The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-05
THE WRECK AT HAGAN.
The Loss to Property by the Tornado
Over $4,000.

over POSOOOs
The damage to property at Hagan by
the tornado which struck that place
Tuesday, an account of which was given
in yesterdays MORNING NEWS, is esti-
mated at $. 1000. Five dwellings were
totally destroyed. The losses are as fol-
lows:
w. F. Barnett's losses on house 81, 900,
house furniture, etc, 300.
G. w. Hardens loss, by damages on
house, is $500
J. w. Parker, damages on store, S125.
Foy & Barnett, damages on still and
fixtures and barn, 5000; on timber, 5000
NJ. A. Smith, damages on loss of two
houses, $500.
Smith & Hodges, saw-mill, 5000.
M. A. Smith, on farlp, $50.
Levi Smith, on furniture, etc, SIS.
Benjamin OVerstreet, on furniture, etc,
$50
II. A. Harris, on furniture, etc, 5000.
J. II. Pinholster, on damages to goods,
$500.
The estate of Kinady, on houses, dwell
ing and out-houses, 5000.
The life casualties were as follows:
A little son of w. +, Barnett, years
old, killed.
w. f. Barnett, severe wound or head
Jasper Stubs, wound in head and left
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d. Cowart, severe wound in arm,
should er and back not serious
T. NJ, Blunt, slight wound in head
and arm.
A colored turpentine hand, slightly
wounded by flying timbers
Mrs. Harriet Edward, slightly wounded
by falling bricks.
The tornado came from the southwest
| and struck first The home of Benjamin
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homes OH. A Harris, W. T. Barnett
and G. Il. Harden were next struck. MIR
Harris home is a complete wreck He
was not at home, but his wife was in bed
with an infant ten days old. Fortunately
neither was hurt. Mrs Harris father,
DR.. Blount, who was in the house, was
knocked down by the falling timber, and
portion OF the chimney fell upon him,
but he escaped with bruises on his
shoulder, back and hand and a slight
scalp wound. The other inmates of the
house were uuiniured.
Mr.. Barnett's house. one Of the best of
| the town, was lifted bodily, twisted
around and dropped in heap. Mr.. Bar
nett and wife and four small children
were in the house. After the storm
| passed they were rescued from the debris
! all alive, except one, little Oscar, years
| old who was killed by the falling debris
! Mr. Barnett himself received a painful
wound IN the left temple. His wife and
other three children escaped without any
| bruises.
| George Harden's house was lifted from
| its pillars and dropped upon the ground
the front porch, tearing loose
| heap The house, though much twisted
held together, and none of the inmates
Were hurt.
| The path of the tornado was not more
! than 80 yards wide. 1t passed on through
! the village with its center little to the
north of the depot and with its outward
wing it removed the roof of the store of j.
| H. Pinholster, carrying portion of the
| laths and shingles down the long open
| space toward the still of Foy & Barnett.
M. A. Smiths saw mill was unroofed
and three large pines were piled on the
engine.
The next house struck, that of Leroy
| Smith was completely wrecked. OF the in
mates Miss Rhetta Smith received a flesh
wound on her arm; the others were
! pulled out from underneath unharmed but
! badly frightened.
j. NJ. Stubs and ID. Cowart We're un-
der a small shelter near the still when
| they heard the storm coming. They
rushed out into the opening about 200
yards in front of Penholster's store, and
squatting on the ground, locked arms
around small oak. There they We're
struck by the flying debris, and Mr..
| Stubs was injured in the head on the
hand and left shoulder, Mr.. Cowart in
the shoulder and hip. John Albright
and S. Mcmillan, both colored, standing a
! little distance OF were struck, one on the
| shoulder, the other on the head.
a wing Of the tornado struck Fleming
/ ton, Liberty county, damaging the home
of Mrs. Georgia A. Cassels, unrooting the
! dwelling, carrying some Of the shingles a
half mile, demolishiug out-buildings.
! fencing and trees, and also damaging the
home of K. B. Cassels, blowing down
many shade trees, and damaging to a
| great extent his orchard of LeConte
| pears. Large pines were twisted and up
| rooted. The loss sustained by Mrs Geor-
gia Cassels is estimated to be about $3.50
The cyclone seemed TO increase in fury as
it advanced.