The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-04-04
the TRACK or the CYCLONE.
Crest Havoc wroaghf In Greene County
peal for aid.

Durham, March 3l.-The cyclone
that visited a section Of Granville
county, last Monday night, left
a long path of destruction, desc
Iation and suffering in Its wake.
The first reports Of the storm did
not tell half Of the havoc and ruin
wrought by the winds.
The nearest point Of the cyclone
districz is seventeen miles from
Durham and about sr equal distance
from Oxford. Owing to the isola-
tion of the section full particulars Of
the damage done have been hard to
get, and it is the reports &C yester-
day and to-day that show the full
damage.
The cyclone started at or near
Fish Dam and from there to Wilton,
a distance Of 16 miles, the ruin was
complete. The path Of the cyclone
was about $50 yards wide and every
thing that was not stout enough to
resist the winds was destroyed. The
tornado went in an air line, scatter
ing settlements, tearing farm houses
into kindling wood, cutting a wide
sWath through timber lands, killing
and wounding those who were un-
fortunate enough to be in its path.
In all it is said that five persons
were killed, two near Creedmoor
and three near Fish Dam, where the
cyclone started. All of those killed
were cOlored with one exception,
Paul Cannady, whose death was re-
ported in the Observer at the time.
In addition to those killed many
were seriously wounded, some of
whom will be manned for life. One
of those injured was young man
by the name of Rogers, who was
thrown against tree and his skull
cracked. Another is Miss Mary
Turner, leg broken. A score or
more Of people were badly bruised
and skinned by the flying debris
and are yet unable to take care of
themselves.
At Wilton the cylone struck the
store Of Walton Harris and it was
swept away, the merchandise going
before the winds like so much chaff.
He had large stock of goods and
since the cyclone has not found more
than 800 worth. In addition to
this loss his dwelling and mill, in
fact everything he had were swept
away. In the store was large iron
safe, weighing four thousand pounds
and this was carried more than one
hundred yards by the force Of the
wind.
A committee at Creedmore, con-
si5ting of Prof. l.. T. Buchanan, DIR.
J. F. Sanderford and Mr.. D. P. Wsg-
staff have issued an appeal to the
people OF this section for aid. They
have personally looked into the con-
dition of the people along the whole
line of the stricken district, and say
that there will be great suffering un-
less help is given at once. There
were between thirty and forty fam
lies who lost practically all they
had-homes, stock, provisions, farm
ing utensils, etc.-and Of the entire
list there is but one man who is able
to rebuild his home. Among the
others there may be few who can
raise money enough to build home
by mortgaging their farm. But q
great majority Of the sufferers were
renters, and these have no place to
lay their head and nothing to eat
except as the neighbors extend char
ity to them.
No one can form an idea of the
extent OF the ruin only by visiting
the section and see for themselves
how houses were torn into kindline
wood and great trees snapped into
and carried hundreds Of yards.