Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-21
TORN BY T0RNAD0ES.
Wind Wrecked Towns In Several OF the
Southern States.
Many Lives LOst-Meagre Details Of
Disasters.

Birmingham. Ala, February Ca
cvclone swept through Cahaba valley
Yesterday AT noon. 1t is reported thir-
teen we've injured in one community.
Augusta, Ga, February 20.-Gester-
DAVIS storm was the severest since the
cyclone of 1866. In Hancock county
the storm overturned outhouses, and
unroofed houses. The stable OF David
Dickson were destroyed by lightning.
n Columbia county the barn and sta
blts of j. V. Neatly Were blown
down, and three horses killed
at Harlem, besides other damages. La
the interior the plantation of George
Granade was ruiDed, his house demol
ished and timber carried OIL. On the
plantation of Dr. Reese negro WAS
killed, and Mrs. V. Wade, wife of the
uverseer, seriously wounded. The gin
house of John a. Fawcett was demol
ished. The town of Bradley, was
nearly blown away. The
residence of DR.. Ligon WAS blown
down and his wife badly injured.
AT Ninety-Six 5. c., house was
wrecked, and child killed. The resi-
deuce of w. II. Slattworth at Edge
field, S. c., was blown down, and the
ruins taking tire, his little daughter
persisted. The dwelling house of j o.
Hankinson and store of j. S. Boyd at
jackson, S. G., were blown, and three
negroes killed. The town of Mellen
was nearly destroyed. Trains are im-
peded, wires down and nails
Irregular. The house of "a
man named Keir, took fire ond
was blown away. Mrs. Kerr was ia
tally injured. The railroad for sew
eral hundred yards was thickly strewn
with debris, delaying trains.
Macon, Ga, February 2O.-The city
was visited yesterday afternoon and
night by tremendous storms, with Iu-
mors OF death and destruction in the
surrounding counties. A special from
Atlanta reports fifty killed north of
that city, and "A special from Column
bus reports several killed and wound
ed.
NORTH ALABAMA.
Rome, Ga. February 20 "A fearful
storm struck Admission and Ladiga,
Alabama, " sterday afternoon. Some
fourteen persons are reported Killed.
Houses were blown down in large
down. At Cave Spring several houses
lard xii ed. Captain Lapiley's house
was blown down, and his sister in.law
is supposed 10 be killed. Ten or
twelve neighboring houses We're de-
stroyed. There is great excitement,
but reliable information is hard to
get.
FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY.
Franklin, KY, February 20.-rhis
town was visited by II tornado this at
ternuon. The large tobacco factory
owned by New York parties was blown
down, aud the Barcian hotel, opera
house and other buildings were UNI
rooted.
ROCKINGHAM, n. c.
Wellington, n. c., February 20.-A
Star special says terrible cyclone
passed near Rockingham, killing from
fifteen to thirty people, and woundlhg
IA great number.
Birmingham, Ala, February 90
At Leeds the cyclone swept away the
section house of the railroad, killing
three negroes. An old white couple
named Bass were seriously injured.
Three miles south of Leeds the house
of John Poole was blown away and
the son, daughter and child of ten
ant Instantly killed. Poole, his wife
and child were very badly injured.
The residence and premises of DR.:
w. +. Wright, a railroad
contractor, Were demolished,
aud the body of DR.. Wrighrs mother
found hundred yards from the
house fearfully mangled. Annie, Jen-
ME, Thomas, James and Edward, chill
dren of De. Wright, have their arms
or legs broken. Harriet McGraw, the
cook, was killed. or twenty-four
carts, two wagons and three horses on
the place, nothing remained but one
horse The house occupied by Mr..
Mclaughlin was blown away, and
McLaugh In badly hurt. His peigh-
Dor, j. p. Landrum, and his wife
and daughter had their
legs broken.