The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-11
CYCLONE IN THE SOUTH
1T PASSES THROUGH GEORGIA, ALA
BAMA AND FLORIDA.
1t Left Paralysis In its Wake-At Least One
Man Killed and seversl Others
May Die.

ATLANTA, GA, Dec. l0.-A cyclone
and electric storm swept over Barlow
county this morning. The storm cloud
came from the southwest and the rain
fall was terrific. II struck the county con-
yict camp, located one mile from King
ston, about o'clock. Tents were carried
up, and some landed in the tree tops. A
fell upon a tent in which some convlcts
were chained, and Abe Thompson, a ne
gro prisoner, was killed. Three other ne
groes and two white men were seriously
injured, and some of them may die.
TiMBERs BLOWN MILE.
George Harris barn was blown down,
and five mules belonging 10 the county
were killed. Timbers from the barn were
carried mile away. A large rafter
struck John McGure's house, half a mile
away, tore corner off IL and demolished
the piazza. DIR. Goodwin's home, at Stiles
borO, was so shaken that stove was
overturned and the house caught fire.
The rain put out the fire and saved a
part of the house.
James Harrison, who was visiting DR..
Goodwin, had left his buggy standing in
the yard. The buggy was blown 800 yards.
An unexplained feature Is that many per-
sons who lived in the track of the storm
became partly paralyzed several hours
after the storm had passed over.
PASSED THROUGH ALABAMA.
BLOCTON, ALA, Dec. f0.-A storm
struck West BloctOn at 2:30 this morning.
The store OF w. Israel was blown off its
pillars and badly damaged. The entire
front was blown from the store of II. G.
a w n RaVuniaGs a chnn OgCHDfGH hy
I. j. Vickory * Co. was completely de-
molished; fences were blown down, and
the roads blockaded with fallen timber.
Fortunately no one, so far as can be
learned, was injured. The width Of the
storm was about half a mile. II lasted
about half an hour.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Dec. 1O.-At Z
o'clock last night II began raining, and
by o'clock this morning the entire sur
rounding country was deluged. At day
light the wind was very high here. though
no damage was done so far as known.
THE DAMAGE IN OTHER PORTIONS.
EUFAULA, ALA, Dec. 10.-A terrific
cyclone, travelling in a northwesterly di-
rection, passed about two miles east of
here this morning at o'clock. Its path
was about half a mile wide, and through
the sections heard from great destruction
PLANTATION Of f.. NJ Gay were blown down
and four persons buried under the debris,
and one was probably fatally injured.
Pieces of furniture, bed clothing, etc,
were found in the tops Of trees half a
mile away
Large trees were torn of at their
trunks like broom straws. and telegraph
poles and wires completely demolished.
1t Is expected that the cyclone will be
heard from I'm other localities.
SELMA, ALA, Dec. 10,-The storm
which passed over Dallas county early
this morning did considerable damage
to property, but no lives We're lost. Sew
era! houses were unroofed, and out-houses
and srees were blown down.
THE DAMAGE IN FLORIDA.
WESTViLLE, FLA, Dec. t0.-A terri
hle cyclone passed four miles north OF
this place early this morning. 1t struck
the farm of Mr.. J. n. Skinner, the repre-
sentatiVe-elect from Holmes county, and
demolished every building on the place.
Every member of Mr.. Skinners family
was injured, and his wounds, it is thought,
will prove fatal. IL Is impossible to get
information as TO the extent of the dam
age.