Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-13
A CYCLONES WILD RUSH.
AND BALDWIN COUNTIES
VISITED IN GEORGIA.

VISITED IN GEORGIA.
Buildings and Fencing Blown Away
but no Lives Reported LQst-Live
stock Whisked Away by the Winds
Several Counties in Alabama Bow
Before the Blast.
MACON, GA, Jan. 12.-About u o'clock
last night terrible cyclone passed over
! the eastern portion of Jones county about
three miles north of Haddock's station,
going in an easterly direction. AS far as
heard from no great damage was done
until it struck the place OF D. w. Lester.
| Fortunately none of the houses were in
the way, and the damage to the
| place was slight. The next place was
that OF r. d. Lester. Here the cyclone
| seemed to go nearer the ground and swept
away everything in its track. The grove
around Mr.. Testers house was composed
OF large oaks. These were twisted and
beaten about as if they had been so MANY
straws. The orchard, a large one and
| filled with valuable and choice fruit
trees was almost destroyed. Every out
mouse on the place except one was blown
away. hardly vestige being left. The
dwelling house was greatly damaged. The
roof on one side is almost a COM
plete wreck. Both chimneys were partly
blown down. All the columns under
the front porch except two were wrenched
out, and this part of the house was de-
molished. The cyclone passed directly
through the front yard, and, but for the
strong manner in which the dwelling was
constructed, would have suffered much
more damage. None OF the inmates of the
house were hurt except Mr.. Lester, who
was standing in front of the fire at the
time.
HURLED AGAINST THE MANTEL.
He was thrown with great violence
against the mantelpiece and received
slight wound on the forehead. There is
not rail left on Mr.. Lester's place, and,
at this writing, it is difficult to estimate
the loss. The next place visited was that
OF Geo. Perdue. He lost two horses, and
all of his corn and fodder was blown
away. From here the storm passed
over Mr.. Cad Digby's place, blowing
off the top of the house and went into
Baldwin county. 1t struck the north
eastern edge of the county, doing great
damage and devastating everything in its
track. The following list OF casualties
and losses have been reported up to this
hour.
AT the place of Lea Williams.
colored, on the old Cobb place, the dwell
ling house was blown down, and also the
stables, cribs and all the Outhouses, with
corn, fodder, etc. Williams was badly
hurt about the shoulders by falling tim
bers.
The ginhouse of Andrew Banks was
blown away.
A couple of negro cabins on John ROy's
place were demolished. Mr.. Tatum
lost his gin-house and all of his cabins.
The chimney to the dwelling house was
blown down and cOlOred woman in one
OF the cabins on the place was badly
mashed bv falling timbers. A negro man
was badly bruised about the head.
STABLES BLOWN AWAY.
Willie Hawkins had his stables blown
down, and lost valuable horse and had
three mules badly crippled. He had a
cyclone policy on his stock.
The path Of the cyclone passed within a
mile of town, striking the upper edge of
Mr.. l.. Carrington's and Mr.. Jake Gumm's
places, but doing no damage of any con-
sequence at the two latter places. Here
the rain poured down in torrents and the
lightning was fearful. The NEWS CORE
spOndent was about eight miles from the
path of the cyclone and could hear the
roar distinctly.
A storm ragged in Macon about mid
night. The wind was fierce and strong.
Noise like distant thunder was heard
over the city, and this must have been
the roar of the cyclone on it's way through
the upper portion of the county. About
- O'Clock or a few minutes thereafter
ram fell in torrents. No damage was
done SO far as it has been
possible to learn, except a slight
damage to the roof of the CITY
Hall mule lot. The wind rolled up por-
ton OF the tin roofing like scroll, and
tore out one OF the props. AS the mules
belonging to the city are quartered under
in
Workmen were engaged to-day in repair
ing the damage.
ALABAMA COUNTIES IN THE BLOW.
SELMA, ALA, Jan. 12.-Specials report
that cyclone passed through Dade. Per-
ry and Bibb counties in this State last
night. Its direction was from southwest
to northeast. Great damage was done to
houses and fences in it's path, which was
about mile wide. In Bibb county. near
Centreville, a man is reported to have
been killed and Mrs. Mason received seri-
Gus injuries. Several mills were wrecked,
ana near Randolph two mules were
killed. Houses a mile away from the
path OF the cyclone shook so that the in
mates thought that trembling was caused
by an earthquake. The damage to houses
and other property will reach thousands
OF dollars. Forests were greatly dam
aged, nearly 1000 trees are lying across
NORTH OF MONTGOMERY,
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Jan. ia cy-
clone last night, about fifty miles north of
this city, swept down timber for width
of half mile. A number of houses were
blown down, but so far only one death
has been reported. Trains on the South
and North Alabama Railroad were de-
layed several hours. The cyclone came
from the southwest and went in a north
east direction.
The cyclone of Sunday night was not
confined TO one section of the State, but
has been heard from in several localities.
In Macon county about 40 miles east of
this city, three men were killed. In
Western Alabama great damage was
done in the way of blowing down timber
and houses, and several lives are re-
ported to have been lost.
ROARING AROUND BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Jan. ia cy-
| clone crossed the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad last night about forty miles
south and forty-five miles north of Birm-
lngham. The track of the former was
half mile wide. Near JemisOn dozen
| trees were blown across the track. A
| north bound freight train struck one of
the trees and the engine and five cars
were derailed, but not much damaged
and nobody was hurt.