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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
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MACHINE,
With it's Improved Attach
ments is King Over all
Machines.

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ures Of mechanical construction. IN new ana
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embodiment OF all the latest Improvement
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! THE WHITE Is manufactured by an olu
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cd Shuttle Sewing Machine made and adjusti-
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THE WHIT makes less noise than any
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THE WHITE does welt cordIng. and scol-
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
THE STORM BELOW SAVANNAH.
Collision Of n Charleston Express
Train Caused by the Cyclone..
Damages in Various Places.
fSpeciu{ Dtspatch to The NcWs and C6urier.l

ISDeClut lttSUl<Ct ~ ~ SFSSe NhS ~" WI
sAvANNAu. February 20.-The Atlantic
Coast Line FAST mail No. 2, from Jacksonville
to savannah, which left Wnycr0ss yesterday
AFTERNOON, collided with the Charleston Ex-
press ut the seventy-elght mile posi- on Tue
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
about SIS o'clock in the evening. Inc accl,
the latter going southwark without q head
light, as the light was knocked of IN the
storm on the way. Engineer Chancey FOLKS,
OF WuycrosH, was on the incoming trnln, AM
had one OF his legs so badly crushed that lir.
Folks deemed II necessary TO umputlte IL.
He was uIso wounded In the head and 80 bad.
~ too that 1t was thought this Injury nnd
umputation of his ley would prove fatal. me
conductor of train No. q. MIR. McCollier, was
also badly Injured, but not so seriously as MT.
Folks. Mr.. II. U. Quesln, OF Dubuque. Iowa,
had one of his legs broken and Mrs. Mary
Arabelia Stuart, OF Poultnev, VT, was also IN
jured. One Of the engines was II total wreck
One or two cars were bndly. damaged put Tue
extent could not be learned. Surerintenuent
Fleming, uf the Savannah, Florida ana west
crn Railroad, was notified ut the time ~ inc
occurrence of the accident and prepared Il
construction train, which with Il wreckin2
train arrived ut the scene and proceeueu 10
aid the Injured and put The road IN conultloh.
storm did considerable damage along the
Central Railroad. At Davlsboru'. Il brick Hre,
house and woOd.shed belonging 70 the rohd
were completely demolished. SIX houses
mill proprietor, who. was In one of the stores,
sons were injured. At McBean's station the
house OF Srtia Power was blown aud down
and several persons injured. but not serious
IT,. The Augusta branch of the Central IS
blocked by fallen trees and the wires are all
down and no Information can be obtained.
A special from brownsville to the Time states
that no damage Is reported In SOUTHWESTERN
Georgia. The cyclone seems TO have diVerged
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
CURIOSITIES OF THE CYCLONE.
Strange Incidents near MIdway-.Cy-
press Stumps Torn from the Ground
miraculous Escapes OF Children,
Horses aHd MuIes-SevcraI Settle
~onsa In}L Wnslp.

