The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-28
THE STORM IN THE STATE,
Terrible Wreck Of Property and Loss of
Llfe-Some Of the Particulars OF the Tor

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The cyclone which passed over this
State on Tuesday, the 10Th inst, was the
most destructive that has ever visited the
State since its settlement. The cyclone
had spread in this State until it reached
from the foot of the mountains to the
coast, but was concentrated to destroy
ing power in many Counties. 1t would
be impossible to notice all of the acci'
dents and devastation wrought in the
few terrible hours consumed by the winds
in flying across the State. We therefore
give below few of the points at which
the storm was destructive, as reported in
the Neacs and Courier:
Greenville and Pickens.
GREENv1LLE, February 20.-Last
nights storm was severe in this section
of the country, but no very serious casu.
alties have been reported. The wind
blew with frightful velocity in a North
easterly direction, commencing little
before s o'clock and continued with fury
for nearly one hour. At Marietta, in the
Northern section of this County, the new
Methodist Church, not yet completed,
was demolished, and a number of out
buildings in the neighborhood were more
or less damaged. From various direc'
tions in the County come reports of the
unroofng of stables, barns and other
plantation buildings, but no persons
killed or seriously hurt. The wind was
accompanied by unusually heavy rains,
causing some damage in the washing OF
hillside land especially in fields that
have been ploughed during the Fall and
Winter. A mule was killed by the
blowing down of stable on the planta-
tion of Mr.. Josiah Chandler in the lower
section of the County.
In Pickens the storm caused consider.
able devastation along the Oolenoy and
in various portions Of the County. All
the outbuildings on the plantation of ).
G. Alexander were blown down. Roads
are rendered impossible, and much dam.
age to property has occurred in small
way.
Passengers by the trains from Georgia
report much damage all alonge the line
from here to Atlanta, especially Duluth
and Doraville. All the streams in this
section of the country are swollen IN
consequence of the very heavy rains, and
the country roads can scarcely be
loJ! x,,;fh uohicIou
spartanburG County.
SPARTANBURa, February 20.-A set.
clement known as Golightly, situated
about eight miles Northeast of this city,
was visited last evening by very de-
structiye wind and rain storm. The
storm seems to have originated at Wal
nut Grove about sunset, and pursuing 9
iNortheasterly direction it demolished
property in fearful manner. at
Golightly it destroyed score of hor:es.
The residence of Mr.. Josh Harris was
completely overturned, and catching hre
it was burned to the ground. The mill
of Mr.. Harris, in which was stove,
was blown to the ground and the
machinery and goods almost destroyed.
The roof of the brick dwelling of DR..
Dean was torn away, carrying with it a
chimney and portions of the wall. DR..
Dean also lost his fine barn, and his
stock we're badly crippled by the falling
timber. Several persons were seriously
injured and report says two or three
killed. It is only certain, however, thai
Mr.. j. C. Lee was badly bruised and
that q young man named Fowler was
killed by a flying beam. Two children
were taken uninjured from a bed on
which had fallen two heavy pieces OF
wood. Their escape was miraculous. A
gentleman who had visited the place to-
day told your correspondent that the
whole place presented a frightful picture
of desolation. Crippled cattle could be
seen among the debris of the barn, while
bed clothing and household furniture
was scattered throughout the adjacent
woods in all directions. The storm was
accompanied by the heaviest rain of the
present year. Our streams are all very
much swollen. The storm continued its
course to Batesburg, there making SINH
lar havoc of property. a like storm Is
said to have visited Strothers at the same
hour.
Along the A. 8 x. R. r.
AUGUSTA, February 20.-While last
nights storm did no damage in Augusta
beyond blowing down few trees and
fences and only lasted about ten minutes
it was very destructive in the vicinity.
The greatest damage seems to have oc.
Cured along the line Of the Augusta and
Knoxville Railroad. Bradley, 8 thriving
little town, was almost levelled to the
ground. Nearly every house was either
blown down or badly injured. The
Seceders' Church mas entirely destroyed.
The residence of DR.. Ligon was over
turned and broken to pieces. The family
of DR.. Ligon were e1tricated with difh-
Guilty from the ruins, and all of them
were more or less bruised. Mrs. Ligon's
collar bone, leg and arm we're broken.
At Ninety-Six house was blown
down. ipiuring all the members of the
family and killing the oldest Child. The
ruins caught fire and burned to ashes,
the body of the child being also con-
sumed. The father was in Charleston at
the time, and as the wires were down no
information could be sent to him.
GREENWOOD, February pa terrific
hail storm, accompanied with heaVy rain,
passed over this place yesterday evening
at FIVE O'Clock. It lasted twenty minutes.
Stones were picked up eight inches in
circumference. The damage to small
grain is not very great, it being yet small.
Some sections of the County were suffer-
ing at the same time from fearful cy-
clone. It moved in an Easterly direc.
ton, was about half mile wide and
swept everything in its course. Reports
received from various sections are truly
appalling. At Bradley Station, on the
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad, the
dwelling of J. R. Ligon was blown
down. Mrs. Ligon and little daughter
of Vincent Griffin were in the house and
seriously if not fatally injured. The
carriage shops and repository Of Baker
& Watson were blown down. Loss two
or three thousand dollars. A Baptist