The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
SWEPT BY STORM.
The Details of the Fatal Disaster at
Eonea Path.
THREE LITTLE ONES CRUSHED

Trees and Chimneys, The
Winds High Ali Over
the State.
Later details Of the cyclone that
visited Honea Path on Monday of last
week shows that it was more disas.
trous than at first reported. The
damages as near as can be ascertaineo
are as follows:
The large two.story double brick
store of Mr.. W. A. Shirley was en-.
tirely destroyed and his stock OF fur
niture and house furnishing goods
badly damaged.
Six young men on their way from
school dashed into this store to escape
the wind and rain, They had just
reached one Ut 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 in
to the front door and took refuge in
the inside ot'the store.
WERE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Earle McGee, son Of Mr.. W. J. Nc
Gee, ard BERTHE Austin, son OF Mrs.
Thomas Austin Of Greenvil!e county,
were killed instantly, and Edgar Don
aid, son OF Mr.. J. r. Donald, was seTi-
ously injured. both le:,s and arms be-
ing broken and his spine injured. \ G..
Stone, son Of Mr.. ]. 7. StDle h II one
leg broken and sustained other in
juries about the head and b .dy.
Immediately after the destruction
of the building Mr.. P. ". Sullivan,
who was standing at one Of the win
dows in the bank building only short
distance away, saw the hand Of some
one shaking. He promptly called for
and went to work to rescue
the victims. In few minutes the
bodies OF The unfortunate young men
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
was terrific and the building Of Mr..
Shirley was torn to atoms in almost a
second. Large frames from the root
were blown hundreds of yards and
brick were scattered in every direc-
tion.
STORES UNRoOFED.
In addition to the above named
building, several stores were unroofed,
chimneys blown down and trees up
rooted. In piece Of woodland short
distance from here more than a hun
dred trees were felled.
Parties returning home from town
were carried many yards by the fore;
OF the winds. Telephone and tele.
graph wires are down and communica'
tions with other points was impos-
sible.
The graded school had just closed
its work for the day and it's a miracle
that many OF the children were not
killed. Many of them rushed into the
Baptist chnrch, although two Of then
were carried across the field and hurl'
ed against tree.
The damage to property hereis CON
siderable. Several firms suffered dam
age to their stocks Of goods by water
their storerooms being unroofed.
The loss to property in the sur
rounding country is not very great
although many chimneys were blown
down.
Stock was killed and out buildings
damaged. The Chiquola mill suffered
considerable damage, several Of the
tenant houses being demolised. Lights
were broken out Of the mill buildings
and waste house blown down..
MAIL CARRIERS CLOSE CALL.
E. 8. Culberson mail carrier on one
Of the free delivery routes, had mar
row escape from death. He had taker
refuge in covered bridge few miles
from here. He realized that the bridge
would not stand the force Of the storm
and made an effort to get his team ou1
but before he could do SO the struc
ture gave way. His horse was killed
and his buggy demolished. He sayec
himself by Jumping into the open just
as the bridge went down.
The citizens Of Bolton, nearby
town, rendered valuable assistance
several coming down on the first train
Among them were two Of the leading
physicians who very quickly offered
their services to the families of the
injured.
The work of removing the debris
from the streets was at once under
taken by Mayor Milford and in few
days the stores will be ready for busi
ness again.
1t may be well to state that no one
other than those mentioned abovec
sustained any injuries. The condition
Of Edger Donald is critical but hi!
chances Of recovery are good unles:
blood poisin developes. One leg vii
will doubtless have to be amputated.
THE BLOW AT ANDERSON.
An Anderson dispatch says the
storm was the most severe in years
and it is a wonder that the loss OF lift
and property is not larger. Monday
was very warm for the season and
hard rain fell for several hours during
the day.
The Episcopal church at Calhoun
Falls was also destroyed. A severe
wind storm set in here just after darl
and continued with more or less sc
verify until midnight.
Ligon s. Ledbetter's large Wholesal
grocery store and the Anderson Casf
Grocery store were unroofed. A larg
plate glass in B. 0. Evans s Co.
Show window was destroyed, the slat
roof OF the court house badly dam
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