The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
being down in every direction. After
the storm it turned bitter cold, and
continued SO all day. ~ s75
CAR BARN BLowN Do,yl

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At Spartanburg the storm, which
lasted an hour and a half, and which
blew down the car barn Of the Spar
tanburg Railway, Gas and Electric
company, situated about one and one
half miles from the city in the north
eastern portion of the city. Numer-
GUS trees were also uprooted in the
suburbs and fell on the lines Of the
electric and telephone lines. The
roof of the Southern Cotton OH mill
here was blown off, many glasses and
windows to store rooms on the square
and on various streets were shivered
by the force Of the wind and the OBJ
stacles 1t swept In It's path.
The storm, unaccompanied by rain,
hail, thunder or lightning, ragged un-
der sky covered with stars and a full
moon. On account OF the storm, the
power house of the Spartanburg Rail-
way, Gas and Electric company was
shut down, and transportation trolley
cars abandoned, the lights of all kinds
were shut out and darkness was every
where. The lighting OF the city was
shut down the earlier part Of the night
In order that the lives Of travellers
and pedestrians on the snreets should
not be jeopardlzed by contact with
live wires, dangling on the streets,
where they were forced by trees fall
Ing on them. Telegraph and tele-
phone work was out Of the question.
ACHURCH DESTROYED.
At Abbeville about dark the mer-
curry began to drop rapidly, and as
the mercury fell the wind. rose, SO
that by o'clock bowling, shrieking
gale was blowing, making sleep al
most out OF the question. BY some
persons 1T Is said that the wind reach
ed a higher velocity Monday night
than In the storm Of the afternoon.
At any rate the damage done was
greater. The Methodist church at
The cotton mill is complete wreck,
as Is Hammoud's lanyard, both build
ings being fiat cn the ground. Tele-
phone poles, trees, shrubbery and
chimneys again suffered. No news
has been received from the surround
ing country as To damage done. The
wrecked Methodist church is new
frame building and it's destruction
will be greatly felt by the congrcga-
tion, as IL was by hard work that
funds we're secured to erect tue build
ing.
SEVERAL HOUSES BLOWN DOWN.
. The storm struck Laurens about
half-past four O'Clock, and for 10
minutes it was terrific. Trees were
uprooted everywhere, the plastering
lOOSened In residences and more or
less damage done to light outbuild-
ings, Kitchens, etc. The telephone
and electric light systems probably
suffered the greatest damage. Poles
were tlatteped right and left and the
wires are down In, every direction.
For several hours the service Of
both we're badly interrupted. On
VIM. Browns place a cabin was blown
down and Il negro child had it's skull
crushed and negro woman was in
jured by falling t!mhers. The child
will probably die. at Owings'
Station Mr.. Jno. Campbell's house
was wrecked and negro house on
Will Powers place nearby was blown
down. Two miles above there Mr.
Robert Stoddard's residence, a new
building was demolished. No one is
reported to have been injured.
AT night the wind continued fu-
rious, and it was past midnight before
many people slept comfortably.
Tuesday it is biting cold and extreme
| ly disagreeable for outdoor work or
travel.
THREE KILLED IN AIKEN COUNTY.
Loss Of life followed in the wake of
the storm which passed over Aiken
county Monday night. Two children
of Mr.. Jas. Davis, who lives at Ergles
Bridge about II miles from Aiken,
were killed by falling tree. at
Lake View the roof of tenement
house was blown OFF and the family
ran out and escaped without injury
but the child Of Moses Dorkins, about
years old, was struck by the falling
chimney and killed. While the wind
was very hard In Aiken no material
damage was done.