The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
SWEPT BY. STORM.
Ths Details Of the Fatal Disaster at
Honea, Path.
THREE LITTLE ONES CRUSHED
To Death in Aiken County by
Trees and Chimnoys, Tho
Winds High All over
the state.

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Winds High All 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 aScertained
are as follows: 1.
Tie large two story double brick
store Of Mr.. w. A. Shirley was en-
tirely destroyed and his stock OF fur
nitnre and house furnishing goods
badly damaged.
Six young men on their way from
school dashed into this store to escape
the wind aud 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 in
to the front door and took refuge in
the inside Of the store.
WE'RE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Earle McGec, son OF Mr.. w. J. Nc
Gee, and Berthe Austin, son Of Mrs.
Ihomas Austin of Greenvillc county,
we're killed instantly, and Edgar Don-
aid, son of Mr. j. r. Donald, was seri-
ously injured, both legs and arms be-
| ing broken and his spine injured. a. O..
Stone, son Of Mr.. ]. II. Stone had one
leg broken and sustained other in
juricS about the head and body.
iot toI ne IL
OF the building Mr.. P. w. Sullivan,
who was standing ut one Of the win
dowsiin the bank building only short
distance away, saw the hand Of some
one shaking. He promptly called for
assistance 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 d
and every thing possible was done for
the sufferers. The force or the storm
was terrific and the building OF Mr..
Shirley was torn to atoms in almost
second. Large frames from the roof
we're blown hundreds of yards and
brick were scattered in every direc-
ton.
STORES UNROOFED.
In. addition to the above named
building, several stores we're unroofed,
Chi e,Sts blown down and trees up
iruure'JIi piecefof woodland short
distanhe. from here more than nun
dred trees were felled.
Parties returning home from town
were carried many yards by the force
Of the winds. Telephone and tcle-
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 1t is miracle
that many Of the children were not
killed. Many Of them rushed into the
Baptist chnrch, although two or them
were carried across the field and hurl-
ed against tree.
The damage to property here is CON-
siderable. Several firms suffered dam
| age to their stocks Of goods by water,
their Storcrooms 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.
L. B. Culberson mail carrier on one
Of the free delivery routes, had mar
row escape from death. He had taken
refuge in a covered bridge a few miles
from here. lie realized tilut the bridge
would not stand the force Of the storm
and made an effort to get his team out
but before he could GO SO the struc-
ture gave way. His horse was killed
and his buggy demolished. lie saved
himself by jumping into the open just
as the bridge went down.
| The citizens Of Bolton, Il 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 bust
ness again.
1t may be we'll to state that no one
other than those mentioned allowed
sustained any injuries. The condition
Of Edger Donald is critical but his
chances of recovery are good unless
blood poisln dcvelopes. One leg will
will doubtless have to be amputated.
TIE BLOW AT ANDERSON.
An Anderson dispatch says the
storm was the most severe in years,
and it Is Il wonder that the loss OF life
and property is not larger. Monday
was very warm for the season and a
hard rain fell for several hours during
the day.
The Episcopal church at Calhoun
Falls was also destroyed. a severe
wind storm set nhere just after dark
and continued with more or less Sc
verify until midnight.
Ligon & LeGbetter'S large wholesale
grocery store and the Anderson Cash
Grocery store were unroofcd. \ large
plate glass in b. o. Evans & Co.'s
show window was destroyed, the slate
roof Of the court house badly dam.
aged, and telephone and electric light
wires blown down, and much Other