Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-22

One house occupied by negroes on
irwin Adams place was blown To atoms.
but the inmates escaped injury. On the
south side of Williamson swamp the
Christian Church fell a victim, also an
out house OF L. L. Harris. The magnifi-
cent oaks around and opposite the resi-
dences OF /. l.. Brown and j. +. Lord,
are all felled, some with their gigantic
roots upturned. while others were snap-
ped off twenty feet from the ground. But
this scene seems as but child's play COM
pared with the wreck across the creek
at DaYlsb0rO proper. Here the engine
house Of the railroad pump, Gibbs IL Bros
blacksmith shop, Orr's guanO warehouse,
John Palmer's and John HudsOn's resi-
dences are a mass of ruins; the large
brick warehouse Of the railroad company
has not one stone left upon another, while
the roof lies two miles distant
on the plantation of Mrs. Harris.
After the destruction Of all this
property lying south of the railroad
the insatiate giants thirst for ruin seemed
but sharply whetted and with insuffera-
bic roar it swOoped down upon the bust
ness houses, and now where once stood
the cOmmOdiOus stores of A. Herman,
John Palmer, 7. J.. Brown, G. w. Brown
ID. l.. Cheatham and Capt Leonard, lies a
heterogeneous mass of broken timbers
The store built by the late T. NJ. Kennedy.
and occupied by Mr.. Wilson, stands in
part, the east wing being torn away. and
what is left of the north wing is the only
piece of a store left in the place. The
''Old Hardwick House." kept by Mrs.
Kennedy as a boarding house, was un-
rooted and stripped OF piazzas and chin
ney tops. The hull now stands, with the
piece of the store, lonely sentinels amid a
scene of wOful desOlation.
The residence of Cornelius Jordan, sur
rounded by eight or ten large oaks, was
blown to atoms and the trees piled on top
of the scattered debris.
DR.. \. 7. Cheatham's residence was
considerably damaged by flying timbers,
but the fury of the storm seems to have
passed Immediately east of the dwelling,
tearing away the Outbuildings. Now.
this is a succinct, brief account of the
general ruin, but detailed, minute de-
scriptiOn would require much space.
Miraculous indeed was the escape of
the inmates of the various buildings, for
while all were occupied only one death
occurred, that of William Vereen, who
was standing on the sidewalk in front Of
Palmer's store when the storm descended.
talking with young POst0n: Vereen's
body was found fifty yards from where he
stood, under pile OF timbers, and he
lived only a short while after beng found.
POstOn was caught under a falling tree,
but was only bruised. G. JOrdan's little
son had a limb broken. Mrs. Hudson and
children were bruised but sustained no
serious injuries.
Albert Baker was sick in bed in the
back room of q. W. Browns store when
the building fell. Josh Brown and Mil
lard Brown both were inside the store of
T. l.. Brown, but none Of them received
any serious hurt.
The loss is YariOusly estimated from
$50. 900 to 500 coo.
The residence of Mrs. Daniel Harris.
two miles northeast from the 'BorO, was
unroofed and the Outhouses destroyed
and we gather vague rumOrs of great loss
in Jefferson county.
TWENTY-THREE VICTIMS.
MACON. Feb. 21.-Eleven lives are re-
ported lost near HaddOck's Station. At
Norwood two persons are reported to
have been killed. Twelve are positively
known to be dead in Jones county, and
the number will doubtless be doubled.
THE SwATH IN PICKENS COUNTY.
JASPER, Feb. 21.-Jasper is remote
from telegraphic communication, and
while her citizens as yet know cOmpara-
lively little Of the effects of Tuesdays
cyclone in other parts of the State, the
effects of the carnival Of death in this
this writing the names of twenty victims
are already at hand, and it seems
but minute since the roar Of the whirl-
wind whistled in our ears. Straight away
as far as the eye can reach LAYS the path
desOlated by the rushing tornado as it
hurried ON toward the northeast. The
swaUh is fully three-quarters of a mile IN
width. Not "A standing object Obstructs
the view. How many have been killed
IL. Al,, -
as vet impossible to state. The list prom
ises to fan not far short Of 100. The twenty
victims who are already known to have
perished are the following; Mrs. Levi
eagle and two children, VIM. Grower,
VIM. Herren, AlonzO Wright, Mrs. James
Dowda and two children, Mrs. Wyly, Mrs.
Lewis King and two children, John Mich
olson (reported), Mrs. John Nicholson,
Mrs. Nations, Mrs. Watkins, a child of
Perry Pettitt, child of w. III, Collier, child
of Hiram Walker.
Levi eagles house was literally lifted
from its site and torn and twisted to
atoms, The bodies of Mrs. eagle and
two of her children were found 400 fees
away, terribly bruised and lacerated. The
three other children who were in the hOnse
at the time were found further on, still
living, but probably fatally injured. The
bodies OF Mr.. eagles three
hired men were found widely scattered
and all were stark and cold in death.
Here is some of the ruinOus work inflicted
on Grassy Knob: Archer's mill was
blown down and the log dam blown
away. Pitts store was blown down.
John NichOlsOn's house was blown down
and his wife, sister OF Hon. Lem Alfred,
killed. They are both very old and Mr..
Nicholson is reported dead. Widow Cor
bins house blown down, but out of the
eight persons in it none of them were
hurt. She is very poor and the cyclone
leaves her In most distressing condition.
James DOwd's house blown down and his
wife and two children killed. Lewis
Kings house blown down and his wife
killed. Bill Anderson, house blown down
and his little girl hurt. Refuge Baptist
Church, just erected, blown to atoms.
billiard Patterson, blown a considerable
distance, but not huIt. Joseph Norris
house blown away and his wife's arm
broken. A young man, name unknown,
also hurt.
Bill Reese was not at home. but his wife
ran into a cellar with eight children, and
the house was blown from over them and
dashed into a million splinters. Mrs.
Reese had an arm broken and one child
had a finger hurt so that it had to be
amputated. Had it not been for the Gel
lar it is probable they would have been
killed.
Levi Cagle's house and outhouses and
all property except the land blown away,
and siXpersOns killed and three danger
ously wounded.
The house of Lewis King was blown
down and Mrs. King was killed. Mr..
King narrowly escaped.
FURIOUS IN PUTNAM COUNTY.
MACON, GA, Feb. 21.-The cyclone of
Tuesday blew down the residence and
Outhouses of Col. RObt. G. Humber, in
Putnam county. One of Col. Numbers
ankles was broken and he received iniu-
ries about the chest which it is thought
will prove fatal. Mrs. Paschal. who was
passing, left her buggy when She saw the
cyclone coming, and took refuge i'm Col.
Numbers house. She was instantly
killed when it blew down. Seven negroes
and nearly all the stock on the place were
killed.
The Ruin in Indiana
EVANSVILLE, Feb. 21.-It is estimated
that the storm destroyed from 100000 to
$120,0O0 worth of property within fifty
miles of Evansville. Within this space
fully half the buildings were swept away
and 10000 or 10000 bushels Of corn lost.