The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
THE SEVEREST STORM.
Lighting, Wind. Hail and Rain Did
Destructive WOrk-MOre About a
killing.

Lowndesville, June 7th, 1887.
]. G. Thsmas and E. w. Harper went to
Abbevile y. H.. Monday last on business.
Mr.. D. L. Barnes while travelling as agent
for Ths Pratt Gin Co., OF Alabama In Lex.
ington County, Ca, lost q fine horse.
A mad dog was near hear Monday and bit
several dogs, hogs, &c.
Miss Ethel Speer, who has been attending
the Young Harris Collegein Georgia, returned
to her home here Friday to spend vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Speer Of Monterrey,
we're IN town last week, guests OF DR.. A. j.
Speer.
Mrs. ]. D. Thomes and three children Of
Anderson county, came down Saturday TO
visit the brother In law OF the first mentioned
Mr.. J. G. Thomas.
Miss Edna Smith who has been In charge of
a large school near Honea Path, for the past
year, closed her school q few days ago and re-
turned home.
Sometime ago. after Bob Glover was killed
others, were arrested because Of some facts
brought out, at the sitting OF the jury OF in-
quest and they we're carried TO Abbevllle
court house and Jailed: They were were bailed bi
last, those who had been trying since the
murder, to work up the case, gained addi-
tional and damaging evidence against them,
and had them rearrested and taken back 70
their former quarters. in Major Nance's hotel
last Monday. The names OF those carried
down were Ed. and Asbury Hunter, Dutton
and Lem Black we'll, as principals, or accessor-
les. and Jno Griffin and George Hunter,
Since last Wednesday night but little has
been either thought OF, or talked OF, other
than storm that came upon part OF ibis
section. 1t was the severest ever known here
It was the severest In that 1t was really four
In one: Electricity, wind, rain and hall
and the four combined produced s1ch damag-
es, as were never before known In this COM
hut the almost incessant flashes Of lightning
lit up surrounding objects with more than full
moon brightness which with the almost con-
tinuous rolling OF thunder. kept ones ieei,
The wind also furnished large contingent
In the existence Of the uneasiness, IN uproot-
ing trees, breaking on limbs, &C. me enects
of The rain and hail az since seen IN many
places in the track OF the storm nave
brought about a gloomL:and Encouragement,
never before felt here. This storm, or rather,
the deuge Of rain and ball part o. d IL oegan 3o1
four or i've miles. 1t was about three miles
wide. 1t started a little after dark. We were
In the edge OF IL, but We would have been sat.
isfied with much less than we got. Along Inc
centre, the farms were washed and the
crops DESTROYED as never before here. One
man reports. that on his twenty fvei acres OF
bottom corn, there is not enough Of 1t left to
stock one acre, what Is not washed away is
covered up. and bis cotton ts entirely Destroy
ed. He had IS chickens killed by hail. much
of which is still In piles on his place. BIRDS
of all-ktQQA known mere are QeaQ, bCdlLeTou
about. and hundred Of trees and bushes had
large pieces OF bark knocked from them by
the hail. Wheat and oats were all threshed
out This is only part OF the damage zone
on the above farm, and there are twenty or
more farms in the stricken dlstruct IN as
bad If not worse fix.
What was perhaps the most ancient iand,
mark in our town was laid low. Ihat olo
oak, (from its rings was 136 years o!d) that
stood at the west end of DR.. j. B. Moseley''s
house whose top lowered above all surround
at last yielded. Fortunately 1t fell into main
street and did no damage.
Rev. w. ]. Snider of West Abbeville Cir.
cult occupied the pulpit in the Methodist
church last night. Mrs. Snider came over
with him, and together they were guests OF
Rev. +. w. Mason. Troupe.