Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-23
DESTRUCTION BY CYCLONE.
A FEARFUL DISASTER IN GEORGlAANC
TENNESSEE
Attended by Great Loss of Life and Prop.
erty-Buildings Totally Dem moIished-
The Path of the Cyclone over1OO
Miles Long Terrible Scenes.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 21.-A ter
ribie wind storm prevailed at Calhoun
Ga, last night Calhoun is 80 miles from
Chattanooga on the Atlantic and Western
railroad. Tne storm demolished the Bap.
tist and Methodist churches and severa'
houses and unrOofed every house in town
Many cattle were killed. but no loss OF
life IS reported. Four or five persons were
wounded by the falling timbers.
The storm was much more serious and
widespread in destruction than was first
reported. 1t seems it formed in the vi
cinlty OF Calhoun and pursued a north
easterly direction through North Geor2i9
into and beyond East Tennessee, bound
/ ing across to the Chilhowee mountains
1t was next heard from near I.oudon
Tenn, on the East Tennessee road. ).
nlleS northeast of Chattanooga, travel
InS rom Calhoun to London, 100 miles
IN about 80 minutes The path OF Che tor
nado from Calhoun to Loudon wa,
through section remote from the rail
roads and telegraph lines, and the dam
age Will not be known for some davs. II
must have been fearful The tor.
nado in places cleared the ground
completely, forests Of timber were
The cyclone had a whirliug rotary
motion, leaving n scene of desolatioi,
ana destruct on in its path. Large trees
were twisted from the trunks and Others
torn up 10y the roots.
Ihe list OF seriously wounded, men,
women ana children, in Loudon county il
very large. Andy Worey, his wife and
eight children were injured, and some
Will DIE. The station at Calhoun was un
rooted, ard the cOlored porter received in
lurles which may prove fatal Severa
houses were carried distance of half A
mile. Inc telegraph wires were prostrated
ana number of cars thrown from the
600.
The hurricane did much damage at and
near l.enoirs in East Tennessee, and sew
erai lives were lost The residence of J
\: Williams was completely swept away.
his vile was carried off in the wreck aud
klllCd, Her bc1y was found TO day in the
Iennec5;e river, where it had been blown
Inc next residence struck was q. "
Haruln's ana the building was
totally demolished but the fam.
lily escep d. The storm then
crossed uu'l red ridge and tore up evrv
tree by the roots in its track The home
OF James Linginfalrer was demolished and
!. ii. smith was Killed and, Liuginfalter'
dELghter rad hef leg broken. The
dwellings, Of William King and John Cid
con were blown down. Seven members of
the klng family Were badly Injured and
Two or the GldcOns SO seriously hurt they
cannot recover
The cyclone travelled northwesterly and
the bureau OF Nilliams's was found half Il
mile from where the residence stood
AT Loudon, Tenn, the house of Geo. ae
NC ies We complet 'lv destroyed and every
member OF the fanny was badly hurt
Andrew Wurley's house was carried away
ana all the members of the family We're
seriously injured. Bacon from Worley ,.
smoke mousse was blown two miles away.
An Atlanta, Ga, despatch saws a ter
Iible electric storm envelorcd the State
TT "a hl2ht c2glnning at 10 and testing un-
I'll alter midnight. In Fairburn both col
orCd churches We're demolished. shade
trees uprc D. / ald o.her damage done.
Near AustHIl hOnse was blown on a
negro blacksmith killin0 him. Reports of
the storm IN q nd arounQ Gainesville show
that Wi'e not - severe, much damage
wtS DO {. The color>l Baptist church
We "omple'7ly demolishc1. Mr. Cy.
phua 5 house and all the out build
ms were blown away Calhoun
suffered he most in north Georgia. The
cyclone bounded down on the little town
suddenly, and cr doing its work of de
Struction' Int l from the earth to strike
again, no one knows where.
lhe southern arm of the storm passed
eastward through relefair county, taking
everything in its path 900 yards vide. Tho
tnrpentine Wor ks Of Whdden q Holland,
two miles north of Lumber City, we're
completely demolished. W. b. WhidIen
was sleeping in the house with Hollands and
they rushed ont when the house was
blown over on them, killing them. Other
men sleeping in another house were also
crushed and killed by the house being
olown upon them: The scene of desola,
scription, and it will be several davs
before the full loss of life will be known