The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-01-10
.STORMHITSALBANY
List of Killed and Injured
MiracuIousIy Small.
PROPERTY DAMAGE GREAT
Whirling Terror Came and Was Conc
In Twinkling, Leaving Wide
SWath Of Wrecked Buiidings
In Its Path.

A tornado Of terrific force passed !
over Albany, Ga, and vicinity We'd
nesday at lis O'Clock, coming from
southwesterly direction and spread
ing wreck and desolation over por-
tons Of a dozen blocks.
several persons are dead and 9th.
efs Will die as the result Of injuries,
while many are more or less seriously
hurt.
Viewing the wreckage left by the
tornado, it seems a miracle that a
score were not killed outright, the
tribute claimed in the way Of human
lives being astonishingly small
The list is still incomplete, owing
10 the fact that much of the Jestruc.
ton wrought was we'll beyond the city
limits.
The storm was Immediately rreced-
ed by binding deluge Of rain; tho
heavens were darllened as at twilight,
and the wind attained a frightful ye-
loclty 1t struck the THAR place, just
southwest Of the city, where it killed
negro boy and fatally injured two
members Of the family of jeff Davis
(colored). The buildings on the place
were completely demolished.
Striking the big plant Of the Viz
gin1a-Carolina Chemical company, the
storm demolished the two principal
buildings in the twinllllng of an eye
The acid chamber, four or five stories
high, was crushed like an egg shell
rs was the large brick structure con.
taining the battery of ovens. A col
orcd employe was killed in the col
lapse OF the latter building
Walker Sanders, assistant manager
Of the plant, was standing beside the
negro and received serious injuries.
His escape WAS a miracle
The track OF the tornado was not
more than Is yards in width, but it
left the face Of the earth clean where.
ever it's full force was felt.
From the guano factory 1t jumped
to thick settlement of negro cabins.
Here twenty-five buildings were com.
pletely demolished. Some were oc.
cupicd by as many as half dozen
persons, mostly women and children,
and while great many were injured
turc, bed clothing, etc, were blown
entirely away.
In the midst of this group of
houses was the colorcd Methodist
Episcopal church, a large and rather
imposing structure. 1t was complete
ly destroyed, together with its furni-
turc.
The storned turned at this point,
and passed almost due east through
Residence street, though its full force
was not felt again until several
blocks had been passed over How.
ever, on Residence street the dam.
age was great. A number of pretty
cottages were unroofed, the deluge
Gooding them and running their con.
tents.
The storm descended again at the
intersection Of Washington and Tiff
streets. Here it demolished the par.
TALLY completed cold storage plant
OF the Albany Artesian Ice company.
1t passed to the plant of the C8eorgia
ished tho large two-story warehouse,
containing thousands Of tons Of cot
ton seed
Great havoc was wrought in the
yards OF the Central of Georgia and
Albany and Northern railways.
Dozens Of freight cars in the two
yards were unroofed. A delivery wag.
on Oh Washington street, was picked
up, with horse and driver, and car
ricd through the air a considerable
distance into the railroad yards. The
driver was seriously injured.
Hundreds Of negroes in the city arc
homeless, and many have lost all
their household effects. The injured
are being cared for. and efforts are
being made to secure shelter for all.
-AFOLLETTE TAKES THE OATH.