MIDWAY. February 20.-I wish I had the
power to describe 10 you n sna:l portion OF
the ruvages and devastations OF the cyclone
aud storm of last night. l went over a small
human habiiations und comfort existed mis-
cry and dcsolation arc now IN full sway:
There Is no report OF any one being Killed
outright, yet there are some people 80 seri.
ously hurt, and MANNED that fatal results are
feared. Within Il plile Of this place u colOred
preacher by name Of Martin Minso. whose
house was struck. was severely injured htni-
self, his son had II thigh fractured and his
wife, besides being internally. injured. was
! rendered and is still said TO be speeches.. 1t
seems incredible that Il man of his heavy
Luild, weighing 20 pounds. was picked up ny
The wind and carried 2W yards on. 0ut such
was the fact. This morning no restige OF the
clothes or house Of this family could be
found.
Men OF mature years are so astonlshed at
the freak Of this storm that they feel almost
ashamed 10 tell some OF the wonders OF 1t.
such. for instance. as great cypress stuinps be-
ing rooted up out OF the ground and carried
place Of Mr.. Ma Fielder, two miles from here,
were blownd down anu the dwelling was torn
to pieces, his mother seriously injured and
himself severely bruised. Two little children
but their bed broke through and they crawled
out from under 1t. the eldest bringing out the
youngest by the direction Of their father, all
In total darkness, and they escaped without
hurt or injury.
A gentleman from over the river, from the
section Of EdiSto Fork, relates that the storm
struck the house OF Mr.. Henry Metz and scri-
ouSly injured him and one OF his children.
He had q blind hores In his stable: the stable
was blown DOWN and his horse found In Coop
er's Swamp, several hundred yards of, and
no one can account for the escHp pc Of the horse,
as the trees were falling SO thick and fast that
1t would seem incredible for an animal OF
good sight to have escaped out Of that stable
uninjured.
On the plantation Of Mr.. l.. {. Zeigler, about
n mile from Cannon's Bridge, the ginhouse.
stables and all the outbuildings were blown
down. and all the horses and mules, on whom
one end Of the lolsts had fallen, were. with
one exception, forcibly pulled out without Sc
riOus injury.
have heard OF several other poor hard
working farmers having their houses blown
down and some Of their children injured by
having limbs brok IN, NIL on the other side of
Cannon's Bridge. in Orangeburg county, hut
travel In that direction Is interrupted BY the
roads being blocked with fallen trees, yet
there are come kind hearted people amOng
them who have made their way to this place
to procure nails In order to assist their unfor-
tunat %neighbors to put up q shelter for their
families, and will do all in their power to al
leviate their distress.
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FEARFUL WORK At BRADLEY.
Death and Destruction IN the Track.
[Sdluda .frgus.l

(Sdluda .dr0us.l
The wind and hail storm, which Is referred
to elsewhere. touched very lightly on Green
wood. comparatively. \ terrific cyclone
dashed over Bradley, Phoenix, Nincty-Six,
Chappells, ant nIjacent vlclnities. Not In
the memory OF the oldest citizen ever occur.
I'd the like before In This section. Houses
and trees were picked up In the arms OF the
fearful firnd Of the elements and broken Into
o thousand fragments,
IN THE TRACK OF II SToRM.
Bradley, on the A. and X. road. twelve
heaviest lart OF the STORM. The destruction
of hOlee S at this place WAS terrible. The Bhp.
list church, q handsome structure recently
completed. was torn to pieces and scattered
was blown down. Watson & BnScr's carri"gc
and wagon factory aud blacksmith shop were
totally destroyed. DR.. Ligon's dwelling was
hlOwnO over and crushed TO the ground by TWO
ot,sly injured By the falling timbers, and ut
last accounts was not expected " recover.
Mr.. V. GrIfin's little girl WIS also badly hurt,
but II IL thnugot NIT seriously. All The Out
houses on Gen. Brudley's place were torn Ia
pieces, and the chimneys of his dwelling were
hurled 10 the ground. The scene ut and a.
round Bradley Is fearful to contemplate. and
the damage can hardly be less than sl2,W or
Sl5.0O.
At Phphix. the terrors Of the storm were
supplemented by the awful demon-tire.. Mr..
w. II. Stnlwoiti,'s elegant frame residence
was blown down and then caught nre, ahd
being burned up with the house. Mrs Stnl.
worth and a OUNCE daughter escaped rom
the debris with some injuries, PERHAPS not &C.
rious. Mr.. StalwOrtii was absent In Charles
house, which makes the circumstances Ear-
ticulnr sad. All the houses on the plantation
Of Messrs. Burnett and Duffir, IN the neigh
borhood OF Phoenix, were blown down.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
The Cyclone,

