The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-03-29
STORMS ALL AROUND.
Great Destruction of Lilo and Property by
Wind and Storm.

Great Destruction OF LILO and Property by
Wind and Storm.
ANDERSON, s. c., March 21.-A fearful
storm, amounting almost to cyclone,
visited our county this morning about 3
o'clock, doing considerable damage to
property in some sections. Six miles west
of this city Mat Chamble's gin house was
blown down, Bob Chamble's dwelling
house lost one or two chimneys, and sew
eral outhouses were blown down. SO far
no loss of life has been reported One
wing of the University building in this city
was unroOfed.
ALsToN, S. G., March 21.-Judge D. S.
Murphey's dairy was demolished by the
storm and all his fences blown down.
Heavy cedar fence posts were twisted off
at the ground like straws. 1t rained very
hard all last night. The wind lifted the
cOlOred Episcopal church from it's founda-
ton and did other damage. Reports are
coming in of severe storm five miles from
here.
SPARTANBURG, S. c., March 21.-Yes-
terday the temperature rose rapidly and in
the evening threatening clouds rolled up
from the southwest Rain began early in
the night and about o'clock this morning
a violent storm, with much thunder anu
lightning, passed over the county. a tor
u
from the experimental station. About
eighteen small houses, mostly occupied by
colOred people, were blown down, some of
them being levcled with the ground Ed.
Motley, cOlored man, was severely hurt
The cnCampmcnt and experimental station
buildings are uninjured. The wires are
down between here and Union and no com
| munication is had over that line. The line
has been repaired where the tornado crossed
1t near town.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., March 21.--A spe-
cial to the Chronicle from Shelby says:
"A small cyclone passed over part of
Rutherford aud Cleveland counties at 3
O'Clock this morning, completely destroy
ing barns and blowing down outhouscs.
Two dwellings at Delight, Landrum's and
Bridges and one between M0Uresboro and
Henrietta, were struck by lightning and
totally destroyed. No lives yet reported
lost"
ATLANTA, Ga, March 21.-A terrible
electric storm cnvelopcd the State last
night, beginning about 10 o'clock and last
ing until after midnight. In Fuirburl
both colored churchs were demolished,
the court house chimney was torn off,
shade trees were uprOOted and other dam,
age was done. Near Austcll house was
blown on negro blacksmith, killing Kim.
Newton Moss's barn was blown down, and
three horses and Il COW killed.
SAvANNAH, Ga, March 21.-A cyclone
struck Lumber City, Ga, this morning.
Is. V. Holland, of the finn of Holland
Strickland Il Co., and w. b. Whiddon, of
the firm Of Whiddon q Holland, both
prominent men, were killed. Whiddon
resided at Eastman and Holland at Dublin.
,,kINaMAN, \. r., March 21.-It showed
all day yesterday in this section. There
has been no such storm of wind and snow
for many years. The snow driftcd to the
depth OF many feet III many places. Cattle
Su1lcr greatly from the unusual cold
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 21.-A
special to the Times reports terrible wind
storm at Calhoun, Ga., last night. Cal
houn Is ninety miles from Chattanooga,
on the Atlantic and Western Road. The
storm demolished the Baptist and Metho,
dist churches, destroyed several houses and
unrooicd every house in the town. Mum.
bcrs of cattle were killed. No loss of life
has as yet been reported but four or five
persons were wounded by falling timber.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 21.-A ter.
rlilc wind and rain storm swept across
East Tennessee last night about midnight,
thirty to forty miles west of Knoxville.
Many barns and arm-Aouscs were dcmol-
| lShed, and farmers have lost considerably
in the destruction Of buildings and killing
OF STOCK. 1hes'>'rm was very severe along
the Tennessee river. The house Of JOSEPH
III. Williams, cX-truStcc Of London county,
was blown into the river. Mrs. Williams
was instantly killed. Williams is missing.
lie was not at home at the time. A few
miles distant another dwelling was blown
down and young man named Smith was
killed and several others of the family in
| Jurcd. No other deaths are reported, but
many persons were injured. The storm
was severe in Knoxville, but no damage
was done.