The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-06-05


Dowson at an early hour Friday morn
;no and the furious northwest wlnu
which swept down upon the town anu
surrounding country lid great damage
to property aud Ain several instances
iniury to people. No one, however,
was fatally hurt.
Tt was seven o'clock when two CLOUDS
coming from the southeast ana Une
northwest met and the storm descenu-
"a with terrific fury. Not only ola the
wind blow. the thunder peal ana the
,iobtning fash, but the rain fell IN Tor
rents and the ground looked almost
like one vast sea-
The storm did it's worst in the north
ern part of the city, and it was there
that most of the damage was done.
The property loss in Dawson alone
amounts to over ten thousand dollars
and the damage done in other partS
of the county will foot up hfteen
thousand more.
The Dawson Grocery Companys
wareroom was almost entirely unroo1-
ed and much damage done to goods
Their loss is 5000.
The smoke stack at the shops OF the
Builders Supply Co. was blown down
and knocked a large hole in the build
ing. The loss is $50.
The Central depot was partially un-
rooted, and conservative estimate OF
the damage is S75.
The Dawson Oil Company's plant was
severely damaged, the three-story OIL
refinery being blown down and other
buildings partially unroofed. Manager
Carter estimates the loss at Sl,O0O'
The Dawson Compress and Storage
Company's building was injured to the
extent of $500, the roof being almost
entirely torn off and other damage
done.
The Dawson Crate and Box Work 5
plant was partially unroofed, the smoke
stack blown down and quantity OF
crates and baskets destroyed. The
loss is $500.
The Variety Works Manufacturing
Company's buildings were slightly
damaged, the loss not exceeding SIoo'
The home of Mr.. w. B. Watkins
near the variety works plant, was
somewhat twisted, but the damage is
small.
The gin owned by a. ]. Baldwin &
Co.. near the Central depot, was de-
molished. Loss about $500.
The second negro Methodist church
north of the Central railroads tracks,
was blown down. Loss $3.50.
The northwest section of the town
suffered more from the storm than any
other. Hardly a house escaped injury
by the gale, and several were totally
demolished.
The residence of Mr.. NJ. =. Hoyl was
unroofed and two rooms demolished,
and another house on his premises was
considerably injured. His loss is esti'
mated at $500.
Mr.. J. w. Adams home was literally
demolished, and his household effects
were scattered in every direction. Mrs
Adams was seriously injured, her arm
being broken and her head and body
bruised. The arm is crushed above
the elbow, and amputation may be nee
essarv. The loss is 81 coo.
The house owned by the waterwOrks
company and occupied by Mr.. Thomas
Fields was completely wrecked. Its
contents were almost entirely ruined
and Mr.. Fields family narrowly es-
capped with their lives. They saved
themselves by getting under a table
and remaining there until the storm
was over. The property loss is $500.
A negro house owned by Mrs. NJ N.
Sharp and occupied by Clarence Will
son was damaged to the extent Of $3.50.
A house occupied by Henry Sessions,
colored, and owned by C. G. Lewis &
Bro. was blown down. The loss is
$500. Eight negroes were in it at the
time and all escaped without injury.
Two houses on Mrs. G. r. Cannon IS
place, occupied by Cicero Hatcher and
Butler Brooks, were partially destroy.
ed. The loss on them is 800.
A small storshouse belonging to Mr.
NJ. Fl. Marshall, Jr., was partly un-
oOfed aud badly careened, the damage
being about 800.
A dwelling house owned by MIR. J. T.
Lee was slightly twisted. Loss 500.
In the northeastern section of
town the negro Odd Fellows hall was
blown completely down. The loss is
$1,000
Mrs. Cliatt's residence. or the corner
of College and Fulton streets, was
slightly damaged: but the loss is only