Ever since the storm our people have
manifested til greatest anxiety to hear
the particulars, and numbers of persons
applied to us daily for copies Of the latest
newspapers. The extracts which we
publish in reference to the storm are
manly from the Saluda Argus. the Ncws
and Cuurier, the Columbia Register, the
Charlotte Observer, the Ntwberry O6ser-
Ter, and the augusta Chronicle. Dozens
of other articles, similar IN detail, with a
cnange of names and places, could hgve
been furnished from our exchanges.
The storm which passed owe a portion
of this county last Tuesday evening, did
much damage to the farms in its tracks
from Bordeaux to Bradley. All tho
houses on the farms Of p. Rosenberg Il
Co., were blown down and the timbers
scattered for a considerable distance. All
of Mr.. Ford's houses were destroyed.
Mr.. J. J.. Hussy's barn was unroofed.
Mr.. Jack Tullis lost all his houses. Mr..
G. b. McCaslan lost all his houses, ex-
cept his dwelling. Mrs. Elizabeth Puck
ett's houses were all blown down, in
Guiding dwelling. Mrs. Mary Dradley's
houses were all blown down, except
dwelling. All Of Mr.. James Puckett's
out houses and half of his dwelling was
blown down.
Strange to say that no lives were lost
in all the wreck. until the town Of Brad
Icy was reached, where nearly all tho
houses were blown down. Mrs. DR.. Lig-
was so seriously injured that little
hopes of her recovery were entertained
the time, and it was reported at this
place that she has since died. The &C.
counts which W copy from other papers
give full and accurate particulars OF tho
progress of the storm. No storm
of such violence has ever visited this Sec
ton of the State, and it is to lie hoped
that this may be the last of its kind.
While the loss in property has been great,
we think we have reason to be thankful
that the loss of life was not greater.
P. S.-We learn sincei the above was
written that Mrs. Lyon is still alive,
and that hopes Of her recovery are enter
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
A MIGHTY WHIRLWIND SPREAD
RUIN AND DEATH AROUND
Terrible Reports from the Strom of
Tuesday Might've Brick Resi-
dence Partially Destroyed in Con-
cnrh
-TGhtniofte ObSerrer.]

Yesterday morning broke upon the city
! beautifully calm and serene, and no marks OF
the tempest OF the previous night were visi.
Bile. save the well washed streets, out IN Inc
over, and a portion of the roof to Liddell q
Co.'S. foundry and machine shops was carried
Oft. This Is all The damage done In Charlotte.
The storm struck the city from the south
vest, the wInd appearing to come IN narrow
st:lbs. At certain localities about town, the
w,nd was only moderate, while on either side
It. was blowing by with ddG iif, vei hs G sy;, b IH oi
the city, giving that portion. OF the suburbs
known as Logtnwn Il lively brush, making a
hard effort to curry several small cabins u
. doing by his fire place. when the house sud.
denly moved OF leaving hin seated In his
chnir. The falling shingles and buards and
logs encompus>ed him roundabout, but he
came out OF the wreck triumphant anu with
out II single bruise. The police report thai
two other cabins were overturned by the
force of the wind. The only other damage
done In the'cily was The unr,tofllg OF Lidueii
d Co.'S shops. 4 large section OF tin. about
twenty feet wide, was ripped up from the
comb OF The roof and rolled to the ground,
ready to BIZ put buck. shingles were blown
from II number OF roofs in different sections
teleghaph office was flooded and water stood
In large numbers of cellars and easements.
causing II good deal of Inconvenience and
calling pumps and mop rags into requlsitiun.
THE STORM IN CONCORD.
Concord had a terrific blow. The storm
struck that place about . O'clock and raged
furI0usly for three hours. Along the south
crn section of the town. the storm rcacteu
the proportions of Il hurricane, blowing down
portions OF the brick residences Of MrSSrs
WIN. Smith and Il. \. Brown and doing dam
aye To the house OF Mr.. a.. Is. Young. The dry
goods store OF X. T.. Gibson WAS uHirOoIci ana
Ills stock of gOuds damaged by wutcr. Fences
were scattered In al. directions and the
streets were s:rewn with Frustrated trees
which literally obstructed them In some To-
caliiies. Washed out cutters also made some
OF The streets impossible. Mr.. Vim. Smiths
brick residence Is located. OH q knoll on the
National road and the wind rarIird way q
portion of The ell, causins damages to the a.
mount OF S3UD.
MIR. Il. A.. Browns house Is located on the
east end of Main street and IL was almost
completely wrecked. Mr.. Brown and; his
family had just retired for the night; when
one end OF the house came %tumbllng III over
their heads. The brick gables Of the house,
will; the roof, were driven In and Tell upon
the sleeping inmates, completely c%nveloping
them In the debris. MIR. Brown rescued his
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
The Gallo IN Alabama.
AWFUL WORK IN ALABAMA.
Homes Destroyed and Families Blown
10 Pieces.

