The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-02-27
Havoc Wrought IN Columbus.
THE STORM IN EAST GEORGIA.
Unusually Heavy RAIN and Hail in
Augusta-Nobody Hurt.
fAugustd Chronicle and Constitutional

'1Augu5ta Chronicle and C"nsfhuhondtlst.
The most violent storm that has visited AT
gusta this season, and one that VIII rlru, IN
Intensity, If not In extent, the cyclone which
ravayed this section In 1878, passed through
Eastern Georgia last night. about Q o'clock;
The weather oil day yesterday was close ana
ened. the wind stifTencd and a bright play OF
lightning made the sky seem more ghahtIy
and The air feel more sitting. There was an
touch OF tornado In Inc Amos
phere. and later on - liquid VISITATION OF re
morsrIess drown was spread over the city
At first a fltfui sprinkle; then n driving rain
swept by volumes Of wind, followed by q
driving hail storm with electrical display,
completed the roarinE p%nen"m Gh 1ns,i Inc
For fully ten minutes stones like, partridge
eggs pelled gas lamps, broke window panes
and cracked skylights. IT WAS more Ike a
spring cyclone than n midwinter Storm, a.,
has doubtless left It's work In many places In
AugusLa
ALONG TIE r RoAD.
The storm swept with destruction from At.
lanta to Augusta. 1t seems 10 have followed
rapidly In the wake Of the fhst traln, which
reached this city a few minutes after y last
evening. This train left Atlanta In n driving
the water poured, and ut Greensboro, and Un'
lon Point pools OF water stood along the
track, while culverts md Sluices showed up
lcaping torrents OF refuse rain. Conductor
hATTS I'LL TChllLltlk w tibSCi hilu iNiSNtTb
Ing tile increasing fury OF the storm. tried 10
reach the wire, but found he was cut of
Here he gave up all Idea OF running his
schedule closely and rang down his train at
The different sectiohs warned him hat unccr-
tninty besct him at everey turn. At Barnett
lie drew up and warned the upfreights OF
their peril.
cAMAK FLOODED.
The town Of Cnmnk. In Warren County.
seems to he q sort Of standing storm centre ii
Georgia. In April. 1875, II was almost wiped
from the railway map, and last night NJ
storm struck Just above the depot When the
train neared the town Conductor Hill found
the cut filled with bed quilts and household
debris, while the roadbed was IN almost mex.
tricabie mass Of telegraph wire and poles.
While his men were clearing the way Mr..
Hill was attracted by the cries Of q fmmily In
distress hard by his train. Runni 6 over To
the scene he found one small wing left OF n
large six room house, which hnd been almost
demolished. The wine had literally spread II
ont over the road and In the ruins several
members Of the family were embedded. Mr..
Hill lenped into the tirnbers md. with the
lfelp of others, aided in eStrlcating the hini-
ly. lie says that one Indy was seriously In
jurcd. but no one was reported Killed. Later
reports Inst night were that the houses OF Ste
phen KlnsrF and Mrs. Gum had been Blow
seriously. htrt. The house Of Mr.. Avery near
by was also blown down, and IL was reported
that q child was killed Owing to the black.
ness OF the night. the se:erlty OF the weather
and the deinornlizrd wires, further, particn-
lars could not be obtained. How much Of The
surrounding country was damaged cannot
now he told:
AT HARLEM.
It was not until the train passed Harlem
that the storm struck that lively town.
severe. a telegram to the Chronicle st!tes
that the storm blew down the stables on Mrs.
J. W. Trips home place, killing three horses
and one cow. Out towards Appling The
storm Is said To have been much heavier. nj
though full damages have not been reported.
The Chronicle cnleavnred to reach differ
ent points In the neighbOrlInod last evening,
but kilograms from any section OF the cuun-
swung around from Texas. and Is probably
the same one that was central In Louisiana
on Monday. Low huromctcrs were recorded
all throunh the cotton. growing region and
the general direction IS said to have been
northcaSierly. although Just ut this point 1t
must have taken q southeasterly turn. AZ
midnight the rain had heen spent and the
winds were at rest. 4 few Struggling sinrs
were shining In n vngue and u%npromislng
sort Of way and there was n SugGeStiven OF
calder weather. Whether the storm hns been
general or devastating, or whether IL was To-
cal or fitfui In IT'S attacks. cannot now he esti-
mated. Meanwhile the savannah River Is
swelling In It's efforts 10 carry of the surplus
water.
The Gallo IN Alabama.
ROME. GA. February IA fearful storm
struck AmberSOnS and Iadima, Ala. ut three
o'clock this evening. Houses in lnrge num-
beers were blown Town and fourteen persons
were reported to have been killed In that vi.
cinity. The direction Of the wind was sDut h.
erly, and the Storm extended to this place,
wher H. did but little damage. At Cave
Springs several houses were OWL down and
old man named (iirllcrd was killed. Capt.
I.ap>lcy'S house was blown down and his SIS
ter-in. law was buried under 1t and Is suppos
ed to have been killed. Ten or twelve houses
In that vicinity were destroyed Great en-
element prevails. milking 1t difficult to OBJ
tain reliable Information.