The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-21
County About Nashville Des-
oIated by>Storm.
Crops Of Tobacco and Cotton Torn 10 Shreds---
The Farmers Suffer Immense
Damages.
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/ Especial to News and Observer
| Nashville, NJ c.. 20.-One of the most
severe and disastrous rain, wind and hail
storms in several years visited Nashville
and surrounding territory yesterday af-
ternoon about o'clock, and for a period
of ten minutes hail-stones ranging in siez
from a partridge egg down, pelted grow
| ing crops. Rain fell in torrents and wind
of cyclone nature uprooted trees, de-
molished houses, and destroyed orchards.
With ma radius of four miles oil this
place, especially on the west, south and
southeast great havoc mas been wrought
| by the hail In most instances cotton,
corn and tobacco are a total loss, while
a few farmers escaped with slight dam
age.
Many farmers say the season is too far
spent to replant and cultivate another
crop and are at loss as to what course
to pursue. Others, who were fortunate
enough to carry insurance, hope to recover
a part of their losses.
Mr.. j. o. Caps, one of the most sue
cessful farmers In the county, who lives
three miles south of this place, totally
lost fifty acres of tobacco. Mr.. Capps' crop
was in excellent condition. and his loss
is estimated at $4,000. Other tenants on
Mr. Caps lands also Jared a like fate
though not so extensively, suffering loss
of about 81 900.
Adjoining Mr.. Caps was D. A. Will
Hams, whose crops q cotton, ,obacco and
corn were swept away, entainng a loss
of about $500.
Just mile west of Nashville Mr. Fl. B.
Jenkins crop of eighteen acres of tobacco
and twenty acres OF cotton were reduced
to nothing. Several large trees surround
ing Mr.. Jenkins home were uprooted and
his smoke house blown to atoms. He
carried some insurance and estimates his
loss at 81 600.
"a, S. H. Griffns place, one mile west
of Nashville, great damage was done Nj
Griffin lost five acres of tobacco and sey.
also badly damaged On the same tract
of land Mr.. w. and p. w. Lincke lost
about twelve acres of cotton and several
acres of corn. Mr. [, Griffin also suf-
fered like fate. The loss OF these three
gentlemen is estimated at $1,000. Other
losers IN that section were Maj j., P. Jen-
kins. A. P. Bobbitt. L. l.. Wick and j. e.
Winstead crops partly destroyed
Near Nashville on the south the crops
OF Rufus Smith, E. r. Rackley, Collins
and Bachelor, D. l.. Rackley and 1. T.
Evans were a total loss.
l.. L. Viverett who had ten acres of fine
tobacco. Jared like his neighbors and esti-
mates his loss at $500 He has some in
surance.
Messrs. c. w. Ward and Sons lost eleven
acres of tobacco, "a acres in corn and 30
acres of corn all total wreck. The
loss to his crops he estimates at not
less than $3.50.
S. A. Bachelor another successful and
prosperous farmer, had about fifty acres
IN tobacco and seventy-fve acres in cotton
and fully one hundred acres in corn. The
crops are wreck and his loss amounts
to at least $500.
Mr.. B. W. Bachelor, who had flourish
ing crop of eight acres of tobacco. twenty
acres of cotton and twenty acres of corn
suffered loss of $3.50.
On four acres of tobacco and thirty
acres of corn and several acres of truck
ID. c. Whitley lost about $500.
Mr.. j. p Cooper is another loser. He
lost five acres tobacco and ten acres in
corn. He estimates his loss at about $500. /
Many other farmers have sustained Sc
we're losses and the situation is indeed
enc of anxiety