The bee., 1884-03-01
A TERRIBLE TORNADO.
Great Loss Of Life in Five Southern
States.
Thousands of Houses DeStroyed-Hyn'
dne5S of People Killed.

The States of Georgia, Alabama, North and
South Carolina ana Loui lana have been Wis
tied by one of the most destructive storms
ever seen in the South. Thousands of houses
were destroyed in an instant, hundreds OF
persons lost their lives, aid many more were
injured. The tornado was particularly So
we're In Georgia and Alabama. An Atlanta
GA disr atch says:
One million dollars worth of property,
500 houses, and 600 to 400 lives are the
forfeit paid to the terrible storm. Forming
In the valley of the Chattahooche, 1t spread
INTO fan shape in Columbus, one arm run
ming into Alabama until interrupted by the
Red mountains, thence across to cave
Springs, Rome, and Canton, and, detecting
a little southerly, to Athens, 1t demol-
ished property in Banks, Jack
son and Madison counties. another arm
shot through Carol aud Chattahoochee
counties, killing many people, and another
arm crossing the State from Columbus to
Columbia, Iassei through the town of
Ninety-six, S. c., and thence to the ocean,
From all three arms many smaller tornadoes
formed, which ran up the valleys,
carrying with them death and des-
olation. Oxmore lost ten to fifteen
lives .fs six persons Roms were and kiliaa ita
dU LtGuS. LII ISOLhC cA1~
vicinity the calamity was distressing. The
storm began at about 80 o'clock, and con-
tinued at intervals until Broad street, for
several squares, was completely hooded
Signs and awnings flew in all directions.
The rainfall was tremendous, and there was
heavy fall OF hail ~ In East Ron Rome the the
completely demolished. and about 1000
residences were destroyed in the county.
A number of small frame houses in the up
per portion of the city were demolished.
Advices received from Cave Spring report
great loss of life. Mr.. Giliard and his
son were killed by falling beams. Two
negroes were also killed; Mrs. Hoke 0e
wa. seriously injured. The family OF
Mr.. Ford were all seriously hurt and
several will die. One the lire of the
East Tennessee railroad below Cave Spring
great loss of life is also reported. Every.
where fences, barns and outhouses were de
molished.
In Cherokee and Jasper counties, far re-
moved from communication, the disaster
was frightful. Within a space of two miles
twenty-five persons were killed and twenty
five wounded, many of whom will die.
Seven miles above Canton, school ha
been dismissed on account of the threatening
aspect of the weather. Some of the children
on their way home stopped in house to es-
cape the rain The storm struck the house,
wounding number of others. No one can
form any idea of the extent OF the de-
struction that the storm has wrought IN
the mountain counties of Georgia. II
swept over a wide traci, and
left a pathway of ruin behind it. A strip CT
timber four miles across was completely
leveled, making it look as though an immense
moving machine had been run through it,
Trees that had stood for nearly hundred
years, the largest oaks and hickories, were
snapped off like straws or pulled cut by the
roots. Everything that was high enough to
catch the force OF the wind was twisted off
and immense trunks and branches of trees
are piled helter skelter over the face of the
earth.
The st1rm struck the track at Tates, and
extended from there to kaSpsr, q distance oi
about three miles. 1t had been raining all
day, and at about 2 P. NJ. the rain came
down in torrents and washed off the whole
face of the country. After that there came
calm, and everything was quiet and peace
full Suddenly the people OF Tates heard a
Deep rumbling sound, like distant thunder
or an immense waterfall. Quic!z as a
fash, and without a seconds warning,
the storm struci. The trees
swayed, snapped, and went crashing to the
ground houses went over, and in half
minutes tina the quiet little town of Tates,
with its half dozen families, had not house
left STANDING The inhabitants were thrown
out into the storm, and their household
furniture, beds, clothing, papers, etc, went
flying through the air.
In Franklin one negro wa' killed and
several other negroes and whites have been
badly wounded. Many HOUSES were blown
down, and the trees and fenccs have COM
pletely blockaded the roads. Other white
families living on the farm of F. S. Moore
are all missing, and all buildings Of every
kind on the place were blown away The
hail at Newman, Ga, was severe, some Of
| the stones msaSuring two AMI half and
three inches in diameter. All window pane5
that were exposed were shattered
The tornado passed over HaddocGs, on the
Macon and Brunswick railroad, about 4:3O
P. N. Eleven persons were killed and a
number wounded, and there was great de-
| struction of property. Two are reported
escaped. The tornado passei around the
town, and was alarming to all who saw it.
It played havoc about mile outside. 1t tore
Kenzies place to pieces, even breaking all his
furniture, and left not q vestigeo OF his house.
Mrs. KenZie's collar bone was broken and
toward Comack it tore Mr.. Avery's house,
on widow Jonesp' lace, all to pieces, killed
| one child carried another child 109 yards,
and left Mr. ard Mrs. Avery unharmed.
At lndla1 Springs, Ga, there was the
heaviest hail storm ever known, and for half
an hOur stones 1elI as UllCh aN Tdlu uTOIo uu-
| til the ground was perfectly white with them.
The first ten minutes the hailstones were
small, but they continued to increase in size
| until they measured nine inches in circumfer-
ence by actual measurement The stones
were in shapes OF full blown roses, dahliaS,
and crystals. The damage done was very
great. Many persons were injured, holes
were made in roofs, limbs of trees were torn
| off, and glass was shattered.
In the vicinity of Charlotte, n G., the tor
| nado destroyed property aud caused death
| in every direction. A settlement of twenty
| five houses was razed to the ground, and
eleven persons-three white aud eight colored
were killed. A Wilmington (N. c. dis
| patch says that the storm passed through
| four counties causing loss of life and great
| destruction of property.
Chester, S. c., was visited by the storm,
and the roofs of many buildings torn off, and
several buildings wholly or partially de-
| stroyed.
A Birmingham (Ala.l dispatch says that
large number o. persons in the Catawba
valley were killed and immense damage was
| done to property. AT least ten persons were
known to have list their lives, and many OF
| those injured were not expected TO recover
Much damage was done by the tornado in
| and about Clinton, La. Trees and fences for
miles were blown down, and one man was
killed by falling tree.