Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-22
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
IA ROARING CYCLONE
Sweeps The Whole State Of
Georgia.
A GREAT WASTE OF PROPERTY.
Heavy Rains Cause Disas-
trous Floods.
THE OPERTO THEATER HORROR.
Eighty Bodies Taken From
The Ruins.
THE OPERTO THEATER HORROR.
SWEPT BY a CYCLONE.

Furious Electric storm Plunees
Through Georgia fearing Every.
thing in its Path-A Sweeping De-
structiOn of Property.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 21.-A terrible cleo
trio storm enveloped the State last night, be-
ginning about ten o'clock and lasting until
after midnight. In Fairburn both colored
churches were demolished, the court house
chimney torn off, shade trees uprooted and
other damage done. Near Austell house
was blown on a negro blacksmith, killing
him. Newton Moss barn was blown down
and three horses and COW killed
Reports of the storm in and around
the town of Gainesville show that while it
was not so severe much damage was done.
II. A. Lsden had his house lifted from the
foundation and moved away. The eolored
Baptist church was demolished Mr.. Cy-
plus, living near Gainesville, had his house
and outbuildings blown away. One of his
children was seriously hurt. Calhoun suf-
fered NEST. It was visited by terrible
funnel shaped cyclone which cut swath
seventy-6ve yards wide through the middle
of the town, taking in the court house
and station. The cyclone bounded down on
the town suddenly and after doing its work
lifted from the earth to strike again-no one
knows where. Every building in its path
was either struck or destroyed The Baptist
church was demolished and the colored
Methodist church was RACED. The railroad
station was badly damaged and a small
house near the station was destroyed.
jackson 6 Logan's lumber stable was dam
aged. G. T. Graves business house was
totally destroyed and another wooden build
;yo<~ r,io1o ofr1 ,o1
ished. The brick store of Mr.. Harral was
badly damaged. The front end of Hueghey g
grocery store pulled away from the building.
Tho roof of n. J. Boazes' business house
is off. The parapet wall of Rives
& Malone's brick store was torn off, making
the building worthless: The chimneys were
blown off Fosters brick building and the va
can't residence of A. w. Reeves was blown to
pieces. The wagon and buggy factory of N.
E. Ellis is completely destroyed. Mr.. Fos-
ter's residence was destroyed, but no one was
hurt. Mrs. Bailey with five children occu-
pied a residence which was destroyed
and yet none of the family were
passed eastward through Talefar county
| taking everything in its path, four hundred
yards wide. The turpentine works of Whe-
don Il Holland, two miles north of Lumber
City, were completely demolished, the still,
eommissary and every house being blown
| away. w. B. Wheddon was sleeping in the
| house with Holland and they rushed
out to save themselves, but they had
gone only a few steps when the
house was blown over them, crushing
| them to death. The other men sleeping in
| another house were also crushed and killed
| by the house being blown upon them. Sew
| eral others were wounded and injured. A
| fat car standing on the railroad was blown
off and torn to pieces. General reports come
in of houses being blown away and fences
destroyed. A negro brakeman of the north
eastern train was killed by falling tree.