Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-21

and was followed by a Slight rain fall
The damage to timber is incalculable
The cyclone passed within one hundred
yards of the track of the terrible cvcIona
of 1875, which caused so much damage to
life and property. Along the line of the
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad in Alb
beVllle county the damages bv the storm
were heavy. At the town of Bradley
nearly every house was leveled with the
ground. The Seceder church was en-
tlrely destroyed at this place and DR..
Ligon's family were buried under the
ruins. At Ninety-six house
was blown down. injuring all the
members of the family ana killing a child.
whose body was consumed in the build
ing, which was burned. At Darlington.
;. T., the cyclone lasted about five min
utes. Four large dwellings and TWENTY
nYe smaller houses were COMPLETELY de-
stroyed. r. r. White and wife. both over
80 years old, and two negroes, were killed.
and SIX other persons were injured.
AT CHESTER.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Feb. 2O.-A storm.
accompanied by nail, struck Chester. S.
G., five miles south of here, last night.
The roofs of the bank and many stores
were torn off. The Catawba Oil Mill. the
Baptist and Presbyterian Churches. and
many private dwellings were wholly or
partly destroyed. Freight cars were
blown from the tracks to the deDOt plat
form. The damage is estimated at S5O.-
600.
In North Carolina.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 20.-A special from
Rockingham says: "a terrible cvclone
passed near this place last night. 1t is
estimated that twenty persons were killed
and large number wounded. All busi-
ness here has been Gusnpndad -
TWENTY THREE KILLED.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Feb. 20, 1880 P. NJ.
-IWentY-three persons were killed and
as many more injured near Rocking
ham.
Several colored people were also killed
on Pee Dee river, near Rockingham.
At Manly and Keyser the cyclone de-
stroyed everything in its way.
Near LIlllngton six persons We're killed.
AT CHARLOTTE.
CHARLOTTE, Feb. 20.-The storm was
very violent here and tore the roof from
Biddles' foundry.
TERRIBLE DEVASTATION.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Feb. 20, II 80 p. NJ
Monday nights storm was most destruc-
tive iat settlement called Philadelphia,
two miles from Rockingham, on the Caro-
lima Central Railroad. The settlement
SCiV"AACN dbOuI twenty 1--WE houses.
Every one of them was razed to the
ground. Yesterday morning a party Of
men began search of the ruins for
bodies, and within short time eleven
had been recOvered-three white and eight
colored men. One white man named John
Dalkin was found with piece of splin-
tered timber through his abdomen as
large as mans leg. All the bodies were
badly mutilated. The bodies were placed
in wagon and carried to Rockingham,
when the wagon returned to the scene for
more bodies, as it was known that others
were IN the ruins. The wagon had not
returned with its second load when the
train left this eXening, and, the wires
being down, further particulars cannot
be obtained.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
RALEIGH, N. c.. Feb. 20.-Last night
cyclone struck the Carolina Central Rail
road between Hamet and POlktOn. at
Rockingham. There was great destruc-
ton Of property, and fifteen lives were
lost. One entire family was killed. The
telegraph wires are down, ard no reports
have been received from other towns