Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-22
GEORGIA'S BIG CYCLONE
LEAVES DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
 IN ITS PATH.

Five Persons Killed and Many Others
 Seriously Injured-Houses and Churches
 Demolished-Great Stretches of Timber
 Torn Up-List of the Fatalities.
 LUMBER CITY, Ga., March 22-The terri tory two and a half miles north of Lumber City. on the right bank of Little Ocmulgee river, was visited yesterday by cyclone The wind storm cut path 1900 feet wide through the timber, swooped over the end of a ridge, and passed through the settlement ct the foot of the hill, clearing a 1,3OO-foot path there also, leaving buildings standing on each side of this belt Fifteen houses and shanties, a still house, cooperage, commissary store house and stables were destroyed Of three cars on the side track one was deposited, trucks and all twenty feet on the west side. The trucks of the others remained on tho track. Four men living in house on the hill heard the storm coming and left Two were carried 600 feet to the bottom of the hill and killed. Another was carried seventy five feet and the fourth struck down, but the two latter are still alive. The buildings in the path of the cyclone were totally destroyed. Dippers and tin pans were found several miles from the accident.
 The approach of the cyclone was heralded by a loud, roaring noise, lightning and thunder, but the destruction was of short duration and was succeeded by ten minutes of very violent wind and rain A heavy thunder storm was general through this sec tion afterward with an exceptionally heavy rainfall. Several narrow escapes in the country have been reported. The cyclone was last heard from where it crossed the Oconee river, five miles above the mouth and about ten miles from the scene of the disaster.
 News of the catastrophe was carried to the towns and to this city, and all possible assist ance was rendered. The wounded have been sent to their friends and cared for in the neighborhood.
 Inc following is a list of the dead:
 Joseph Neibel, of Indianapolis; Joe H. Turner, of Virginia; w. B. Whiddon, of Eastman, Ga., who leaves widow and six children; B. V. Holland, of Virginia, a prominent turpentine manufacturer, who leaves a widow and three children.
 The seriously injured are:
 w. l.. Wilcox, of Chauncey, head, face and side; B. B. Rawls, of Virginia, face and shoulder; R. B. Rawls and wife, of Virginia; H. c. Ryals, of Lumber City, head and back J. B. Wilson, of Chauncey, arm broken. Others slightly injured are: Mrs: c. B. Mil Ter, Joe B. D. Carr and Causby s. Smith, both of Green county, Ga.
 All the killed and injured are white AL most all the personal effects of the sufferers, probably sixteen families, are lost, and the small amount that may be picked up will be of little value. These families are practically destitute
 The path of the tornado from Calhoun to London was through section remote from railroads and telegraph lines, and the damage it may have done will not be known for some days, but must have been fearful. The tor nado in places cleared the ground completely of grass, and forest of timber was mown us with great scythe. The cyclone had whirling rotary motion, leaving scene of desolation and destruction in its path. Large trees were twisted from their trunks and others torn up by the roots. A heavy bureau was found mile from the house that con- taned it.
 The list of seriously wounded men, women and children in Loudon county is very large Andy Morley, his wife and eight children were every one injured, and some of them will die. The station at Calhoun was un- roofed, and the colored porter received i'm juries which may prove fatal Several houses were carried a distance of half mile, the telegraph wires were prostrated and number of cars thrown from the track