The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-21
SOUTHERN CYCLONES.
Georgia, North Carolina, Aiaban mn, and Mis-
sissippi Visited by Ffiahtrm storms
Many Lives Reported Lost.
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limits, when II descended. II unroofed
the African Baptist church, damaged The
walls. and also unrooied the county TAI
and the Columbus Oil Mills. The round
house at Central depot was utterly demol
ished and six engines badly damaged, two
being wrecked. The damage sustained
by the railroad company is estimated Mt
$4,000. Many of the mGchinists narrowly
escaped with their lives. but no one IL re.
ported as seriously injured. Other slight
damages in various sections are reported.
A heavy hail-storm passed over the city
about p. NJ.
THE DAMAGE AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS. Ga, February 2O.-The esti.
mate Of damage in this city by the tornado
OF yesterday Is about S20,000
THE STORM AT OTHER POINTS IN GEORGIA.
Augusta. Ga, February 20.-A heavy
rain and hail-storm visited this section
last night, and as telegraph-wires in many
places are down. the particulars are mea.
gre. In Columbia county many stables
were blown down. Mr.. Avery's house was
also blown down and his child killed.
Fatalities are feared in many sections. The
storm struck this CITY at o O'Clock, ard was
the most serious one experienced for many
years.
ATLA ANITA. Ga, February 20.-ReportS
reach here OF destructive cyclone passing
from the southwest to the northwest along
the western edge of the State By Rome,
Cave Spring, Cartersville, aud Jasper. AT
Canton several school.children were killed
by falling house. There have been sew
eral deaths at Cave Spring. MANY persons
were injured and much property destroy
ed wherever the cyclone touched.
MACON. Ga, February 20.-Heavy wind,
rain, and hail was reported from TO )
O'Clock last evening i'm various sections OF
the State. The wires are down in many
places, making IL difficult to obtain details
No loss OF life has yet been reported in this
vicinity. Considerable damage was done
to fences, forests, and buildings.
MANY CASUALTIES IN GEORGIA.
MACON, GA, February 20.-This city
was visited yesterday afternoon and last
night by tremendous storms. The charac-
ter OF the disturbances indicated cyclones
in neghbOring sections. The city this
morning is full OF rumors OF death and
destruction in the surrounding counties.
A special correspondent OF the telegraph
at Atlanta reports fifty killed north OF that
city. a special dispatch from Columbus
reports the destruction OF the Central rail-
road round-house and engines entailing a
loss OF 100000. Several persons were
killed and wounded. The storm was ter
riDle in the section around Macon. The
telegraph received box OF hail-stones
from Indian Springs, some being three
inches long and one and half inches
thick, and others weighing two and
a half ounces. Many houses at that
place were unrooieu, and many per-
sons were wounded, but no deaths have
been reported. The house OF w. A. Mil
Ter, at Brownsville, Jones county, twenty
miles from Macon, was blown to atoms.
His wife and three children were killed,
and the baby was blown away, and has not
yet been found. The bodies OF the dead
were found at 200 TO 800 yards distant from
the site OF the house. Six negroes were
killed on the same plantation, and q young
man was dangerously wounded The wife
of DR.. Billiard heard the cyclone coming,
and, remembering that the corner OF the
house nearest the storm was the safest,
she crouched there with her babes
and two little negroes. The house
was swept away except few timbers be-
hind which the party crouched safely.
The store OF Jerry Smith, five miles from
Clinton. Jones county, was blown away.
A person named Finney, who was in 1t,
was fatally injured. The Central train
from Dayisboro' this morning brought
wounded men here who report that the
town was swept, and that many were
wounded, but no deaths are reported. The
wires are down In many places, and it Is
difficult TO obtain news of the storm. The
storm came west by east, following gem
orally old cyclone tracks, differing from
Others in breaking up into several indie
pendent storm-centres.
FURTHER DETAILS.
AUGUSTA, Ga, February 20. Yesterdays
storm in this section was the seyerest
known since the cyclone OF 1875. In Han
cock county the storm struck mt O'Clock
in the afternoon. oyerturning outholses
and unroOfng houses. The stables OF
David Dickson were set fire by lightning
and burned. la Columbia county the
barn and stables OF j. V. Ballard, at Har-
lem. were blown down and three
horses killed. Much other damage was
done in the interior. The plantation Of
George Grenade, in McDuille county, was
ruined, the houses being demolished and
timber carried of. On the plantation OF
DIR. Reese negro was killed, and Mrs. v.
NJ. Wade, wife OF the oyerseer, was seri-
ously injured. The Clubhouse OF John A..
Fawcette was demolished. In the town OF
Bradley, S. c., the residence OF DR.. Lyon
was blown down, and his wife was
badly injured. At Ninety-siX, S. c.,
n house was blown down and q
child killed. The residence OF w. H..
Slatworth, near Phoenix, Edgefield coun-
ty. :. c., was blown down. The ruins
caught fire and Mr.. Slatworth's little
daughter was burned to death. The
dwelling house OF j. C.. Parkinson and
the store OF j. S. Boyd, at Jackson, ). e.,
were blown down and three negroes were
killed. The town Of Milen was nearly de-
stroyed.
THE CYCLONES IN ALABAMA.
BIRMINGHAM. ALA, February 20.-Ter-
rihlv destructive cyclones swept through
(obawaba Valley, in the eastern part OF
tins county, Yesterday at noon. A special
to the Daily Age from Leeds, twelve miles
from here, on the Georgia racine ,oau,
gives the following account OF the storm
In that region: The cyclone struck Leeds
about 1880 z. NJ, and swept away the Sec
tion. house OF the railroad, killing three
negroes and seriously niurlng an aged
white couple named Bass, living near.
Three miles south OF Leeds, the house
of John Poole was blown away
and son OF seventeen, daugh,
ter OF six. and negro emu
were Instantly killed. Poole, his wife, ana
iour other children were all badly injured.
The The residence and premises OF DR.. w. f.
Wright, railroad contractor, were dem mol
isbed. The body Of Mrs. J. s. Wright.
DR.. Wright's mother, was found nun
dred Yards from the house fearfully man.
Sied and with the skull crushed. Annie
aged twenty; Jennie, sixteen; Thomas
aigbteen. James. fourteen; and EDWARD,
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