Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-21
A CYCLONE IN GEORGIA.
SCORES KILLED AND WHOLE
VILLAGES IN RUINS.

Hundreds of Homeless People without
FOod-Iheir Furniture and Other Eff
fects Scattered by the Winds-Alabama
and South and North Carolina Also in
the Blow-Terrible Suffering ia the
Flooded Districts of the West-Nature
Adds Another to Her Disasters by
bursting Dam in California.
BARLOW, GA, Feb. pa cyclone
passed over Dayisboro, the next station
ten miles north Of this place, yesterday
afternoon, completely destroying the
town, with the exception of a few houses
which are left standing. The Central
Railroad depot, substantial brick bnild-
ing, was blown to atoms. All the stores
in the place We're blown down, the wind
then scattering the goods for miles. The
inhabitants of the town fortunately es-
capped with slight bruises. Mr.. Vereen.
employed at the woOdshed by the railroad,
was killed. Alfred Baker and Mr.. Hud-
son were covered under falling house
and were not rescued until O'Clock this
morning. A young man named Porter
and Mr.. Nathan JOrdan's little son, with
Baker and Hudson, were the worst hurt
-Four ladies and three little girls
are are badly wounded, among
was very badly hurt, and it is not known
how her wounds Will terminate. Six ne
( grOes were also badly hurt. These are all
that sustained severe injuries so far as
known. Many others were injured slight
ly. The News correspondent talked with
a gentleman from DavlsbOrO, and he says
that it is impossible to describe the scene.
4 1t would have to be seen for one to form
y al 90 of hn Nfot
that has been caused. Everything in the
winds path is swept away like grain be-
fore the scythe. People came there from
/ SandersYille and rennille this morning to
aid the homeless, and others went from
/ here on this afternoons train. A COM
mittee of gentlemen here are making up
a purse for their aid and San
dersyille and Tennille have already
responded literally. So far no
other damage in any other portion of this
county has been reported. Several houses
little out of the track OF the storm es-
caped, some of these with roofs and CHM
neys blown down. All of the business
portion of the town was swept away.
After striking the town the cyclone seems
to have risen, as slight damage was done
after leaving DaYisboro short distance
WRESTLING THROUGH AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 20.-A heavy rain and
hail storm visited this section last night
and as the telegraph wires in many
places were down, the particulars were
meagre. In Columbia county many
stables were blown down. Mr.. Avery's
house was blown down and his child
! killed. Fatalities are feared in many sec
tions. The storm struck this city at
O'Clock and was the most serious for
many Years.
AUGUSTA, GA, Feb. 20.-The storm last
night struck this city about O'Clock with
terrible velocity, accompanied by terrific
shower of rain, hail and lightning. tap
peared for a few minutes as though the
town would be torn to pieces, but it soon
subsided, and all the damage done was to
telegraph wires and a few trees and fences.
which were blown down. All along the
Georgia Road the cyclone was VeFv severe,
At Thomson station George GranatCs |
houses were all demolished except one.
Joe Perry'S barn. The storm also de-
stroyed Rev. Z. b. Rees residence. Near
WrightsbOrO one cabin was blown down,
and negro woman was killed, four
others were seriously injured. Mrs. Nir-
gil Wade was hurt by piece of timber.
At John FOssett's, S miles from Thom-
son, the gin house and mill were blown
down.
At Jackson station, on the Port Royal |
Railroad, J. G. HankersOn's house and
store were demolished. His wife and /
children were more or less injured. j. 5. /
BOyd's store was blown from its fOunda- |
tiOn. a negro woman was killed in her |
cabin.
At Anderson, 5. c., great damage was
done to dwellings and Outbuildngs. Two |
lives were lost and several were injured. /
The CamOke House Of Messrs. Kinsev (
II Gum was destroyed and their families
escaped after being buried in the ruins.
At Harlem houses were blown down
and several cattle killed. No lives were
lost.
Great destruction is reported along the
Augusta and Knoxville road.
At Bradley's Station nearly all the /
houses are down or injured. The resi- /
dence of DR.. LignOn was overturned. His |
wife's collar bone, leg and arm were
broken. All the family were injured.
At NInety-siX, in South Carolina, q
house was blown over, Gripping and in
iuring the entire family. 1t killed one
child. The house afterwards caught fire /
and burned the dead child.
Reports from all sections give terrible
accounts of the destruction.
At Woodward, on the Charlotte, Column
hia and Augusta Railroad. negro man
and his wife were killed.
At WinnsborO, three negroes and an
aged white woman, named Mrs. Sterling.
were killed. Mrs. Sterling's son and
daughter were blown from a house and
lodged in tree.
At Polkton, n. c., the wife eff F. NJ. !
Gray, prominent citizen was killed by
a falling house.
At Concord, two brick residences were
partially demolished, but the inmates mi
raculOusly escaped.
Damage to the extent Of $4,000 was
done at Chester, 5. c., but no lives were
lost. The whole damage is at least $780,
600.
Yesterdays storm in this section was
the seyerest known since the cyclone of
1915. In Hancock county the storm
struck at O'Clock, Overturning out
houses and unroOfng houses. The sta
bles of David Dickson were set on fire by
lightning and burned. In Columbia
county the barn and stables of Ike V.
Ballard at Harlem were blown down and
three horses were killed. Much other
damage was done in the interior. The |
plantation of George Grenade, in McDuf- !
fie county, was ruined, HhoUses being de- |
mOlished and timber carried off. On the /
plantation of Dr. Reese a negro was /
killed and Mrs. Y. NJ. Wade, wife of the I
Oyerseer, was seriously injured. The gin
house of John a. Watt was demolished. |
The residence Of W. II. Slattwerth, near
Phoenix, Edgetield county, ;. c., was
blown down. The ruins caught fire and |
Mr.. Slattwerth's little daughter was
burned to death. The town of Millen was
nearly destroyed.
The NEWS Al MACON.
MACON, GA, Feb. 20.-This city was
visited yesterday afternoon and last night |
by a tremendous storm. The character /
OF the disturbance indicated cyclones in /
the neighbOring sections. The city this /
morning was full of rumOrs of death and /
destruction in the surrounding counties. 1
\ special correspondent at Atlanta re- /
ports fifty killed north of that city. A /
special from Columbus reports the de- 1
structi0n of the Central Railroad round !
house ana engines, entailing a loss of /
$4,000. Several persons We're killed and |
wounded The storm was terrible in the /
section around Macon. A box of |
hailstOnes was received from Indian |
Spring, some being inches I
long and Ia inches thick, and others |
weighing 215 ounces. Many houses at |
that place were unroOfed and many per- /
sons were wounded, but no deaths have /
been reported, The house of W. a. Mil |
Ter, at BlOuntville, Jones county, twenty /
miles from here, was blown to atoms. His |
wife and three children were killed and |
their baby was blown away and has not /
yet been found. The bodies of the dead /
were found at from 200 to 500 yards dis /
tant from the site of their houses. SIX !
negroes were killed on the same planta- /
tiOn and Young man was dangerously /
wounded. The wife of Dr. Bull I
lard heard the cyclone coming, and, /
remembering tnat the corner of the house /
nearest the storm was the safest place, |
she crouched there with her babies and I
TWO little negroes. The house was swept /
away except a few timbers, behind which /