The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-04-10

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Mr.. Daniel X. Watson, highly re-
SPoc.ea citizen OF this County, died at his
'eSidehce in Narenncs township last Sat
urday morning, after an illness of three
uays' at the advanced ago OF eighty.sevcn
years. Mr.. Watson was a remarkably
active, stout, healthy man, and during
MS long lifo scarcely knew what 1t was to
DC SICK. He was born, raised and al
ways resided in tho immediate neighbor-
mood where he died. Hewas a consistent
member OF Mt. Creek Baptist Church for
moro than fifty years. Akind and oblig.
ing neighbor. upright and honest in all
Ills dealings with his fellow-man, he nat
urally made friend of every one with
whom he came in contact. In his death
Anderson County has lost worthy citi-
zen. After appropriate funera! services,
conducted by Rev. l.. NJ. Aver. his re-
mains were inferred IN tho Mt. Creek
Graveyard last Sunday morning. He
leaves large connection aud Il host of
friends TO mourn his death.
The County Republican Convention
met here last friday for the purpose Of
electing dolcgat IS TO the State and Con-
gressional Conventions, which mcct in
Columbia on tie 18th inst. The meeting
WAS not largely attended, and no business
worth mentioning was transacted. The
following are tho delegates elected To
the State Convontion-Wm A. Clarke.
Aaron Saxton, w. II. Gassoway and
Lawrence Walker TO tho Congressional
observation-disclosures Jones, VIM. ii.
Thompson and d. Hagood. Tho delegates
were instructed to vote for Il. p. Blodgett,
OF Walhalla, and VIM. A. Clarke. of this
city, as delegates TO the Chicago Conven-
ton. We are Informed that Lawrence
Jones, tho County Chairman, is dissatis-
fed because he was not elected delegate
to the State Conve ution, as he desires to
go to tho Chicago Convention. It is un-
derstood that the delegation will be un-
der the control of Collector Brayton, who
will, we presume, use them in the inter
est Of Arthur.
A Grapl,ic description OF the Destruction
wrought On the PIckeps Place nenr PEN
dleton,
The Charleston Ne,r, and Courier, Of last
Friday, contained the following:
Col. Samuel 8. Fickens, vino has recent
ly returned from visit to his fathers place
near Pendleton, which was seriously injur-
cd by the cyclone few days ago, in con-
yersatiOn with reporter for the News cnd
Courier yesterday gave very graphic de-
scription cf the approach and the work OF
the cyclone rs witnessed by his father, Col.
7. j. Pic!.enS, and by his mother, brother
and sister, who were on the place at the
time.
The tornados approach was hcraldcd b.
fearful kissing noise and it was seen a
mile Off like huge cone stretching from
the earth to the clouds. Trees, rocks, pie
ccs of lumber AMI dirt seemed to be sucked
into tho vortex like So many atoms and
were then vOinitci forth from the top OF
the cone and thrown immense distances.
As soon rs the approach of the monster
cloud was seen. Col. Pickcns made an effort
to get his family out of the house into the
garden, which was bare of trcos. He had
only reached the back door of tho house,
however, when he was carried by the sue
ton OF the air i'll the direction Of the storm
centre and first found himself near the
carriage. house. several yards OIL The mir
by this time was full of sand and pebbles
and pieces Of timber. and it was impossible
to see n foot ahead. Col. Pickens was then
whirlcd around in tho direction of the
kitchen and lc held on to the corner of
this building until it was levc!led and
scattered by tho wind. Subsequently he
found himself at the back door of his
residence with y bad bruise OH his head
and n cut i'll his forehead, which he had
evidently received from u flying piece Of
timber. Tho ladies', fortunately, had not
time to get out OF the house md escaped
with frw bruises. The effect OF the storm
on the dwelling was peculiar. The storm
center passed about three hundred yards
south OF the house and it appeared as it
were to stretch out All arm towards the
house, and levelled twenty four onks in
the yard, one of which fell across two Of
tho rooms in the wing Of the house, al
most completely destroying them, tore
away the four massive columns which
supported the front piazza, blew every
door and wiildow-sash Oh tGo north of
the house completely through the house,
and as with giants hand stirred up
everything in the rooms into al inextrica-
BILE mass. Much Of the furniture was
smashed, the papering and the pictures
were torn from the wall, the dinner table
which was set ready for the meal was
smashed into atoms with everything on it:
The fire in the fire. place was thrown oil
over one of the rooms, but fortunately
water was near at hand and tho flames
were extinquished before they had much
headway. The oaks which were uprooted
were giants Of half century's growth,
and many OF them measured nine feet in
All the outbuildings on
the premises were lcvelled and scattered
around. The storm lasted only few mo-
monts, but its force in the centre OF its
path was irresistible.