The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-05
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death IN THE WIND.
Georgia Hard Hit By The
| Cyclone.
| GREENVILLE In RUINS.
4liIly-Giglt Buildings Blown
lu hlUllls
| ODESSA WIPED OUT.
Many Houses Blown Down
at Woodbury..
MOURNING AT MOLENA.
4 White Woman and -Four Negroes
Killed.
MOURNING AT MOLENA.
4 White Woman and -Four Negroes
Killed.


Heavy Damage From the Big Blow
Reported in Alabama and M1ssis-
sippi-A Wide Path Covered by the
risky Traveller - Railroad Traffic
Impeded IN Some Sections.
COLUMBUS, GA, March 4.-Last night a
terrible wind storm swept across several
counties fifty miles north of Columbus, do.
ing great damage and causing considerable
loss of life. The storm came up from the
northwest and struck Greenville, the county
seat of Meriwether county, about $3.50
o'clock, demolishing the business portion of
the town and great number Of dwellings,
Thirty eight stores and dwellings are re-
ported to have been blown down, and but
three business houses in the whole town
were left intact. Every house was damaged
TO greater or lesser extent. Only one per-
son was killed, negro woman. None were
injured.
Odessa, a small town near GreenvilIs, is
reported to have been completely swept
away. Six persons were killed.
At Woodbury., ten miles east of Green
vile, houses were torn down and trees up
rooted, but fortunately no lives we're lost
4 The people at Woodbury. are preparing
storm pits as places of refuge In
case of a repetition Of last nights
reign of terror. About two miles
from the town two negroes and one white
child were killed. Many are reported to be
severely injured. Heavy snow fell also at
Woodbury. this morning.
AT Molena In Pike county, a church,
academy, planning mill, two stores and sew
eral residences were blown down. Five
lives were lost-a white woman named Mrs.
Fell and four negroes. The telegraph
wires are down. Trains coming In are
delayed and but mesger information can be
obtained from points distant from the rail
ways
Advices received from Piedmont county,
few miles distant from Molena, report that
only two houses out of twenty remain
standing. A young lady named Hawkins
was killed and her parents badly wounded.
Almost every one in the town was wounded
to some extent.
1t is impossible to estimate the damage
at this time.
MANY PEOPLE ASLEEP.
ATLANTA, GA, March 4.-Reports of a
oyclonic visitation to Western Georgia, while
not full as to details, show 1t to have been
terrible In its effects. The Cyclone seems
to have struck the state near West Point,
the first serious trouble being at Greenville,
In Meriwether county, where the destruc~
ton was terrible. Every business house has
been swept to the ground. The college
there is a mass OF ruins, halt the churches
OF the town have met the same
fate, and three-fourths of the houses
Oh the town are wrecks. The storm
struck about $50 o'clock aud toe people
were glad to escape with their lives. Many
got out in their night clothes aud saved
nothing else. Rich and poor alike are suf-
ierers. Strange 10 say, only one death Is
reported, u negro man, whose name is not
given. The citizens met to-day and issued
an appeal TO the public for aid. The appeal
states that great suffering is reported from
the country outside of the city, but no de-
tails are given, and there are no indications
that the reports, except from Odessa. a
small place in the county, where it is said
SIX people were killed, are true Another
report says that six were killed at Wood
bury. 1t is probable that there is a mistake
u one Case or the other.
IN TROUP COUNTY.
From LAGRANGE is reported great de-
struction in the lower part OF Troup county.
1ue pain OF the Cyclone was SOJ yaruS WIDE,
and every house for some distance was
demolished. Several people were injured
but none were killed outright. Many mar
row escapes are reported. A party was
being held in nne house when a giant tree
was uprooted and crashed through the build
log, splitting it into kindling wood, yet
nobody there was hurt. A baby not
month old was carried from q house
distance of thirty yards and for half an
hour lay beneath a lot of boards apparently
uninjured
AT Piedmont the destruction was great,
only two houses in the little town escaping.
mere Miss Daisy Hawkins was killed out
right, as vas negro whose name is not
given. Many were injured. some fatally.
Near Barnesyile, Andrew REVERE was
ElLed, and Il number OF others more or less
injured. The storm passed off between
nacon and Savannah. lessening in it's fury.
~ seems to have gone out by way OF
Wilmington, N. G.
PACHUTA STRUCK.
~ Fschuta, Miss, on the New Orleans and
NoEtueastern road, twenty seven miles
south OF Meridian, was struck by a cyclone
winch did considerable damage As in the
case Of the Marion cyclone, 1t Travelled IN
an easterly direction, starting in near Bar
res Mills west OF Pachuta. A few negro
Taplns between the starting point and
echuta was eugulfed. Fire added
!nofror TO the scene but the
inmates escaped. The Northeastern
uepot vas the fret TO go and it was COM
pete wreck. The Baptist church was torn
- pieces and the Methodist church was
damaged. Mrs. Loyett's residence was de-
''ioyed and the family buried in the ruins.