The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-05-11
A CYCLONE NEAR HOME.
several Countie, Swept by AuSry
Winds

Terrible cyclone struck this town today
Inc storm began about 1890 p.m.,
when small dark cloud appeared in the
west. and In ten minutes a perfect GALE
was blowing, which Increased IN frry
until it seemed that the whole town
would be rooted up and dashed to pieces.
Houses swayed to and fro so that the
occupants fled pell nell into the streets,
panic stricken, clingiuc to each other
In helpless terror, only to he picked u .
by the angry winds and dashed to the
ground. There were probably twenty
or Thirty people injured, and many resi-
dences, and stores were either COM
petely or partially dem mOlished.
Among the most serious casulties re.
ported were: John f. Willis. colored,
killed; Jim Lee, spine injured; f. Brook
er, j. N. BrOoker and Miss Brooker, all
seriously Injured; j. G.. &. Austin, bad
ly injured. head fractured; Mrs. Austin
and two daughters, seriously but not
fatally injured.
n great mauy people whose names
could not be obtained were bruised up.
Some have broken ribs, others with
broken legs, and nearly everybody who
took refuge in the streets was more or
less bruised.
y. Z. &. Austin's handsome residence
was completely demolished. Mr.. Brook
ers house was also DESTROYED, entrap.
ping the entire family under ne ruins.
They were rescued after the storm.
Dave Boln's house, about three miles
OIL, 10 reported DESTROYED. Bolin's store
Is ready to fall, and his two children are
hurt.
a turkey gobbler, with all the feathers
gone, has been blown here from some
unknown parts. The track Of the cy-
clone was about $50 yards. as it passed
through AustIn's plantation, complete
lY destroying cotton, twisting of pines
and oaks two feet thick, ten feet above
the ground. L have q branch OF a tree
blown here from swamp in the Edisto
river two miles away.
| IN BARNWELL COUNTY.
BAMBERG, S. C.. May 3.--,A de-
structive cyclone passed over Barnwell
County today doing great damage. On
the Stansell place, near Williston, one
| house was blown down. The next place
stuck was that Of Jerry Ktchipgs. The
occupants had barely time TO escape with
their lives, when their house was en-
tirely demolished.
The cyclone next struck Mr., w, II.
Wi'lis's place and DESTROYED house and
several barns. Mr.. Phillips's place
was also struck and two houses blown
to the ground. Three women were
caught in the debris and all injured.
On the place OF II. S. Wade, near
Elko, two houses were blown down.
Two houses and out buildings were de-
mol!sncd on Dr.. Brokers place.
-,
fearful cyclone was that OF Capt. II. M.
Willis, near Willston. He lost two
houses .and all of his barns, with con-
tents.
The path of the cyclone was about
500 yards wide, and was the most DIS
astrous ever known in this county.
Much damage was done 70 the crops.
especially cotton.
IN LEXINGTON AND EDGEFIEI,D
COUNTIES,
BATEsBURa. S. G., May 3.-Thc
section OF couatry about four miles be =
low here was visited by o. terrible cy.
clone this afternoon. The trees along
lis path were torn up many houses un.
rooied and some completely DESTROYED.
Mrs. David Clamp was instantly killed
and her husband and son were injured.
Mrs. Steele and some children, near
summit, were badly hurt. The cyclone
which was about fifty yards in width,
was accompanied by a dense black
cloud, and filled the air with flying
limbs and trees, and completely de-
stroyed the orchards in its path. Att
summit, the barns and houses of Mr.. j.
Nj. Shealy were blown down and their
contents scattered in every direction.
The telegraph wires were stripped from
The polcs.and tossed across the railroad |
track, and pine trees Of ali sizes were |
laid low.
LEWIEDALE, May 3.-About hall |
past II O'Clock today a destructive tor. |
lada passed about one and n half miles
lorth of here, blowing down houses and |
lprootlng and blowing down trees.
The track Of the tornado was about
3OO Yards wide. Mr.. Jefferson Longs
were all blown TO pieces, and
some OF the cumberland shingles were
blown mile. Mr.. A. B. Taylor's
buildings were all blown down, but
fortunately no one was seriously hurt. |
MIR. s. l.. Steele's buildings were also |
blown down, near Summit, ann some of |
his family were badly hurt.
IN NEWBERRY COUNTY.
NEWBERRY, S. c., May "a cy.
clone struck the residence of J. p. Ma
hon one mile north Of NeWberry. today
at III O'Clock, and tore Off the roof and |
demolished the chlmneys, one Of which |
crushed down to the sittiog room on
the first floor. The barn and stables
were completlY wrecked. Mr.. Mahon
and the children had driven 10 town
about two hours before, and escaped
probable injury. The loss is covered
by cyclone insurance.
Aulrs mill, just across to road, had
It's root torn of and was otherwise badly
damaged.
The cyclone is next heard of five
miles in an easterly direction, where its
greatest damage was done on the place
Asa OXner. The top of his two-0tory
was demolished and six ten
anted outhouses were completely
and strewn TO the winds. The
fourteen -year-old daughter of Mr.. Oxner
rushed out of the house just as the cy-
clone struck it, and was slightly injured
by the wreck. Fou: negroes were also
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