Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-14
GE0RGIA'SROARINGW WIND
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE EN-
TAILED IN BURKE COUNTY.

Several Persons Painfully Injured, but
No Lives LOst-The Heavens Ablaze
with Electricity and the Air Full of
Rumbling NOTES.-The Rush Through
Alabama
CoLLINsvILLE, ALA, Jan. 13.-During
the terrible cyclone in Alabama Sunday
night the residence of Noble Galbreath,
about four miles west OF Collinsville,
together with all his farm houses located
at the base of Sand Mountain, was COM
pletely demolished. His youngest child was
killed by flying timbers, it's body being
terribly mangled. A young man living
with his family was seriously, and
probably fatally, injured. The tam
lily retired about an hour before
the storm appeared. No other member
of the family received any injuries. Every
article of household goods was blown
away, not even wearing apparel for the
grief stricken family being left. 1t is re-
ported on good authority that an anvil in
a blacksmith shop near GIlbreath's house
was blown 100 yards. Great damage to
property in the neigbOrhoOd is reported.
Three miles further off two other resi-
dences were completely swept away.
One of them contained thirteen Occu-
pants, all of whom were more or less
hurt, but no one has yet been reported
fatally hurt. Great damage is reported
to have been done to farm property gener-
ally.
HIGH WATER IN THE STREAMS.
Owing to the high water tits impossible
to obtain accurate information as to the
extent Of the cyclone and the damage by
1t, but enough has been ascertained to
make 1t certain that. while it was fear
fully disastrous, it was by no means as
great as the cyclone which passed in this
vicinity last spring. The cloud which
accompanied the winds was seen from
this place, and it looked terrible indeed.
There was a continuous roaring sound
like thunder for about 80 minutes before
the storm pass ID. One family, becoming
frightened by the approach of the storm,
ned to the house of neighbOr, short
distance away, and the house to which
they fed was blown away, while their
own remained standing. The track OF
the cyclone was about 200 yards wide.
AROUND EUFAULA.
EUFAULA, ALA, Jan. 13.-AbOut 3
O'Clock yesterday morning very angry
looking cloud, heavily charged with cleo
tricity, was discovered to the westward
of this city, but it separated, sparing Eu-
faula. One branch passed about 10 miles
to the south, and the other nOrthWard
through Central Alabama, Macon county
suffering the most, as the only loss of life
reported was announced in dispatch
received here by Mrs. John Shealy, which
stated that her brother had been killed,
and her mother seriously injured. No
account of damage to the south has been
received.
THE STORM IN BURKE COUNTY.
ROGERS, GA, Jan. 13.-AbOut 3 O'Clock
Monday morning we had a dreadful
tornado, or cyclone. Its course was from
west to east, and about 1000 yards wide.
About three miles north of Rogers
station, 81 Central Railroad, it
struck DR.. W. b. Jones' plantation, blow
ing down several tenants houses and
fencing. 1t then struck the plantation of
VIM. A. Walker, of Savannah, and blOwed
down fencing and considerable timber.
1t then struck w. d. ActOn's planta-
ton, blowing down several tenants
houses, fencing and fodder stacks. 1t
then struck r. A. Murphy's plantation,
blowing down large gin house, carriage
house, fencing and timber. Next it struck
William WarnOck's plantation, blowing
down three tenants houses, fencing and
fodder stacks. 1t then crossed Buck
Head creek. Several were hurt, but
none dangerously. One wagon was blown
away and three wheels twisted off the
iron aXels. The heavens were ablaze
with electricity. The noise and roaring
was prOdigious. The whole scene was
GRAND and awful