The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-05-04
lHE CYCLONE
SWEEPS OXFORD.
Our State Visited by the De-
StroyinS Agent.
MANY HOUSES DEMOLISHED.
| PEOPLE BADLY HURT AND SOME
PROBABLY FATALLY.
MANY HOUSES DEMOLISHED.
All Wires Down and Full Reports of
the Ravages of the Terrific Whirl-
eeived---The Extent of Destruction
and Casualty Not Known.

AENDtRSON, ~ ~, hoy SPO-
cial-A telegram Just received here
from Oxford states that a cyclone |
struck that place this evening at 5
o'clock. Boykins, Burwell's and
Smiths prize houses were demol
ished. Adams warehouse was dam
aged seriously, but not destroyed.
The Minor warehouse was badly
damaged. A prize house belonging
to Mrs Roger 0. Gregory was totally
destroyed and smother badly in
jured. Leach's livery stable and
several small dwellings were blown
| down. Four men were badly hurt.
| One negro man who was on the
third floor of the Burwell building
has just been gotten out in con-
dition past recovery. Mr.. Boykin
was on the third floor of the build
ing together with Mr.. Long when
the cyclone struck. Mr.. Boykin es-
capped with slight damage, but Mr..
| hOuS IcCOlfcu SOfO1dl phluI vi CuCS
about the head and face. A regu-
| lar panic prevails.
4 later dispatch says one
man was killed. The mum Der Of
buildings destroyed is reported at
fifteen. People here are keeping
the wires busy inquiring about rel
atives in Oxford. The cyclone
missed Henderson but struck
Brookston, three miles north of
here, demolishing several dwell
ings, among others that Of
Mrs. G. B Church, who was
SO seriously injured that DR. W. T
/ Cheatham was telegraphed to come
to her aid.
! Everything is in confusion and
| particulars are hard to obtain. Mos
: Of the telegraph wires are down anG
5 it is hard to get off the meagre re
: ports.
: A LATER DISPATCH.
! HENDERSON, May 3-News is jus
b in that the Reams residence anc
: other dwellings and barns wer
) blown down BY the cyclone. n
It other casualty is reported. Tn
y track Of the hurricane was yer
t. narrow. Nothing has been hear
IS from the country west of here i
Il the track Of the cyclone. Excite
ment has subsided. The mayor ha
rendered assistance to Oxford If de
L sired.
The cyclone passed the Raleig
and CASTOR Railaoad at Greystor
- and wrecked several houses an
: three persons were injured
% THE LAsE6T FROM OXFORD
- OXFORD. n c., May "a cIclo,
hs struck Oxford about o'clock til
ol afternoon destroying considerab
ao n property. It took out both ends
10 m the large Minor warehouse, al
~ blew down portion of Leach
~ ~ livery stables near by. The viii
- 49, struck the three story prize hou
70. n of W. J. Boykin completely wrec
no no ing it, although Mr.. Boyk
anu LIS dSSlSGhuU, NAL. o' IA. hOA
1oi with five hands, escaped with fl
- bruises, which is miraculous. I
so a building was full of leaf tobac'
ny The building was owned by M
7V r. 0. Gregory. The three-stc
prize house close by was ba(
damaged.
The next building demolish
4ob was Norman Burwell's prize hol
a. 1oA occupied by Mr.. J. F. White a
~ ~ full of tobacco. A seventeen "
- "a old colorea boy by the name
M ':a Cousins was buried beneath
.to ruins and killed. A large 70
49, - set at work removing the del
49, o and found his body.
1t blew down the three st
nan
yare brick tobacco factory which was
running, and the loss is heavy
the machinery, and also den
ished the three story p
house Of Mrs. Lewis Sn
o af which was empty. The reside
2 ',h; Of Mr.. Zack Lyon was badly d
) 80 aged, blowing out all the wind
and doors. Near town it too
- tWo-room house, which was Q,
NJ pied, and set it down two hume
,ano yards away, injuripg no one.
oaa excitement is great, as it is the
.n.,s time cyclone ever visited this
ton. ). O.