Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-30
HAVOC OF A CYCLONE.
1t Strikes in Three States, and
Causes Enormous Damage.

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noon in a southwesterly direction
from Mississippi, appears to have
been about twenty miles III width.
The wires are down in ali diree-
tions. There is no telegaphic
communication with Nashville
and intervening points, and little
news is obtainable from the places
visited by the cyclone. This city
barely escaped.
A heavy rain fell and a high
wind blew at the time the cyclone
ragged. 1t became as dark as night
for thirty minutes.
Heavy damage was done to trees
and small outbuildings.
A train from Birmingham, Ala,
which arrived late last night, re-
ports much damage between here
and Byhalia, twenty miles east,
At 2: 30 o'clock this morning
the wire at Kelly was tapped.
The details telegraphed show that
the early reports are no' exaggerted'
Not a honse escaped the storms
fury and only afew are left stand
ing and they are badly damaged
The house of Roland Cox was
lifted bodily and blown away; not
piece of timber being left. The
house of Robert Stevens was
levelled into heap sf ruins. The
residence of D. N. Harris, a
wealthy planter, was wrecked, and
the house Of four of his tenants
were blown away. Three houses
belonging to S. Hudnell were
blown down.
The wild indulgsd in a queer
freak with the dwelling house oI
w. c, Coggs. 1t formerly faced
north. 1t still stands in a. damage
condition, but nov faces south
v1cKsBURe, Miss, March a.
Additional cyclone news. received
from passengers Oh tho n'idnigh
tram from Memphis, saws that tn
storm spent its force b"tweel
Tunica and Shaw stations, whlcI
are about seventy miles apart an
on the railroad.
At Shaw some stores were blow
down and a few citizens wer
wounded. At Tunica court hous
it seriously damaged church an
other buildings were destroy.
: ..Al.Anl -hnusa .fnll of negro childre
were hurt but none killed. 1t wi
de a day ar two before the fu.
extent of the dreadful disaster
known.
Bowling Green, Ky.-A terribl
cyclone passed over this city las
night at 7:45 o'clock. Great damag
was done. The Louisville & Mash
vile round house was total
wrecked. About fifteen engines o
the Louisville & Nashville Com
pany were badly damaged, N
lives are thonght to have beel
lost.
William Ford's new building
one of the handsomest building
in the city, was unroofed, as wer
many others.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-A severe storr
swept across the Mississippi Delta
yesterday morning,doing consider
able damage to the early crops an,
creating much excitement. Th,
news from the various points indi
cate that while the storm wa
cyclonic, the early rumors of tn
damage done were exaggerated.
One man is said to have been
killed at Kelly's and another
injured by falling buildings. Th
damage elsewhere was to property
only.
The report that Wattervalley hat
been wiped out and the inhabitant
killed, cannot be authenticated
and is considered canard. NJ
special trains have gone out from
Memphis.
NASHVILLE. Tenn.-A severe
wind and rain storm swept ovhl
Nashville last night, doing much
damage in the northern part o1
the city. In South Nashville 8
store filed with people was blown
down and a number injured. One
boy was killed and another will
die.