BIRMINGHAM. ALA, February "a terri.
lby destructive cyclone swept through the Ia.
tawba Valley, In the eastern part Of this
county, yesterday, vt o 4 special to the
Daily Age from Leeds. twelve miles from
here, OH the Georgia Pacific Hailroad. gives
the following account Of the storm IN tint re-
ginn: The cyclone struck Leeds about 1.N p.
NJ, and swept away the section house Of the
railrmnd, killing three negroes and seriously
inJurIng an nged white couple named Bass,
living near by. Three miles south OF Leeds
the house OF John Poole was blown away,
and y son Of II, q daughter Of 6 and u negro
Guild were Instantly killed. Poole, his wife,
and fur other children were all badly injur-
ed. The residence and premises Of DR.. W., +.
Wright, railroad contractor, wele dGmoli.h-
cd. The buhy OF Mrs. j.. =. Wright DR..
Wright's mother. was ound 100 yards from
the house fearfully rnangIcd and with the
skull crushed. Annie. aged -, Jennie 10,
Tholnas Is, james ii and Edward II, I'LL chill.
dren OF DIR. Wright, were badly injured, hav-
ing their arms or legs broken. The cOlorcd
cook was killed. OF twrnty-tUur carts, two
wagons and three horses on the place, moth
Ing remains but the earcnSS Of one horse. A
Louise occu; led BY NJ. Mclaughlin was blown
away and he was badly hurt. J.P. Landrus,
wife and daughter all had their legs brnken.
The house OF Mr.. Kerr took fire and WAS burn.
ed. Mrs Kerr was family Injured. The rail
road for several hundred yards Is thlrkly
strcwn with the debris of the cyclone, delay
Ing trains.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
STORMS IN OTHER STATES.
The Flooded Country along the Ohio
Visited by a Terrific and Fatal
Gale.

WASHINGTON. February 2O.-IIeavy wind
storms rugged over alInnst the entire flooded
district I'm the Ohio Valley last nj sht and
dashed the waters into waves which destroyed
and Incredible number of half submerged
houses. The storm had only partially subsi-
ded to-day and the details are nicngre, but
such rs are at hand indicate that man lives
were lost. A dispatch from Evansville, Ind.
says: The River Is strcwn with wrecks of
houses destroyed in last nights gale.
EVANSVILLE IND, February 2n-The river
has been Mt a stand since yesterday noon, and
Is A. feet 1lA inches On the gauge. Hardly n
house Is standing I'm the tlonded districts
above here between OwcnSbOrO' and Mount
Vernon. But one loss of life Is reported SO
far. a young lady was drownded on Stansber-
~ farm. Out Of seventeen houses on Aiken
farm but one Is standing. At Scutilrtown,
KY, twelve houses were carried AWAY ami
two or three others were wrecked. One OF
the relief boats arrived from below this after.
noon reports awful scenes of dessOlution but
no loss of life. Within fifteen miles o.
Evansville IL Ii estimated that fifty or more
houses have been washed away. Many pco-
pie were taken from trees and hills, some
badly frozen, and brought here. Two men
were found In II tree where they had remain.
cd six hours. Both were greatly exhausted
md badly frozen. They were brought here
for treatment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
NORTH CAROLINA STRICKEN.
The Village Of Philadelphia, Near
Rockingham, Swept Away--Terri-
hlo Ioas Of liIa-

