The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-21
ICY WINTER RETURNS.
CYCLONIC WINDS AND HEA w RAIN
VISIT THE SOUTH
A Genuine Blizzard In the West-Hoavy
Snow Fail In Cincinnati and Cold sIeet
in Missouri and Other States.

AUGUSTA, GA, March 2O.-At 0 O'Clock
this morning Augusta was visited by the
most destructive wind storm or cyclone
since 1873. The cyclone came from the
southwest, with but little warning, and
in less than a minute had passed over
the city into South Carolina.
In its track there lay destruction, and
houses were utterly wiped from their
foundations, and sent in all directions,
over housetops that were not touched by
the bounding, circular wind Strange
to say. there were no fatalities, though
| I'm many instances roofs were carried
| away while the occupants were left un-
| hurt.
| The majority OF the houses ruined were
small one-story ones, as the section OF
the city over which the cyclone passed
was that for the most part inhabited
by the poorer classes of whites and
| negroes.
| THE HOUSES DESTROYER.
| The path of the cyclone was about a
| mile in length from the first place it
| struck 10 where It finally rose
| and passed over. The path was in the
| ss'ape of an S. and the cyclone struck
| about every quarter of nile, making
| four deseents and reboundIng, but the
sec tnd one was perhaps the wJtst--those
OH Gwynette street. between Eighth and
Ninth. The first two houses blown down
were two small ones on the outskirts of
the city.
The cyclone then rose and came down
on Gwynette street. The house of Willie
Simms, the great colored Jockey which
Is a rather pret entious one, was the first
TO euffer. 1t was twisted about and the
chimneys carried away, doors blown from
their hinges, and window sashes forced
in.
Across the street five small houses were
so completely demolished that there was
no trace of them, except a few bricks
from the chimneys and foundation props
\ square further, al the corner of Sum-
mer end Eighth street, small house
had the entire end taken out, leaving the
interior exposed like scene i'm a theatre
People were in the house at the time
eating breakfast. but they escaped unhurt.
Outhouses in the yard were lifted and
carried off several squares.
A FLOUR MILL SMASHED.
Three hundred yards further on is
situated the large -four mill Of Miller &
Co. 1t Is an immense four-story building,
covered entirely with sheet iron. While
the mill was not hurt by the wind itself,
il proved a target for the flying bricks,
shingles and rafters fro,l the ruined
houses. A small clubhouse from yard a
quarter Of mile away, ceme sailing
through the air and struck the side Of
the mill. The force of the missile shat
tered the iron, and the house was driven
into the side of the larger one. Scant-
lings and boards also pierted the iron
sides of the mill till it had the appear
ance of n frontier fJrt after an attack
by Indians.
In front of Miller & Co.'S mill ar
electrc-light pole and "A tree were blown
down. and the wires crossed with the
telephone wires. which grounded and
struck mule. instantly killing him.
Several hundred yards further to the
northwest the wind came down again
and demolished one-half of the round,
house of the Central Railroad of Geor-
gia. One of the locomotives In the shops
at the time was badly damaged, and the
tin roof OH the remaining portion Of the
building was stripped like an orange peel
MANY PEOPLE HOMELESS.
The roof of the Perkins Manufacturing
Company was also torn away. The paint
shop of the Central railroad car shops
was sprung and thrown badly out of
.haTe one side of its foundation being
blown away. Across Calhoun street from
this two small houses were demolished.
ON Fenwick street, near the Southern
railway yard, a house in which five per-
SONS we're was blown away, leaving moth
ing but the flooring, and yet no one was
hurt.
In all. about forty houses were badly
dan a,ed and twenty utterly destroyed.
The loss Is variously estimated, but it |
is ccnservaTvely placed at thirty thouS-
and dollars
The great cyclone of 1873 passed over
part of the territory covered by this |
but did Fur greater damage. Perhaps |
seventy-five people were rendered lome |
less by this mornings winds.
THE DAMAGE IN COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, GA, March pa terrible |
cyclone and tremendous rain visited this
section at ) o'clock this morning. The
cyclone disturbance In greater i'm Girard |
Ala, across the river opposite Columbus
The roof of the fertilizer manufactory
was carried off, and four houses blown
down. Fortunately, the occupants. who
are cotton factory operatives, were up at
the time. and escaped injury There IS
no loss OF life. but the damage to property
is considerable All bridges In Glrard |
were swept away, and travelling is Sc
riously impeded. III Columbus the rain
for several hours was the heaviest this
season. accompanied by violent wind. but
no damage was done. ss We TO the streets.
which were frightfuliy washed, and the
mill was closed down on account of the
great rise in the river. The weather is
still threatening.
DENISON, TEX. March 2O.-A ter
rife simeon, filling the air with sand,
swept over this section last night. Houses
were unroofed, trees blown down, anu
a great deal of damage done. 1t was the
most violent wind storm ever experienced
I'm this section. SO far it is not known
that any lives were lost.