St. Landry democrat., 1884-03-01
WHAT THE STORM DID.

EYeFyWhere Visible in its Path,
COLUMBIA. s. c., Feb 20
Specials to the Daily Register indicat,
that the storm was fearful throughout tn.
State. At Chester the Baptist and coloree
churches were blown down. The Presby
terrain Church tower and bell were blown q
hundred feet. The cotton-seed oil mil
buildings were partially demolished. MANY
private residences and business houses
were damaged. The loss is estimated al
$4,000.
At D. d. Dickert's plantation, Newberry
County, hundred acres Of original forest
was swept away. st. Matthew's Lutheran
Church was blown down. William Fl. Ell
lers' residence was carried off, and he and
his child seriously injured. All the plan
tations were badly damaged Several
large fires were observed in the track of
the storm.
Chappel's Station was swept away; not
house left. The wife and child of George
F., Read were badly hurt. Mrs. Resale
Simpkins had an arm broken and colored
mans skull was crushed.
John Scarry's residence was destroyed
and he and his wife and child hurt. Mrs.
David NJ. Dickert's skull was fractured.
G. M. Stafford, Postmaster; Bozeman w.
Reed, and one or two others were in the
second story of Reeds store. ShufPord was
killed; Bozeman had an arm and leg bro
ken, and Reed an arm and rib broken. 9th
ers were more or less cut up.
Eight loaded cars standing on the track
were carried forty yards and tern to
pieces. H.N
A. woman and child are reported killed at
Anderson.
In the lower part Of Clarendon County
James Cubbage and Ben Baggett's child
were killed.
In Darlington County the dwelling Of r.
W.9Boyd was destroyed, himself seriously
injured and two negroes killed.
The dwelling Of Mr.. White, near Darling.
ton Courthouse was blown down and HIM
self and wife killed.
Mrs. G. Edwards was seriously injured
in the fall of her house. Six persons are
known to be killed in the county and fifteen
wounded.
Serious loss Of life and property is re-
portedSIn the vicinity of williamsburg
County. The loss of property everywhere
was great.
BIRMINGHAM Ala, Feb. 90.
cyclone swept through Cohaba Valley
yesterday at noon. Unsupported that thir-
teen are injured in one community.
At Leeds the cyclone swept away the
section house of the railroad, killing three
negroes. An old white couple named Bass
were seriously injured.
Three miles south of Leeds the house of |
John Poole was blown away. A son and |
daughter and child of tenant were in |
stantly killed, and Poole, wife and four |
children very badly injured
The residence and premises of DIR. w. T. |
Wright, railroad contractor, were demol-
ished. The BODY of DR.. Wright's mothe |
was found q hundred yards from the house /
dearfully mangled, Annie, Jennie, Thomas,
James and Edward, children OF DR.. Wright,
have arms or legs broken.
Harriet McGrew, cook, was killed. OF
twenty-four carts, two wagons and three
horses on the place, nothing remained but
the carcass of one horse.
The house occupied by Mr.. Mclaughlin
was blown away; Mclaughlin was badly
hurt. A neighbor, J. P. Landrum, wife
and daughter, all had legs broken.
The house of man named Herr took fire.
and was blown away. Mrs. Kerr was ia.
hundred yards is thickly strewn with de-
bris, delaying trains.
Later intelligence but adds to the horror
of the awful story. VIM. Wesson, aged
fourteen, near Kerr's Gap, was killed.
George Davis, boy on the Poole place,
ley were leveled by the storm. The bodies
of strange cows were found around Leeds.
In many places the ground is as clear Of
stone as if carefully swept. Stumps and
trees bear the marks of flying rocks. There
is absolutely nothing to indicate where DR..
Wright's residence and out-houses stood.
John Poole died of injuries at Leeds. Many
wires are down.
i5 AUGUSTA, GA. Feb. 20.
Yesterdays storm was the severest since
the cyclone of 1879. In Hancock County
the storm overturned out-houses and UNI
rooted houses. The stables of David Dick.
son were destroyed by lightning. In Co
Hrs, bnY~Tv k,6 - I
v. Ballard were blown down and three
horses killed. The plantation of Geo. Gra-
made was ruined; houses demolished and
bimber carried off. On the plantation of Ii
Dr.. Rees g negro was killed. Mrs. r. M.
Wades wife o. the overseer, was seriously
The clubhouse of John A. Faw-
cett was demolished.
The town Of Bradley, s. G., was nearly
blown away. The residence OF DR.. Ligon |
was blown down and his wife badly in I
lqged. /,
The residence Of w. II. Slattworth, in
County, was blown down, the
ruins took fire and his little daughter per-
shed.
;;teEe ef + g Rnydz at Jackson s. G. yvera
blown down and three negroes killed.
The town of Miller was nearly destroyed. | |
Trains are impeded, the wires down and
he mails Irregular.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Feb. 20.
twenty-five houses in Philadelphia set Y
cement were leveled by the cyclone The t
bodies of three white men and eleven coll
red were recovered. Search is being
made for others believed to have been 5
zilled.
At Pioneer Mills, Cabarrus County, six
louses were blown down and colored wo- t
nan killed.
AT WoodWard's negro and his wife
vere killed.
Az WinnSboro three negroes and an aged
rhite lady, Mrs Sterling, were killed. Mrs.
'terling's son and daughter were blown