Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
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The Storm Severe Throughout
the Entire County.
A few BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
The Storm Saturday Night was the
, Heaviest Known in this County
for Years--Some Damage Done
at WaIIialla, Westminster
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Those who can tell what o day may
bring forth, 30 far as tho weather is con-
cernod, are profits indeed. Last Satur-
day opened up with prospect for most
any kind Of weather one might desire
1t was warm, and alternately clear and
cloudy, ali day. About 5.o'olook p. NJ,
however, some rather threatening clouds
made their appearance. Heavy showers
began to fall about O'Clock and con-
tinuod until 1890, when a genuine down
pour, accompanied by heavy wind, set in.
At lib q grand electrical display was
in full blast and regular gale was blow
ing, which lasted about fiftoen minutes.
There ere few, If any, shingle- covered
houaes in town that did not get an i'm
mersion on tho inside by having veritable
shingles. Tho Baptist church, which
has just beon moved on Main street, and
had received an entirely new roof, had
tho whole eastern half of the roof torn
off and eet down N the adtcin.nG. ,t ,,oo,
tho western half remaining on top Of tho
church, but in pretty bad shape. The
damage to the inside of the building is
comparatively slight.
New Galilee (coloredD Baptist church,
on Church street, near tho county Jail,
Is complete wreck, being crushed and
twisted into shapelcss mass. This is
the heaviest loss from tho storm. Now
Calico is n young and not very largo
congregation. The church had been
built only q, fcw months and had not
been finished inside.
The now blacksmith shop being put up
on the corner of South Broad and Cathe-
rine streots by Mr.. J. d. Vorner had just
been far enough advanced to mako it
good "catch-all," and it caught oil tho
wind it could hold and then toppled
ovor.
These were tho only places badly dam
agod, but a good numIbor of chimneys
succumbed to the wind and camo rattling
down ovor tho roofs of houses, fow
windows wero blown in and somo foncing
was laid low.
Walhalla haa boon remarkably free
from heavy storms, and this is tho worst
one that has visited us for over ten years
Altogether we havo ovory reason to be
thankful that wc have COTTON off 80
lightly.
Tho storm ragged generally throughout
tho county, tho main track ranging from
Southwest to Northeast. Many trees
and fences wero blown down. In vari-
GUS places houses were I'M jurcd moro or
less.
Tho gin house of Mr.. j. II. Barnett
was blown down, and tho gin house of
Mrs. w. ii. Hunsingcr, ut Conneross,
suffered like fato.
The COnncrOss Baptist church was
moved about four inches on its founda-
ton.
a cottage dwelling house, belonging to
Seek Reed, near West Union, was de-
molished; also house on the farm of
Mr. S. II. Snead, and ono on tho Monroe
Gilmor place.
BUILDINGS WRECKED IN WESTMINSTER.
WESTMINSTER, March S.-This section
was visited by a wind of unusual velocity
during heavy downpour of rain last
Saturday night at II o'clock.
The most serious destruction in its
pathway is tho two-story dwelling of Mr..
extent of several hundred dollars. Tho
pillars under tho ell gave way and it was
torn loose from tho main building and
swept about six feet from it's foundation
at tho South ond. The main building
was blown off tho pillars and considora,
bly, demolished. Mr.. England and fam
lily were in tho ell when it collapsed, but
escaped uninjured.
Tho brick building, in which tho bank,
post office and tho store of Mr.. W. c..
Mason are situated, was partially I'M
rooted.
An unfinished church, just outside the
incorporate limits of town, belonging to
tho colorcd people was lovelcd to tho
ground.
Many Outbuildings were demolished
and much timber in tho forests lsprootcd.
The storm lasted about ten minutes.
Such events arc forciblo reminders of
mans weakness and helplessness and tho
great strength and power of Him "who
makoth no mistakcs.''
SOME DAMAGE DONE AT RETURN.