The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-02-20
THE STORM SWEPT
OYER THE STATE.
TWO YOUNG HEN WERE KILLED AT
HONEA PATH ON MONDAY.
Four Children Killed, Three Crushed by
Trees and Chimneys In Aiken COun-
ty-The Details.

A severe wind storm, accompanied
by one Of the heaviest rains in years
prevailed throughout South Caro-
lima Mon day afternoon and night
being probably most severe in the
north western part.
Honea Path was the place most di
reetly in the path of the storm, and
two youths we're killed at that place
In Aiken two children we're killed
by falling trees and one by a falling
chimney.
In other parts of the State, though
no fatalities are reported much minor
damage including the destruction OF
buildings, was done by the wind.
DETAILS OF HoNEA PATH TRAGEDY.
The following is from The State
Honea Path, Feb. ia severe
storm, cyc.ouic in it's character, swept
this town yesterday afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
The damages as near as can be
ascertained are as follows:
The large two story double brick
store of Mr.. w. A Shirley was en-
tirely destroyed and his stock of fur
nishing goods badly damaged.
Six yonng men on their way from
school dashed into this store to es-
cape tho wind and rain. They had
just reached one of the large double
front doors when they saw the front
wall was falling towards the street.
They made an effort to escape from
danger but four Of them were buried
beneath the wreck while two others
rushed into the front door and took
refuge in the inside Ct the store
Earle McGee, son of Mr.. W. j.
McGee, and Berthe Austin, son of
Mrs. Thomas Austin Of Greenville
county, we're killed instantly and
Edgar Donald, son of Mr. j. r
Donald, was seriously injured, both
legs and arms being broken end his
spine injured. A. G. Stone, son of
Mr.. j. T. Stone, had ono leg broken
and sustained other injuries about
the head and body.
Immediately after the destruction
of the building Mr. P. W. Sullivan
who was standing at one Of the win.
dows in the bank building only q
short distance away, saw the hand of
some one shaking. He promptly
called for assistance and went to
work to rescue the victims. In a
few minutes the bodies of the unfor
tunate young mon were extracted
and carried to nearby buildings.
Medical assistance was summoned
and every thing possible was done for
the sufferers. The force of the storm
wes terrific and the building of Mr..
Shirley was torn to atoms in almost
a second. Large frames from the
roof were blown hundreds of Yards
and BRICK we're scattered in every
direction
In addition to the above named
building, several stores were unroofed,
chimneys blown down and trees up
rooted. In piece of woodland a
short distance from here more than a
hundred trees were felled.
Parties returning home from town
were carried many yards by the force
of the winds
Telephone and telegraph wires are
down and communication with other
points was impossible.
The graded school had just closed
it's work for the day and it is a
miracle that many Of the children
were not killed Many of them
rushed into the Baptist church, ul
though two Of them were carried
across the field and hurled against {
tree.
The damage to property here ii
couGiderable. Several firms suffered
damage to their stocks cf goods b.
water, their storerooms being I'm
rooted
The loss to property in the su,
rounding country is not very grea
although many chimneys were blow
down.
Stock was killed and out building
damaged. The Chiquola mill su
fered considerable damage, several {