The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-22
IAN AIR DEMON.
Four Lives Snatched Away
at Lumber City.
|HALFCALHOUNN NNRUINS
IN DldAGlllQl AlllGu " lllG
| ON the Way to Athens.
|ALL AUS7ELL IN ALARM
\ Darts From the Sky Kill
Two in Dougherty.
#RUSHED BY A CHIMNEY.
Iurrible Fate Of aManthe Winds
Howl Didn't Wake.
All THE STATE VISITED.
The Wind Accompanied by a
Heavy DownpouL
Horrible Fate Of Mantle Winds
Howl Didn't Wake.
Ill The STATE VISITED.
he Wind Accompanied by a
Heavy DownpouL

LUMBER CITY, GA, March 21.-A dis
srous cyclone visited this part of Telfair
bounty at o'clock this morning, crossing
he line of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
eorgia railroad at 81, known as Whiddon
Hollands turpentine distillery. This dis
lery is now owned by Royals, Millaire
Co. The former owners, Mr. Whiddon
bunty, had both met at the distillery to
dust old business matters. Both of these
|entlemen were killed. The house in which
hey were stopping was situated far up on
be west side of the railroad. The house
Fas torn into splinters. The bodies were
bund some distance down the hill.
A SAwMILL DEMOLISHED.
The sawmill of Wilcox & Cleland, of
Ehauncey, Ca, which was situated some
~ yards due east of the railroad track, was
<nroofed and the smokestack blown down
snd the single and stave machine blown
PIT OF the mill house. So severe was the
md that the log carriage was taken
p and moved several feet Six of the mill
q
Ipmmissary, which was we'll stocked with
PHI supplies, all of which are a total loss.
this commissary slept Mr. Wilcox, the
i'll owner, and his superintendent, Joseph
eible. of Edinburg, Ind. Mr. Wilcox was
BADLY hurt about the head and face, but his
post serious injury was bruise in his side.
was removed to his home at Chauncey
this morning, and at last accounts was
Nesting easy.
M NEIBLE KILLED.
Supt. Neible was killed, his body being
Pund 100 yards from the house in which he
ept Mr.. Neible was formerly an employe
The Gress Lumber Company, of Gress-
p, Ga, and had only been in the employ
Wilcox & Cleland two days when he met
Is death.
Joseph Turner was stopping in house
a" hundred yards from the commissary,
same house being occupied by Mr.. Mil
Ire and his wife. Mr.. Turner was killed
"a piece of timber striking his breast and
netrating his heart.
THE INJURED.
he wounded are:
=. , SMITH, an employe of Wilcox &
Veand, head and hands bruised and both
badly mashed.
ur' WILSON,, Of Cbauncey, employed by
same firm, arm broken and hurt on the
Il 5,AHRY RIVALS, head and back.
y, b' RAwLs, head and face
UENE RAwLs, head and foot.
En- hAwLs, head and hip.
S,.s' AILLAIRE, many bruises.
-'sht negroes, whose names could not be
erlalned, were badly injured. One Of
~ mad an arm broken, and another a leg
4 ne loss to Messrs. Ryals, Millaire & Co.,
tlmated at $1,000.
Le loss of Messrs. Wilcox & Cleland will
ue less than $4,000.
ue body of B. r. Whiddon has been re-
~ ul 70 Eastman for burial.
le bodies of Messrs. Holland and Tur-
VIII be buried here.
' Nlebles remains will be sent to his
Tie IN Indiana.
now THEY WERE KILLED.
,ASThAN. GA, March 81. .-Messrs Whid-
ana Holland rushed ont of their houses
ave themselves, but had ruu only
Nh ~ steps when the house was blown over
III 'ueih and crushed them so that they