The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-07

been taken up by the suction Of the electric
funnel. Mr.. Travis was about 80 years of
age and ahighly respected citizen Of Fayette
vile.
DEATH OF LITTLE SALLIE GRAHAM
Twelve happy people were sitting TO-
gether at the residence Of J. w. Graham.
The breath Of the death-dealing cvclone
touched the happy home. The walls were
crushed like bits of passeboard and the roof
aud ceiling were torn away like chaff, The
chimney tottered and fell Beneath the
pile OF debris one member Of the happy
group was buried. Sallie Kato Graham.
aged 9. The little girl was niece Of Judge
Rufus Dorsey Of Atlanta. All the other
members Of this family were injured, but
1t is thought that none OF the injuries will
prove fatal. Death and destruction seemed
verywhere.
A NEGRO BABY's CORPSE,
After the storm had passed away some
body picked up little dead negro child.
Whose it was or where it came from no.
body knows.
Altogether ten beautiful homes, twenty
other residences. the public academy and
the alliance warehouse were totally de-
stroyed. Many other buildings were alsc
seriously damaged.
Mrs. Browns residence was totally de-
stroyed.
Mr.. Knox's residence was DESTROYED, anc
he and Mrs. Knox were injured.
j. P. Peevy, who lives three miles east o.
Fayetteville, on the McDonough road, haC
a Groom residence and a large barn to
tally destroyed. Four other residences il
the same neighborhood were destroyed. Ii
the same neighborhood John English, who's
residence was destroyed, was badly injured
! His wife had her ankle broken. Their tive
| children were also hurt.
y TORNADO AT MILLEN.
! MILLEN, GA, Jan. GA terrific cyclon
| passed near here late yesterday afternoon
causing great loss of property. but no lives
! 1t struck the plantation of J. H. Daniel
blowing in a northeesterly direction, and il
is course entirely wrecked five dwellin,
| houses and two stables. The next damag
done was on the plantation of Elias Daniel
where the gin house and barns were un
rooted. The loss Of property SO far as cal
be ascertained was about 5000. One o
| the dwellings blown down contained thirteen
! people, none of whom were seriously in
jured.
A TORNADO IN DARLINGTON.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 6.-Dsrliugtol
county was visited to-day by destruotiv
tornado. At Cash's depot roofs were blow
| from large residences but no one hurt. Il
the northeast part Of the county house
and trees were blown down an
twelve colored people were badl
hurt. The track of the storm wa
about sixty yards wide, and it did nc
swerve from its course through fores
oak, hickory and pine, but cut out al
avenue through the woods. The storm cam
| from the northwest and moved In a south
easterly direction, and was accompanied b
lightning.
WOMAN KILLED AT OAKLAND.
| JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. Ga specla
to the Times linton from Oakland, Fla
says: "a destructive wind storm passe
over this town about 10 o'clock this morn
ing, doing great damage to property ant
causing one death. The path of tn
tornado was one mile in width. Nearl
everything in its track was levele
to the ground. At the east end of town il
struck the 2-story cottage of P. H. Roper
lifted it from its foundations, breaking tn
brick chimney aid gable, and turned tn
house upside down, completely crushing
and its contents and instantly killing Mrs
Roper aud injuring her daughter Pearl.
AN EYE WITNESS.
A man passing by who saw the dreadful
work of the hurricane ran over to tn
Roper house and found 4-months-old bab,
unhurt lying on top of the cetling of one o
rooms, which was upside down, showing
the house to have been completed.
turned over Mrs. Roper was foun
badly crushed and jammed in betwee
the timbers and already dead. She mus
have been instantly killed The injuries t
her son and daughter are slight
1.-THE tornado also struck the house OF
negro named Perry, near Ucala, lifting
from its foundations. The damage wa
general through The east end Of the town.
HILL AT WASHINGTON.