay6eld, John Lang:
ford and A. P. Hampton. One mile and
a half East of Chipley the residence of
John Langford, Mrs. Mary Davis and
Mr.. J. w. Culpepper, were destroyed.
The following is list of the dead:
MT. Lee alloAo, HAlo' oonu A"u6ioiN
and two children.
The wounded are Mrs. Lee Afford and
seven children injured painfully; A. J.
Irvip, thought to be fatally injured
William Langford, bruised painfully in
the chest; Mrs. Mary Davis was fearful
ly lscerated; DR.. ]. E. Thornton, arm
bruised, and many others injured slight
ly.
A mass meeting of citizens was held
at the city hall tonight and committees
were appointed to canvass this and ad-
Joining counties for the relief of the
sufferers. This is one Of the most disas.
trous cyclones that has ever struck Har'
ris County.
THE WRECK AT CHATTANOOGA.
A heavy rain storm passed over this
section last night, causing considerable
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