Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
ANOTHER SPRING ZEPHER.
Destructive Cyclone in Georgia and East
ern Tennessee.


ern Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 21.-A bur-
ricane passed over East Tennessee last
night doing considerable damage. At
East Lemon several lives were lost. The
residence OF James Williams was com
pletely swept away and his wife carried
off IN the wreck and killed. The body
of Mrs. Williams was found to-day in
the Tennessee River where it had
been blown. She was in bed
when the house was blown away.
The next residence struck by the
storm was that of George w. Hardin.
The building was totally demolished,
but the family escaped. The storm then
crossed a timbered ridge and tore up
every tree by the roots in it's track. The
home of James Linginfalter was reduced
to kindling wood. In it were John R.
daughter of Linginfalter, who had a leg
broken. The dwellings of William
King and John Gideon were blown
down. Seven members of the King
family were badly injured and two of
the G1deons were so seriously hurt that
they cannot recover. The house of
Lafayette Prater was wrecked and
Jackson Prater was blown over the gar
den fence, but escaped with slight in
juries. The cyclone travelled in north
easterly direction, and bureau in the
Williams house was found this after
noon half mile from where the resi-
dence stood. At London, Tenn, the
house of George Moses was completely
destroyed and every member of his
family badly hurt. Andrew Worley's
house was also carried away and the
members Of his family barely escaped
with their lives. They are ali seriously
injured. The bacon from the smoke
house was blown two miles away.
WHEELING, w. Va, March 21.-One Of
the iercest gales ever experienced here
ragged for about a quarter of an hour at
7 o'clock this morning. Several houses
were unroofed. Many persons were
blown off their feet on the street No
serious casualties reported.
SAVANNAH, Ca, March 2l.-A cyclone
Struck Lumber City. Ga, this morning.
Mr.. Holland, of the firm of Holland,
Strickland Il Co., and w. B. Whiddon,
of the firm of Whiddon & Holland, both
prominent men, were killed.
A special from Lumber City, Ga, re-
ceived at midnight, shows the cyclone
to have been more disastrous than was
named, the following were killed:
Joseph Neidle, superintendent for Will
cox q Cleland, lumber merchants, and
John Turner, an employee of that firm.
The injured are G. S. Smith, William
| Wilson, Henry Rawle, B. B. Rawle,
Eugene Rawle and Mrs. Rawle, Mrs.
Miller and eight colored men, whose
| names could not be ascertained.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 21.-A violent
| hurricane swept over the state last
night. In Fairburn both the colored
churches were demolished, court house
| chimneys torn off, shade trees uprooted
and other damage done. Near Austell
| a house was blown on a negro black
smith, killing him. Reports of the
storm in and around Gainesville show
| that while it was not so severe, much
| damage was done. The colored Bap-
fist church was completely demolished.
| Calhoun suffered most in North
Georgia. 1t was visited by a ter
rible tunnel-shaped cyclone, which
cut swath seventy-fve yards wide
through the middle Of the town. taking
| in the courthouse and station. The
| cyclone bounded down on the little
| town suddenly. and after doing this
| work Of destruction lifted from the
earth to strike again, no one knows
where. Every building in its path was
either destroyed or damaged. The
streets are full of shingles and debris OF
roofs. The storm played eccentric pranks
in one instance cutting a house in two
and carrying away one-half. Then
it tore down q house around some
women and children without harming g
hair OF their heads. The Baptist Church
was demoralized and the colored Meth.
odist Church was RACED. About dozen
| business places were either ruined OF
totally destroyed. The southern arm Of
the storm passed eastward through Tele-
far County, taking everything in its path
400 yards wide. General reports come
in of houses blown away and fences de-
Northeastern train was killed by fall
ing tree.