The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
SWEPT III TORNADO.
Many Dwellings and Stores il Union
Torn Into Kindling Wood.
SIX KILLED AID MANY INJURED
The Storm Extended Throughout Un
ion County, Striking Jone:viile
and Pacolet as Well as
Town Of Union.
Town Of Union.

AOWU u O1l1O-I'
Union. S. c.. was visited on Sunday
afternoon by a tornado: and three
dead and seven seriously wounded
with one dwelling house a total wreck,
one other badly damaged, and school
house destroyed tells the Story OF the
storm which struck the south end Of
that city at 4.30.
TIE DEAD.
Miss Sallie Hart.
Miss Annie Lawson.
Mrs. Mackswell Sims.
Those hurt. Of which three may die,
are:
Lee Sims, cut in head.
Mrs. Lee Sims.
Vera Sims, grandchild Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Sims.
MacksWell Sims, husband of the
dead woman and father Of the dying
baby, has his left arm broken at the
wrist.
Mrs. Vernon Mabry, badly cut. but
not seriously injured.
Vernon Mabry. her husband. badly
burned On shoulder and one leg broken.
Also infant baby badly and very prob
ably fatally injured.
The dwelling totally destroyed WAS
that in which all three were killed,
and was occupied by the two Sims
families and probably the Mabry fam
lily. Miss Sallie Hart and sister had
gone to the Sims house FOR protection,
probably living in a house by them
selves. One sister was killed and
the other received no injury.
Miss Annie Lawson Of Jonesville
was probably over there on a visit,
though no one knew. The school
house was valued at about 81 900, and
the school was taught by Miss Thespa
Sartar and Miss Bessie Young. The
house in which Mr.. Anderson and
Frank Turner lived. situated next to
the Sims house, was badly damaged.
with all the household goods.
The following doctors Immediately
went to the scene of the occurrence
and rendered all the medical aid
possible: Drs. S. S. Linder, J. NJ.
| Lawson, G. w. Austell, J. G. Going,
Crown Terrence, Sarratt and MadduX.
1t is rather difficult to describe the
scene as the building were badly
scattered over the ground, barrels Of
flour, sides of meat, hams, bedsteads,
quilts, chairs, etc., were scattered ev-
erywhere. The strange thing was that
the school house was on the slope OF
a hill and just on the opposite side
the houses were destroyed, leaving
several houses right in the path unmo-
Tested.
AT OTHER PLACES.
4 telegram came from JOneSvillc to
Miss Lawson, one Of the ladies who
was killed. stating that the storm was
fearful at that place and one Of her
family had been killed there. Miss
Lawson was dead when the telegram
arrived.
A dispatch from Pacolet Mills says
"a cyclone passed through there Sun
day afternoon travelling west to south
doing considerable damage-one kill
ed, several hurt, five dwellings and a
number of tenement houses blown
down. Big damage to crops and tim
ber."
The Excelsior Knitting mill roof
was badly damaged, letting in much
water and damaging the machinery
and material. The roof Of the Aetna
mill, also the warehouse roof were
damaged to the extent Of about $500.
Slight damage was done to the
Monarch mill roof. The store occupied
by Bailey & Copeland was partly un-
rooted and some damage done TO their
stock of goods.
The store and dwelling of John I.
Graham near the Aetna mills was also
blown partly Off its foundation. Many
small houses and trees were blown
down in different parts of the city. 1t
is said negro cabin was demolished
and a negro woman hurt but the
whereabouts could not be learned
The State.