Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-22
aCrclone In the South.

A cyclone swept East Tennessee last
NIGHT. at and near Lanoiss much damage
was done and several lives lost. The resi-
dence of George ". Hardin was totally de.
rnolished, but tha family escaped. The
home of Jas. Linginfalter was reduced to
kinding wood. In it were John T.. Smith,
who was killed, and little daug otter of Lin
ginfalter, who had leg brokea. The dwell
linps of William King and John Gideon
were blown down, Seven members OF the
King family were badly injured. and two OF
the Gdeons were &c seriously hurt that they
cannot recover. The house OF Lafayette
Prster was wrecked and Jackson Prater
was blown over the garden fence, but es'
capped with slight injuries. AT Loudon,
Tenn, the house of George Moses was COM
pletely destroyed and every member CT his
family badly hurt. Andrew Worley' house
was also carried away, and the members of
his family barely escaped with their lives.
They are all seriously injured. Tho bacon
from Worley's smoke houee was blown two
miles away.
The path Of the tornado from Calhoun to
Loudon was through section remote from
railroads and telegraph lines, and the CAM
age it may haye done will not be known Tor
some days The tornado in places cleared
the ground completely OF grass, and forest
of timber was mowu as with great scythe..
Several houses were carried distance oil
half nile, the telegraph wires were pros
trated and number of cars thrown from
the track. The storm was very severe along
the Tennessee river. The house of Joseph
Fl. Williams. ex-trusee of I4oudoun county,
was blown into the river. Mrs. Willihms
was instantly killed Mr. Williams is miss
ing. The body Of hls wifs was found IN the
river, where it was blown. She was in bed
when the house was blown away.
The cyclone struck Lumber City, Ga.
b B. Holland OF the firm Of Holland, Strlck-
land & Co., and L. B. Whiddon, OF the firm
of Whiddon & Holland both prominent
men, were killed.
| An Atlanta, Ga, dispatch says: a terrible
electric storm enveloped theState last night,
beginning about 10 o'clock and lasting until
after midnight. In Fairburn both the COL
| ored churches we're demolished, court. house
chimney torn Off shade trees uprooted anu
other damage done. Near Austell house
was blown On negro blacksmith, Killing
him. Newton Moss's barn was blown down
and three horses and COW killed. Reports
Of the storm in and around Gainesville show
| that mucn damage was uouo. III. ~ Ho"er
had his house lifted from the foundation and
moved from where it stood. The colored
Baptist Church was completely demolished.
Mr.. Cyphus. living near Gainesville, had his
bouse and all outbuidings blown away. One
of his children was seriously hurt. AT Cal
noun the storm played eccentric pranks, in
one instance cutting house in two and car
rying away one.half. Then it tore down a
house around some women and children
without harming hair of their heads. The
Baptist Church was demolished. and the
Colored Methodist Church was RACED. The
railroad station was badly damaged and q
house near the station, belonging to the
State. was totally destroyed. Mrs. Bailey,
with five children occupied a residence
which was destroyed, and yst none of the
family we're injured.