The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-02-21
WILD WORK OF THE WINDS.
Loss ofLife.
Numbers Wounded.

| The following desultory but fearful
| accounts cf the storm on Tuesday
night, have been furnished us by
piecemeal, and we have no doubt that
there is much behind yet to be heard
from. We trust not however. AS 1t
is the fearfulness is horrible, and be-
ing the first and only storm OF equal
severity that has ever visited this
County, makes it the more serious to
us. Newbelry neeGs take her place
along with suffering sections OF the
North and West.
The wind was fearfully high Tues
day night, beside thunder storm and
heavy rain kept it company. On the
Hon. Geo. Johnstone's place, known as
the Darlington place, three miles from
town new building was blown from
its pillars, and an old log cabin in
which were six negroes was blown down
and destroyed. Strange to say the ne
groes were unhurt, but their fright was
manifest in the screams which followed.
The negro man who occupied the new
building, in great distress searched for
his infant child, which he found sit
on the hearth, which was once in the
house, but now unprotected from the
wind and rain-out of doors.
We are told that in the vicinity OF
Boston, the storm was severely felt,
and that much hail fell.
The next damage we hear was at
jeff Gallman's where all the fencing
was blown down and several houses
unroofed. The course then was East,
at J. B Hellers every house was blown
down and great damage done to fen
cling, &c.
Mr.. VIM. Heller's dwelling house
was blown down, Mr.. Hellar and one
OF his children being somewhat injur-
ed by falling timberS.
The farm of Colonel Gus Dick
ert suffered severely. His gin house
and all his other houses, were blown
down. The dwelling house was not
blown down. but was injured, having
the chimneys damaged. The damage
to Col. D;ckerts place IS estimated at
$500. The storm seemed to cross
Broad river at Col Dickerts place, and
our informant says he could see the
appearance of fire, as if house or
houses were being burned. A negro
man was injured.
Col. J. C.. S. Brown reports the
storm severe in his section, accOmpa-
MED with an unusual amount OF hail.
The hail was near the size OF guinea
eggs. Fencing all damaged.
Chappells demolished. The Cyclone
struck Chappel's at o'clock, P. NJ,
Tuesday and blew down the Depot,
Post Office, and every building was
entirely destroyed. A freight train
standing on the track was blown thir-
ty or forty yards from the track to the
north side. The Superintendent Mr..
Shpford was killed and Mr.. BoZemaD
had his right arm and left leg broken.
Some five or six negroes who were up
stairs in one of the houses escaped
with some hurts and bruises.
Every house in the place was lite
rally swept away, while every inhabi-
tant thirteen in all was more or less
wounded.
Mrs. Simpkins mother of Our towns
man L. W. Simpkins, living in the Vi
cinity of Chappells; suffered severely
by the storm, having her arm broken
and otherwise injured. We have no
definite information as to the extent
OF damage done the place.
We hear that some damage was done
near Ninety-siX and also at Silver
Street in this County.
At Mr.. Micaiah Suber's chiinneys
were blown down, and the dwelling
house damaged; large dairy was
overturned ; and fences and palings
were leveled with the ground.
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, our
informant says, was blown down, and
the oak grove in which it stood very
seriously damaged.