The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-03-29
The Tornado in Georgia.

| ATLANTA, GA, March 21.--A terrible
electric storm enveloped the State las
night, beginning about 10 o'clock ant
lasting until after midnight. In Fair
burn both colored churches were demol
ished, the Courthouse chimney was tori
off, shade trees were uprooted and othe
damage was done. Near Austell house
was blown on negro blacksmith, killing
him. Newton Moss's barn was blowr
down, and three horses and COW killed
Reports of the storm in and arount
Gainesville show that while it was not 81
severe much damage was done. NJ. A
Loden had his>house lifted from its foun
dation and moved from where it stood
The colored Baptist Church was com
pletely demolished, Mr.. Cyphus, living
near Gainesville, had his house and al
outbuildings blown away, and one Of hi
children was seriously hurt.
CHATTANOOGA, March 21.--A specia
to the Times reports terrible WING
storm at Calhoun, Ga, last night. Cal
houn is ninety miles from Chattanooga
on the Atlantic and Western Road. Th'
storm demolished the Baptist and Meth
odist churches, destroyed several houses
and unroofed e7erv house in the town
Numbers of cat re killed. No los'
of life has as yet Jeen reported, but foul
or FIVE persons were wounded by falling
timber.
The storm was much more serious ant
widespread in its destruction than at frs
reported. It seems to have formed il
the vicinity of Calhoun and pursued s
northeasterly direction through NORTH
Georgia, and into and beyond East Ten
nessee, bounding across the Ohiltower Of
mountains, and was next heard from
near London, Tenn, on the East Tennes
see Road, eighty rifles northeast of Chat
tanooga, travelling from Calhoun, Ga.
to London, Tenn, distance of one hun.
dred miles in about thirty minutes.
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 tornado in places
cleared the ground completely Of grass,
and the forest of timber was moved as
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 had contained it.
The list of seriously wounded men and
children in London County is very large
Andy Worley, his wife and eight chill
dren were every one injured. Some O
them will die. The station at Calhoun
was nnroofed and the colored porter re
ceived injuries which may prove fatal
Several houses were carried distance o
half a mile. Telegraph wires were pros
trated and number of cars were thrown
from the track. The loss in Calhoun
alone will reach $4,000.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
ATLANTA, March 81. Calhoun suffer
ed the most of any place in North Geor
gia. 1t was visited by terrible funnel
shaped cyclone, which cut swat
seventy.fve yards wide through the mid
die of the town, taking in the courthous
and station. The cyclone bounded dow
on the little town suddenly, and afte
doing the work Of destruction, lifted from
the earth to strike again no one known
where. Every dwelling in its path wa
either destroyed or damaged. Th
streets are full ofshiDgles and the debri
ofroots.
The storm played eccentric pranka, il
one instance cutting a house in hal
Then it tore down house around som
women and children without harming
hair of their heads. The Baptist Churc
was demolished and the colored Metho
dist Church was razed. The railroa
station was badly damaged and farm
house near the station, belonging to tn
State, was totally destroyed. Jackson
Logan's lumber stable was badly dam
aged. G. T. Graves business house,
frame building, was totally destroyed
and another wooden building, occupie
as an express Office, was totally demo-
ished and che goods were ruined by rair
The brick store of Harrel was badl
}. damaged. The front end of Hughey
grocery store was pulled away from tn
building and the roof of j. M. Neal
grocery store is off and his goods dam
aged. The roof of N. J. Boaze's bushes
house is of. The parapet wall of Rive
& Malone's brick store was torn off an
the whole outside leans to tie stree
making the building worthless.
Chimneys we're blown off of Foster
brick building, and the vacant residenc
of A. W. Reeves was blown to pieces
The wagon and buggy mandatory
M. E. Ellis is completely destroyed
Mrs. Fosters residence was destroyed br
no one was hurt. Mrs. Bailey with fiv
children occupied residence which wa
destroyed and yet none of the family We
injured.
SAVANNAH, GA, March 21.-1
cyclone struck Lumber City, Ga, thi
morning. B. V. Holland, Of the firm
Holland, Strickland & Co., and W. T
Whiddon, of the firm of Whiddon
Holland, both promint mso, were killed
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