The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-03-11
ACYCLONE IN THHSOUTH.
Description of the Storm as 1t
Swept Through the Country.

this section wrought incalculable loss OF life and
property last night. Where once stood happy
homes now nothing remains save perhaps. few
stray pieces of timber. The cyclone struck Marion
about p m, travelling around the southwest to
northeast. 1t is described by eye witnesses as a
whirling ball of fire. and travelled in zigzag
course. The main track was 500 yards wide. and
everything in that track was swept away wreckage
of houses being scattered for miles along its
That the loss to human life is not greater is some
thing wonderful, but can be accounted for in part
by the fact that the cyclone struck only the northern
portion Of the town. which is not densey populat-
ed. The first house In Marion in the storms path
was that Of Willard Hassele, which was completely
swept away. The family wonderfully escaped,
Mrs. Hasselle receiving only slight injuries. j.
Harrison's house was next to be demolished Har-
rison badly hurt by falling timbers. Mrs. Har-
rison's arm was broken and she sustained internal
injuries that will probably prove fatal. George
Majors house was the next to be rased, and not
even the foundations were left. The family escaped
with their lives. Nailor receiving severe wounds
about the head and shoulders and Mrs. White. his
mother-in-law, being badly Wounded over the right
temple, thought to be fracture OF the skull. Her
recovery is doubtful. The twostory residence OF
Mrs. Mason was CO. but fortunately its oceu-
pants were unhurt. Mrs. Barnett's house stood
next in the path of the storm. Mrs Barnett had
only moments warning. Selling her child she
shut herself in a closet, and. although the house
was converted into kindling wood, they both
escaped unhurt.
The Meadow homestead was last to be struck
Here lived Mrs Burton Meadow, 70years of age, and
her daughter, Miss Myra Meadow, 40 years old
Both were instantly killed. Several other houses
and outbuildings blown down.
The cyclone passed from Marion to the swamp
uprooting timber; crossed the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad mile above town, destroying halfa mile
photograph wires and blocking the road. After
destroying Marion the cyclone cut swath through
the swamp, until reaching Good Hope Church, two
miles east which it wrecked also destroying four
settlements of negro cabins But three persons
were fatally hurt. McNair. negro preacher, was
severely bruised. Pat Repols house was laid to
waste and two children MANNED. A. Robinson's
place, five miles east of Marion, was ruined. Mr.
Robinson's mother is severely injured and will
hardly live. having her right arm broken, right
ankle shattered and other severe injuries. Miss
Robinson received a scalp wound Mr. Robinson
who was holding his baby in his arms struck in
the back by falling timbers, being badly injured.
Ellen SCOTS house was destroyed and her baby was
seriously injured. Ben Bans, a halfmile further
east had his house unroofed. and Samuel Gray's
place was wrecked
When the tornado neared Toomsuba, Miss, a
small station on the Alabama and Great Southern
Road twelve miles from here and nine miles east of
Marion, dwellings and stores were blown down and
carried away and the contents scattered to the four
winds of heaven. The approach to the town is
strewn with debris and carcasses. A mile west of
Toomsuba the old Keeton place, densely settled
with negro cabins, was almost completely demolish
ed but no one was killed.
AT Toomsuba 20 or 30 buildings were demolished,
including the Baptist Church, Academy and
Masonic Hall, Postofice, &C., and number of the
residents were severely injured.
The storm continued in easterly direction.
doing further damage, so far as heard from,
until near Kewanee four miles distant. where
Robert Walker, colored, had his house blown down
and stock killed W. H. webb's house. near Kewa-
nee was the last struck, so far as heard from
Willie Webb, 10 years old, was killed outright, and
W. H. Webb, with his thigh broken, can hardly
live. Miss Ada Webb was in bed sick. and when
the house was struck the bed sank to the ground
and protected her from the timbers,
Pachuta, Miss. on the New Orleans and North
eastern road q miles south of Meridian, visited
by destructive tornado at $50 last night, which
did considerable damage. AS in the Marion cyclone
it travelled in northeaserly direction starting in
near Major f. NJ. Barriers mills, west of Pachuta.
few negro cabins between the starting point and
Pachuta were engulfed. Fire added horror to the
scene, but the inmates escaped. The Northeastern
depot was first to go and twas completely wrecked
The Baptist Church was torn to pieces and the
Methodist Church was damaged Mrs. Lovells
residence was destroyed and the family buried in
the ruins. Johnnie Lowell, 1S year old boy, was
taken out dead. Other buildings were destroyed.
The Disaster i'm West Georgia.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 4-Reports of the cyclone
visitation TO Western Georgia while not full as to
Details show it to have been terrible in its effects
The cyclone seems to have struck the State near
West Point the first serious trouble being at Green
WIFE, in Aferriwether county where the destruction
was terrible. Every business house has been swept
to the ground. The college there is mass of ruins
and half the churches of the town have met the
same fate. Threefourths of the houses of the town
are wrecks. The storm struck about halfpast
O'Clock and the people were glad to escape with
their lives. Many got out in their night clothes
and saved nothing else. Rich and poor alike are
sufferers Strange 10 say, only one death is report
ed-a negro man whose name is not given. The
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