The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-21
erable fencing was blown down, and a
number of trees uprooted.

erable fencing was blown down, and a
number of trees uprooted.
The storm did its most destructive
work just one mile below the city, de-
stroying the dwelling houses of Mr.. R.
w. Todd, our County School Commis'
l:sioner, Mr.; J. Il. FAINT and Miss Anna
Wilcox, the latter's being leveled to the
ground.
The main portion of Mr.. Todd's house
was left standing, the upper half.story
and roof being carried away. The glass
in the windows of the lower story were
shattered, and in several rooms the sash
blown out. The furniture was badly
damaged and broken up. As soon as
the occupants could escape from the
house, they went out and lay down on
1.-The ground, preterring to be in the rain
rather than risk the house. None of
them we're hurt.
A large tree fell across Miss Wilcox's
house. The furniture was broken and
scattered in almost every direction. Mrs.
Chat6eld, Miss ,Wilcox's Blister, was the
only person in the house at the time.
She heard the storm approaching, and
got up to close the door, which had blown
open, when in an instant the crash came.
Viewing the wreck, it seems impossible
forher to have escaped a horrible death.
However, she came off with only slight
bruise.
Mr.. Fant's house was left in about the
same condition as Mr.. Todd's. His
household goods were also badly damaged
and broken. His family we're all in the
house, but none Of them were injured.
Mr.. Fant's stables were uplilted and
torn asunder, but his horse escaped with
ont a scratch.
a large untenanted house recently oc-
cupied by Joe.Lee, colored, was also un-
rooted.
The scene in this Immediate neighbor..
hood on Wednesday morning was terri
ble.. The track of. tho tornado did not
appear to have been more than q quarter
Of q mile wide, and Miss Wilcox's resi-
dence seems to have been about in the
center. Pieces of furniture, clothing and
timbers were carried several hundred
yards away. All the trees of .a any size e
were nprooted. sioai .zeaj s.ov ~ ,
E A. small tenant house on MIR. H. y.
Hermck's place was unroofed. The occu.
pants were not injured: - = 81. :: 9
I Several tenant houses on Mr. J. ".
Thompson's place were blown! down. "A
negro man and three children were pain
fully injured by q chimney falling in
upon them. One Of the children, it is
feared, is fatally wounded. see a5e
The storm at Mountain, Greek was also
very very severe Tile sbricka church being
unrooied and seriously, damaged. We
have been unable TO get addition.l!psr-
ticulars from1this section. go sd "a,
Two houses on Liberty Hill were
blown down. :. (.
While the storm was atits height, two
gentlemen were riding horseback on
South Main street, near: the mile post,
when they, were blown from their AMI
mails. falling ten Of. fifteen feet away
The above details are only "a part
doubtless Of the terrible work Of Of the
storm. Ills wonderful in the extreme
that out of so many wrecks there should
have been so few accidents to persons and
stock. s.
On Wednesday morning meeting
was held in Anderson and 4 committee,
consisting Of the Mayor, with Messrs. g.
F. Tolly, Rev. T. P. Bell, j. w. Daniels
and A. S. Stephens, was appointed to
receive private subscriptions and disburse
them among the suffers from the storm,
according to their necessities. While it
will be impossible to make up anything
like the losses sustained by the victims
Of the tornado, it is hoped to be able to
relieve their present necessities.
At present we cannot make any esti-
mate of the damage done by the storm,
but enough has been heard to carry the
losses considerably up into the thou
sands.
Senator sherman's idea Of dividing the
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