CHARLOTTE, February 2O.-Monday nights
storm was ,nost destructive at q settlement
called Philadelphia, two miles from Rocking
ham, on the Carolina Central klilrOad. The
settlement contained about twenty-five
houses. Every one of them was razed to The
ground. Yesterday morning IL party OF men
began the search of the rum for bodies and
within Il short time eleven had been recover
ed-three white and eight culOred men. One
white man named job Dhkin WAS found
with a piece Of splIntered timber az lnrge as q
mans leg through his abdomen. All the
bodies were padly mutllatcd. The bodies
were placed In \ wagon und carried TO Rock
inghnm when the wagon returned TO the
scene for more bodies ~ 1t was known that
others were in the ruins. The wagon had not
returned with lis second load when the train
left this evening, and telegraph wires being
down. further particulars cannot be obtained.
WILMISGTON, n. G., February D-P. MA
special To the Star says: "rwenty-three per.
sons were killed and rs many more injured
near Rockingham. Several colored people
were also killed Oh the Pee-Dee River near
Rockingham. At Manly and KEEPER the cy-
clone destroyed everything In lis way. Near
Ellington Six persons were killed"
Charlotte Caught.
CHARLOTTE, February 0.-Thc storm WINS
very violent here, and tore the roof from Bid
dies foundry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
Cotton Plant.

"The Worthy Master earnestly invited
the attention OF the Changers in the state
to the Importance of subscribing to the
Grange organ. the Cotton Hdmt.'-E1-
tract from proceedings Of state Grange.
And so say we. The Cotton Pint is so
cheap that every farmer in the land can
take it, and so edited that all can learn
something that will be of much value to
them in their work. Send sixty cents to
w. ]. McKerall, Marion, s. G.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
Money on Mortgages.

It appears that onr people are taking
hole of the offers held ont by the foreign
land loan companies. We notice that the
Scottish Land Loan Company, which Is
represented in Camden by Mr.. w. NJ
shannon, has lent $4,000 to persons in
this county since the beginning OF the
wear, and applications now on hand vii
swell the amount to nearly $50, 0OO.-kcr-
Shdp gazette.
We predict that nine-tenths of the
farms 80 mortgaged will bo sold to pay
the debt. 1t is not possible for the farm
err to borrow money on long time. and
then in one year pay tho principal and
accumulated interest. Better beware.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
THE TORNADO IN TENNESSEE.
Fearful Havoc Wrought In GAINESVILLE
Churches, Courthouses, Opera
House. and a Newspaper Office Un-
rooted or Otherwise Badly Injured.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, February 2l-Clarks-
Vile, was visited on Tuesday Ivy two destruct-
i've cyclones about two hours apart. They
Ing many houses and doing serious damage
to hundreds Of buildings. Two churches
were nearly blown down, two towers were
taken OFT the Courthouse, one end was blown
out OF the Franklin Hotel and much other de-
struction WAS caused. Many persons were
seriousely injured. The roof Of the Chronicle
oftics, rafters and all, were lifted up and car
ried over Elders Opera-house and driven
through mother house two blocks beyond.
The damage will be very large. Every telc-
phone and telegraph wire WINS Frustrated and
trains delayed.
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homes and seek shelter in the hills. The loss
amounts to s15i.0W. From Los Angeles 10
MoInvc, a distance Of one hundred miles
hardly q mile of the Southern PACING hali-
Francisco, eighty miles. the devastation II
equally greut. The California Southern Rohu
from Colon TO San Diego Is also washed out
In many places. Trnve In all directions Is
suspended. 1t will probably he two months
before communications can be properly eSino
lisIrd. Reports received from N ,ne
portion OF the San joaquin Failey
the heaviest floods ever known III
TINT section.