The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
DEVASTATION AND DEATH.
WROUSHT BY a TERRIFIC CYCLONE
IN SEVERAL STATES.

The State Of Louisiana, mississippi, Wis
con.in and Oklahoma Visited-Farm
Houses Demolished, Crops Blown Away
aud Mary People Killed and Injured.
NEwGLLToN, LA, Oct. 30.-Tensas
Parish has again oeen visited by a
most destructive cyclone. The atmos-
phere had been heavy and sultry all
day, the clouds growing blacker and
blacker, and at 3 o'clock a terrific
wind and rain storm reached Lake St.
Joseph. Telegraph wires were torn
down, and most unsatisfactory re.
port reaches here from the lower part
Of the parish, Where the tornado origi.
mated. Information is that tne i'm
mense brick gin on the mound plan
tation, belonging to Mr. Joe Curryn,
was practically destroyed. The course
of the storm was from Southwest to
Northeast, striking Bruen Lake at
Locust Land, tearing down and des-
troyiug the public bridge over Cheraw
Bayou. Twelve cabins on Locust Land
were completely demolished and two
colored men and two coIored women
and baby were killed by lightning
or blown into the lake.
The next place reached was John
sons Bend, on Lake St. Joseph. The
scede is one OF desolation. Johnson's
Bend is leased by Mr.. A. Bland. The
gin house contained a great quantity
of hay and was totally wrecked. Three
barns containing corn were also des-
troyed and great deal Of the corn
blown away. Six cabins were blown
to pieces entirely and many timbers
were blown into Lake ST.. Joseph.
Several persons were badly cut and
bruised, bat nc lives were lost. The
tenants living in the houses mad their
clothing and household effects blown
away. Telegraph and telephone wires
are down and the public road oa Lake
st. Joseph front is covered with frag-
ments Of houses, furniture, clothing,
cotton, corn and household effects.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 30.-Aoout4 80
o'clock this afternoon cyclone struck
this city on the river front, just above
Pension street, and swept over dist
ance of about a nile and half, or
thirty blocks, from Pension street to
Robin street, the track of the storm
being about fifteen hundred feet wide
from the river to Annunc alton street.
The first building damaged was the
Independence OIL Mill, situated at the
head OF Pension street. It was uu-
rooted and building and contents
were damaged to the amount OF $780,
UGG4t. The convey ors Of the new eleva-
tor of the Illinois Central Railroad
were slightly damaged, and Joan w.
Hitemayer and John J. Buck, EN-
ployed at the elevator, were lifted
from the ground, dashed against the
elevator and the latter was severely
hurt. Hundreds OF buildings in the
track Of the storm were damaged.
many being partially unroofed and
chinneys prostrated, trees uprooted
and fences blown down. The storm
swept section ofthe city is in darkness
tonight, owing to the prostratioa OF
electric wires, and details OF damage
are difficult to obtain. At first a num-
Der of lives were reported lost, but so
far these reports have not been veri-
fed.
The property loss is estimated at
100000. The Skylot cotton sheds,
situated on Robin street near the riY-
er front, used by the Texas and Pacific
Railroad for cotton storage, were dam.
aged to the extent o. $4,000. A mum
Der of other sheds were completely de-
stroyed. George Bealer, switch
tcader, was seriously injured, an arm
and hip being broken, and Joseph
Hennesy, laborer, was also injured at
the. sheds-all the other laborers,
about forty in number, having just
knocked off and fortunately got out
of the sheds before they collapsed.
OXFORD, Miss, Oct. ga terrific
cyclone passed through the eastern
part of Lafayette County this after
noon at o'clock, demolishing farm
houses and uprooting trees of all sizes.
The news has just reached here, being
reported by Hon. W. Y. Sullivan,
Democratic candidate for Congress,
and 7. J. Harkins. Mr.. Sullivan had
been speaking at Tula and was return
ing to Oxford, expecting to speak, at
Abbeyville tonight. Heand Harkins
were caught in the storm's path, the
wind swooping down upon them
without warning They were driving
a double team buggy. The wind lift
ed the vehicle, horses and all, and
carried them two hundred yards. The
buggy was completely demolished by
falling timber but neither men or
horses were seriously hurt, Harkins
sustaining a slight injury by flying
fence rail.
The storm passed Throughout! the out
skirts of the town Of Delay and demol-
isbed several houses. The house OF Mil
ton Eskridge was blown away, but
his wife and seven children, who were
in the house miraculously escaped
with slight bruises. The extent Of
the damage cannot be given, but no
casualties have as yet been reported.
Not tree was left standing in the
cyclones path. Further details can
not be had tonight.
GUTHRIE, Oklahoma, Oct. ga
cyclone swept over a stretch Of coun-
try about 20 miles East Of here at 7:30
o'clock last night, devastating dis
trict several miles long and probably
a hundred yards wide The farm
and house of Vim. Toby was first in