The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21
A BIG BLOW In GEORGIA.
EI5HT HOUSES AND MANY BARNS
IN RUINS AT CRIPL2Y.

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A Night OF Torror in the Storm Pits
but No Loss of Lite-The storm Ac-
companisd by a binding Electrical
Display-Crops Badly Damaged in
Lowndea
| Columns, Ga, April 20.-A cyclone
| struck Chipley last night, demolishing eight
residences and good many barns and out
! houses. The storm followed the course Of
the memorable cyclone Of 1881. when many
| lives were lost.
The people of Greeneville spent the night
of terror in their storm pits and had a close
call, the cloud missing them only few
miles.
TERRIFIC AT ALBANY.
ALBANY. GA, April 20.-One OF the
most terrific rain storms ever known in
this section prevailed lest night. The
storm was accompanied by "a phenome-
nal electric display, which was so rapid in
its flashes that for several hours the dark
ness OF tho night was made almost as bright
as day. Four circuits OF tho electric light
wires were burned out. leaving part of the
city without light except that furnished by
the lightning.
A negro house in this city which was oc-
cuped by "A large family was struck by
lightning during tho progress OF the storm
end although the sills, DOORS window
frames aud a part OF the roof was torn off,
not one Of the family was injured.
LowNDEs DELUGED.
NALDOsTA, GA. April 20.-The Oldest
citizens say that the rain storm last night
was the heavle that they have over seen.
The rain started yesterday afternoon about
s o'clock, and fer fifteen hours IL came
down in unceasing torrents. Bridges and
roads are washed up and ell kinds OF crops
have been greatly damaged, especially those
on bottom lands aud hilsides. The cotton
crop has been severely hurt, as the growing
crop was washed up TO u great extent, along
with the fertilizers, aud It is almost impos-
sible to get seed now.
STOCK KILLED IN WORTH.
TWToy, GA, April 20.-A very severe
| storm visited Worth county about six miles
| south Of Ty Ty last night, destroying
ing buildings and killing many head OF
stock. Lawrence Duffy had all Of his
buildings and fences blown away. Mira.
Duffy is reported dying from iujuries from
falling buildings. Mr., Cary, who was om-
ployed painting Mr.. DulFy's house. was also
injured, but not seriously Osher parties,
whose names have not been learned here
| have sustained serious losses
The cyclone swept a path fully one-third
of q mile in width and several miles long.
DAMAGE IN BERRIEN.
ALAPAHA, GA, April 20-A cyclone
struck Malcolm Luke's piece. five miles
south of hero. this morning, demolishinR
every building on his farm. Mr.. Luke was
| pretty badly hurt and oil OF his family
were hurt more or less, but none seriously.
| The storm passed on to Richard Roe's tear
| ing up his place, but none Of his family
| were hurt.
| This town was visited with the heaviest
rain yesterday and last night ever known
| here. 1t commenced raining yesterday at
noon and rained incessantly until this morn
| ing about o'clock. The whole face OF the
| earth Is covered with water. Lightning
struck s. b. Darminey's gin house. killing
| two cows and twelve head of hogs. Tho
| gin house was damaged but little. Crops
| on the loWlands will be considerably dam
| aged by the water.
A HIGH WIND AT JACKSONVILLE.
| JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 20.-About
| 10oclock this morning this city was struck
| by furious storm of wind, which in a
| short time reached velocity of fOrty-hve
! miles an hour The wind came from the
| south and YVES accompanied by q heavy
rain from a cloud so black that lamps had to
| be lit in Say street stores. Several large
| trees in the suburbs were divested Of their
| limbs or blown down, While telegraph ard
! telephone wires IN all parts of the city we're
|
! down. A few small boets were wrecked and
minor dausge.wes done throughout the city.
| Farther south the storm was less severe.
A GALE AT wILauEGToN.
WMmNGToN. n. c., April ga SOUTH
| west gale reached velocity of thir6y~aight
| miles per hour to-day. No material damage
| hos been reported except ct the Island
| Beach hotel, a summer resort on an island
| in WrlGhtsville sound, about a quarter Of
mile from the ocean, where. It Is said, greet
| damage was done TO an annex 800 feet long
0nd containing 100 rooms. The uncom-
! pleted cottage OF Rev. Robert Strange on
| Wrigbtsville beach was blown down.
| There was no loss Of life
A small cyclone was reported few miles
east OF this city, oyerturning vehicles and
destroying fences, but without serious re-
suits.
The annex to the Island Beach hotel ls a
! complete wreck, involving a heavy loss.
| The mGin building is unlDiEred. 1t is esti-
mated that the wind there reached maxi
mum velocity Of fifty-fve miles an hour.
A BARREN WASTE.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, April 20.-Atnoou
yesterday q cyclone passed through the
valley lust south Of here. leaving barren
waste Behind it, Many families were in the
| storm last night without shelter. their
houses having Leen carried away. No lives
were lost as iHr as KnoWu, although num-
Der Of persons we're injured.
FoRCHE VALLEY DEVASTATED.
LITTLE Rock, ARE, April 20.--News
was received to-day Of a fearful cyclone
that swept down Forche valley % few days
ago leaving death and havoc in It's wake
The town Of I}Oles, sixteen miles north Of
Dallas, Polk county, was almosJ swept Off
the Garth. 1t is known that seven persons
were killed.
SEVERAL INJURED AT KANEY HoLLoWs.
DaNIs0N, TEX, April 2O.-A cyclone
struck Kaney iEolows, forty miles north Of
here. at inidnight Tuesday night, tearing
down several houses and injuring several
persons, some probably fatally. Tele-
graphic communication is cut off. The
Missouri, kensas and Texas main line is
blocked by trees on the track. The storm
cut a swath about 800 yards wide and laid
bg timbers to tho ground. lJ is reported
thGt ore man was killed by bail stJnes.
snow Al MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, April 20.-The
rain storm which prevailed here ell day yes
terday turned TO Snow las5 night and to-
day eight to ten inches covers tie ground
and it is still freezing, accompanied by
slight wind. the street car system IS cons